tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889377300554986245.post3868464938033630875..comments2013-02-26T19:38:24.027+01:00Comments on Marianne goes to France: expression: qu'est-ce que c'est que ce beans?mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03418928985641483976noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889377300554986245.post-30311525432833097142011-02-28T13:54:26.082+01:002011-02-28T13:54:26.082+01:00Ok, so maybe I should do some research before maki...Ok, so maybe I should do some research before making stuff up! I just found out that the correct spelling is either binz or bin's, which is meant to be short for the French word "cabinets". The expression was used in a French film "les visiteurs" but I don't know if that's where it was first used. Now - do you think that they are referring to cabinets in the toilet kind of way or the office/practice/study kind of way? I guess it's probably the former, which makes it less cute. I'm still liking the legume image, though!mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418928985641483976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889377300554986245.post-83477525825218614982011-02-28T00:32:55.488+01:002011-02-28T00:32:55.488+01:00love this! my son is studying French at universit...love this! my son is studying French at university...I'm going to pass this along. He can impress his prof (or not!)Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152186185225897801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889377300554986245.post-18396480679215738802011-02-24T18:43:13.333+01:002011-02-24T18:43:13.333+01:00It just occurred to me that "bins" is al...It just occurred to me that "bins" is also an English word! And of course with a French accent they are pronounced the same way. I think the bean reference is funnier and it does seem to be more common (at least according to Google!). What the haricot?mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418928985641483976noreply@blogger.com