If you want to appear worldly, throw some French words into your ordinary patois (!) and see how people will step back in awe!
Let's say your wish is to seem romantic and continental. If you want to ask someone to have dinner with you, the way to ask is NOT to say, "Hey, whaddya say we tie on the old feedbag?" That sounds too rural.
But, pull "Dînons ensemble" out of your bag of tricks, and make reservations for tonight at Un Endroit Pour Manger.
Similarly, just calling those deep-fried shoestring spuds "French Fries" sounds way too McDonald's-y when you wish to seem all Johnny Depp-y. (By the way, let's hear it for Kentucky native John Christopher Depp II, changing his accent for his televised trial to make it sound like he's Johnny Gielgud all of a sudden!)
Just say, "pommes frites" (pahm freet) and you'll sound like you just got in from Cannes yesterday morning.
And why just sound all elegant when you can also smell all elegant?
The Idaho Potato Commission is here to help. They celebrate romance while saluting their signature crop with a limited edition potato perfume.
The fragrance is called Frites by Idaho. They made it by distilling Idaho potatoes and essential oils. They say it smells just like a fresh dish of fries!
"Whether you're at a drive through restaurant or dining in, it's near impossible to not grab a fry and take a bite before you dive into your meal. The smell is too good to resist," IPC President and CEO Jamey Higham said in a news release. "This perfume is a great gift for anyone who can't refuse a French fry."
And that's just about everyone, let's be honest.
The commission said the $1.89 bottles of the fragrance sold out quickly on the IPC website, but social media users can still enter an Instagram contest to win free bottles.
And, there's no need to tell the recipient that the gift of potato perfume you gave them only set you back $1.89. That's ₣10.98392 in French francs! That could be a thousand US dollars for all anyone knows!
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