Basically "Une Carafe D'eau" is a carafe of water.
Get used to saying it if you want to save a little money while in Paris. Here, I'll pronounce it for you Texas style: "Yewn Caraf d'oh".
Yes, "d'oh" just like as on The Simpsons.
Don't get it mixed up with mineral water otherwise you'll pay more for that baby than you would a bottle of fine wine. I'm not kidding.
The carafe you've ordered is simple, plain, tap water but it's not bad. Don't let them confuse you either. They will ask..."avec Gawwwwwwz"?
"Excuse Me? Gawwwwwz???"
"Oui!!! Avec Gawwwwwwwz!!!"
Ok now I'm starting to get nervous...."Do you mean do I want a glass?"
"Non!!! GAWWWWWWZ!!"
"Yes, okay, okay I'll take the Gawwwwwwz whatever that means."
Later my waiter brings 2 glasses with a bottle of mineral water...the gawwwwwwz was interpreted as "GAS"...or as this Texas girls understands, good old carbination.
As I said before save your money and practice: "Yewn caraf d'oh, s'il vous plait".
And if you survive that... then your next step is to repeatedly ask for ice!
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