Our Dining Adventure
We were out to dinner this evening on our first day in Paris and we struggled through ordering dinner with our minimal French language skills. (For clarification, my skills are prehistoric, Julie’s are minimal, and our friend, Sharon’s are… not as sharp as they were at one time…)
We laughed through the ordering process where we desperately tried to convey our desires in broken French. Fortunately the waiter spoke passable English. As we continued to chuckle at our failed attempt to blend into the background, I wrote a quick, humorous post on my Facebook page with a picture of Julie and Sharon. Using my editorial license, I suggested that we struggled with ordering French fries and the waiter was asking us if we wanted “palm freeze”… pomme frites… (sounds like “palm freetze”).
Caught by Technology
The three of us had a laugh over the post and then went on to enjoy our dinner. In a short while our waiter, François, came over and asked us if there was a problem with our dinner. He related that his ‘boss’ called and reported an ordering issue with a customer.
It turns out that (1) the Facebook post took our location and (2) linked the restaurant to the post. With that, the manager (3) got an alert that his restaurant has been tagged on Facebook. He read the post(4) and determined that something bad had happened (5) (apparently a case of overly dry humor) and (6) called the restaurant.
Wow…
I explained my poor humor to François, which he understood and laughed at…, well, at least he smiled at it. Based on that, I then edited the post to explain that the meal was really good.
The lesson in all of this is that the Internet moves fast… and be aware of what you post online!
We Recommend!
I should mention that Papy aux Foumeaux has great food, a relaxed feel and friendly staff that speaks English well. Because of this, we send a strong recommendation for this place which is just around the corner from the Niepce Paris Hotel. (Another place we recommend)
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Photos – NYPorter.com