The family

Four French people, one table, one bottle of red. Not the best people to explain America, but definitely the loudest.

Gérard, beret and huge red nose, furious

Gérard

the dad

Yells the news at you, knows everything about America, has never set foot there.

  • Beret, moustache, tank top, wine glass. In that order.
  • Bad faith of Olympic level.
  • Says one thing too many about Monique every single episode. Gets the baguette every single episode.
Overheard at the table

“HEY, AMERICA! TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT EXTRA?! ARE YOU INSANE?!”

“In France, waiters hate everybody equally!”

Monique in hair rollers, smirking

Monique

the mom

Destroys Gérard with logic that is somehow even worse than his.

  • Hair rollers, gold hoops, flowery apron, zero patience.
  • Hates Gérard slightly more than she hates Americans, and says so.
  • Holds the baguette. Holds the remote. Holds the power.
Overheard at the table

“For that price, the waiter better wipe my ass!”

“Like me. Except I hate you more.”

Chloé, long blond hair, bored, her pink phone in hand

Chloé

the daughter

Reads the actual facts off her phone. Nobody listens.

  • Knows America from social media, which makes her the family expert.
  • Bored by everything, especially her parents.
  • The only one who checks the numbers.
Overheard at the table

“One L.A. restaurant: twenty percent forced tip. Plus a five percent admin fee.”

Papy René, flat cap and long nose, half asleep

Papy René

the grandpa

Sleeps through the episode, then ends it in ten words or less.

  • Compares everything to France in 1965.
  • Never without his glass of red, never in a hurry.
  • Always turns the joke back on the French.
Overheard at the table

“In France, the service is included. The violence too.”

“In 1965, we tipped with homemade wine.”