REAL French Conversation with subtitles - Eat Breakfast with us

Mathieu left to take our son to his childminder. That's where he's kept. And on the way back, he will stop by the bakery.

Because this morning, we invite you to have breakfast with us. Of course, we are going to see some vocabulary about this first meal of the day. But we will also chat, discuss with Mathieu and it is an opportunity for you to practice your French.

Head to the childminder. Yesterday it snowed a little. It even snowed a lot.

I think we broke a record in the Paris region. And so there you have it. there are traces of snow on the windows with people writing messages.

Here someone wrote "hello". So I don't know if you watched Elisabeth's video on the 100 words and expressions in colloquial French but there is one today that works perfectly with me which is "being in the wrong place". So being in a hurry is when you really feel in a hurry and here I left home a little late.

So, I'm in a hurry because I have to bring the little one by 9:30 a. m. and it's 9:29 a.

m. Hello, two chocolate brioches please. With a baguette, a croissant and a pain au chocolat.

I forgot the chouquettes, I'm going back. There you go, the table is ready. As usual, we will display important words on screen with an English translation below.

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Yes. Do you want tea, coffee, hot chocolate? What would you like?

Coffee, please. A coffee? Yeah.

I'll do it to you. Ah, there is someone who has already taken my place. No, Pastis.

Do you want a short or long coffee? Long coffee, please. What do you want ?

Cane, brown or white sugar for your coffee? Or no sugar? No sugar.

Hold. THANKS. I'm going to go get some milk and I know it's a bit weird, but I'm also going to make myself some tea, I think, because I like.

. . It hydrates.

Okay, okay. I can do it for you, if you want. Oh no, it's okay, I'm already in the kitchen, that's nice.

Ok. My tea. Well, it's more of a herbal tea.

And some milk for my coffee. Hop. I really like coffee with milk.

Pastis, he really believes it's for him. He thinks someone made him breakfast. It's not for you, Pastis.

Have you already eaten, too? I made an egg too, because we actually only had one left. Do you want us to share it?

Well yeah, we're going to cut it in two. Sorry. No, because I should have seen it too.

You got a fried egg, but I don't know how we managed, but there was only one egg left in the box. Here, I'll cut it in two for you. THANKS.

Do you want some. . .

Do I really cut it in the middle with the yellow and everything? Yes, I would like yellow and white, please. THANKS.

How did it go? With the assistant? Well, nickel.

The little one was good. He was super smiling, super happy. Frankly, perfect.

Was he alone today But I wanted to take the coat off him. And actually, I asked him to go into the room with, you know, the space where. .

. The changing table? Yeah, the changing table.

And there, in fact, it was not possible because there are workers who have to come today to do work. And so she cleared out the whole room a bit. So, I had to do it a bit in the stroller, but hey, I held it so it wouldn't fall.

How are you. Taking off the coat is easier to take off in the stroller, but putting it on is. .

. Putting it on is super complicated every time. It's complicated, yeah.

He just screams. Besides, with the snow there, since. .

. But today, it wasn't snowing anymore. No.

Yesterday it snowed. And besides, it's funny because. .

. In fact, we thought. .

. From the inside, we saw the snowflakes, we said, ah, great, it's really beautiful! It's going to be great to pick up the little one.

And in the end, it was horror because it was already mud. Yeah, I. .

. Yeah. It was super cold.

It was super cold, it was horrible. So yeah, snow is beautiful, but from the inside. .

. Yeah. Well, last night.

. . Did you sleep well?

It was complicated. The little one got up to what? At 1am first?

No, first at 10 p. m. He was awake for about an hour and a half.

Afterwards, at 1am. But there, you easily put him back to sleep in five minutes. Yeah, I put him back to sleep easily.

And then he woke up around 5 a. m. and it lasted for an hour.

Besides, if you have any tips on that, because. . .

We pick him up, we rock him, he sleeps. Really, he falls into arms. But as soon as we put it down, and even as soon as we try to put it down, as soon as we make the movement, it freaks out.

Really, he doesn't want to be asked. So, you really have to put him to sleep for a very long time so that he is in a deep sleep. And at that point, we can put it down.

But it's true that. . .

It's complicated. I'll have some baguette. Hop.

We don't cut it in a very academic way, but that's okay, we're among ourselves. Yes, it’s clear, we are among ourselves. So, what did you get at the bakery?

So, I had. . .

The chocolate buns. That's really good. Oh yes, it's so good.

It's like little brioche with chocolate chips. We discovered this. It's a bakery a little further from us than the nearest bakery.

But it's so good that. . .

It's much better than the one next to us. They're not very nice either. And then what did you take?

A classic pain au chocolat. And of course. .

. Ah, everything falls! Of course, the traditional croissant.

On the other hand, this bakery is indeed good. On the other hand, they are overpriced, they are super expensive. Because I think the pain au chocolat and the croissant are €1.

50. It's huge. Really, €1.

50. Every other bakery here, it's around €1. 20.

Even €1. 00, right? No, €1.

20. Yeah, I feel like it's €1. 20.

€1. 50 is starting to hurt a lot. But hey, afterwards, it’s really good too.

So hey, since we don't eat croissants or pain au chocolat every day, we tell ourselves that we can pay the 30 cents more to make it better. Yes, for sure. It's not going to kill us.

And yeah, so that night was okay. And then after that, it's okay. Afterwards, once he fell asleep, he lasted until this morning at 8am.

8:30 a. m. , even.

Yeah, 8:30. It's true that we got up late. Yeah, so we were a bit.

. . We were a bit off track.

Yeah, we were in a bit of a hurry there, time to. . .

feed him, change him, dress him. It goes by quickly, really. Because we generally leave at 9:15 a.

m. Yeah, pretty much, yeah. Then, on top of that, I had to take a little longer because the elevator was broken, so I had to go down all the floors with the stroller, like that, and the little one in it.

So we had to be careful not to drop, obviously, the stroller with the child. So I was there, I was careful, so I didn't go very quickly. That's why I arrived a little late.

But hey, she didn't say anything, eh. Well, we're late, anyway. Plus, poor guy, he had his snow suit, so he had to go all the way up, like that, in the stroller, poor guy, that's it.

It's true that it's annoying, this elevator, it's. . .

First of all, it's tiny, so there's barely us plus the stroller going in. And it's true that it's broken a lot, but we're lucky, because there are several buildings where we live, and apparently, there's one of the buildings where it's constantly broken. But I don't know how people do it, if they are old, if they have strollers.

. . Besides, when.

. . When I went down to walk the dog, I came across a person aged around The floor above ours who was calling.

. . I don't know if he was calling the.

. . The trustee or.

. . The trustee or directly a repairer.

Yeah. But saying. .

. That's it, it's super complicated. Plus, he had a shopping cart.

He struggled to get down all the floors with his cart. Frankly, it bothered me too much. He told me.

. . Pass in front of me, you will go faster.

I was with the dog. But yes, not. .

. Afterwards, there are more serious things in life, that's for sure. But hey, it's a bit annoying when you want to leave in the morning and you're already late, and you're there, oh no, I have to go all the floors with the stroller, like that.

So. Above all, fortunately it was you who went, since this morning, it's true that. .

. My back hurts a little. The little one is starting to pull his weight a little.

He weighs about 8 kg. And it's true that sometimes, rocking him for an hour. .

. Really, I. .

. But I made an appointment with the osteopath. Ah, that's it, have you taken it?

Yeah, I used the app. . .

Doctolib. Doctolib, yeah. I made an appointment and.

. . I'm going there next Friday.

Ok. That's good, it's the one you've already seen. Yeah, to the maternity ward.

Ok. He did you good the first time. Yeah, honestly.

Is it a girl or a guy? It's a girl. It was super effective and I had already been there during pregnancy.

So, I hope it works out well. It's the same osteo as the one we. .

. Had we tried to see about Abel? Yeah, but the one we saw.

Yes, we had already seen, because we also saw osteo, because it also works for children. Yes, in fact, it's the osteopath from the maternity ward where I gave birth. Ah, did you also take chouquettes?

I took chouquettes. That’s typically French, chouquettes. I don't know, maybe.

It's true that in Belgium, there is no. Yes, it's true that there isn't. Maybe it really is purely French.

What do you prefer? Pain au chocolat or croissant? Since your back hurts, you're the priority.

I would like the croissant, please. Hold. Wait, I'm not putting it in the bud.

THANKS. Me, I'm going to take the bun. So, at the table, I also brought jam.

Here we have cherry jam. And here, it's apricot jam. So, to put on the bread, whatever, on the croissant, because people put jam on croissants, yes, sometimes.

Yes, it can happen. So, I also took honey. It’s honey from Provence, Lavender honey, obviously.

I brought peanut butter. You don't eat that much, but I really like it. And so there, we don't really see the difference, but this is unsalted butter and this is salted butter.

You can also have semi-salted butter, where it is a little less salty. And then what else did I bring back? Yogurts.

It’s true that we like to eat yogurt in the morning. And cereal. I don't think we're going to eat any this morning because Mathieu took a lot of things from the bakery.

And of course, fruit. Bananas, I brought. It's true that every morning, we eat a banana together.

Yes, almost. And then, also apples, clementines, a pear, a grapefruit. There you have it, for a bit of the vitamin aspect.

It's difficult when. . .

Afterwards, it's exceptional, we don't have that every morning, but it's true that when we have pastries, it makes us want a little more than eating a banana. Well yes, it’s sure, it’s clear. So, did you sleep well?

Well, between the little one's awakenings, yes, I slept well, it's okay. You didn't have too much back pain, what? Well, it's true that I had a little trouble finding my position, but once I was asleep, I was fine.

What time is it? 11:30 a. m.

We have a slightly late breakfast. No, because I have a call. .

. Oh yes, you have a conversation class today. Besides, he wrote.

Ah good ? Yes. He asked if we could talk about education.

Ah, great. We should answer him. Yeah, it's at 1 p.

m. Is it at 1 p. m.

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It’s true that we didn’t have too many salty things for breakfast there. I usually like to eat a piece of cheese, here too, we ate half an egg each. We weren't very well organized for this video.

We only decided yesterday to film it. Yes, it's true that there isn't. .

. In fact, we had to go shopping too. But yes, indeed, we could have had cheese and everything.

Okay. . .

It's been a while since we last raced. And it's true that you usually like to eat a little chicken, even for breakfast, chicken breast. Salmon too, you love it.

Yeah, salmon, I love it. At the moment, it's complicated, we feel like we're chasing time. We are chasing time.

It's true that in fact, before, when we looked after our son all day, we said to ourselves, well, when he is going to be with the assistant, at that time, we will have a lot of time. It's going to be crazy, because we're going to be able to do a lot of things. And in fact, we realize that time passes very quickly, even when he is not there.

In fact, we don't have time. . .

I know, before, I went to the gym a lot. Well, the days go by really quickly. Between managing the chain, then managing a bit of stuff.

. . Doing, I don't know, the laundry.

. . Doing the dishes, tidying up a little.

. . And we meet again.

. . Ah well, we already have to go seek.

And so, we. . .

Yeah, time flies so fast, it's really crazy. Afterwards, there you go, we work, so it’s normal. We work, we try to do things on the side.

. . It's normal, it goes by quickly, but.

. . Yeah.

But before, I think we also worked much longer days. Yes, it's true. Sometimes we work until 10 a.

m. Yes. There, it's a choice.

At 5 p. m. , we stop working to take care of our son.

And also, we are tired. We're a little tired, yes. We're tired, so in the evening, when he's asleep, instead of telling ourselves that we're going to work again, it's not possible, we sit down, we lie on the sofa.

It’s true that the days are very different from what they were before. But hey, that's good too, it's another life. But sometimes, it did the same for the dog, so even more obviously for the child.

But we say to ourselves, what were we doing before? How did we do it before? What were our days like before?

Because it's true that suddenly, when we didn't have the child or the dog, it's crazy, the time we had, in fact. How we spent our time yeah. But we only realize it afterwards, when it's over.

Did you have time to watch the news this morning? I took a look. Ah, sorry, the dog is barking.

That, by the way, when he barks and wakes up. . .

when he wakes up our son, it drives us crazy. But hey, that’s how it is, we have a dog, we have to deal with it. Oh yes, I saw a news story in France where, in fact, in the Senate, they passed a.

. . A law, well it's not really a law, but in any case, it's going to pass, so, in the Assembly, which will force people to work 7 hours for free to make up a little of France's deficit and everything.

So they're going to put something in place so that people. . .

There was already a public holiday that. . .

that was skipped, yeah. Who jumped in solidarity with. .

. Pensions, right? Yeah, that's it.

Retirees, something like that. There, they add another layer. And I think that there are a lot of people who are starting to get a little fed up with it.

But wait, that’s 7 hours a year? It's 7 hours a year, I think, yeah. But so it's one more day.

It's one more day. As in France, it's 35 hours, that represents one day. Yeah.

Maybe they shoot it in hours to make it seem less. . .

Yes, they say not a day. . .

Yeah. Maybe they spin it like that. And I know that there, there is a senator who is getting a little bad buzz because, in fact, he was saying no, no, but 7 hours is not enough, we have to go even more.

But hey, anyway, still. . .

Finally, France is one of the most taxed countries in the world. Good. You still have to let people work for themselves.

It's true that it's a bit violent, but oh well. Oh yeah, I wasn't aware of that at all. Well yeah, it happened there.

I think it was voted on last night. But besides, you saw another MP, François Ruffin, who released a documentary not long ago. Yes.

Basically, he's a journalist. And he had already done “Merci boss” on Bernard Arnault. Yeah.

And there it is with a lawyer who repeatedly creates a bit of bad buzz. Sarah Saldman. She's the daughter of a guy who wrote lots of books about nutrition and stuff.

Besides, if he saw that, he wouldn't be happy. Because in fact, I think she said, people who are on minimum wage, it's their fault, they just have to work more, whatever, they're lazy and all that. And so, actually, in the docu, I think, but I would love to see him, apparently, he takes him every day to do a little bit of an immersion into someone's work.

So one day she's going to deliver packages, one day she's going to go to the factory where she's going to package salmon, that kind of thing. And actually, it's good, apparently, because. .

. Well, I have a friend who saw it. Apparently, she is not in bad faith.

She says. . .

well no, no, it's hard. But in fact, each time, she finds a bit of an excuse. She says yes, but now it's hard.

No, no, he's not a lazy person because. . .

She. . .

But the others. . .

But apparently, yeah, it's pretty good, yeah. Yeah, it's at the cinema, right? Yeah, but in fact, as it's quite confidential, it plays, I think, in a cinema, like MK2 Beaubourg, that kind, where there are a bit more documentaries, arthouse films.

It will soon be released on VOD. Afterwards, in the news. .

. Recently, what has been happening? Nothing comes to me.

There's nothing special. . .

Except the snow. In fact, every year, it's the same. I don't know, in other countries, it must be the same too.

But there are media who say “oh well why is it snowing? ". In fact, it's as if journalists rediscovered every year that there were seasons.

So why is it cold? Because it's winter and therefore the temperatures are dropping. And it's true that it's funny to see because.

. . It's always the same things, really.

Always, always. Afterwards, we say that they are marauders, right? The chestnut trees.

Ah, it's chestnut trees, yeah. It's Valentine's Day. That’s really what comes up every year.

These are easy topics for the media to cover. But hey, every year they try to take a slightly different angle. For example, Christmas gifts, they will say, can we give second hand?

That sort of thing. But yes, it’s the chestnut trees. It comes up every year at the same time in the media.

But no, after that, in terms of current affairs, there is nothing crazy. Pastis, so that's what you probably hear, the dog. Every time we eat, it's a disaster.

He comes, he jumps on us. We give him something to calm him down, he doesn't calm down, he comes back. Anyway.

So there, you are really immersed with us. And so, that also involves being immersed with the dog, obviously. Even if it's okay, I don't think it's too disruptive.

Sometimes it's a bit painful. He's a great dog afterwards, so it's okay. He brings us so much joy.

It's my fault too. It hurts my heart. I give him a little to eat.

Afterwards, of course, he asks again. Yes, it’s true that I’m a little stricter on that. I'm in mode, no, we're not giving it to him.

But hey, afterwards, he looks at us with his little eyes like that. Yeah, dogs, I don't know, they have a thing where they manage to fill their eyes with tears, like that. They sit there, they look like it's the most important thing in the world, that you 're feeding him, even though he's had his meal.

But there was something like that, but it's an image of a cat, I think, it's in a cartoon, it's in a Disney, I think, where there is a cat looking like that with big eyes. It's in Shrek, right, or the potty cat? Ah, maybe that's it, yeah.

Well Pastis, he does the same. So all animals, perhaps, have this ability to play on our emotions. Yeah, that's clear.

In addition, our son is starting to be more and more interested in food. So now he eats purees and compotes. But a lot of times when I eat something good, like a donut or a doughnut, I have Abel and the dog.

So Abel in his little deckchair and the dog sitting like that next to it and they stare at me as if they wanted to say you're not going to eat it all by yourself, you're going to give us a piece, that's not possible. But no. Too sweet.

First of all, even I wouldn't have eaten that. So them. .

. Yeah, so here, today. .

. It's true that I would have gone back. .

. Because last time, for Elisabeth's birthday , we went to Disney. And I would have loved to do that again.

. . Actually, I don't know how to explain, but every time we go to Disney, I don't know, we're really in a universe.

. . Like a universe.

. . annexed to that of our everyday life.

Afterwards, when it stops, I miss it. There, I want to go back. Last time, I surprised Elisabeth.

The little one was kept. And we left like that all day at Disney. It was great.

It was great. Plus, the weather was magnificent even though it was the end of October. It was so good.

It was Halloween, so there were some Halloween decorations, but hey, they hadn't done too much either. Yeah, I was a little disappointed about that. I thought there would be some attractions that might be reworked a little.

Afterwards, we didn't do the haunted mansion. We didn't have time. Oh yes, that's true.

So maybe in this attraction, they added a few things, but I'm not even sure. Whereas in my memory, when I was younger and we went to Walibi, it's another amusement park that also exists in France. Yes, it exists.

But it exists in Belgium. On Halloween, they did extra attractions. Well, really, they.

. . Yeah, they were going all out for Halloween.

Especially since it’s still a time when there are a lot of people going there. It's the school holidays in France, in general. The next day is a holiday.

Yeah. This day was really good. It was really cool.

Yeah, because it's true that. . .

For six months, we've been 100% focused on our son and work. So, it was nice to have a little romantic day. Yes, it's clear.

It's true that it was good. Because as a result, Elisabeth gives a lot of lessons too. And it's true that we don't have much time.

But yes, we can tell what happened yesterday. We're going to tell you a story. Yesterday I went to buy this tablecloth and another.

It's a bit like a plastic tablecloth. I said to myself, it's good, it protects the table. Like this, we work on this table.

So we put our computers on, it can make. . .

Traces, that is. Yeah, marks on the table. When you drink, for example, a glass of water, if you forget to put a.

. . A coaster.

Yeah, a coaster. So, it will leave traces and everything. So for me, it’s true that each time, it annoys me a little.

So I went to buy this tablecloth because I said to myself, great, it will protect the table, Mathieu will be happy. Because often, he is stressed about the table and its sustainability over time. And I'm coming back.

So, I bought two. This one, a little more girly. Yes yes.

With flowers. And the other was more neutral. It was a sea green color.

So. I install it. And I smell Mathieu all day, he was naughty.

He wasn't well. He was like that. He touched the tablecloth.

And really, actually, he did n't like the feel of the tablecloth. He didn't like it because it was a little too big or he felt it on his legs. But it didn't matter.

He could tell me, well, I don't like this tablecloth, can we take it off and only put it on, for example, when we eat or. . .

I don't know, when we. . .

When you do an activity, when there are people who come, I don't know, for aperitifs. He wouldn't say that to me and he was angry all day. And finally, I kind of insisted that he tell me what was wrong.

And when he finally spilled the beans, as they say, that is to say, he kept it inside him and suddenly he got it all out. Afterwards, it was in a loop. He talked to me about the tablecloth all the time, even in bed, he talked to me about the tablecloth.

While it wasn't a big deal, we could just take it off. No, actually, I'll explain, from my point of view. In fact, this tablecloth.

. . In fact, Elisabeth, when she arrived with the tablecloths, she was happy.

It was really. . .

Wow, I bought tablecloths! It will make you happy! I felt like it was for me.

But above all, what's so funny is that at the beginning, he had just seen just one tablecloth, the one I had installed. And later, in the evening, he sees the packaging of the second tablecloth. And there, really, I see, it liquefies, he tells me but is there a second layer?

Sorry, I cut you off, go ahead, start again. No, but. .

. And in fact, so, I see her, she's super happy. She says, there you go, I bought this to protect the table, because I know it's important to you, that there are no marks on the table.

And so, she really took something into consideration for me. And so, we install the tablecloth and everything. And I, at the beginning, I was happy, because I said, oh yes, it's all great.

Then once she installed it, actually, I don't know if you see there, it's like this and it's actually long. And so every time I got up to get water or something, in fact my legs, they touched the tablecloth and so it raised it a little bit. And actually, I don't know, it stressed me out because I don't like to be hampered in my movements.

We're already in a small apartment, if there's even that. And so I was a little like that, a little nervous. And I didn't dare tell her that I did n't like it because she was so happy to have bought this tablecloth, that I said to myself, well no, poor thing, if she gives me a gift.

. . Anyway , a gift isn't either.

. . It's not a crazy gift, but.

. . I said to myself, if I start telling him, ah the tablecloth, I don't like it and everything, I I was afraid of hurting him a little.

And so, obviously, it's a bad thing, it's better to speak quickly, because there, suddenly, I spent. . .

Not the whole day, but hey, it disturbed me a little. So I. .

. So I was complaining a little bit about this tablecloth, and then finally, it's okay, we explained. And so, we decided, because it's a very important subject, I really want.

. . So we decided to put away this tablecloth when we don't need it, and then really be careful to put a bottom of glass when you have a herbal tea or something.

You see, we have some really very important and very intense areas of contention . On the other hand, there is something super important that I have to do today, which is draw lots for Secret Santa. Mathieu's family is coming.

This is going to be super fun for my family for Christmas. We all meet again. And since there will be a lot of us, we're going to draw lots.

This way, everyone doesn't have to buy gifts for each person. And we're going to draw lots so that one person gives a gift to another person. I have to do it.

And it's cool, I found a site online that allows you to do that. And actually, it's super funny, I don't know, maybe you know, because you can write anonymously to your Santa Claus, say "Ah, dear Santa Claus, I would like that, I 'would like that'. And Santa Claus can also write to you and say "Ah, hello, there you go, I'm your Santa Claus.

What would you like as a gift? Don't forget to send me your list. " That's enough nice, nonetheless.

Yeah, it's pretty cool, yeah. I absolutely have to do it today, that way it gives me time to find gifts. If, I don't know, people want to take advantage of the Black Friday promotions, it's good to do it now.

Yeah, and then it's little gifts. We are careful not to give gifts worth 200 euros. Yes, we put the budget, we said 20 euros, 25 euros maximum, because there are also younger people.

So if it's gifts for 10 euros, that's fine. Yes, it's more for the symbol. Yes, it's for the symbol, to show that we're paying a little attention.

So. And also, today I have to go get gifts for Abel. Oh yes !

In fact, in Belgium, there is a tradition on December 6, it is Saint-Nicolas. It's really very important. That day is Children's Day and in general, they receive their presents on Saint-Nicolas rather than at Christmas.

Christmas, let's say, is more for adults. And in fact, I had planned really well in advance to pick up gifts. Except that, obviously, I don't know.

. . I saw, he had the same toys almost since he was born.

He hurt me too much. I have the impression that he was going around in circles with his rattles, his little toys. And so, what did I do?

At first, I took out a gift. Afterwards, I took out a second gift. Afterwards, I took out a third gift.

In short, there were no more gifts for St. Nicholas Day. So, I had to recommend others.

Okay, there you go. Don't judge me, I think a lot of young parents want to buy lots of things for their little ones. Even if I still try to buy on Vinted, to buy a few second-hand things too so that he has a little bit more.

And so there you have it, I recommended things and it's true that I said to myself well, I'm going to wait the longest because you know when you order from a relay point, you have 7 days for example to pick it up . And I told myself I'm not going to go get him right away because otherwise I'm going to try again to give him the little toys in advance. So already there, I waited until the last moment, but today I have to go get the packages and you have to hide them.

You have to hide them and we will go out on Saint Nicholas Day. Plus, it's funny because he's too small, Abel, he's not conscious at all. It's clear.

He doesn't realize what 's going on behind the scenes. Yes, plus, he doesn't even know what Saint Nicholas is. It's more limited for me than we do it, but there you go, you have to hide them and we'll take them out that day.

But that, by the way, is funny because as a Frenchman, it really surprised me. So, let someone tell me, there you go, there is Saint-Nicolas in Belgium, well, there you go, yes, I understand it, there is no problem, there is another celebration. But for me, in Belgium, they celebrated Christmas like in France.

That is to say, for me, in Belgium, in Belgian supermarkets, there were, for example, Santa Clauses who took photos with children. Well, there it was, there was still that. And in fact, no, it's really, in fact, in Belgium and the Netherlands, there is no.

. . Christmas, it's not at all like in France.

It's not emphasized as much at all. In the Netherlands, I can't say too much since I've never lived there. In any case, in Belgium, Christmas is more of a religious holiday and more for parents.

We always had a little gift, something, but the majority of gifts we received on Saint-Nicolas. And indeed, in the supermarkets, there was a Saint Nicholas. And in any case, when I was little, you could have Santa Claus, for example, in Christmas markets, that kind of thing, but the children are all about Saint Nicholas and less about Santa Claus.

In any case, I was told, it's normal, there are a lot of children on Earth, they divide up areas, it's a lot of work just for either Saint Nicholas or Father Christmas. So in Belgium, it’s more Saint Nicholas who comes. It's true that it's funny.

Indeed, dividing the work like that makes sense. For a child, this can be understood. Besides, I have a funny anecdote.

I don't think I've ever told it when we went to see Saint-Nicolas with my parents. I don't think so either, yes. It's such an institution in Belgium, Saint-Nicolas, that when I was a child, my parents' job, we worked for the state, they organized a huge party in a gigantic place where, in fact, we came.

. . I don't know anymore, there was a little snack, there was Saint-Nicolas, and each child went to get a gift from Saint-Nicolas.

Do you know this story? Yes, I know. And basically, here it is.

. . And frankly, I remember it, when I was little, I was maybe 5 years old, maybe less than that, and so there we are, we're going to Brussels, which was still an hour's drive from our house.

There we go, we park and all that. We arrive in front of the huge place where we were supposed to have the party. We try to push the door and the door doesn't open.

And then, my parents realize that they had the wrong weekend, that it was the following weekend. But go tell a child that you have already traveled an hour, tell him, we are going to see Saint-Nicolas, you are going to see a gift. .

. Go explain to him that in fact, you are arriving, he there is no party, no gift, no Saint Nicholas, and the door is closed. And so, to ease the pill a little, as they say, we came back to Namur, and they said to themselves, we're going to go to Quick.

So Quick is a fast food restaurant, a bit like McDonald's. And when we arrived at Quick's, there was actually a Saint-Nicolas. And so my parents said, well, he couldn't be in Brussels, since he was already in Namur, the city where we lived.

In Namur, at Quick, he cannot be in both places, at the same time, he does not have the gift of ubiquity, as they say. It's a very complicated word. It means being in two places at once.

And to me, it made perfect sense. I was there, it's okay, I was still able to see Saint-Nicolas. .

. And the following week, we returned to the party which was taking place at that time. It's true that it was very funny.

I wouldn't have wanted to be in my parents' place. . .

And make this mistake, because really, it's. . .

I think it must be difficult. Damn, I dirty the chair! Damn, I put chocolate on the chair!

Do you want us to put a tablecloth on the chairs? Do you want me to cut the big tablecloth and make lots of mini tablecloths for the chairs? Okay, sorry, but I dirty the chair.

I put chocolate on the chair, maybe on my jeans too. Do you want yogurt or not? No, it's okay, thank you.

Honestly, I've eaten enough. So there are a few things left, but we'll eat them. .

. Yeah, as a snack? Yeah, at snack time.

Wait, I wanted to say something. . .

It had to do with Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas. .

. Wait, I'll still have a banana. Do you want half a banana?

No, I'm not hungry anymore. Honestly, I'm not hungry anymore. But they are gigantic, these bananas.

Ah yes, for me, today, what I 'm going to do, I'm going to go to the gym. Yesterday, I absolutely wanted to go, but I was too lazy. I was tired.

I felt really bad after not going. Today, the priority is really sport. Sport is the most important thing.

We're lucky to be able to work. . .

. There are advantages and disadvantages to working from home, so there are still some serious disadvantages of not having a power cut and everything. But one of the advantages is still being able to manage your schedule as you want.

And so, it's a shame not to take advantage of that and not to do what we really want to do. And what I really want to do is go to the gym. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Because I feel like I lost. I feel that. .

. Maybe you see it on video, but I'm less massive. Before, I was more massive.

And now, for the past two months, I've been going there a little less. And I feel that my sweater floats a little more in it. You're exaggerating.

I'll have to buy a sweater that's a smaller size. Size XS, right? Oh no, XXS?

But if you want, we can lend you Pastis' coat. Ah yes, Pastis' coat would suit me well. But.

. . Yeah, me, so I teach the class.

Afterwards, I think I'll edit this video. That way, she's ready for Tuesday. And.

. . Yeah, I should go to the gym too, but I don't know if I'll have time, I don't think so.

And. . .

Afterwards, I can go get the little one, and then you go to the gym. Yeah, I'll see, especially considering everything we ate there. It's true that we need to eliminate this now.

There you go, it's your fault. As we are making a video for you, breakfast, now we have to exercise so as not to gain weight. We'll see, we'll see.

I finish my banana. We're going to put it all away. We'll save you the hassle of tidying up.

We have dishes. Well, it was a pleasure talking with you. In any case, you have seen a rather difficult conversation because normally, I make the effort to speak more gently.

There, I didn't make any effort. So you really have the real speed of French, of everyday life. So, thanks for watching if you're at the end.

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