And absolutely wonderful entry! I had never heard nor seen coucougnettes before, and it’s a word I was not even aware of (and, believe me, my “colorful” French vocabulary is usually pretty good!).

The combination of candy and sex talk is very fun as well. The French tend to have a healthier attitude about sex than most Americans do – although I still have a tough time dealing with some “infidelity” issues. And, of course, not all French husbands cheat on their wives, and not all French wives cheat on their husbands (7 out of 10 surprised me a bit, I have to admit.)

i was trying to think if there’s an american equivalent of candy or treat that remotely resembles this kind of relaxed playfulness. i can’t right now but there’s gotta be! maybe? btw, i don’t know but they might have made up those statistics

Yeah, well, I’m somewhere the “6″ and “5″ out of 10. I know who the right guy would be, but alas, we’re worlds apart and he’s married and shall remain nameless…but who’s to say that what we fantasize and dream about doesn’t come true, in another dimension :> (HEAVY sigh)!

Bonsoir à tous,

Je connaissais le mot “coucougnettes” (pas vraiment de l’argot, mais pas très chic en société non plus…), mais par contre sa déclinaison en sucrerie est absolument hilarante !!!

Il semble effectivement que les français aient une certaine aptitude à démystifier les “choses de la vie”, et c’est très bien.

Amitiés,

Didier

Love Didier’s comments. If something is missing, it’s worth a translation at http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr

Oh…. do you guys get “South Park” in France? If not, it’s a crudely drawn, cartoon satire, very “potty mouth” at times, but even at my “advanced age” (over 21…way over…) I find it a lot of fun. Anyway, there’s this character, a black school cafeteria chef named “Chef” (voiced by Isaac Hayes, who recently quit the show, due to “South Park’s” poking fun at Scientology (but they do poke fun at EVERYTHING!)), who has does this marvelous song about the recipe for a sweet treat, called… “Chocolate Salty Balls”. Needless to say, no one has the, uh, “Coucougnettes” to play it on the radio in the States!

je me demande s’il y a un mot chic pour coucougnettes?

i think south park is here on cable tv. it’s hard to imagine that show in french, but then again, they did a pretty good job doing the french version of the simpsons. some things get lost in translation and i’ve always wondered about how they’d translate the episode where bart goes to france…anyway. i just saw the lyrics for chocolate salty balls. hahaha!

Bonsoir,

Un mot chic pour “Coucougnettes” ?

A priori, le plus “politiquement correct” que je connaisse pourrait être “Les bijoux de famille”.

Mais je n’ai pas souvent l’occasion de placer ce terme dans une discussion “chic”, alors à vérifier!!!

Amitiés

Didier

Our local pâtisserie in Southwest France has been selling Les coucougnettes de Vert Galant for about three years now. They are outrageously expensive, and outrageously delicious. Ce bon vieux Henri IV. Qu’il vive! Qu’il vive!

roger, they ARE outrageously expensive! these were 9.80 euros for 200 grams.

didier, on dit la meme chose aux u.s. mais j’admets qu’il n’y a pas une facon de le dire naturellement ou…confortablement

PretzelBug,

Not that I listen to that radio station anymore, but I live in S. Louisiana and I’ve heard that song on the radio plenty!
It’s not really a radio song — but a lot of things they play on the radio today should not be allowed played.
And I think SouthPark is stupid, sorry.