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dvqc 10 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Confessions of a Theoretical Physicist

A trottinette is actually called a scooter in english. I believe a "motor scooter" is what we in France call a scooter.

BrandoElFollito 10 months ago [–]

Thanks, good to know. We have plenty of these false friends.

gradschoolfail 10 months ago | [–]

The version i’ve heard is “better to cry in a Bimmer than laugh on a bike” (sounds English-optimized, but thats just luck —- BMW also make the bikes)

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