British and French Climate Jokes

Can't let British people have air conditioning because first they'd call it something twee like "the climate fixer" and then in 20 years they'll call it "the climb" or "the climmy" French kids would call it "le climat", frustrating language officials who would prefer they call it "machine pour le contrôle du climat froide a l'intérieur de l'édifice"

A screenshot of two humorous text posts joking about British understatement and French bureaucratic language. The punchline contrasts a series of overly cute British names for air conditioning with an absurdly long, formal French phrase for the same device, mocking how languages can become needlessly elaborate. EN: A screenshot of two humorous text posts joking about British understatement and French bureaucratic language. The punchline contrasts a series of overly cute British names for air conditioning with an absurdly long, formal French phrase for the same device, mocking how languages can become needlessly elaborate.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 9190 2023-05-18