tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post3952447366663161..comments2024-03-04T11:43:18.337+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: Garçon !Eric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-31938769641953551562008-08-16T03:34:00.000+02:002008-08-16T03:34:00.000+02:00I wish I could do that too, I'd probably accidentl...I wish I could do that too, I'd probably accidently drop the food on the customers!Geckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869977105238208893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-49325613050265751482008-08-15T21:51:00.000+02:002008-08-15T21:51:00.000+02:00To Dee from Illinois:No, don't say garçon. And whe...To Dee from Illinois:<BR/>No, don't say garçon. And when refusing second helpings, don't say "Je suis pleine" either.<BR/><BR/>To Lynne in Chelters: Hold down the ALT key and hit 135 on the number keypad.<BR/><BR/>çexpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369924104634464934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-43659405743309591872008-08-15T17:33:00.000+02:002008-08-15T17:33:00.000+02:00Lydia, that is too funny!Lydia, that is too funny!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-17177625393353687682008-08-15T07:42:00.000+02:002008-08-15T07:42:00.000+02:00This shot has great atmosphere. In the 1980s I liv...This shot has great atmosphere. In the 1980s I lived for two years with a law student who worked as a waiter in a fine-dining establishment. His younger brother visited us for a few days, so the bro and I made resos for a Sat. night and were of course seated where my lover would be our waiter. After some wine I was all aglow and when my boyfriend came to our table to take our orders, I reached out and patted him on his rear. I heard a loud gasp! and saw a woman at a table near us close to a faint...<BR/>That's my favorite waiter story :)Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-72383205921163217172008-08-15T02:30:00.000+02:002008-08-15T02:30:00.000+02:00In France (Italy too), one is often a waiter by pr...In France (Italy too), one is often a waiter by profession (and, consequently, VERY good at it). In NYC, a lot of the waiters and waitresses are only doing that job until they get their big break on Broadway, God bless 'em! Some are great, some are laughable.Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-91123619019544851312008-08-15T01:01:00.000+02:002008-08-15T01:01:00.000+02:00He he... the English often make jokes at their own...He he... the English often make jokes at their own expense in speaking French badly by saying Garcon with a hard c. Well i don't have a cedilla on this keyboard anyway so you get my drift.<BR/><BR/>Great shot Eric, i reckon they could use this as an advert. It looks such fun to be there.<BR/><BR/>I help out occasionally at my friends' hotel, with waitressing if they're really busy. Yep they have to be desperate to ask me to help, I'm telling you, i'm not that good. I'm very willing but i am too nervous to carry plates along the arm as they do. Eek, i am sure to drop them, so i am really careful. Careful but slow. lol. It's quite a fun job actually, reeeeeallly tiring but a real giggle in the kitchen.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-46347458673996063652008-08-14T22:44:00.000+02:002008-08-14T22:44:00.000+02:00Looool, dear Suzy!! You are funny, I knew that!No,...Looool, dear Suzy!! You are funny, I knew that!<BR/><BR/>No, I am not ;) You don't need to worry about that!<BR/><BR/>Ice & vanilla. Is that all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-72541865867332804622008-08-14T22:20:00.000+02:002008-08-14T22:20:00.000+02:00I agree with Pont gurl and the others...only in Pa...I agree with Pont gurl and the others...only in Paris would you find a server..[garcon]at a Haagen-Dazs!! LOL!!!<BR/><BR/>I worked as a Waiter/Captain/Maitre d'Hotel for many years and I don't miss it! I am amazed at how many older waiters there are in Paris and even though people say they are rude I think they are usually quite aimable and extremely efficient as compared to SF where most servers seem distracted and "scripted"...way too corporate.<BR/><BR/>I love the photo and I know that carrying glassware and china on a tray over head is not as easy as it looks!! ;-)tonton_flaneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071868284684917894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-89494319139671416622008-08-14T21:42:00.000+02:002008-08-14T21:42:00.000+02:00Don't feel uncomfortable, Guille ;-)I don't need t...Don't feel uncomfortable, Guille ;-)<BR/>I don't need to be analysed if you don't want to ... I'm clean anyway. No doping for me ;-)Thibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788623808410470446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-62505382664654254642008-08-14T21:22:00.000+02:002008-08-14T21:22:00.000+02:00First, je persiste et signe, I OFTEN hear 'garçon'...First, je persiste et signe, I OFTEN hear 'garçon', said that's right by elders, but said anyway! lol.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, Michael, I'm slurring? I am not! I made some spelling mistakes, okay, but that's all. Sneaky Michael. Prowling and waiting for my errors. Tsss. <BR/>And thanks for your analysis proposal toward Thib but I think I have a word to say about it. I feel uncomfortable now! LOOOL<BR/><BR/>Jeff, LOL I love this one! I think a woman is worse once married, because of her husband, of course (don't throw me stones girls, I'm kidding).guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-58844531316347310412008-08-14T20:41:00.000+02:002008-08-14T20:41:00.000+02:00With ice, please, dear nino. And throw in scoop of...With ice, please, dear <B>nino</B>. And throw in scoop of vanilla while you are at it. ;^)<BR/><BR/>Wait a minute...You aren't Amelie's Nino, are you?♥ E.T. Suzy ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/04573215118946859329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-28732555049692207872008-08-14T20:34:00.000+02:002008-08-14T20:34:00.000+02:00I scream for ice cream!No less a call for choleste...I scream for ice cream!<BR/>No less a call for cholesterol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-52556000271358339432008-08-14T20:28:00.000+02:002008-08-14T20:28:00.000+02:00ice cream ... hum .. restaurants and delicious mea...ice cream ... hum .. restaurants and delicious meals [we have the pics] ... mon garsson you have to show us a picture of you in the swimming pool soon because we will start to worry about your cholesterol .. have a nice long week endAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-78196397283617650752008-08-14T18:35:00.000+02:002008-08-14T18:35:00.000+02:00keep those laughs coming, Thib and Michael!keep those laughs coming, Thib and Michael!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-50470923254174927712008-08-14T18:33:00.000+02:002008-08-14T18:33:00.000+02:00Jeff, merci that was cute "And they become less tr...Jeff, merci that was cute "And they become less tricky once married? Beudeu geu deu. Pff." LOL<BR/><BR/>I know Garçon is OLD fashioned -- that's why I only hear it in old films I guess. And the cafes and restaurants I go to aren't really popular with the older generation. Every one knows every one by their names. For instance, Peggy and Jean-Micheal own a cafe close to Rue Cler. I would never dream of calling them by anything other than their names. When I have been at a restaurant where I didn't know the waiter's name, I called him "Monsieur".Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-73468755705944080672008-08-14T18:14:00.000+02:002008-08-14T18:14:00.000+02:00We have lots of Haagen-Dazs establishments here in...We have lots of Haagen-Dazs establishments here in NY, but none like this one, complete with waiters!<BR/>Fancy! I like his crisp white shirt, so formal looking.dianasfaria.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488357854017358868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-79638139038052760612008-08-14T16:52:00.000+02:002008-08-14T16:52:00.000+02:00Jeff. LOOOOL !Jeff. LOOOOL !Thibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788623808410470446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-570491669060055322008-08-14T16:29:00.000+02:002008-08-14T16:29:00.000+02:00"Even "Mademoiselle" is a tricky one if you're not..."Even "Mademoiselle" is a tricky one if you're not sure if the woman is married or not."<BR/><BR/>And they become less tricky once married? Beudeu geu deu. Pff.<BR/><BR/>Oh, wait, ice cream, that's right...where was I?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-77204615622164102732008-08-14T16:00:00.000+02:002008-08-14T16:00:00.000+02:00Nice flowing shot, Eric, What is he carrying? Some...Nice flowing shot, Eric, What is he carrying? Some incredible dessert?Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-44619974924945556472008-08-14T15:45:00.000+02:002008-08-14T15:45:00.000+02:00The today's GF non-doped French guy agrees with Mi...The today's GF non-doped French guy agrees with Michael :-))<BR/>"garçon" is pretty old-fashioned, and not really used anymore. It's better to use "Monsieur", "Madame", or "Mademoiselle", ... though the latter can be tricky!Thibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788623808410470446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-83912669091928719402008-08-14T15:19:00.000+02:002008-08-14T15:19:00.000+02:00I'm not French, but I've lived here for 10 years. ...I'm not French, but I've lived here for 10 years. The only people I've ever heard call for the waiter as "garçon" have been older people. That doesn't mean I know what I'm talking about, but after all this time, I doubt I'd ever refer to them as anything other than "Monsieur" or "Madame". Even "Mademoiselle" is a tricky one if you're not sure if the woman is married or not.<BR/><BR/>I'll let the French explain...that's just my experience.Michael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-58293255859481719612008-08-14T14:59:00.000+02:002008-08-14T14:59:00.000+02:00I'm coming to Paris for the first time in October....I'm coming to Paris for the first time in October. I'm so excited!!! I've been teaching myself a bit of French, and one thing I was told was never to call a waiter "garcon." Is that true? Since you're referring to this man as "garcon" it has me wondering about what is correct and proper.<BR/><BR/>Dee from IllinoisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-44213779590786195712008-08-14T14:14:00.000+02:002008-08-14T14:14:00.000+02:00Wow. I can't believe how nice the inside looks. Ha...Wow. I can't believe how nice the inside looks. Hasn't it been a quite a while since they started to get that ready to be open?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15820005983199716500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-54272848779688351242008-08-14T14:08:00.000+02:002008-08-14T14:08:00.000+02:00Gee, thanks Eric....show me Haagen-Dazs, now I wan...Gee, thanks Eric....show me Haagen-Dazs, now I want some. Where I am located the only way I'll get it is from the freezer case of my local grocery store. It won't be as tasty as the photo! Please tell me you ate something yummy after you snapped the photo?Misplaced Parisianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156015471871584941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-77002186500494850322008-08-14T13:08:00.000+02:002008-08-14T13:08:00.000+02:00Lol, Suzy E.T.I'll be a dear for you, ok... With o...Lol, Suzy E.T.<BR/>I'll be a dear for you, ok... <BR/>With or without ice? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com