When white men ask for a pain au chocolat or cwaSAWUHN instead of simply asking for a chocolate croissant(v.redd.it)
submitted by faggsnoprinter
RasberriesAndRockets37 points4y ago
Omg right!!!!
Jk I live in Montreal lol
garnetsngrit32 points4y ago
The only time I ever had to walk away from bar bc I couldn’t hold in my laughter was when I overheard some boogie college girl say to her friend “yeah the croissants here are good but the ones I had in France were a lot better.” OH WERE THEY?? WERE THE FRENCH PASTRIES FRESHLY PREPARED IN /FRANCE/BETTER THAN STARBUCKS???? DAMN WILD!!
samwbx29 points4y ago
and I’m like sure a chocolate KRUHSAUNT coming right up
unsatisfied_plant19 points4y ago
When a old white guy asks me for a “café du jour” and I finally get to speak French for the first time since high school
cbrookman19 points4y ago
I’ve said (to partners after those customers have left) “I’ve been to France, we don’t sell ‘*cwasahuh*’, we sell ‘krasahnts’. Hell, we almost sell ‘crescents’”.
cfuqua1 points4y ago
honestly i have trouble pronouncing things the english way after studying 6 years of french, like New Orleans, i have no idea how it's supposed to be said in English
at least with croissant i can put the R in there but the T is getting dropped, i can't control it
ShadowGrebacier1 points4y ago
I've noticed quote a bit of creole speakers here call them cuwahsaun. So, take that for what you will.
menthol-drops9 points4y ago
I think the best part is repeating it back to them to confirm and watching the light fade from their eyes as they hear me say croissant like a NORMAL person
teany-tiny8 points4y ago
Our pastry label in Ireland actually says, "pain au chocolat"
Kaylushhh7 points4y ago
Oh my god I’m dying right now. I always hear this kind of music in my head when I hear cwwweeeesauntttt!
Rainschach5 points4y ago
I’m British and I say pain au chocolat lol
MrDragon76563 points4y ago
As another Brit, I don't even understand what's going on here as it is a pain au chocolat
Snuggly_Chopin3 points4y ago
You’re closer to France. My husband is British and was confused by the way I (an American) say croissant. I think some Americans hear other Americans use a French pronunciation and assume they’re ‘putting on airs’. Not fair, but it happens.
faggsnoprinter [OP]3 points4y ago
YESS!!!
rszdemon2 points4y ago
I speak all the romantic languages and like dunking on fools who feel the need to correct me because I called it a cro-sant.
Bitch you wanna say “quo-ssant” and I’ll go full french on you and act like I thought you also spoke french.
RosemarySunshine752 points4y ago
Some older white guy kept asking me for the bear claw and pointing to the almond croissant in the case.
I had to ask enough times for a repeat and he thought I was stupid.
Turns out we served bear claws like six years ago. Dude needs to get out more!
LimpCondiment2 points4y ago
I got that a lot but I’m in NYC in a real touristy area. It was only the tourists that spoke that way.
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BatJoker11 points4y ago
Ugh it’s the worst when anyone does that
CaoXinYue1 points4y ago
Lol! Why 'white men' though
indynyx2 points4y ago
It was always Asians for my store who pronounced it like that, and we didn't make a big deal out of it.
Alliekat12821 points4y ago
Because it’s always some white dude in his forties... for instance, my SO, because he does this too. Lol
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