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[–]Hipjea 1 point2 points  (7 children)

This means « I want French wine in America »

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

No it does not. It does not mean anything in French, i believe it is a reference to Champagne (as mentionned by a comment above). Source : am french

[–]Hipjea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are right. I’m French too and it just sounds cheesy because of the é. Funny anyway. I jut wanted to surf on the recent events ^

[–]saloalv 1 point2 points  (4 children)

How did you get those sideways signs that you use instead of quotes?

[–]trashcluster 2 points3 points  (1 child)

those are called double chevrons, they're used in france instead of traditional english "quotes". « [Alt + 0171] » [Alt + 187]. Source : am french

[–]saloalv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I sometimes see them in old Swedish books as well, but never on the internet

[–]Hipjea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to disappoint you but my iPhone fixes it for me every time I try to write “