Why are we pretending to be French?

[themosquitoking]

“exploring your pain cave” .

For me, this was very much a once and never again moment.

 

[Alex H]

Peut-être que nous sentons que les français sont supérieurs

Well, they certainly think that they are

 

[woodbutcher]

And when the English are given a chance to name a race you get "The Milk race" ....l can hardly contain my excitement

 

[Ian H]

Nobody has mentioned that there might be a soupçon of humour involved...

...But there again, it is Yorkshire.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Nobody has mention that there might be a soupçon of humour involved...

...But there again, it is Yorkshire.

The way Verrity says ''Grand Départ'' mixes a pure Yorkshire grand with a French départ. There's a more than a big soupspoon of playing with the accents there.