This is silly. We always order politely in bakeries. At least one of bonjour or svp is mandatory, along with a smile.
If you just say “deux croissants” with a perfect french accent (makes it clear you’re not a random tourist trying their best), you’d get a bad glare in return, and not unlikely to have the people around you in line asking you if you were raised by troglodytes in a cave.
This is silly. We always order politely in bakeries. At least one of bonjour or svp is mandatory, along with a smile.
If you just say “deux croissants” with a perfect french accent (makes it clear you’re not a random tourist trying their best), you’d get a bad glare in return, and not unlikely to have the people around you in line asking you if you were raised by troglodytes in a cave.
I love that that’s shortened to svp! Not sure why but it tickles me.
Svp is far too long to say, siouplé is more likely.
The French are very keen on following proper etiquette, I have no clue what the parent comment is about lol.