Different Countries Learn French | Foil Arms and Hog

[@foilarmsandhog]

All of our European dates are on sale here! www.foilarmsandhog.ie/tour. Sorry we couldn't make it everywhere we wanted to, we only have so many free weekends! www.foilarmsandhog.ie/tour

[@charlystann2463]

But not in France ! :'( I will have to go to Amsterdam. But really happy that I'll be able to see you on stage !

[@SamFAHntha]

WOOOO I beat the spammers! Technically you could call me a spammer at this point 🤔 Anyways... Happy gigging lads and happy giggling to everyone else!

[@annikaseibert2259]

You're coming closer to me than I ever thought, so I am very happy 😊

[@asghardhyladb6282]

So sad you couldn't come to France !!

[@redwarrior69340]

merci de promouvoir notre belle langue ! ( your prononciation is on point at least when you try to do it properly)

[@innocentspartan]

Oh my, as a Frenchman I have to say the "Je ne sais pas" and "euh pfft" is the most spot on part of the whole skit!!

[@foilarmsandhog]

We had a whole bit on 'Bah', which got cut

[@naowenn6794]

@@foilarmsandhog Yes, "bah"s bit for Patreon, please!

[@magalhaesf3958]

I can't stop laughing at that part. I have been watching it on a loop 😂😂

[@baddarklullaby]

Tout à fait d'accord avec toi, mate !

[@Attilablabla]

Yes!!! That killed me 🤣 but yes bah has its place as well

[@IrishEire]

This is class 🤣 “Everybody speaks American!” “I just didn’t want to disappoint you” “a small coffee or a large bottle of wine” I could go on, but I don’t want to cite the whole video 😁 Also, I love that you put in Brexit when most of the other participants aren’t in the EU, either.

[@SamFAHntha]

Right??? I know what you mean! There's so many GOLDEN moments to talk about and laugh at!!!

[@mollytate3613]

@@SamFAHntha I’m personally a fan of ‘this money is good everywhere’ - I beg to the differ, the coins are a nightmare

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

Ireland is

[@esquilax5563]

@@mollytate3613 the notes too! All the same size and colour, what are they thinking?

[@eldrago19]

It has actually long been a pet peeve of mine that some websites illustrate English with an American flag. It's not where the language came from, it's not where most speakers live, it's not even the largest country with English as an official language (that's India).

[@Aideen98]

The accents in this are so impressive. Very rarely can someone nail a Canadian accent without going overboard!

[@1963krb]

I also loved the “oh sorry!” at the end! I’m an upper Midwest American girl but that is spot on!

[@ayszhang]

And the character was called Ryan!!! 🤣👌

[@bumpyshorts]

Yeah, he really nailed the cadence and delivery and how we always sound like we're telling some goofy tale no matter what the context.

[@mangoisdelicious9078]

the canadian accent might have been good but I cannot say the same for the swedish accent. Im swedish and the swedish accent is really annoying (I know) but that aint it, we dont add vowels, certainly not in thaat way, where did you get that idea from???

[@278wj]

I grew up in Francophone Canada so for a moment I thought you were on crack 😂. Where in Canada do people speak that way? I’ve only ever visited Ontario, where they sound very Cali-Girl and Newfoundland, which is basically a full-blown Irish accent and occasionally incomprehensible.

[@middlekingdomfarmrebeccapa5035]

Loved this. Great Canadian stereotype, and the Canadian typically didn't actually say anything in French because most of us have forgotten all we learned in grade school.

[@Robynhoodlum]

Depends on where in Canada. Montreal and Quebec was a ton of really heavy French accents. Luckily there was just enough people who spoke English that we didn’t need to translate on our phones. Still got a kick out of this waitress who was so happy to have someone to practice her English with!

[@middlekingdomfarmrebeccapa5035]

@@Robynhoodlum I was thinking of "the rest of Canada" as those in Quebec refer to us. 😊

[@Bhilithinn]

And in school we aren't taught French the way it's spoken in Quebec either!

[@lucbrisson2]

@@Robynhoodlum Most people in Quebec have a basic grasp of English. That happens when you are surrounded in all side by English-speaking countries. I must say, however, that the French accent and Québécois accent is two very different beasts. We consider the French accent to be too aristocratic for our taste.

[@Jay_Johnson]

@@lucbrisson2 But Québec hasn't chopped the aristocrats heads off yet?

[@alotofformers]

Well now we need sketches for people learning Dutch. Also, Séamus trying to speak French absolutely broke me

[@Heleendje]

Ik kan niet wachten om hun poging tot een Nederlands accent te horen in Brussel en Amsterdam :p

[@amjan]

Fewpeople learn Dutch though, unfortunately.

[@knyc2580]

Lol Seamus was the only one actually speak French lolol 😂😂😂

[@foilarmsandhog]

He was really giving it his best go

[@nhmooytis7058]

Dutch is like English if someone is seriously drunk.

[@simis4390]

Time to appreciate Foil's skills with the accents. He's killing it as well!

[@CM-pf1xc]

Canadian was so good!

[@NachaBeez]

@Paul Kostiak not really

[@ironwoman84]

@@NachaBeez The Canadian accent wasn't really what most Canadians sound like, either.... Like the American accent, it seems like a particularly strong variant or stereotype exaggerated for comedic effect. (And after all, "comedic effect" *is* their speciality 😊....)

[@revolutesound]

@@CM-pf1xc Agree! "Disappoinchuh"

[@s_quasimodo]

@@ironwoman84 I mean, of course it's exaggerated, that's kind of the whole point. The whole character is an exaggeration, not just the accent. They're playing with stereotypes

[@leonhardeuler7647]

"Where is the capital?" "Ah, Paris!" "No, Kiev." "What!" "Paris". 🤣 I love how subtly threatening Russia is in these sketches. I wonder if this joke will age well, though. Edit: Top Ten Comments a Week Before Disaster.

[@SamFAHntha]

Hey we all need to remember history as how it was 😆 They're great people though!!

[@foilarmsandhog]

Always a risk

[@exprime8872]

While you are in Africa, I will invade Europe

[@Telsion]

@@foilarmsandhog isn't more than half of a comedian's life taking these kinds of risks 😂

[@TotoDG]

@@foilarmsandhog. Speaking of Risk, any chance of a part 2 of that sketch?

[@ahumanmerelybeing]

I love American Foil, but as an American, I'm also ashamed of how accurate he is. It's a complicated emotion. Canadian Foil, on the other hand, is a genuine delight.

[@mollytate3613]

I would like to know where American Foil shops. It does sort of look like he just fell into a wardrobe

[@SamFAHntha]

Hey, it's okay. You're just a human merely being after all 😉 (PS, we don't think you're all bad ❤️)

[@RusTsea196T]

Totally agree. This Texan is embarrassed there are so many "Brad Dunwick" types that that's how the world sees us. Almost makes me want to claim I'm from New Mexico!

[@SamFAHntha]

@@mollytate3613 Hahaha love the way you put that!

[@breakingbadheisenberg9703]

@@RusTsea196T 🤣

[@Sumedha.7]

This sketch feels like a party for all your old favorite character accents. Every character here giving me a nice flashback to some sketch or play of yours! 🥺

[@SamFAHntha]

So THAT'S why I was feeling nostalgic! Well put Sumedha!

[@Heleendje]

They're all in the same alternative universe 😄 like Sesame Street!

[@CJ55981]

"Where's the capital?" "Ah, Paris?" "No, Kyiv." Omg, I shouldn't have laughed as much as I did XD

[@Wolfeur]

Posted literally a week before the start of the "special military operation"

[@Ирина-ш9ю8л]

@@Wolfeur they were aware of something )

[@drstihl2007]

@@Wolfeur Given the gigantic failure that this "special operation" is so far the questions about where the capital is was actually serious.

[@SRANGER-z6k]

Everywhere is kyiv and we are going there

[@Zero-hd5lq]

Kiev*

[@juliah03]

"I just didn't want to disappoint you" Ugh ..If only everyone would have this kind of thinking ... Hey lads! I think I learned a thing or two in French!😁 You made my day😊

[@SamFAHntha]

We should all just be Canadian really.

[@mollytate3613]

Canadian Foil is a delight

[@Andy-iq6rk]

If we were all like Canadian people are portrayed we would be doing chain excuses at each other for eternity and never do what we wanted because someone else had this thing and dont wanna disappoint them.

[@nicholas_scott]

Its easy when you have a large neighbor that basically controls your defense and economy.

[@louisesiberry6289]

@@Andy-iq6rk We may apologize frequently but don't push us too far. We know what we want and will stand firm to achieve it.

[@unakiteearthfire8808]

1:27 "I can not quite make out your french?" "I am talking english" 🤣🤣🤣

[@littletaff95]

As a Welshman I had to learn French in my second language (Welsh of course) So learning a third language in your second language was a bit silly. And then they threw Spanish in the mix. Safe to say I failed them all

[@foilarmsandhog]

haha, didn't know where that was going

[@zanussidish8144]

That's too funny. Except for you of course. I learnt Irish through Irish and that makes sense.

[@zanussidish8144]

@Nicky L Assume she's bilingual, what was the advantage in that, if any,

[@seth5229]

I could be wrong but I think that happens in Gaelscoils in Ireland too. Everything is taught through Irish bar English class.

[@Robynhoodlum]

@Nicky L That’s like learning Spanish while speaking English.

Oh mon Dieu, les gars 😂 ! So funny ! As a French teacher myself (French as a foreign language), I have to say I recognize so much of my own experience : "add some vowels now, please", or saying a "OK, well done" trying not to laugh or thinking "he/she got it completely wrong" , or "OK, now try to say it in French" and the student answering "I was speaking French!". Merci beaucoup les Irlandais !

[@Roozyj]

Me with German when students make 10 mistakes in one word and I have to pick out one of them to correct, as to not demotivate them too much xD

[@simis4390]

"Uhh pffff" is the best response to anything, internationally.

[@mollytate3613]

I died when I heard it - it’s like an exhaust backfiring on a car 😂

[@gimmethatplease2224]

Well done including the two guest performers in a really fitting and natural-feeling way! You might still want to mention them in the video description; even I have a hard time remembering their names...

[@foilarmsandhog]

Cool, will add now

[@naowenn6794]

Thanks for asking to put the guests names in the description, I was hoping they'd do that, I had to rely on Hog's subtitles on previous videos.

[@Matt02341]

Silly description update. - Brad Dunwick

[@CM-pf1xc]

Yeah I love FAH but I always love their guests too! Such a fun treat

[@szalaiova]

Your sketches with accents/languages are one of my favourites. Simply brilliant.

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks Eva

[@rhianheulwen]

As a Welsh person living in France this really does sum up a lot of experiences 🤣

[@SamFAHntha]

Oh gosh 😂 How could they possibly have gotten this right too??? HOW? 😂😂

[@meisteremm]

Do you speak Welsh?

[@rhianheulwen]

@@meisteremm Ydw dwi yn (yes I do)

[@meisteremm]

@@rhianheulwen That's beautiful.

[@rhianheulwen]

@@meisteremm thats very nice of you to say, diolch yn fawr iawn

[@signeheiberg]

So that Kiev joke... 😳

[@protestant8419]

Dimitri❣️

[@dsrecb2276]

*Kyiv 😌

[@KerbalFacile]

It's OK, Putin didn't get it.

[@Nisselak]

@@KerbalFacile and he really wanted to

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Yep, I pretty much swallowed my tongue, checked the date, and went "okay, so they've got precognition.". Doesn't stop me from laughing, but I'm sure I'll be ashamed of that at some point.

[@sebastianbrown2270]

These videos are the only way I know it’s Thursday… I genuinely forgot today

[@foilarmsandhog]

Literally the same for me

[@onkar3451]

Foil is so cute being an American in EU flag jacket and awesome Swedish accent. Love your props btw! Very thoughtful!😅😁😘😘

[@olmostgudinaf8100]

I was just going to ask why the Yank was wearing the EU flag ;)

[@Greboth]

Clearly he’s wearing the flag of Alaska 😉

[@hoodatdondar2664]

@@Greboth It is just a star-spangled jacket. Meant to go with his red and white striped shirt for a U.S. flag vibe.

[@fmcm7715]

Séamus’ accent is the best Irish French accent ever🤣. Love when Emman and Paul put in an appearance too.

[@OwentheSamoan1]

@1:17 "I don't have to do anything! Everyone speaks American!" Spot on

[@MrMjolnir69]

Actually heard those exact words right after "where's the guy with the Burgers at? Dont anybody talk American 'round here!?" on the terrace at the poshest tennis club outside Salzburg. As an Englishman, we weren't best impressed.

[@thenovicenovelist]

​@@MrMjolnir69 If it makes you feel any better, a lot of us Americans hate it when other Americans do this too. I've heard so many horror stories from other Americans and people from other countries about how Americans act when they travel to other countries. I'm really sorry.

[@thenovicenovelist]

​@@MrMjolnir69One friend from the US told me about a time when she went on vacation and was part of some sort of group tour to the Vatican. They have a dress code and everyone was told in advance. One couple ignored the dress code and wore shorts and sleeveless tops. When they were blocked from going in, the woman said, "You can't block us! We donate a lot of money to our Catholic Church back in Texas!" 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@kleinesgespenst7481]

Almost fell off my chair, laughing! I've had basically all of that in my language classes. Hog's French sounds nice, by the way.

[@SamFAHntha]

It does!! I bet he spent extra time getting it right haha. Well, it paid off cause ooo la la! (is that a French thing? Genuinely asking cause I'm not sure)

[@kleinesgespenst7481]

@@SamFAHntha I'm not sure (unfortunately I don't teach French), my French teacher used it quite often, but a French friend of mine has never used oh là là in all those years. But it's definitely in the dictionary, maybe some people use it, some don't.

[@foilarmsandhog]

He's not bad, out of practice maybe

[@naowenn6794]

@@SamFAHntha Yes "ouh la la" or "oh la la" is commonly used in France to say someone's annoying, something's painful or very likeable, it depends on how you say it!

[@michellebyrom6551]

@@foilarmsandhog Ouch. Lol

[@mollytate3613]

This is very much a ‘cram in as many accents as you can’ video; Foil’s Swedish one was… interesting, I’ll give him that! 😂 Also, nice Les Mis poster in the background :)

[@SamFAHntha]

Arms' Irish had me dying 😂

[@mollytate3613]

@@SamFAHntha Monaghan Man returns! 😂 :)

[@philomena_def-not-malcolm]

I hear a hint of Swedish Chef from the muppets coming through 😉

[@BadKommentator]

1:34 This aged to well..

[@akiralyrics9590]

Oh god... yes, that was a week before 😥

[@jov8036]

hi im french, i loved your first line on conjugating to strike, cracked me up, the american guy could actually be french too, as french people dont understand why others don't speak their language :) ive been following you for quite some time, always great

[@Gemma.618]

Fahntastic Statistic In the last two months FAH had an average of 17K views (on their newest video), two hours after the new sketch was uploaded. This is approximately 8 percent of the views the sketch will have after the first week.

[@foilarmsandhog]

Nice one Gemma!

[@jokehill]

Thank you Gemma, I really like finding your Fahntastic Statistic posts throughout the comments :-)

[@SamFAHntha]

Oooo fancy numbers 🤩 Thank you!

[@adityachandrasekharan1356]

Great to see Paul back. 😀. Foil did a great job with the accents. The Canadian guys was just perfection

[@nancyherndon-robinson4011]

I loved Paul's "Please sir"

[@6612770]

One of the highlights of my French class in high school was a fellow student responding to a question from the teacher (that he SHOULD have known the answer to) and trying to smartass his way out by saying - "Je ne suis pas!". To which the teacher replied with - "Very good, Andrew. You just said that you don't exist..."

[@solalflechelles1216]

"Je ne suis pas" can also mean "I am not following", which colloquially in this context means "I am not paying attention". Very appropriate, really.

[@thibaultv434]

@@solalflechelles1216 then you'd say "Je n'ai pas suivi", "Je ne suis pas" I feel like it means "I'm not following and I won't" Edit: But then again I could be wrong cause I'm a bad native speaker lol It might change depending the intonation Ig

[@thibaultv434]

It just means "I am not" not a whole sentence to me, ya teacher must stop hotboxin bruv

[@C4LLI4]

I remember, it's from Lara Fabian's "je t'aime" >.

[@kieranquebec9466]

As a French native speaker, 6612770 plus, Solal flechelles and Thibault are all right. "Je suis" would be written and spoken exactly the same whether you mean the verb "être" (to be) and the verb "suivre" (to follow). And "suivre" could have a physical meaning (following somebody) or figurative meaning (not understanding or not following the meaning). So translation could be: I am not, I do not follow or I do not understand. Conclusion: French is a wonderful language.

[@cheerfulcharlie9916]

I LOVED this one!!! So many clever, cracking lines, time after time! I love when you cram the sketches full of funny, punny, deep lines that just keep rolling over us 🤩

[@SamFAHntha]

Eeeeek! Same! You always put it so well!!!

[@jackperl7040]

As a Canuck, I can confirm: Canadian Foil's costume is spot on!

[@foilarmsandhog]

HEAVY research was done

[@CoreySoulFan]

Agreed. In fact, I’ll be wearing my plaid and denim combo to the Toronto show 😂

[@patrickhobbs96]

No toque? No hockey stick? No maple syrup? What's the deal, eh?

[@stephenolan5539]

I didn't notice the first time watching. Maybe because he was the only one dressed normal.

[@Xballawanaka]

synonymes for adultery in French: - adultère -tromperie -infidélité -cocuage -porter des cornes -volage -légèreté -cornard -coiffé That's a couple short of 18 but heh, we're too busy to come up with more words 😏

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks for that!!

[@hoodatdondar2664]

coiffé? I am going to have to be careful what I ask for if I go into a Paris barber shop.

[@liliumbosniacum7781]

Porter des cornes!;) Excellent!:)

[@castor7275]

There is also: - marié de la main gauche - affaire (why was that one not included yet?) - troussage (with the maid, leave that one to the XIXth century where it belongs) - 5 à 7 - coup de canif dans le contrat - aventure - passade

[@pluviosity]

The first sentence my French language teacher taught me was "je ne parlez pas Français". Ah, don't you just love it when your teacher have faith in you.

[@foilarmsandhog]

amazing

[@zanussidish8144]

Superbe. (Means superb in English). 😃

[@M3ynna]

I mean, they were kinda right i guess since you made mistakes writing it lol ("je ne parle pas français" would be correct)

[@anndevries8267]

You never know he might have been a very underachieving teacher and really not know the language.

[@katarinawikholm5873]

I did part time work as a phone operator while at uni back in antiquity. We were taught the phrase ”I apologize for not being able to speak your beautiful language, is it acceptable If we speak English?” and to use it whenever calling our French counterparts. The answer was always ”Oui”. The Swede wasn’t so much adding vowels to French,just pronouncing the ones written.

[@roastedbeanz149]

I can’t tell if the Kyiv thing aged like wine or like milk.

[@charisgraham2434]

Having taken two years of French with a Texan teacher, I can say the American was on point😂

[@foilarmsandhog]

Amazing, how was the accent?

[@Robynhoodlum]

@@foilarmsandhog I could tell Foil was straining but it was a passable Texan accent.

[@tinaperez7393]

@@Robynhoodlum WUH? I'm from 'Murica and Foil's American accents are always perfect! 😁 If anything here he was doing a caricature and pouring the texan accent on thick for emphasis. Cuz necessary and ... justice. 😁😂

[@jeffiekopp3237]

@@foilarmsandhog However, a Texan would never ask for a steak to be well done!!

[@Croz89]

@@jeffiekopp3237 King of the Hill taught us all that.

[@jennywren6795]

I know how to say "I speak a little French" really really convincingly, then really don't know much else! So happy for you to be doing your big world tour!!!!

[@SamFAHntha]

Ohhh so all I have to learn is "I speak zero French" in French and then I'll be sweeeet!

[@kevinvanderperre5921]

@@SamFAHntha je ne Parle pas français is the sentence you are looking for

[@anniesoernym]

I have the problem that I can say "I'm sorry, I don't speak French" apparently nigh on accent free. Which usually leads to people thinking that I in fact _can_ speak French, and them chattering away happily 😆🙈

[@jamescanjuggle]

i did the same for polish, and next for Dutch 😅 it seems to only attract more people to talk then less

[@daftirishmarej1827]

@@jamescanjuggle Yes, they can freely verbally abuse everyone and get everything off their chest without thinking it's being understood...

[@gimmethatplease2224]

Haha, très bien, les gars! My favourite bits were those about things that can't really be said in French. 🚭🥩 Just as I'm struggling to find a way to say "Fair play to ya" in any other language than 'English with a lovely Irish accent'. Glad your coming our way anyway with your show!

[@foilarmsandhog]

Finally!!

[@edwardlane1255]

in Welsh it's 'warae teg' (chawarae is play - and teg is fair)

[@naowenn6794]

If it means "well done" you can say "bien joué!" /"chapeau!" in French.

[@daftirishmarej1827]

@@edwardlane1255 I know this only from Max Boyce! Wales and rugby were synonymous since then

[@Robynhoodlum]

In America it’s just “Fair enough!”

[@RL-ys7kd]

1:35 shiiit

[@judithkimmerling770]

Non, “Merde” 😉

[@justynh1321]

That bit about Kyev...oh jeez

[@theducter4593]

As a Scottish person learning French, this is feckin hilarious. Bonne vidéo!

[@SamFAHntha]

Happy Frenching!

[@zanussidish8144]

No, didn't understand a word of that. 😃

[@Tjalve70]

Well, as a Scotsman, you'd need to learn French. I mean, if you want to leave UK because of Brexit, and rejoin EU, you'd probably have to do so by becoming a part of France by the way of the Auld Alliance.

[@haidouk872]

Please, don't do to our french language what your kins have done to english language :(

[@Support-your-local-team]

I did French in school in Scotland but ah dinnae ken it likes eh

[@miippi]

The "you wouldnt really hear that in France" is so real for french as a second language. Do I know everything about a box containing a severed hand on top of a mountain? YES. Would i have died when living in paris if my dad wouldn't have taught me french at home? Also yes.

[@kieranquebec9466]

Could you do other nationals trying to learn Irish? I just started. I know French (my maternal language), I work in English and I am fluent enough in German. I just started Irish. Just to let you know. I found German easy to learn! But Irish! You look at the spelling of the word and then you listen to its pronunciation and you can't even figure out the link between the two....

[@kayropermusic]

Whoever’s handwriting is on the board, congratulations for having neat handwriting on a whiteboard! It’s a skill not many people have😂

[@foilarmsandhog]

Hogs!

[@SamFAHntha]

#BestBoy

[@dreaminginpastels]

oh Arms’ accents always get me, is there any accent he can’t do? 😍 Seamus had me hardcore giggling 😂

[@SamFAHntha]

I genuinely don't believe there's an accent he can't do haha

[@anonymous_selkie]

He has a versatile voice all right! (Seamus was so funny!)

[@imke17]

J'adore les vidéos! Très bien:) And some other french compliments! Love it lads, and see you on the tour!

[@kayellee7202]

The sketch started off totally spot on for me, inasmuch as one of the first things I observed about the French was their penchant for going on strike -- striking Frenchmen is almost a cliche. But an air traffic controllers strike in the 1970's led to my US father's intro to single malt Scotch. British Caledonian was the only airline willing to fly with French military ATC replacements. My parents got the impression those Scots pilots would have preferred no ATC at all. Which might explain why the flight attendants were passing out little bottles of Glenfiddich like they were candy!

[@cornsmashsinclair2288]

Legends, they've done it again. Took a concept no one thought about and made an absolute masterpiece

[@kedaver263]

Loved the "Mind your language" vibe😂 also, Hog is tres cute in this one

[@jokehill]

As always a good start into a Thursday morning :-) Love to see your subscriber count steadily going going up! Almost 700k!!! :-D

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks Maria, slow and steady

[@zerdasa]

I'm french : your french is damn awesome ! Vous êtes géniaux, le jeudi est devenu mon jour préféré de la semaine, grâce à vous ! Merci !

[@maxq2313]

Please come to France, you'd be amazed how much of an audience you have here! 🇫🇷❤️🇮🇪

[@dinameltzer5196]

"there is no well done in French" omg I can't stop laughing. this has to sky rocket to one of your funniest videos.

[@blacksciencechocolate8984]

Yeah, french love their steaks bloody af

[@fiftyonefiftyone5151]

Personnellement je n'ai pas saisi la blague. Un steak bien cuit ce n'est pas si rare (pun intended)...

[@mhwlasagna811]

@@fiftyonefiftyone5151 Pun succeeded

[@marklythall8712]

“ that’s just a cliché, isn’t it!” My vote for the best line!

[@SisyphusOfAlice]

As an American, I am sad to say Foil’s American character is too true to life.

[@MykePagan]

Holy crap, I (an American) was tasked with taking a co-worker to a French restaurant in Geneva and she wanted her venison steak well-done. Exactly what you described… the French pretended not to understand. It ended like a Bugs Bunny cartoon, with the chef coming out of the kitchen WITH A MEAT CLEAVER to argue with her. In French. She does not speak French, and the chef did not speak English. The maitre d’ and I just rooled our eyes at each other. Best business dinner I ever had.

[@livesontrial]

Geneva is in Switzerland

[@martina_mc]

aaah, i see the french exchange trip was worth its money, très bien! and you got the flag right, or else heads would've been rolling; and the french are quite experienced in that ;) brilliant accents! i love it!!

[@foilarmsandhog]

We have 10 full time professional flag checkers on fully salary. We'll be broke in weeks, but it's worth it

[@gimmethatplease2224]

@@foilarmsandhog 🤣

[@martina_mc]

@@foilarmsandhog you'd better invest in professional link providers - the patreon pre-sale was a hardcore lesson in link-decoding 😜

[@naowenn6794]

@@martina_mc They might have created other innovative insults when they found out the links didn't work 😬

[@aimeelipeny8843]

Great sketch, as always ! Love the details (« zone fumeur », « Les Misérables », the classic stache for the American caracter + Indiana Jones hat, the jacket that works for the American and the EU Flag, « BAH » on the white board). Keep up your brilliant work !

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks so much

[@nicoletheowl691]

Why is Oisín not there? I could have sworn Mrs. Flanagan would send him to a French class. Or do you think she's given up on his foreign language skills? :D

[@Eleima]

I really wish you guys would come to France!!!! That was brilliant! 😂 as always, thank you for the laughs

[@voyaristika5673]

I'm unable to get out much right now, and your videos give me so much enjoyment. Laughter is the best medicine! Love from South Carolina, USA. ❤

[@ximenaruiz2124]

The Swedish part about the vowels 😂😂 I'm literally dying 🤣 that's exactly the feeling I have when I speak Swedish, specifically the one in Southern Sweden. They looooove extra vowels. I'm excited about the EU tour. I'll see you in Brussels and Amsterdam 🥰. I wish I could travel to Stockholm but I already have other plans with my family. Anyway, excellent sketch!!!

[@mangoisdelicious9078]

southern sweden??? you mean Denmark??? the only thing southern of gävle is either fjollor, arabs or danes

[@mrtrollnator123]

@@mangoisdelicious9078 arabs💀

[@FOC-xu2kw]

Tragically Dmitrys joke is no longer a joke😢

[@elenaegorova5216]

It wasn’t a joke at all

[@MayThereBeWorldPeace]

I am Canadian and very much appreciate that you included us in this skit. You're fabulous🥳🥂🍾🎊

[@dogalrorn]

Dimitri no! Ah shite, too late!

[@anniesoernym]

I think I might be in love with Seamus, he sounds just wonderful 😄 Thanks for another great sketch, lads!

[@TotoDG]

"I think you might be adding vowels where there aren't vowels." He says while teaching the language that adds consonants where there aren't consonants.

[@SamFAHntha]

Bahahaha 😂

[@mollytate3613]

Swede’s Law: When in doubt, add another vowel

[@katarinawikholm5873]

I was assuming the Swede was trying to pronounce the vowels written down in French. (The running joke on that one used to be that the monks who transcribed French from late-Latin were paid by the letter, so sprinkled in extra and the spelling stuck)

[@maestyasaes8368]

I'm french and I love your shows! This one was so funny, thank you for that!

[@schattentaenzerin]

0:35 It's my fear that my Spanish sounds like this to native speakers 😅 OMG! The European Tour! And one is close enough to actually go to! 🥳 (Though I would have made up an excuse for a holiday involving the show) Gotta check the dates immediately! I'm so happy for you, to be able to do such a big tour this year! Hope you'll have a great time and that my country's reputation for having no humor will be proven wrong 😁

[@SamFAHntha]

Happy gigging to FAH and happy giggling to you!!!

[@michellebyrom6551]

I read your comment before your name and I knew you had to be German. 😍

[@schattentaenzerin]

@@michellebyrom6551 Germany, the motherland of fun and laughter! 😉

[@edgey_rouges7498]

Am learning French and felt quite proud of myself for recognising most of the words. Beautifully done 😊

[@JopSpijkers]

1:38 oh no this is loaded since yesterday

[@propio2957]

A fah notification is how I realize that it's 2 in the morning and I should have been in bed a loooong time ago 😂 worth it, and looking forward to seeing y'all live next year!

[@foilarmsandhog]

Sleep well!

[@FrenchwithMrInnes]

As a French teacher, Hog's accent is pretty decent - the "urrgh pftt" is bang on!

[@PCSJEFF67]

As a french french, son pftt était pas mal en effet :) Mais on peut pas en dire autant du reste

[@MorgaineRiddlePrince]

Yeah, the Kiev one hits hard these days.

[@katharinaeveliina]

This has made me laugh out loud so often, so brilliant, thanks! :DDD Really needed it after a bad night's sleep and fighting the storm on my bike to get to work... Especially love Séamus's accent. I guess that's some from a rural part of France. ;P

[@SamFAHntha]

I just got the wildest picture of you in a major storm. Are you okay???

[@katharinaeveliina]

@@SamFAHntha I am, thank you!

[@LittleRedIrishRover]

Foil's American accent is so accurate it's scary. And the mannerisms! Honestly you guys are so funny and talented! Keep up the good work!

[@SilvaDreams]

Other than asking for a well done steak... A Texan would never ask for such a horrid thing. Shit most of the country wouldn't.. People who do need to have their heads checked.

[@svenandersson284]

Swede here: When I studied French at the Sorbonne (not the academic kind, but a course for foreigners), my oral professor ridiculed me for my staccato-like speech. But adding extra vowels was rather a Japanese discipline. That said, I find your Swedish accent convincing.

[@AmandaVeniVidiVici]

I'm Swedish and my first reaction was "I think the swede is pronouncing it correctly" 😁 Apparently I'm just bad at french.

[@fmcm7715]

@AmandaVeniVidiVici, don’t worry us Irish are very bad at French too even though a lot of us study it at Secondary School for 5 or 6 years🤣.

[@sarahevans8375]

Lovely to see your guests back with you again for this!

[@AR-yi4qn]

As a French-Canadian the part about Canadians all speaking French is by far the best joke 😂

[@yuriiherbenko8381]

Same cliché as all "Canadians speak English" 😭

[@SchlichteToven]

Well, all Canadians have to learn French in school. Whether they come out speaking it or not is another matter.

[@CONSTANTINEXI63]

I'm Canadian, and I avoid French

[@MrCandeiasjr]

This is one of the best sketches you've done so far!! Everything is on point 😂🤣

[@CM-pf1xc]

Out of the park!!

[@folkowamagg]

Dimitri part doesn't sound like joke today...

[@kalinahristova3607]

Was searching for that comment... :( It is actually a scarily realistic sarcasm :( :(

[@Cinnuhminn]

Dimitri knew

[@protestant8419]

I was also searching for this cringe comment and volaaa

[@elenaegorova5216]

Сербы и русские - братья навек

[@kristine5561]

I can’t believe you’re finally coming to Norway. Getting tickets right this instant! Can’t wait to see you live!

[@SamFAHntha]

Oh how EXCITING!!! Happy for you Kristine!!!

[@eugenielegrand8590]

Awww lads! It is quite a bit of fun to hear you speak my native language! Fairly good accent, there, Hog. Also fun fact, we don't actually have a verb for "strike" in French, we need two words, "faire grève".

[@mxzyzptlk]

My kids think "grève" translates as "railway" since we had fun getting from London to the Vendée by train a few years ago...

[@foilarmsandhog]

Good to know!

[@eugenielegrand8590]

@@mxzyzptlk to be fair, why on Earth would you go to the Vendée ? (Yes it is a historian's joke about a over 200 years old civil War).

[@naowenn6794]

@@eugenielegrand8590 Because there's beautiful beaches and islands in Vendée!

[@eugenielegrand8590]

@@naowenn6794 I know, I've spent half my holidays as a kid there!

[@avosmash2121]

Now this is a really impressive sketch!- because beside the writing being hilarious as usual, and the accents/tropes being incredibly accurate, it's really really difficult to do a good accent trying to imitate a BAD accent in a completely different variety of MULTIPLE accents and yet sound perfectly like both opposing voice tones at the same time.

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks 😊

[@karinalee7314]

😂 Excellent. The Canadian 😭 is so sweet. Not got a clue what Seamus is saying 🤔 The Russian accent will always get my vote. Love that Character. Great sketch well done 👏

[@SamFAHntha]

Not sure I could love this sketch more tbh

[@karinalee7314]

@@SamFAHntha It's a good one 😊

[@DonP_is_lostagain]

I had to watch this 3 times because I laughed so hard at parts the first two that I missed some. Brilliantly done!

[@Irish381]

As a Yankee myself I can say Brad Dunwick is the best stereotype of American! Well done 👍

[@EducatedTurtle]

You missed out on Dutch people basically incorporating French words into their everyday vocabulary only to try ands make them Dutch again - my favourite being 'champignons' for mushrooms and then just saying 'champies'

[@jennywinter7715]

Brilliant! So many quality accents! All I remember from French at school is how to book a hotel room on the third floor and how to ask for an ice cream with two scoops 😂

[@foilarmsandhog]

Just the essentials

[@jand4012]

I say you are good to go!

[@fahmoose1497]

We were taught ‘the window of my caravan is broken’, which I knew I would never use because I doubt very much I’ll ever go caravanning.

[@jennywinter7715]

@@fahmoose1497 so specific!!

[@jand4012]

@@fahmoose1497 ROFL... it is a great sentence .... however it does have a very limited use...

[@crissquadros]

Loved the sketch and the guest appearances! But the best part was the announcement of your European tour, I just booked my tickets yaaaayy 😃 it’s a long way, but so worth the wait. Although, I’d gladly travel to Ireland, if more shows are added in between, why not see the show twice 😉😄

[@levijones404]

Once again a great and entertaining video

[@gavindoyle692]

As an Irishman teaching French in Mexico, this video makes me feel better about my lessons! 😜

[@christinetheravenclaw27]

The polite Canadian made me laugh 😆 Great sketch!

[@SamFAHntha]

He's the epitome of wholesome.

[@ironwoman84]

@@SamFAHntha - What else would you expect from Foil pretending to be Canadian? 😊

[@paranoidrodent]

As a Canadian, it's a bit painful to admit how spot on they got the stereotype. We're not all like that but I've met folks like that and we do tend to be pretty easy going and fairly polite. That outfit was spot on for a lot of rural or western Canadians.

[@trashAndNoStar]

@@paranoidrodent Even as a stereotype it's not too bad... especially compared to your southernly neighbour's stereotype lol.

[@julienteychene6022]

0:23 took me out blindsided, perfection ! Hi from France

[@calicojack8772]

Foil's American is just so perfect, I start laughing just when he's sitting there not saying anything... but when he does say something, he's the loudest guy in the room. I grew up with that guy! 😆😆😆

[@avalerie4467]

😂😂😂 this was great. Brought back memories. i am French and American. After i graduated from school, i returned to US and applied for a job as a French tutor. The interview was conducted in french. His was a thick Amercanized french, really had to concentrate on the questions. I was young, i wanted the job, i thought i could land this job. I proceed to rattle of my answers in my best polite and polished french. I slowed down a bit when the interview was clearly having trouble. Wrapped it up and felt sure i had a good chance for the job A few days later, the rejection phone call comes. I try not to show any disappointment in my voice and be gracious, but still want to know why. . . . . I'm sorry Miss, your french is good, very good in fact, but i am afraid your pronunciation will throw off our students😂😂😂 American education at its best 🤷

[@fb1880]

As a french with a strong accent when i speak english, i can say that's totally accurate. 🤣 "Je strike, tu strike" is my favorite 😅🤣

[@Thatguyy100]

I just bought my tickets for the Brussels show! You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this