God kids are funny......

[Smowball]

My 12 yr old son is on 8 day school water activity trip to France. Group leader is updating us every eve with an email - most amusing.

Tonights email included the following:
An un-named year 7 pupil decided that a squawking seagull sounded different to the ones in England and asked if it was due to the French accent.

Another un-named pupil hopped onto the french coach instead of the British and blamed it on " sudden colour-blindness"

Nearly all pupils have had a shower - the last one has just been told off for standing outside in a thunderstorm and his excuse was " well you told us to have a shower"

All quoted word for word, but very funny

[MarkRae]

Elles ont un drôle d'accent ces mouettes françaises, non...?

[annie0000]

lol - so he went on the trip then! is everything going okay as i rember that he was having a bit of bother from some of the other kids??

[grasscarp]

Mon dieu et mon droit. My God you are right!

[Smowball]

Hello annie my lovely - yes I spoke to the school and he has gone. They seem to be having a great time( well I hope so!!) Will deal with other issues wen he gets back.

Mark - you're just showing off lol

[Buenchico]

The first pupil was well-informed:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...-environment-16154490

The second one had obviously been watching France v England in the Euros. Blue and white definitely looked much the same, i.e. equally boring!

The third one is to be congratulated for his energy- (and water-) saving initiative!
;-)

[annie0000]

Maybe this will give the other kids a chance to see your son in a different light and the problems may sort themselves out a bit - hopefully anyway.x

[Smowball]

Buenchico,omg I cannot beiieve your answer - I may have to email them in France and quote my lovely cyber friend! lol that has made me laugh

[excelsior-1]

all very good. 'out of the mouths of babes'

nice to see he is having a great time

[Smowball]

Well they were having this horrendous rain till today when they had fantastic weather till about 5 pm when a huge thunderstorm blew in

[rowanwitch]

All birds develop 'accents' northern songbirds sing differently to southern ones city birds sing louder. and there are definite differences when migrant populations join resident birds

[Smowball]

Well I never rowan, I didnt know that - you learn something new every day.

[Arksided]

Love it, funny.

The quiet ones are always the best.