Royal Navy at tipping point - RAF pilots have French language lessons for carrier

RobitTV

Britain has been Defeated and brought to its knees - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2002605/RAF-pilots-language-lessons-use-French-aircraft-carrier.html

"Royal Navy top-gun pilots are being forced to learn French so that they can fly from France’s flagship aircraft carrier"

"Royal Navy pilots will learn to fly French Rafale fighters"

Manic Moran

It must be said that I found breakfast as a guest of the French Army to be a tad disappointing, but lunch and dinner were well worth the trip. Particularly the bread. I would have no trouble with spending a week or two on CdG

NTM

xflyer

Those poor guys, 'forced' to learn French and then suffer the indignity of flying modern jet fighters like the Rafale and then this:

A typical menu will be French onion soup, crab-stuffed avocados or bouchées à la reine (savoury pastry), chicken breasts with white wine and cream sauce, stuffed mushrooms or carottes à la crème, aligot (mashed potato with garlic and cheese) or pommes dauphines and salad.]
Desserts are expected to include classic French cheeses such as brie.
or camembert, mousse or eclairs au chocolat, Konakry (a jelly-roll cake with raspberry jam filled with pastry cream and pineapple with an apricot glaze), or cherry clafoutis (baked dessert in a light batter) and, of course, coffee after the meal. All evening meals will be accompanied by fine red wines and vermouth rather than the gin and tonic or beer consumed by officers on British ships when they are off-duty.

Is there no end to the suffering those poor pilots will have to go through.:D Quelle nightmare!

In order to help out, I am willing to take one of their places. Where can I apply?

pablomakaveli

Not surprised to see the Daily Mail as the source for that one.

gizmo555

Manic Moran wrote: »

It must be said that I found breakfast as a guest of the French Army to be a tad disappointing . . .

"The French don't know how to cook breakfast." The Duke of Edinburgh, after a breakfast of bacon, eggs, smoked salmon, kedgeree, croissants and pain au chocolat – from Gallic chef Regis Crépy – in 2002.

shaneybaby

A french Navy cook did invent Mayonnaise though!
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/SauceHistory.htm (3/4 way down)

getz

shaneybaby wrote: »

A french Navy cook did invent Mayonnaise though!
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/SauceHistory.htm (3/4 way down)

plus frogs legs and snails

Fratton Fred

xflyer wrote: »

Those poor guys, 'forced' to learn French and then suffer the indignity of flying modern jet fighters like the Rafale

Is it true the Rafale flies backwards faster than it does forwards?

Local-womanizer

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Is it true the Rafale flies backwards faster than it does forwards?

Reverse is the fastest gear in cars so maybe!

Kepti

getz wrote: »

plus frogs legs and snails

I don't think those count as inventions.

Batsy

RobitTV wrote: »

Britain has been Defeated and brought to its knees

In what war?

Batsy

getz wrote: »

plus frogs legs and snails

Frogs' legs and snails are entirely natural.