French Phrases for Travellers:

Well, perhaps you'd better not use these in France

Chacun a son gout
(They've all got the gout)

Tant pis, tant mieux
(Auntie feels much better now she's been to the ladies)

Caw! Jeter des pierres aux corbeaux qui vont perrir!
(Cor! Stone the crows)

Je n'aurai pas de camion avec vous
(I'll have no truck with you)

Crudites variees
(Assorted Rudeness)

C'est un Kleenex de mensonges
(It's a tissue of lies)

J'y suis, j'y reste
(I'm Swiss and I'm staying the night)

Elle a des idees au-dessus de sa gare
(She has idea's above her station)

Ca prend la biscuit
(That takes the biscuit)

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