Our Tone, the UK's outgoing Prime Minister, has wished Nicolas Sarkozy, France's incoming President all the best and he's done it in French:
It's a very positive gesture, especially as we Brits are renowned for not learning foreign languages. I can't imagine Sarkozy's predecessor Jacques Chirac making a similar gesture in English, despite being fluent after having studied at Harvard. He's famous for being a bit tetchy about the French speaking English in public.
Posted by dompannell at May 7, 2007 8:59 PM