The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #11476   Message #87007
Posted By: Jo Taylor
15-Jun-99 - 07:48 PM
Thread Name: Name ten famous Belgians!
Subject: RE: Name ten famous Belgians!
Oh Steve - a blue besso - ooh.
French 'kiss' = baiser which can also mean something far more, er,...
Perhaps it's the same root. Ahem. Whilst in linguistic mode (or something)capote anglaise is an interesting translation - or does that belong on Catpaw's thread of a while back?

A Belgian was going to Calais for his holidays but after he'd crossed the border into France he started seeing signs saying 'Pas de Calais' so he went back home...

Well, you started it.
Jo, who has not baiser'd any Frenchmen (lately) - though they do say it's a great way to learn a language, wonder if Black Country counts? X