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prunesRplums | 11:23 Wed 27th Sep 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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Does anyone know any French people who say 'ooh la la'? Because I am assured by a French person that no-one does and I am quite distressed.
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Yes I think Po or Dipsy from the Tellytubbies might have been french.
The only time I've heard it said is when the person is talking to a child or a pet, as in "Oh la la...c'est pas bien ca!" , said in a mildly reproachful voice. I personally have never said it, I don't think. It's one of those expressions the english speaking world attributes to us, be it because it was once used ( "sacrebleu!"), or maybe appears in french text books, which are often "skimmed" of the more popular/informal language. "Oh la la"would be replaced by a swear word, in the spoken world (well, for me anyway! lol)
Btw, I swear I'm going to kill the next person who asks me "what's the french for va va voom?" ;-)
she said "OOH la la" not "oh la la".
French people say oh la la quite a lot in the way of "oh bother" but real french people DO NOT say OOH LA LA in the way that is sexually meant.
Never heard it, never said it !
All French people say it, all of the time, but they don't admit it.
Come, come, Top_Gooner, that is like saying that all Northerners say "By 'ecky thump!"
I'm an Englishman living in Darkest Cornwall, and my Cornish mate says 'Ooh Arrrh' all the time but I'm beginning to think he's taking the rise out of me.....
Nenny, nenny, Mester Greenrook, that is indeed how Cornish men speak. I mean, did not The Wurzels record a song titled, "Oooh, Arrrh, Oooh, Arrrh, 'ey!'?
I feel i must point out that the wurzles are from Somerset not Cornwall.
Go here:

http://french.about.com/library/listening/bllg -accents-listen.htm

Click on "Listen". After just one minute, she says "Ooh l� l�".

Myth busted!
Thank you brightbreeze, I should have remembered, 'Oh, We All Come Down from Zummerzet!'

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