French woman pouring cider for a British soldier, WW2, 1944

3 years ago by PugJesus to c/historyporn

Gork 50 points 3 years ago

"Thank you ma'am, but I'm being shot at right now."

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PugJesus 45 points 3 years ago

Exactly! Terrible time to go thirsty!

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drasglaf 21 points 3 years ago

Interesting, last time I saw this it was tea.

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khannie 20 points 3 years ago

It's obviously hard to tell but the French do drink a sweet low alcohol cider (like 2-3% alcohol) during the day, particularly in summer when it is incredibly refreshing.

On the other hand, they're not huge tea drinkers.

On the other hand though they're keenly aware that the Brits love a good cuppa.

But on the other hand there is no milk in sight which is basically blasphemy to an English gentleman with a rifle to hand.

Edit: lastly, if that is tea, it looks like the kind of tea that is so weak it might cause an Englishman to build a guillotine over.

"When in Rome and all, chaps"

All in all, I conclude that the likelihood is cider.

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snugglesthefalse 8 points 3 years ago

As a British I'd probably be happy with anything drinkable in that kind of situation.

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khannie 4 points 3 years ago

In that situation I'd be happy with the steam off a tea bag tbh and absolutely anything drinkable being delivered like that would be like the nectar of the Gods.

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mars296 15 points 3 years ago

He looks British to me. He is using a Bren gun and you can see the start of visor(?) that British helmets have but it's obscured by his pack.

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PugJesus 9 points 3 years ago

You might be right, I might have saved it with the wrong notes. I'll change the title.

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omgitsaheadcrab 9 points 3 years ago

C'est cidre, not cidrer

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PugJesus 7 points 3 years ago

Mon erreur

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Late2TheParty 8 points 3 years ago

Weirdly, this reminds me of some interactions with Iraqi and Afghan police/military. We had a BUNCH of protocols to go through when handling UXO. But man, if it didn't beat all to see some Iraqi policeman just chuck UXO in the back of their pickup and drive it back for disposal.

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yemmly 23 points 3 years ago

For those unfamiliar with the lingo, UXO stands for “Unidentified Xylophone Object”.

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HowManyNimons 7 points 3 years ago

I thought it was "untrained Xiaosaurus orthodontists" but on consideration, that's just silly isn't it? Xiaosaurus teeth so rarely need orthodontics.

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don 15 points 3 years ago

UXO = unexploded ordnance

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TranscendentalEmpire 8 points 3 years ago

UXO possess a very strong prey drive. If you exude confidence, they're docile and even timid. However, if a UXO senses fear they become very aggressive and volatile.

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Late2TheParty 2 points 3 years ago

Ha! I never knew that! Thanks for the interesting lesson. 🤣

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Flax_vert 6 points 3 years ago

In Northern Ireland during the troubles, if a bomb was left on a bus, sometimes the driver would just lift it up and dump it somewhere then drive off (notifying police of course)

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Late2TheParty 4 points 3 years ago

Dang! I guess we can grow calloused to nearly anything.

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Jackcooper 5 points 3 years ago

Ok but why is he doing an army crawl up to it

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normalexit 8 points 3 years ago

My guess is to avoid being shot.