The documentary shows Carle – breaking his iPhone with a new French-made Tefal saucepan, while his girlfriend shouts: “Are you crazy? Those are new pans!” Carle said his aim was to “save the French economy.” He said the experiment was part serious and part fun. He even asked a French language expert to check if he should keep using the word “cool” and other English words – the expert told him swap it for the nearest French alternative: “chouette.” When he discovered that France makes no refrigerators or televisions, but makes airplane seats and windmills, he sighed and said: “Great. Nothing that will fit into my apartment.”
What is true of the English word “cool”?
Carle used to use it It comes from the French word “chouette” French television ads for refrigerators often use it It started being used in France in the 20th century