Many years ago I worked on the cross-channel hovercraft which 'flew' from Dover to Calais and also to Boulogne. I was a 'Purserette' (bit like an air hostess but not so fancy lol) and so worked on board the craft rather than on shore doing the ticketing (my French wasn't good enough for that).

I can't begin to tell you how many howlingly funny mistakes I made with my French. Suffice to say the worst time was when I announced (in French) that passengers should strap the life jackets around their lady's private parts, instead of their neck! sheesh. Coo and Coo are pronounced differently, allegedly!

We just imagined that if we capsized we'd know who the French were, cos they would be floating upside down.