I was passing through the train station in Germany, and I asked for 3 pain au chocolat in English. The German woman behind the counter refused to serve me. I had to say “Trois avec chocolat” in German. Learning to count from 1 to 10 in the language of the country you are visiting is not asking too much. There are a lot of Japanese tourists who come here; they don’t speak English, but they still come. They still manage to get around. They are still welcome here.
The Germans also had a custom which I first saw in France: they put your change on a dish. What is the reason for that?

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Carey, in Spain, the change is put on a dish, too, together with the bill. I’m just guessing, but I think the reason is that it makes easier to carry the money from the cash register to the tables, especially if the person who uses the cash register is not the waiter who attends to the tables. It’s also easier to collect your change if it’s neatly put on a plate, and you can use that same plate to leave a tip.

Did I sound convincing?

Re bonjour Careyxxx

Thank you Munia for your answer!
Another possible reason of the dish practice is the convenience of it. It is easier to grab change from a little (concave) dish than a (flat) counter.

Concerning the name of the breakfast you described, I’d say an franglo breakfast!
Hmmm really I don’t know! Another question I can’t answer from the top of my head! Maybe “un petit-déjeuner américain accompagné d’un croissant” ?

Oui tout à fait, tu peux dire “Je voudrais deux cafés et deux croissants.”
Les croissants avec du chocolat seraient plutôt des petits pains au chocolat. La même pâte feuilleté est utilisée, juste façonnée d’une autre manière.
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Yes, you are completely right! You can say “Je voudrais deux cafés et deux croissants.”
“Les croissants” with chocolate would rather be “des petits pains au chocolat”. The same “feuilleté” dough (as the crescent one) is also used , just shaped in another way.

Bonsoir bonsoir,
About the change on the dish, I think Munia is right, its easier than carrying the change.
At the counter, I am pretty sure your French classmate is right.

I agree with you Careyxxx, its very interesting how different countries change a dish. I love the sausage croissant though. Do you think that the original hamburger from Hamburg was different from todays american burger ? We should ask Germanpod101

J’aime un croissant nature, avec rien. I like to peel apart the layers one by one.

Comment dites-vous ‘viennoiserie’? J’aime dérouler un croissant d’extrémité pour finir et arracher des morceaux comme le fais je.

i am actruly going in gr 7 when school opens!
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Good info. Where can I get more information about this. keep it coming. ta

You can also find numbers in
- Newbie lesson S1 # 18, 20 and 21
- Beginner series S1 #18 and 24

Have FUN counting in French