Nude portrait (Dutch/French)
Me and my girlfriends were visiting Paris. While having a refreshment somewhere in Quartier Latin, a street artist walked towards us and asked me (in French of course) if one of us was interested in having her portrait painted by him. I translated his question to my friends, for both of them didn't speak nor understand French at all. One of them asked me in Dutch: Portret? Nu? The obviously embarrassed artist didn't wait for my translation but replied immediately: Non non, pas nu, pas nu! It took a while before I could stop laughing. Only then I was able to explain to both my girlfriends and the artist that nu means 'now' in Dutch, not 'naked' as in French.
Sent by: Pauline
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