• Danquebec@sh.itjust.works
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    14 days ago

    As a French speaker, I never understood what those “hon” used when imitating a French person are supposed to represent.

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      13 days ago

      It’s more directed at the French than French-speakers. It’s supposed to be making fun of the (exaggerated) way that French people laugh in movies and shows. It has a nasal component to it.

      I’ve been to French Canada and France and I can confirm nobody actually laughs like that. It’s just another dumb way people shit on France.

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        13 days ago

        Yea I’m aware it’s directed at French people. I’m not French but I have interacted with a lot of French people and I’ve never heard a laugh that comes close to that.

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          13 days ago

          You asked, I answered. I’m getting the impression you’re just here to complain.

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      14 days ago

      It’s just a silly, unfunny joke.

      Much like how people joke about Australia being upside down.