Hi everyone, BigBong here and we're back
for little battle of accents
I don't know if you remember but I made
a very similar video with my Quebecois friend in which
we compared the Parisian accent and the Quebecois one
Today, I'm with another handsome feller
who comes straight from Toulouse, Jordan Fernandes
The concept is very simple, we'll speak naturally
in our respective accent, the goal here is not to
exaggerate anything, nor to nourish the hatred that could
exist between Parisians and the rest of France
So to clarify, everything will be done in the respect and good humour
However, you are going to decide which of the two
sounds more romantic, more charming
I feel like it's going to be tough against the sunny southern accent
the warm accent that makes your want to undress
That being said, I don't know if you saw
But it was in the evening news with Jean-Pierre Pernaut
who was saying that it was elected the sexiest accents
among all the French accents, yeah exactly!
But I'm still hopeful
And it could also be interesting to ask
French speakers outside of France
like Quebeckers, for example
And if there are any English speaking people in the crowd
let us know, first of all, if you can tell the difference
between the two French accents
And if so, which one sounds more romantic
Alright, let's go: Hi Jordan, how are you?
Hi, well I'm great, feeling awesome!
Yeah, it's not easy with the pandemic and everything
But anyway, thank you for accepting my invitation
No, that's my pleasure
Listen, I think I've spoken enough for people to hear
Could you please introduce yourself to tell us who you are
where you're from and what you do in life
My name is Jordan, like you said
I'm originally from Toulouse but now I live in Quebec City
I moved here about one year and a half ago
let's say
And initially, I'm a barber
Today, I've managed to launch my business
Today, I managed to launch my business
Awesome, great!
Today, we're also here to talk about the sexiest
most romantic and charming accent, so we'll go over
a context of flirting, a little bit
I know you're not really to type to flirt
I can show you an excerpt of the previous video
I made with my friend Miguel
Hi, my name is Bong... If I allowed myself to come see you
it's because I noticed that you were ogling me for a while
So here is my number!
But in a slightly different context
Let's say, we're in a club or at a bar
and you want to introduce me to a girl I find cute
How would you go to her and play my wingman?
In Toulousian, I would go straight to the person and say
"Listen, my friend here is scared to come and see you"
"But he's not a bad guy"
"He is a really good guy!"
"So seriously, you should really talk to him"
I love it, so what did you use?
Cagade
It's like when you say "he doesn't have the guts"
He is not scared
Ok, great
Because the way I discovered Jordan
was through one his videos on his YouTube channel
And excellent video, I think it's the best video
to learn Toulousian expressions
Ah yes, "chocolatine" is the word we use in the South
but it's also the word we use in Quebec
Does it mean that it was imported from the South of France?
Exactly, so I would like to emphasize on that
if you cross half of the Earth
and you learn that on the other side, we say "chocolatine"
It really shows that...
I think from the middle of France until the North of France
they need to question themselves
I also think "chocolatine" should be the word used everywhere
What also made me laugh was "la malle"
to talk about the "trunk" of a car
And as you must have noticed in Quebec, we say "valise"
to talk about the "trunk" of a car
So when you said "mettre la valise dans la malle"
You put a Quebecois and a Toulousian together
I think it could be very funny, yeah!
Ah that's awesome!
And that's the beauty of intercultural exchanges
Now, I found very romantic quotes
from the literature and we're both going to read them
in our accent, so I'll read them with a Parisian accent
and you, with a Toulousian accent
And I invite you, dear audience, to tell us which one
of the two sounds softer and more tender to your years
I'll start with William Shakespeare's quote
I know it's not French, it's a translation
But it's still very romantique, let's go
If I were to kiss you then go to hell, I would
So then I can brag with the devils
I saw heaven without ever entering it
Alright, so with the Toulousian accent, that would be
If I were to kiss you then go to hell, I would
So then I can brag with the devils
I saw heaven without ever entering it
So good!
Frankly, I start regretting making this video
because my chances of winning are very limited
Ok, next quote
Let's go!
By Patrick Huet, a French writer
So...
You made my life an Ocean of happiness
where your face with its thin pleasing traits
and each of your gesture, swooned with innocence
moves silently the vessel of my heart
A little more poetic
It's a little more poetic indeed
So it's my turn then
You made my life an Ocean of happiness
where your face with its thin pleasing traits
and each of your gesture
swooned with innocence moves silently the vessel of my heart
So beautiful!
Here we are
I think you melted some people in the audience
Alright, another quote from our literary heritage
Victor Hugo, this time
If there was a charming lawn that the sky sprinkles
where in every season, shines some blooming flowers
where one picks with both hands: Lily, honeysuckle and jasmin
I want to make it the path where your foot steps
It's difficult to speak like back in the days
Yeah, so with the Toulousian accent
If there was a charming lawn that the sky sprinkles
where in every season, shines some blooming flowers
where one picks with both hands: Lily, honeysuckle and jasmin
I want to make it the path where your foot steps
So nice!
So don't forget to comment
Here, let's play a little bit
still with respect and good humour
If you accept, I want you to take a Parisian accent
Feel free to exaggerate it, do whatever you want
And I'll try to take the Toulousian accent
to preform a wedding proposal
I found a text on message-damour.com
Honestly, I've never tried to imitate accents
Well there are always the ones we know
the accent from Marseille, things like that
That's also a good question because for a Parisian
the difference between the Tousousian and the accent from Marseille
It's not clear, so we might need to specify
The accent from Marseille is, let's say, way more exaggerated
I see
For them, it's natural but it's way more exaggerated
But the expressions are also completely different
There are many words that are also different
Here is the letter in question
I'll take the accent from Toulouse, I'll try
Well you know, to take a Toulousian accent
it's actually pretty simple
You need to accentuate some connotations in your words
For example, the "in"
So when we say "some bread"
In Parisian, it's going to be "du pain"
Yeah, but on the other hand, we're really...
It's like you want to sing
As if you were really in a good mood
You'll say "du pain"
It's so nice, with the smile!
Du pain!
Yeah exactly, that's it!
I don't want to disrespect you or anything
It's just part of a game
And then later, you can have your revenge with the Parisian accent
That's fine, go on
Your presence alone is enough to make me happy
The signs of love and affection and all the small attentions
you give me every day, make me
the happiest man in the world
You bring me everything I can hope for in life
That's why, I've decided to ask your hand in marriage
We're not in Toulouse yet
Ok
We can still hear the beginning of your words
It's still too strong, actually...
You always need to keep your smile
Ok, the smile!
Yeah it's all about the smile
Try to think about something pleasant
keep the smile and accentuate the end of the words
You see, accentuate words with a smile
So, it's my turn now
Your presence alone is enough to make me happy
Hold on wait, you're still smiling
Ah shit, I kept the Toulousian accent
Yeah, that's it
I lose the smile and I think about the greyness
Yeah, that's it
Your presence alone is enough to make me happy
The signs of love and affection and all the small attentions
you give me every day
make me the happiest man in the world
You bring me everything I can hope for in life
That's why, I've decided to ask your hand in marriage
Even when you don't smile, you keep shining!
Even when you don't smile, you still have it
It's natural, it's innate
It's internal but it's important
Honestly when you'll be watching this video... smile!
We've got to smile in life!
That's great, excellent!
So this concludes our video, thank you for watching
Give me a thumbs-up if you enjoyed
And don't forget to tell us in the comments
which one sounds more romantic
So I must confess, that I do
have a soft spot for the Toulousian accent
By the way, I have family in Bordeaux
I know that the accent is not exactly the same
So hi to my family in Bordeaux
And if you want to learn more about the Toulousian accent
the Occitan, check out Jordan's YouTube channel
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Ciao ciao!