1263
Water (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
136 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 95 points 2 years ago (8 children)

That is a masterfully crafted mansplaining trap.

Chappeau.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 8 child comments
    •
  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

    That's actually just the first part of the phrase. The whole thing is "je ne suis pas français, chappeau"

    edit: Ok this was supposed to be a joke about mansplaining something you know nothing about, but we fell into Poe's law.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 6 child comments
    •
  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    je ne suis pas français, chappeau

    I tried googling this to see if I was missing some reference or something and it led to strange google behavior I've never seen before... When I search "je ne suis pas français, chappeau" without the quotation marks, Google automatically changes the French to English in the search bar when I hit the search button.

    Anyone else experienced this? For what possible fucking purpose would that exist?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I didn't get that behavior, but no significant result to explain the expression either.

    But on the topic of weird behaviors, try to get copilot or meta AI to make a sign or an image for you with a phrase in a different language than your own.

    They always translate it, I can't get them to keep the exact text at all.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    Huh, this is an interesting intercultural communiaction trap.

    In my area, this is just used as a shorthand/slang/idiom for "nice, i respect that" or in place of a nod or "thank you"

    Edit: i should add, that as far as i know, a chappeau is a type of cap or hat? Right? have to google that.

    edit2: yes, a hat. The origin of the use I know for it is probably a salute where you touch your finger or hand to the hat, or lifting the hat.
    Here saying "hat" seems to be enough :D

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent