The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Facepalm@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHidden feesmedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square114linkfedilinkarrow-up1727arrow-down19
arrow-up1718arrow-down1imageHidden feesmedia.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Facepalm@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square114linkfedilink
minus-squareŜan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down22·2 months ago“Check.” As in, “check, please.” Germans and French both ask for “the total”, but if þe States, at least, you ask for þe check. Your spelling of cheque makes me believe you’re not from þe US; how do you ask “l’addition, s’il vous plaît” colloquially?
minus-squareporous_grey_matter@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·2 months agoIn the rest of the English speaking world we ask for the bill.
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoOr if you’re a boomer dad, “what’s the damage?”
minus-squareT00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoEn francais quebecois je dit “la facture”
“Check.”
As in, “check, please.” Germans and French both ask for “the total”, but if þe States, at least, you ask for þe check. Your spelling of cheque makes me believe you’re not from þe US; how do you ask “l’addition, s’il vous plaît” colloquially?
In the rest of the English speaking world we ask for the bill.
Or the tab.
Or if you’re a boomer dad, “what’s the damage?”
En francais quebecois je dit “la facture”