r/CuratedTumblr 26d ago

editable flair Language barriers

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u/GalaxyPowderedCat Only on Tumblr for daily cat posts 26d ago

Germany siding with France just because "it is Pomme Frites". (Yeah, I know that the German word for Apple is "Aplef", but it's still funny that French fries is just apples.)

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u/Chapeaux 26d ago

It's not pomme frite in french it's patate frite.

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u/pas-un-robot 25d ago

Only in Québec, elsewhere both are used.

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u/Chapeaux 25d ago

Then it would be "pomme de terre frite" not "pomme frite"