Ce n'est pas possible!

It is not possible! Quite jarring and shocking to hear that phrase when all you want is a little creme brulee. Not possible as if it is the most impossible request in the world, as if not only did they not have it on the menu but it was so out of the realm of possibilities they were shocked we even asked. Strange... I have ordered creme brulee off their menu at least 3 times in the past couple weeks.

I am unsure if something became slightly lost in translation when the French began using this phrase. The phrase is French is Ce n'est pas possible which translates exactly to It is not possible in English but the meaning between the two is totally different apparently. If I were to tell someone it is not possible, I would mean it is completely out of the realm of possibilities. It is not possible I can be in two different places at once, it is not possible your handbag arrive to your door at 4 in the afternoon in New York when you ordered the bag at 3:13 that same afternoon in Louisiana, it is not possible to buy Pepsi from the Coca Cola Manufacturing Plant. These things are not possible. To buy a creme brulee at a restaurant that actually does serve creme brulee, that is a possibility, if they are out of creme brulee then they are out, not to the extremes of it being impossible! to have it.

I am experiencing this quite a bit. While trying to exchange my cell phone for a better one a couple of weeks ago, I was greeted with the phrase "Ce n'est pas possible!" Sure its possible, you just go over to your little cash register, scan the bar code on the box and voila, return is in process. However, apparently as severe as this phrase is to me, it is actually quite impossible to exchange a cell phone at Orange as I tried...4 times. I think the french need to get a new phrase, one I can better understand the meaning. At Orange, it was actually impossible to get the phone exchanged as was there policy but at the restaurant, it was in fact possible to get creme brulee but they were simply out.

Luckily for us, you ask enough times for certain things and "It is not possible" begins to mold itself into "It is possible" and voila, it is finally possible for us to have all of the furniture we asked for and it will be delivered today! Woohoo! Go GE! I am off to buy some necessities for the apartment before the furniture gets there (i.e. washing detergent so we can have wash the new temporary sheets we bought to sleep on until Soner's box finally arrives with our stuff...such a waste of money since we will have the sheets in less than 2 weeks fingers crossed but at the same time such a necessity as I am not sleeping on a mattress!)

Have a wonderful Memorial Day! I will write about our Thursday and Friday holiday and post pictures later.