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[-] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago

The French are right. When you have fabled cuisine, lauded all over the world as the gold standard… you get resistant to change. And rightfully so.

Putain, non, is indeed the proper response to said question.

[-] Zacryon@feddit.org 39 points 3 weeks ago

So France is intolerant towards lactose intolerant people and towards those with specific ethical dietary preferences. And that rightfully so! Be an asshole towards others! It's "in" these days and Paris has been known for being trendy. /s

[-] arc@lemm.ee 28 points 3 weeks ago

French supermarkets all have very large and wide selection of "free from" style products for allergies and intolerances - gluten free, milk free. Plus vegan and vegetarian. In fact it would put most supermarkets in the US to shame. I also expect that many cafes in Paris cater for people with allergies.

So it's not that. More likely it's a surly waiter, or a tourist asking for something which is not on the menu and being upset by the answer.

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The milk goes through the coffee machine. If they do that they effectively need two machines (or sets of machines), one with lactose and one without. It's not simply a question of having some oat milk in stock

[-] Aux@feddit.uk 6 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 weeks ago

Knowing ones limitations does not make one weak.

[-] Zacryon@feddit.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

So about 2/3 of humanity is weak. My goodness, this arrogance!

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

France is intolerant towards people who, instead of having something brilliant that they can have, would rather have a bad imitation of something that they can't have. You're not getting judged or discriminated against for being lactose intolerant, you're getting judged for being béotien and not discriminated against, but educated. By being served better food than what you ordered.

That or they just plainly don't have it on the menu.

[-] 0xD@infosec.pub 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

serving better food than you ordered.

Lmao, the animal cruelty brain washing is real. Oat milk is just better in every single way in coffee.

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Takes a vegan to take a general statement and make it about their pet issue. I thought you guy were forbidden to have pets? Whatever happened to that?

Tell the waiter "I'm vegan, what can you recommend", be served oilve oil brioche and a nice, round, black coffee. With a slight sweetness and aroma to it, chosen to specifically to complement that of the brioche. It could have been so nice, everyone could have been happy, you could have not been a philistine.

[-] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The French would not say that. They swear, but the religious swears are the domain of the Quebecois. Anyway, surprised the waiter even said, "non." I'm my experience more likely to say they didn't understand you and then ignore you.

[-] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ahh. I live next to Quebec, didn't realize that was a regional thing. What's a good French swear a Frenchman would use?

[-] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

IIRC putaine (used by the connector above), salope, merde. Basically calling things sluts and whores and saying shit.

[-] Kamsaa@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The equivalent to tabernacle may be " Bordel" (brothel) but I'm not sure (I'm French and we never use tabernacle). Overall our swears tend to lean towards sexuality more than religion e.g. "putain de bordel de merde ça me casse les couilles" (i.e. shitty brothel's whore, this breaks my balls).

[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's a French thing, you wouldn't understand it

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