I forget where you are based at the moment, somebody mentioned Limoges? If so watch out you are close to the chocolatine/pain au chocolat border there. I always got told off in the boulangerie 'till I realised that life was easier to use the former. Acedemic for me now though
Wherever it is, welcome at last to the land of the, relatively, free.
Ahh, I am safely ensconced in chocolatine territory: I had an overnight on the way down in Limoges, but I am in Castelnaudary (birthplace of cassoulet) for the summer.
Of course I should have remembered, the pain au chocolat territory is the SW, and the border is right here, which explains why so many native locals get told off in the boulangerie.
I should have remembered because I seem to recall that I recommended a favourite routier resto of mine on the outskirts of Castelnaudary.
Cassoulet cojones indeed! Looked like the rising anger, and violence, was genuine. I just loved the old rusty penny “S’il n’y avait pas les Anglais, vous parleriez tous allemand!”
I was right about us being in borderlands, just got the nomencloture arse about face. So, the burning question is where did @DrSukie buy her delicacies?
Castelnaudary had a bit of a rough time during/post covid with many empty shops in the centre, but it seems to be recovering now, getting back to it’s usual self. If anyone is there and into geological minerals or crystals etc, there is a really good rock shop there.
Must confess " pain au chocolat" rolls off my tongue but, if I see a label “chocolatine” I will obviously ask for that…
However, perhaps bowing to my obvious accent… if I start off with pain au chocolat and apologetically mumble chocolatine… I am met with a smile and understanding.
If the shop isn’t busy, a friendly conversation sometimes follows… why this name and not the other… blah blah…
“School is always open” as far as I’m concerned and I try to never waste an opportunity to speak French and learn new words/phrases from French people.