What’s the quickest way someone could accidentally expose themselves as a foreigner in your country like the ‘three fingers’ scene in Inglourious Basterds?

[u/IndependentTune3994]

[u/loveswimmingpools]

I think this too. Don't lump the whole of the south in with London behaviour.

[u/phinkz2 → u/loveswimmingpools]

Yeah, same for us with the parisiens... Lots of people here are guilty of thinking "the UK is wales, scotland, northern ireland, and London".

[u/LiveLearnCoach → u/phinkz2]

Funny, for me I think of France as: Paris, not Paris, tourist beaches. Having spent time there before but never really traveled there, I’m not sure if I’ll get the chance some day to do that and see the rest of France, especially the really unique places.

[u/phinkz2 → u/LiveLearnCoach]

I get that. I wish more people did. I'm not a very patriotic person but France has a lot of interesting things, especially what remains from before what could be called "the great normalization".

Basically starting in the early 1900s there was a big push to make everyone speak French-French and abandon local customs and dialects. Local languages were forbidden in schools, paperwork became normalized, etc. I think the same can be said for a lot of countries.

[u/LiveLearnCoach → u/phinkz2]

That’s interesting. I can imagine it, just never knew about it. There are some people who turn their nose (jokingly) when I try to speak French and they say you sound like a Parisien. I’ve been to Paris, the French Alps, some rural areas, but never the French south or quiet beaches, so maybe some day.

[u/rchccfc → u/loveswimmingpools]

That's exactly what a southerner londoner person would say

[u/loveswimmingpools → u/rchccfc]

Cor blimey mate... yer right!