When the FRENCH ACCENT isn't SEXY

An interview with a French job candidate becomes a game about his pronunciation mistakes.
Writer-Director : Krishna Bagadiya
/ krishnabagadiya
Sponsor : University Paris Saclay
Actors :
Tom Morton
/ itstommorton
Olivier Raynal
/ olivier_raynal_actor
Elspeth Graty
/ elslostinfrance
Yohan Lévy
/ yohanlevy

[@GoUnique234]

"I realised I have 'apenis'. " "Of course." 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@linefrenette9116]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Pllayer064]

youre a snacc 😎

[@mtarkes]

It was there inside of him all along.

[@vedicwarriorOriginal]

So... do you? 🍆

[@fiyafoods]

We think the same

[@depressionanimations5662]

"We'll agree money can't buy 'apenis" Me: *stares in confusion*

[@vinissues4634]

He said the truth

[@RioMuc]

@@vinissues4634 He didn't. You cannot imagine how money can buy apenis. Lots of it, to be honest. 😉

[@slashroar]

I'm french, and I was as confused as you

[@MilkyShu]

@@slashroar i still don’t understand what that means ? Can u explain pls?😭

[@slashroar]

@@MilkyShu It was supposed to be "happiness", but since a lot of french people don't pronounce the "h", it became "a penis" i guess :V Money can't buy happiness is what he said

[@HerculeDevantrien]

As a french guy, I watched this video and immediately decided to stop using the word "happiness" in conversations.

[@donjulioanejo]

So you no longer have 'apines?

[@appleman2590]

@@donjulioanejo he no longer uses ‘apines, which is kinda sad for him I guess

[@leolechien007]

T'as qu'a coller un H anglais sur appiness et ça passe. Really not that difficult.

[@StarboyXL9]

😆 🤣 But why not? Don't you want 'apenis?

[@appleman2590]

@@leolechien007 I know right

[@charlottemabury1164]

As a French person, I’m laughing so hard right now, but I’m never saying happiness again

[@lolwutt]

Lmao

[@VikaGoose]

или научись произносить это слово правильно, наверное в ютубе или где-нибудь в интернете можно найти видео для этого

[@charlottemabury1164]

@@VikaGoose (Don't worry, I live in America lol I was just kidding 🙃)

[@pasdpasse439]

why do russians always write in their language even if the video itself is in English and they MUST know English to understand anything @@VikaGoose

[@VikaGoose]

@@pasdpasse439 я научилась понимать, но не самой писать. В школе особенно не учат самим писать и говорить на английском

[@anassabidar3453]

"I 'ave 'apenis" legends say he found it in India

[@adultishgambino8713]

bruv

[@askmewho9469]

What did he mean in the video about the 'apenis?

[@TimeNeverSleeps1090]

@@askmewho9469 I believe he meant "happiness".

[@anassabidar3453]

@@askmewho9469 he meant happiness but he pronounced it 'apenis because in french the "H" in the beginning of the word is silent so it results in "apenis"

[@askmewho9469]

Oh thank you for the answers

[@hildaelson4203]

As a girl, I now realise why I’m unhappy.

[@sal2241]

this joke😭😭😭

[@ewsocialinteraction7251]

💀💀💀🖐

[@zeros3345]

Is it because you don't have 'a... Ohh

[@ulin__nm]

Help 😂

[@manav1051]

The guy in the video would probably tell you " 'Ang in t'ere ' ilda."

[@redbaron07]

My French Canadian coworker brought lasagna to a break room meeting. It looked good when she took the saran wrap off. We were about to start the discussion when she said "I have to eat it first". OK, I guess you didn't have time for lunch, we thought. We said "go ahead" and everyone just looked at her. After some back-and-forth we realized she meant HEAT it in the microwave before she cut it up to share!

[@h.h1623]

😂😂

[@roxtrox7]

I attended a French immersion school in the states for elementary and middle school. Most of the teachers were from various francophone counties. It was totally normal for us native English speakers to pick up a lot of their ESL quirks like dropping sounds or just saying a word we didn’t know in French as it were English. Because we had teachers from lots of different regions we had a wild international accent and vocabulary that was incomprehensible to some french speakers. I wouldn’t have had it any other way.

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

Canadian, huh?!!

[@agarwalfraudsidixjss-cb5oe]

copycat ross ludlam psycho stalker

[@getme2morenow565]

Sounds awesome to me.

[@Darockam]

The funny thing is that "bonheur" which sounds like "boner" is the french word for happiness.

[@_Sadia-A]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Très vrai! That’s a good one!!!

[@confusioneternelle]

So bonheur is French for 'apenis?

[@ruthsaralam4055]

Spätzünder

[@cyrineh5602]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fiyafoods]

Omg 🤣🤣🤣

[@dhepermana]

I'm French and this is 'ilarious

[@assessmentincharge]

Bingo

[@legm5298]

Bien joué 😂

[@waterandomelets6540]

'ilariou

[@aceiam4370]

U ain't a French if you put s in the end of ilariou

[@dhepermana]

@@aceiam4370 It's only the S of the plurals that we drop, cause they are silent in French. But we do pronounce the S of singular names or adjectives like "albatros", "hystérésis", or "ton anus"

[@sagzbebou1069]

It reminds me of a talk I once gave. I was rehearsing with a native irish colleague, hoping she would correct and help me. At some point, I wanted to emphasise a point, so I went: "I would like to focus on... blablabla". My colleague just drew the largest smile I ever saw, and a tiny tear drop appeared... but I went on. She, as well, let me going on and, when we started to review everything that was wrong, and it was a lot, she began with: "Well, Ben, you pronounced 'focus' like 'fuck us'!" Since that day, I gave up the accent, but focused... on pronunciation!!!🤣

[@lonelyguyofficial8335]

I feel left out....All I ever did as a teen with my early English, was pronounce 'December' as 'This Summer'. 😳 😒'

[@sanic3400]

ok, but after all, did you guys focus? Did you get the focusing?

[@olgashymanskaya6600]

Yep! Exactly I struggled with this word.

[@dejavu2752]

I cam into the comments to say that one 'focus' at the end of the interview would have totally sealed the deal! haha

[@Maya_Ruinz]

Love this, as a native speaker of English you dont start to appreciate your own language until you start to learn another, learning French really made me appreciate my mother tongue.

[@lsmat]

German speaking makes me appreciate french speaking and french speaking makes me appreciate english speaking. Writing in english makes me appreciate writing in french and writing in french makes me appreciate writing in german :)

[@comicsandanimation5531]

As an Indian Im proud that he found apines in my country

[@comradeleppi2000]

Hahha

[@MegaPolyster]

🤣

[@chitranshuofficial]

😂😂😂Thats like a penis

[@mfahri_id4961]

Lmao

[@shruthi4395]

🤣🤣

[@tangchankien7134]

I like how the company's name is just "very big company".

[@potatogonyes7730]

Yeah

[@SquirrelTheorist]

I love that! it's so generic it's hilarious X3333

[@ISeeFurther]

I guess he’ll find ‘apines there

[@BonBonneBonjour]

That’s when I knew a big funny joke will kick in

[@clairefordzetterstrom9973]

Lol true

[@luxetveritas9196]

This accent is so beautiful. Please, never change it when you speak English, it is perfect.

[@ludiehmulher]

Isn't the accent, it's the pronounce that needs get better.

[@Nic-xf6or]

@@ludiehmulher totally agree, sometime by praising and say it is perfect, it doesn't help the other person and if anything it is putting the person into more embarrassing situation

[@ELMUNDODETONY-ir1jd]

@@ludiehmulher Pronunciation*

[@999Xn7]

Please no ! I'm French, and I hate when French people speak English with that strong accent.. It's just horrible.

[@luxetveritas9196]

@@Nic-xf6or there's nothing embarrassing about it or about accents in general. I do think it's perfect. I don't mean perfect as I n he pronounces English perfectly. He obviously doesn't. But the accent is so much more than that.

[@getme2morenow565]

I am now in pain, I have been laughing so hard!!!!!!!!!!!! This french guy acts and sounds so perfect for this skit. Love him!!!

[@greyever7820]

If only France had won the seven years war, we would all be laughing at english speakers trying to sound french.

[@Neion8]

Yeah, but expecting France to win an important war is kinda... ... Just to clarify, yes that is a joke and no I'm not actually ignorant enough of French millitary history to think it's true. But it is kinda fun to poke the bear.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@Neion8 The French Army needed Napoleon to win battles...even during the Napoleonic Wars.

[@argentik7294]

Winning the Seven years War wouldn't change anything. The main problem is that France unlike Britain had a very low population in North America, around 70,000 against 1,500 000 in the Thirteen colonies. So the main problem of New france was the low populattion and it's dependance toward France unlike the thirteen colonies

[@forestia3]

@@argentik7294 winning the seven years war would change a lot of things because then France wouldn't have lost its territories in North America, so a lot more people nowadays would speak French, not English

[@argentik7294]

@@forestia3 Like i said before the demographic difference was the problem , how can you're language be hegemonic if only 70,000 persons speak it (in contrast with 1,500 000 million that speak english in the east coast). What France should have done from the beginning is leading a settlement policy to New France

[@user-ro2ug1bv9r]

are we all just getting this recommended now (guys you can stop replying with yes now, it's been 5* months since i posted this comment)

[@paulian8031]

Yes

[@jean-micheltentacule7931]

Oui.

[@ethangold4900]

It's because of that french translation meme

[@leenas6188]

Weird 🌚

[@Nickcord]

Ah ok, thanks

[@gehtniemandenwasan8171]

Okay but nobody is gonna talk how smooth the women pronounced his name? My hats off to you.

[@oldtimebooks5378]

One Indian man who got vexed up with "funny Indian accents" decided to roast the hell out of "sexiest accent" and he nailed it.

[@154_shweta7]

And you nailed this comment 😂

[@canand696]

Why just only a comment ?

[@aishwarya5663]

@@canand696 five other people liked your comment and decided not to comment lmao

[@canand696]

@@aishwarya5663 yeah

[@anneeeev]

THIS 😂

[@user-ez3iv6ji5c]

Now every Frenchman abroad, that still retained their accent, is paranoid that the interviewer is playing accent bingo during their interview.

[@Humanophage]

"That still retained", as if it's easy to lose.

[@user-ez3iv6ji5c]

@@Humanophage did I give any damned indication as to whether or not it’s easy to lose an accent? I’m just saying those who still have their accent probably will be paranoid after this video.

[@Vysair]

@@Humanophage you underestimate how adaptable human is. Live abroad longer and you will for sure get influenced by the said environment and pick up the local accent.

[@Humanophage]

​@@Vysair Not in my experience. You get long-term migrants and they speak with an accent. Hell, you get people born in an English-speaking country with plenty of natives like in Canada, and people still have a French accent and they're sad about it. The only people who do lose an accent are generally those who were children in an English-speaking country and who made a major effort about it (e.g., Maria Sharapova moved to the US when she was 8 and appears to have no accent).

[@sandroselladore3506]

@@Humanophage they probably mean still as in to this day, not nevertheless

[@ekaterinasergeyeva453]

French people don't only drop H, they also add it in surprising places, so arm becomes harm and add becomes had. As a conference interpreter I find the French accent particularly challenging

[@chrisgrad9004]

As a person who was raised speaking French when I moved to an English speaking country people always got confused when I said air instead hair 🤣🤣 it has been many years but this video just reminded me of it 🤣🤣

[@bretagnejean2410]

In google translate that is same pronunciation.

[@astarius4381]

Even me who is french, I've never listen people talking like that, but "apines" is real thing said in english classroom.

[@Itsukazutrap]

J'ai entendu plein de gens parler comme ça... Sauf le "apines" justement... En général on le prononce bien excessif : AH π nès (comme Ness le personnage ou la console)

[@astarius4381]

@@Itsukazutrap bah personnellement dans ma scolarité j' avais que des gens qui n'expiraient pas les h, le pi ce prononçait sans problème et ness, le e je l'entend très rarement

[@leonzhu1301]

@@Itsukazutrap oui

[@evelring2366]

@@leonzhu1301 oui oui baguette

[@gabrielbrunet7150]

@@astarius4381 le seul truc qui m'a marqué c'est une prof d'anglais qui pro onçait focus comme Fuck us...

[@archer7199]

He he, but I liked his accent. He will do wonders in HR.

[@yasminrei]

‘e ‘e, but I liked ‘i’ accent. ‘e will do wonder’ in ‘R.

[@photographealyforet8151]

Trust me, not all french people speak like that...

[@archer7199]

@@photographealyforet8151 je le sais tres bien.

[@xanderbriggs2794]

Don't you mean r

[@yasminrei]

@@photographealyforet8151 ouais moi aussi, on est pas bête

[@salma5356]

No matter how many times I watch this it always makes me laugh 🤣🤣

[@TheReal_happy40]

That’s why when people tell me i don’t sound french when speaking, i get extremely relieved

[@lovemash]

I live with a Frenchman and he was making fun of people with strong French accent until the moment he heard his own English speaking on record. He realized why people didn't laugh at his french accent "imitations" - coz they weren't seeing the difference!!! :)

[@revanruler6404]

i started learning english as soon as i could speak and i still feel i have a horrible french accent, it's very hard to get rid of it

[@Alison-dt5wo]

I asked a Polish friend what a Polish accent sounds like and she went for it with zero hesitation, which is when I remembered she always speaks with a Polish accent but she didn't even realise it herself

[@sebastiang7394]

Well knowing how it is supposed to sound and doing it right are two completely different things. I known how a th is suppose to sound and because of this in my head it sounds correct but I usually speak them as d.

[@JustWantToFly_]

Just a question : how do you prononce « th » ? Some people said that we should not prononce it as « z ». Do it’s true ? If it isn’t like that, so how do we should prononce it ?

[@Dee-yy1vb]

@@JustWantToFly_ put your tongue against your top front teeth and the slightly blow air while making a vibration in your throat if that makes any sense

[@tomato497]

my French teacher sent the class this and I'm not sure if he's trying to get us to improve our accents or if he just found it funny

[@cliffbramlett4131]

Probablement ? Les deux.

[@tomato497]

@@cliffbramlett4131 oui tu as probablement raison (sorry if my french is shit honestly i don't do my homework)

[@cliffbramlett4131]

@@tomato497 Haha no worries, I live in France and often can't find the words. I only said "Probably? Both."

[@atlas4733]

@@cliffbramlett4131 the mandatory "Not *Le* deux, it's *Les* deux!"

[@tomato497]

@@cliffbramlett4131 yeah I got that it was just my reply I was shaky on 😅 thanks for the translation tho

[@56ur4]

The guy with the "h" card asked the 'apenis question, he played dirty

[@PaulDonaldRoy]

The world would be dull if we all spoke like newscasters. I love accents because they preserve cultural diversity.

[@GreyKnightsVenerable]

I feel like some people genuinely don’t know that ‘apines is just happiness.

[@pie6029]

It took me some time and many comments to figure it out.

[@amanmenath8098]

Yes, Penis is happiness 😂

[@tammya5403]

I thought it was opinions, not happiness 🤣🤣

[@ApexOfEvolution]

Thanks. I was wondering why talking about one's penis was appropriate for a job interview. Had to rewatch it after knowing he meant 'happiness' the whole time, lol.

[@yeetwchybaban]

@@pie6029 huh

[@jagadeeshgurana4490]

This concept of gaining points for every miss of S and H is hilarious and really creative 😂😂😂

[@balduccioliv]

Hilarious and really créative. Just like your Mother bjs

[@imprincesswolfy2565]

Ilariou*

[@paulwaltersheherfeministvl521]

should i skip school for youtube video making? i making good stuff but i need much time to making. maybe replace school with making videos. i have two girlfriends. thanks for your opinion dear ja

[@marysketch4772]

I agree.

[@huntsman9316]

@@balduccioliv and unlike your comment, lol

[@neetaarjun5019]

This is hilarious...had a great laugh - thank you!

[@PomegranateMangoStarfruitJuice]

I speak French as my second language, but I get ‘stuck’ in accents easily (it’s gotten to the point where I switch languages so often in my everyday life that it’s just more comfortable to stay in a certain accent than my native one). I will never say the word happiness in a French accent again. Lesson learned.

[@jorgealbertoop7952]

“We’ll all agree money can’t buy ‘apenis.” Transgender people: 😭😭😭😭😭

[@endzi1248]

@@akavankz4639 It was a joke

[@kraexyst7233]

@@akavankz4639 woosh, you missed the joke

[@CH1K3N99]

@@kraexyst7233 and he has Wang in his name!

[@ameilioracryptos5298]

Lol

[@michellekahlez2105]

WYM?? WHY EVERYONE IS TALKING ABT THAT TF

[@bendervorleser8906]

I love the two HR-Guys' acting. Their pokerfaces, their synchronized movements (especially the pen-clicking in the beginning) this total out of place "Bingo!" at the end. Stellar performance in this 1-Minute-Clip

[@ashdjin8530]

literally the stiff upper lip exemplified

[@rizkyandra8923]

What is that H and S for? What does it mean when he says 'if he drops an S/H i get a point?' can anyone explain? I dont get it, but i really want to know

[@ashdjin8530]

@@rizkyandra8923 The letter 'H' is always silent in French and native French speakers usually have a hard time pronouncing it so they don't. That's what they mean by dropping the 'H'. It's the same for the letter 'S': it's normally silent in French if it comes at the end of a word so native speakers will habitually omit it even when they're not speaking French. So basically whenever the guy at the interview omits these 2 letters and therefore mispronounces words, the 2 HR guys get points. Like each pronunciation mistake equals a point. Clear enough now:)?

[@rizkyandra8923]

@@ashdjin8530 thankyou

[@cliffbramlett4131]

Also, kudos to the French actor. I have never heard a French person abuse English that egregiously, but he makes it appear believable

[@aders957]

That “of course” sounds so hilarious, understanding and comforting at the same time lol

[@holeycheese9429]

I have fallen in love with the French guy 😍😍

[@imissmyoldacc4739]

As a Goan, I'm thankful that he found apenis in my state, I hope many others do too 😊

[@mohamadwafa9000]

Sitting on the beach in Goa, I realised, I 'ave 'apenis Of course The most majestic expression and respond.

[@ameilioracryptos5298]

Imao

[@lisasommerlad1337]

i am sad. i might be missing something. what could it be.... ?

[@nayanmishra9011]

@@lisasommerlad1337 he wanted to say Happiness but pronouncing H is tough for french so a penis instead of Happiness..... Hope You get the joke

[@lisasommerlad1337]

@@nayanmishra9011 thank you, yes,i got the joke. you missed mine.. (hint: been single too long)

[@haidouk872]

The frenchie speaking english starter pack: - We drop most of the "h", and a good part of the ending "s", because we're bringing to english the concept of "silent consonants" - We magically transform the "th" into either "z" or "ss", because hell, who needs those sounds anyway, you look dumb when trying to pronounce them - We tend to skip the preterit tense, because we can't afford to remember how it works (we already struggle to remember how our own preterit works) - If we don't know an english word, we just casually try to say the french word pronounced in an "english way". There is 25% chance that it will actually work out, but even if it doesn't, we'll expect you to get it anyway. If needed, we'll repeat that made up word until you understand. - If anyone tries to correct us in english, we'll get very offended, even though we spend our time correcting each other in french among frenchies (because yes, we also can't speak or write proper french) - We make various weird sounds with our lips, something like "ppppp", while talking that are confusing af for all foreigners, because we never considered one sec that we're the only ones who do that - We insert random "euuuuh" from time to time On a more serious note, I can see some reasons why most of us suck at english, among other things: 1. When it comes to older generations (people who are 40-50+yo), lot of them just didn't care enough to learn good english back in school, because back then, there was still a widespread mentality that english was not more relevant than french wordlwide. So there was a bit of matter of pride there, like "who cares about english?" 2. The way we learn language in school/highschool is still a bit old fashioned (I mean, atleast it was still the case when I was in highschool 6 years ago), in the sense that there is a great emphasis on learning all those gramar rules, vocabulary, etc... , but there is less focus on actual practice, let alone speaking practice. You have some speaking exercices from time to time, but it's usually texts that the students will have prepared at home, written on a sheet, so that they will only read it for the actual exercice. "Improvisation" is very rare. As such, most people who don't keep studying english after highschool are very bad at dealing with an actual "live" conversation in english. There has been some progress been made in the past decade or so, but the language education still needs to modernize. 3. There is this mentality in french education that is deeply rooted within us and has a hard time going away: "if you don't know, you shut up". It's never told directly, but it gets slowly printed in your mind while you are in primary school, and then it just stays with you for a long time. Because of that, you are ashamed at the idea at saying something wrong in front of people, so you prefer keeping your mouth shut unless you're sure. This is especially bad when it comes to language, because language practice requires you to try speaking, and you will obviously do a lot of mistakes. And thus, I suspect that a lot of french people who are not THAT bad at english but who are not confident in their level, try to avoid speaking at all cost, to avoid making mistake, especially in front of a real english speaker. And so, they'll just lose their english level, and become even less confident, it's a cycle :/ 4. This one might sound really stupid to foreigners, but when we learn languages in highschool, there is a high chance you'll be shamed by your classmates if you try having a better accent. If you try speaking with a good accent, you'll hear a lot of "wow, look how he's trying to show off", and it can make you discouraged to keep trying. And even outside of highschool, if you are among french people and for some reason you have to say something in another language, and you try to say it with a good accent, there is a good part of people who can see it as being pretentious. Hell, I get laughed at by my own family when I pronounce foreign places names in their native pronunciation ahahahah Sorry, that was a long comment ahahah Edit: I can't believe so many people actually read this whole thing. I didn't realize so many people felt the need to express their complexes with English language ahahahahah

[@friendlymango.2650]

Euuh? How do u pronounce euuuhh

[@jnealla]

Don't apologize! This is how I felt when I was in France and when interacting with French.... very unpleasant and frustrating.... even I try hard to learn French and communicate with them, like there is a invisible wall between us.

[@haidouk872]

@@friendlymango.2650 Hmmm, imagine the "u" in "hurt", but by closing your mouth a bit more. Or like the "o" in "world" said with a very British accent

[@haidouk872]

@@jnealla one thing I have heard from people learning French is that they feel like we French people are not supportive of their efforts and are instead criticizing . But this might come from the fact that in our culture, we value negative criticism much more than positive criticism. If something is good, there is no need to comment on it, however, if something is bad, we gotta make it known, so that it can be corrected. And this probably feels weird compared to Anglo-Saxon cultures that are, on the contrary, more into compliments and positive criticism. Add all the points of my initial comment to this, and it's no wonder we seem rude af ahahah

[@asreeniram3112]

Oui c'est un long commentaire mais il est très vrai.

[@some-say]

hahaha, the 'a-penis' just laughed my a*** off

[@taylorblonde9438]

Lol !! 😂 I am learning French and I learn today that I need to keep “ H” on Happiness … lol 😂

[@tastes-like-straberries]

This was gold. "I realized I 'ave 'appines" was literally gold.

[@timeless3336]

if indian men find out you made this comment you might get jumped, madam🤦🏻‍♂️

[@gauravkumaryadav8117]

@@timeless3336 what do you mean sir???

[@4yearsago343]

You might dipped it to your shit

[@yumyummaey]

@@timeless3336 wdym???? could you explain why????

[@ranakonswa2169]

@@timeless3336 no one cares

[@bendervorleser8906]

It took him a journey, but now he knows, 'apenis was always inside him.

[@lisasommerlad1337]

sighhhh....

[@halivudestevez2]

you are cruel :D

[@matthewdouglas8368]

Lol

[@lexie02jones25]

😂😂😂

[@janekcity7108]

bhabahahajajahah

[@bharath2508]

😅😂 You already have it. Hilarious. 😅

[@White_Oak_]

What's really interesting is that English got a lot of those words from French after the Norman invasion. They were originally pronounced with a silent H in English (herb, history, and hospital, for example). It's also why Americans don't generally pronounce the H in "herb". The accent in England changed in the 1800s and they decided to pronounce the H at the beginning of French loan words while Americans kept using a pronunciation that's closer to the original French.

[@szenasimarton]

You're right. It's very interesting to see how the pronunciation varies from accent to accent or dialect to dialect. Also, Cockney is another dialect that drops the initial H. And there are other sounds which are dropped or added in different accents/dialects. For example in Received Pronunciation, which is a non-rhotic variety of the English language, there is linking R, the r sound pronounced at the end of a word if it's followed another word that starts with a vowel (e.g.: "later on") or intrusive R, which means an r sound is put between two vowels where there shouldn't be an r sound (e.g.: "India and China" is pronounced as "Indiar and China"). And there are accents where an initial H sound is added where there shouldn't be one, e.g. "Uncle" is pronounced as "Huncle". Plus people from Washington say "Warshington" which is also another interesting thing. Or some Boston speakers say "good idear", which is funny because the Boston accent is a non-rhotic one since the area used to have close contacts with the British for trading purposes.

[@joshuaa3075]

I have a coworker that makes fun of me for pronouncing Herb without the "H." Thank you for the history lesson.

[@internetexplorerchan2697]

Canadians: HHHHerb, HHHHospital

[@jamesbutler8821]

What? i love pronouncing herb with the h. Instead of boring plants I can imagine a cupboard filled with guys named Herb

[@SUPERNOVA0360]

@@jamesbutler8821 How so?

[@cisium1184]

"We'll agree money can't buy 'apenis. After school I went to India, looking for 'apenis." You should have gone to Thailand.

[@hannahjoseph2347]

Lemme guess, you're from Thailand?

[@sheepketchup9059]

We are inclusive in that respect, unlike some countries.

[@sheepketchup9059]

Also this has nothing to do with trans people.

[@raeidm.raunak4927]

Yeah but i dont want a bangkok

[@hannahjoseph2347]

​@@raeidm.raunak4927 Ohhh, now I finally get the joke Cisium made after 2 months. Smh, I'm so dumb.

[@panama-canada]

These interviews are fun!

[@arnaudcalais6346]

Je meurt de rire. Un grand bravo aux concepteurs de cette vidéo. 😂

[@user-mj8cf7so7t]

I was with a French girl once: Her: Pffff I'm so angry.. Me: Why? Her: Aren't you? Me: Why would i be angry?! What's going on? Her: I mean, we haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon!! Me: Awww you mean HUNGRY! True story 😌

[@juliemartin934]

😶🤣😭

[@NhanChanh]

Believe me, it's awesome but awful at the same time to be in a romance with a foreigner, since i was with a dutch girl 😂😅

[@keithhunt5328]

H is silent in French

[@Kolazs]

@@keithhunt5328 Like that's an excuse lol

[@jhonwick1856]

@@Kolazs English accent is confusing

[@blyat5352]

I love how in the start it is written Very Big Company.

[@allyoucancook3449]

My French accent has opened so many doors for me in the US, especially in sales. I was the best salesman in 2 states, and I don't think it was due to my great look.

[@Tjalve70]

Maybe it was due to your great 'apines?

[@somelettersandnumbers]

Never gets old 😄😄

[@ispeaku759]

Interviewing a Russian. If he rolls an 'R' I get a point. If he says a 'G' in 'ing' you get a point

[@hubertbdlb2228]

Wait you're not supposed to pronounce the g ?

[@ispeaku759]

@@hubertbdlb2228 in the "-ing" suffixes where letter "n" is a nasal consonant, Russians say a usual "n" sound because we don't have [ŋ] and add "g" at the end

[@hubertbdlb2228]

@@ispeaku759 thanks

[@ispeaku759]

@@hubertbdlb2228 ya welcome, bro

[@hubertbdlb2228]

@@ispeaku759 now i found apines

[@ninzouz]

sooooo i'm the only french person this was recommended to? lmao we do speak like that tho but at least we can communicate a bit in english ahah

[@wasabi_civk1200]

Yessah😵😭😂 On se débrouille plutôt bien

[@isabelleisabelle4896]

Yes, instead of dropping an S, they should have count the misspeling of "TH" as "Z" or "S". "I sink zere were two candidate".

[@wasabi_civk1200]

@@isabelleisabelle4896Yes you're right.

[@noemie6804]

C'est vrai qu'on parle comme ça parfois par contre

[@tuppernoot3902]

Totalement. Mais bon apparemment il arrive parfois que notre légendaire accent soit apprécié. Donc c’est un mal pour un bien si on veut x)

[@PVNICVTTVCK]

LMAO so true. I had to force myself to figure out how to mostly drop the French accent I had when I was younger, although it does become a bit apparent when I say certain things or speak too fast!

[@user-dg5fm7wv8i]

This was missing from my life . And KZbin recommended me this after this much time🤣🤣🙏

[@eveemoon5772]

As a french personne, this is the funiest and the most accurate video of all times ( sorry for the grammar but as i said i am french)

[@landofw56]

person

[@zezenkop412]

@@landofw56 personne means person in french

[@landofw56]

@@zezenkop412 I know it.

[@vraelatao2264]

@@zezenkop412 dont be an a*** ^^ about 20% of the current English language directly comes from French. If we had to react like this on every English words... oh my ! On ne serait pas sorti de l'auberge !

[@sambros2]

French "person"

[@matrixphijr]

"We'll agree money can't buy 'apenis." This dude _definitely_ hasn't lived where I have.

[@kevinbatdorf]

Bangkok

[@user-sv5kt8qz3v]

@@kevinbatdorf wrong again, Kevin

[@user-sv5kt8qz3v]

you get used to it after a while so it's your new normal and you need something better to be happy again

[@_Iso_X]

-Actually, in France, money can buy a penis -You mean, hapiness -Both

[@namjesus4612]

where tf can i buy a penis

[@vauths8204]

"Who would be your ideal boss?" That's when you look at them and smirk. "At this moment you two"

[@kashishsharma5176]

That "ofcourse" after "I realised i 've 'apines." 😂😂😂😭💀

[@cilou9138]

0:40 "It make many SSSing" My ears are bleeding. 😅 Yet I'm French.

[@honaydaafrias5172]

😂😂😂😂

[@foxydefnaf3206]

génial je suis pas le seul français a détester cet accent

[@felixweinlinger]

Je suis d'Autriche et je déteste l'accent allemand. I am sorry if I made any mistakes. I am still learning french.

[@Poppy-]

Où Monsieur Smissss à la place de Smith

[@Hobbit_libertaire]

@@felixweinlinger On dira plutôt "je viens d'Autriche", ou si tu es toujours en Autriche "je suis Autrichien", pas de soucis c'est tout de même correct

[@BH-fb4jx]

Your video is great, thank you!

[@Black-Rose12]

Congrats on finding 'apines' on a beach in Goa happy to help

[@tanmayagarwal8513]

"I realized, I 'ave 'apenis" had me laughing all day.

[@levi_the_eggplant]

1:00 "I have a penis." "Of course." LMAO😂

[@melanisticmandalorian8909]

This is fantastic, reminds me of the Canadian Prime Minster Cretien when he was talking about happiness, and everyone looked concerned, then realized his accent threw it off. Great times. The teenage me was very happy to realize such a joke could be made.

[@yasashiihitodesu]

Das ist sehr lustig, wie gut Französisch am diesen video, liebe am wie er seiner Aussprache in Englisch 😄

[@srishtubaby]

"I realized, I 'ave 'apenis" *i may have busted a lung*

[@ustbot7047]

i think i just did, oh my chest....

[@TheAym1994]

1:16 Give this man an oscar !

[@sergioZI]

Such a creative company name

[@aysun9354]

Je ne m'en lasse pas ! 🤣

[@ethangold4900]

Random fact: French has a lot of sexual connotations

[@norarai2618]

Wsh qu'es ce que tu raconte t français peut être !? You are not france shut up

[@pineapplesbringpain5243]

@@norarai2618 what

[@spaceraviolie5069]

As a french , i can agree ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@lastquarter3992]

What? It totally depends on the sentences lmao. English can too, any language can.

[@lordzo7758]

J'avoue

[@warpey5632]

I am bilingual and I find people screwing up speaking either language a good source of laughter.

[@LeFlibu]

Tbh I am not bilingual and me too

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

You would have a fuckin field day in Quebec. 😂

[@warpey5632]

I _live_ in Quebec. How else would I be bilingual?

[@LeFlibu]

@@warpey5632 French parents in English speaking country or the opposite

[@stackofpancakes]

I’m bilingual and I find native speakers screwing up their language frustrating.

[@krystalkhope7429]

On my funeral they're gonna say...she was a good girl.....she just couldn't control her laughter😂.... I'm dying😂🤣this is soo funny That 'BINGO'😂....

[@spacex9819]

The way he said money can’t buy happiness 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bria9516]

i literally snorted when he he said "I realised i 'ave 'apenis." LMFAOOO PLS

[@putmetosleep3734]

Well I did not expect to laugh as hard as I have at this, and I'm sure I'll watch it 50 more times in the next week. It brings me joy and apenis.

[@jiyaarora7]

absolutely

[@gundarsmiks4889]

Good stuff!!!

[@sobreaver]

He wasn't talking in English, he was talking in French.

[@cee8226]

"I realised I already ave apenis" Them: "Of course" I died hahahah 🤣🤣🤣

[@vanessachristina._.5874]

this is hilarious

[@pastapocky575]

More like "thisi' 'ilariou"

[@isabelleisabelle4896]

As a french person, I would say "Zissiz 'ilariouss"

[@salocine8539]

@@isabelleisabelle4896 "c'est ici la rousse"

[@preciousogujiofor7490]

@@pastapocky575 true it i really ilariou, my rib actually cracked wile lauging

[@vannhantran547]

Speaking English with thick French accent is a catchiest thing in life

[@lisasommerlad1337]

If you pronounce an English word incorrectly, it will become a different word, completely. Pronunciation is key.

[@someonerandom9731]

His accent is great tho😳

[@peonysengupta396]

HAHAHA

[@peanutbutter3102]

XDDDDD WHAT-

[@mayadargeon2172]

No, it isn't

[@_.iamhoneey7826]

I'm sorry unh ? Is disgusting

[@sheepketchup9059]

@@_.iamhoneey7826 is great

[@willow9043]

This is one year old but we're all getting it recommended rn 😭

[@Wahid2073]

Why no one is appreciating the actors? All of them are awesome!

[@nayanmishra9011]

'Sitting on the beach of Goa, I realized I have Apenis'. Afcourse. Man I died laughing 🤣..... Excellent made my Day ❤️😜

[@thealchemist41499]

What does that mean? Please explain

[@nayanmishra9011]

@@thealchemist41499 You Really didn't get the joke Bro?

[@thealchemist41499]

@@nayanmishra9011 no.. And that's why I'm asking ya

[@esmeralda8430]

@@thealchemist41499 search for "A penis" in Google translate 😅

[@yourslovingly77]

"I realised I'ave 'apenis" "Of course"

[@Faiq1310]

I love how the HR guys say "of course" when the Frenchmen say that he has a pines.

[@jakovbrizic]

Always. The answer is always.

[@sarkaniemi]

Years ago, I used to work with a French guy who spoke English with a strong French accent. Once he wanted to say that he disliked another guy. He then sad "I (h)ate him"! He meant to say "I hate him", but it sounded like "I ate him"!

[@aikotitilai3820]

😭😂

[@heya-fq2nb]

I ate im.

[@sarkaniemi]

@@heya-fq2nb That's actually what it sounded like!

[@trabiscotte4366]

try to pronounce French correctly and you can laugh afterwards

[@anaiscardot6674]

Well, there is a reason why our gastronomy is renowned :p

[@KewKylyu]

Be proud of you, because you be, do, what we want to do....

[@emmaleroy4209]

Cette ref incroyable 👏

[@_tgchk]

💀💀💀💀 il a fait honte à tout un pays entier ce jour là

[@neerajtewari3018]

Thank you........the concept you brought here.....and happy that fellow in the interview finally found the happiness inside him...at least that was not dropped from him.....at last he picked that

[@SpiritofAloha11]

These are actually really good interpersonal questions

[@justcarineinparis]

I am French and I find this sadly accurate and … hilarious 😂

[@tgf6194]

Don't kill me but don't you mean illariou

[@DivingHawker]

As a French guy, I have never understood what some people find sexy about the French accent. It's so... coarse combined with English.

[@NN-zg5bz]

It's not the accent per se, rather the connotations. I.e French people are sexy, so a French accent is just telling you that the speaker is of a sexy nationality. Also french tends to be spoken in the lower registers, which is generally considered sexy (in both genders)

[@DivingHawker]

@@NN-zg5bz Really? I did not know French people were seen as sexy.

[@NN-zg5bz]

@@DivingHawker i think you're trolling me but im not gonna stroke your ego anymore dude :) congrats on ur sexy nationality now stop being coquet

[@poncho3326]

@@NN-zg5bz I'm a French guy who's familiar with the "sexy french" connotation, and trust me, French people are usually not aware of this stereotype at all. They sometimes know they're seen as frog and snail eaters by the rest of the world, but every other cliche associated with french people (good or bad), they've never heard of. But good thinking about French being in a lower register, I had never though of that, it might partially explain why french is seen that way.

[@__-cd9ug]

@@poncho3326 exactly, in my experience it's pretty hard to be aware of how your nationality is viewed in other countries, and what the clichés are. Comparatively, clichés that your culture has, about other countries, are usually so well known that you expect everyone to know what they are.

[@mrwolf-xy5vn]

Genius