Boulevard Clichy in Paris - Okay with kids?
Nov 14th, 2019, 11:59 PM
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Kids know a lot more than you think they know. I was sitting with my 9 year old on Chicago's famous Broadway bus, when a lovely "lady" walked by. My son piped up, "Nice t-ts for a guy" as "she" passed us. That Clichy area in the 9th was very famous in today's sense of "bougy." Zola, Berlioz, Bizet, Turgenev, Geroge Sand and more lived there. The lovely Musee de la Vie Romantique is close by.
And then there's this right at Pigalle
https://www.pariszigzag.fr/secret/hi...-privee-hantee
And then there's this right at Pigalle
https://www.pariszigzag.fr/secret/hi...-privee-hantee
Last edited by Envierges; Nov 15th, 2019 at 12:10 AM.
Nov 15th, 2019, 04:10 AM
#24
More about "bougie" -- https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bougie
Nov 15th, 2019, 05:38 AM
#27
Let's keep beating a dead horse, though: https://genius.com/a/from-bourgeois-...gos-bad-boujee
Nov 15th, 2019, 05:52 AM
#30
Bougie is a slang word. The origin was provided for you. It is "correct" when used as a slang word. The R is not "missing".
BTW, that link is the same one I posted.
Dissecting the correctness of "bougie" as a current slang word makes as much sense as "experts" dissecting the use of "Far out!" in the 70s.
It's slang. Popularized by John Denver or Migos, it's just slang. Like it. Don't like it. But the approval of non-users won't impact the use of the word or phrase, until it is no longer trendy and the use dies out.
Far out!
BTW, that link is the same one I posted.
Dissecting the correctness of "bougie" as a current slang word makes as much sense as "experts" dissecting the use of "Far out!" in the 70s.
It's slang. Popularized by John Denver or Migos, it's just slang. Like it. Don't like it. But the approval of non-users won't impact the use of the word or phrase, until it is no longer trendy and the use dies out.
Far out!
Last edited by starrs; Nov 15th, 2019 at 05:55 AM.
Nov 15th, 2019, 05:55 AM
#31
Nov 15th, 2019, 06:26 AM
#33
Bougie is a slang word. The origin was provided for you. It is "correct" when used as a slang word. The R is not "missing".
BTW, that link is the same one I posted.
Dissecting the correctness of "bougie" as a current slang word makes as much sense as "experts" dissecting the use of "Far out!" in the 70s.
It's slang. Popularized by John Denver or Migos, it's just slang. Like it. Don't like it. But the approval of non-users won't impact the use of the word or phrase, until it is no longer trendy and the use dies out.
Far out!
BTW, that link is the same one I posted.
Dissecting the correctness of "bougie" as a current slang word makes as much sense as "experts" dissecting the use of "Far out!" in the 70s.
It's slang. Popularized by John Denver or Migos, it's just slang. Like it. Don't like it. But the approval of non-users won't impact the use of the word or phrase, until it is no longer trendy and the use dies out.
Far out!
I wrote a paper on the phrase “far out” for an anthropology seminar in college. I couldn’t think of anything to write and was thinking of leaving the class, but the professor said just write about anything you want. I made it up out of my head. It had a sociolinguistic slant. It’s probably in that box in the attic, but I’d be embarrassed to read it.
Nov 15th, 2019, 06:30 AM
#34
Nov 15th, 2019, 06:44 AM
#35
Glad it's clear for you. I still don't "get" your Marais comment.
I do agree with Pepper about the proposed location. I'd prefer to stay elsewhere, especially with kids. But it has nothing to do with with the sex shops. I'd prefer the 6th or the Marais. Personal preference.
Nov 15th, 2019, 06:47 AM
#36
I wrote a paper on the phrase “far out” for an anthropology seminar in college. I couldn’t think of anything to write and was thinking of leaving the class, but the professor said just write about anything you want. I made it up out of my head. It had a sociolinguistic slant. It’s probably in that box in the attic, but I’d be embarrassed to read it.
I remember my father being bothered by "far out". I remember just looking at him and wondering what he could POSSIBLY be bothered about. I'm sure his generation had similar nonsensical trendy words/ phrases. It's not unique to any generation. The words change but the use of trendy slang is universal.
I remember the first time I read "bougie" on a FB post - a comment on one of my niece's post. My guess is that it was three years ago. I just checked to see when the Migos song was released. 2016. It's anyone's guess how long it will stay in use.
Last edited by starrs; Nov 15th, 2019 at 06:51 AM.
Nov 15th, 2019, 07:07 AM
#37
I was more offended by the tern "Roma", but I know it wasn't being thrown around as a hate term.
Still, in following Kerouac's definition of bougie I discovered a whole new level of argot below the argot.
Still, in following Kerouac's definition of bougie I discovered a whole new level of argot below the argot.
Last edited by bilboburgler; Nov 15th, 2019 at 07:12 AM.
Nov 15th, 2019, 07:35 AM
#38
I never said that the pronunciation of "bougie" was wrong. I just said that the term was stupid, considering its origin. That is just my opinion. You can love the term all you want and use it in every sentence.
<< I still don't "get" your Marais comment. >> Starrs, that is simply where Pepper stayed on his last trip to Paris. So if he is really a totally uncouth bougie, it does not seem appropriate. There are lots of trashy places to stay in Paris for people who think they are bougies.
<< I was more offended by the tern "Roma", but I know it wasn't being thrown around as a hate term. >> Lots of people think that Roma is a PC term to avoid saying gypsy, without realizing that the vast majority of gypsies in France are not Roma and are extremely insulted if you call them that.
<< I still don't "get" your Marais comment. >> Starrs, that is simply where Pepper stayed on his last trip to Paris. So if he is really a totally uncouth bougie, it does not seem appropriate. There are lots of trashy places to stay in Paris for people who think they are bougies.
<< I was more offended by the tern "Roma", but I know it wasn't being thrown around as a hate term. >> Lots of people think that Roma is a PC term to avoid saying gypsy, without realizing that the vast majority of gypsies in France are not Roma and are extremely insulted if you call them that.
Last edited by kerouac; Nov 15th, 2019 at 07:38 AM.
Nov 15th, 2019, 07:42 AM
#39
I never said that the pronunciation of "bougie" was wrong. I just said that the term was stupid, considering its origin. That is just my opinion. You can love the term all you want and use it in every sentence.
<< I still don't "get" your Marais comment. >> Starrs, that is simply where Pepper stayed on his last trip to Paris. So if he is really a totally uncouth bougie, it does not seem appropriate. There are lots of trashy places to stay in Paris for people who think they are bougies.
<< I still don't "get" your Marais comment. >> Starrs, that is simply where Pepper stayed on his last trip to Paris. So if he is really a totally uncouth bougie, it does not seem appropriate. There are lots of trashy places to stay in Paris for people who think they are bougies.
"What shocks me is using the slang term "bougie" I know that many Americans pronounce the word "bourgeois" or "bourgeoisie" as though there were no R in the word, hence the appearance of "bougie." But using the term indicates to me that the person has no idea what a bouRgeois is. Perhaps Thin is just an uncultured nouveau riche. A yet he has up to now given me the impression that he is better than that."
I don't "love" the word, but I do understand it is current slang.
Re paragraph 2 - I don't think you understand the meaning of the slang word "bougie".
I'll leave this topic now because it seems as any time/ energy spent on it has already been wasted time and energy. It's a slang word and no R is missing.
