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  • As summer is fast approaching - - if you're in the northern hemisphere... if you're in the southern...even if

  • you might be thinking "I'd really like to go to Paris" And I can understand. It's a beautiful city. Easy to get around by metro.

  • You can get salads with goat cheese -- melted goat cheese -- it's like this salad with croutons and..melted goat cheese.

  • And the champagne is cheaper than water! That's not true. But as you're planning your trip you might be thinking "I don't speak

  • French!" Maybe not. Maybe your a French aficionado. So you have to learn their language. Or at least a few words.

  • And so I thought I'd give a mini lesson Because really, you really only need one word. I know what you're thinking

  • One word? It's true. When I share this word with you, this word is magical. It is magical.

  • It has unicorns exploding from it. It is THE magical word that you can put in any type of situation and you're good to go.

  • Maybe not any. MOST situations . 99.5% of the situations you can put this word and you're good to go.

  • Are you ready? I'm hesitant at the same time because this word is powerful, I mean --

  • Let's just get to it : PUTAIN. Pu - tain. It literally means whore. But, not litterally, means everything else.

  • Don't believe me? Let's just go through some common tourist phrases that you might say in Paris

  • And use our one magical word : "putain", but change it slightly to fit the situation And you'll see -- it's magical.

  • For example. "Nice to meet you" Tourist phrase #2 : I'm hungry Tourist phrase #3 : I'm lost

  • #4 : We've been walking for awhile. I'm tired #5 : You're really hot

  • #6 : I think I stepped in dog poo #7 : Nice Mexican hat #8 : I think I drank too much champagne

  • #9 : I'm lost! In the jungle! #10 : I found my hedgehog, and you have one, too!

  • #11 : Can you tell me where the bathrooms are? #12 : Oh my god, Becky, look at her butt

  • Tourist phrase #13 : I've become a mime! #14 : Please stop poking me with your spaghetti or I will poke you back

  • Tourist phrase #15 : I'm stuck, and I can't get out #16 : You have now been Rick Rolled

  • Tourist phrase #17 : I've been Lady Gaga -ed. See? Entire language. One word. It's all it takes. French is actually far more

  • easy than you ever thought. Isn't it? French language. One word. Now use it wisely. As I said, it is a magical word.

  • However, magical words can come back on you and backfire. I'm sure I've left some situations out so leave them down below

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  • It's kind of like a rare gem that you have to use sparingly or if you use it too much the power will go away

As summer is fast approaching - - if you're in the northern hemisphere... if you're in the southern...even if

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