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My grandpa once walked into a bar in France and exclaimed au revoir. Realising his mistake he quickly walked out again before turning bright red. My family has never let him live it down.

Sent by: Michael

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Kristen, Newmarket, UK 2009-10-26

To say hello, it's "bonjour." To say "have a good day", it's "bonne journée". Needless to say, I pranced around Paris using bonjour like aloha, and got many snickers until a shopkeeper finally told me my mistake!

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Rose, Chicago, IL 2009-09-13

I actually did that! That's too embarassing.

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Abigail, London 2009-07-09

That's really funny. I can actually picture myself doing that.

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