" Carrefour "...How to pronounce?
How to pronounce "Carrefour"
An interesting explanation posted on the net, discussing how to pronounce: Carrefour.
You're all wrong.
Carrefour is owned by a French of Chinese descent - Cantonese to be precise.
He started the successful business with money provided by his maternal uncle.
In order to thank and honour his uncle for the start-up assistance, he decided to name it after his uncle.
Out of sheer respect, he could not bring himself to use his uncle's common name.
So he called it the way he would always call his favourite uncle in the Cantonese dialect and i.e.......Cow-Foo.
Labels: Humour
posted by Unk Dicko @ 12:34 AM
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1 Comments:
"Cow Foo" is in Cantonese dialect.
Here's using "cow" as in Hokien...
In class, the teacher asked Ah Beng the question: "What do you call the parents of cow-boy?"
Ah Beng asked: "What is the meaning of parents".
Teacher: "Parents means father and mother".
Ah Beng: "Oh, I know. Cowboy's father is "Cow Peh" and Cowboy's mother is "Cow Boo". So Cowboy's parents is called "Cow Peh Cow Boo"
(in Hokien means "Cry father, cry mother"!!!)
Caution: Not to be used properly here for "Speak Good English" as an example. Just for fun!
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