In Brittany we have the Breton language that is different from French. It contains a lot of “z”s and “k”s and other valuable scrabble letters.
We saw a convoluted restaurant sign on our way to Roscoff, the ferry port where we were headed on our way to Ireland.
Frogiz! The Brits call the French frogs. The spelling is slightly Breton. And it’s a French restaurant. I know. Hilarious. Sigh.
Other silly store names we saw on our trip, the Frisky Whiskey Bar, and Scoozi — an Italian/Irish mashup? We live in interesting times.
Department of Hot Waiters
Jack, taking care of hapless visitors.
Jack Power, no relation to Powers Whiskey, is a very friendly and helpful bartender/waiter in the Shelbourne pub in Cork where we spent some happy hours drinking in the ambiance and the Guinness.
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