France · The Lyonnais edition
Nobody knew health care could be so complicated
Calls everyone “gone”, solves problems in a bouchon and measures wine by the 46-centilitre pot.
Original statement · verbatim, not satire
Now, I have to tell you, it’s an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.
Wording to be checked against the source before launch
The Lyonnais version
Lyonnais, in the original
Personne savait que la santé, c’était si compliqué ? Oh, les gones, faut arrêter le beaujolais nouveau.
N’importe quel Lyonnais vous le dira : c’est plus simple de traverser la Presqu’île par les traboules sans se perdre que de comprendre une feuille de remboursement.
Bon, on en reparle au bouchon, autour d’un tablier de sapeur et d’un pot de côtes-du-rhône. Et après, promis, on réforme.
The English adaptation
Nobody knew health care was so complicated? Come on, guys, lay off the new wine.
Any Lyonnais will tell you: it’s easier to cross the old town through the secret passageways without getting lost than to understand a medical reimbursement form.
Right, let’s discuss it over lunch at the bistro, with some fried tripe and a jug of red. And after that, I promise, we reform.
Lost in translation: the notes
- “Gone” is Lyon slang for a kid, or a fellow Lyonnais of any age.
- Traboules are the covered passageways that run through buildings in old Lyon. Tourists get lost in them; locals pretend not to.
- A bouchon is a traditional Lyon bistro. The tablier de sapeur is breaded, fried tripe. A “pot” is a 46-centilitre bottle of house wine.
Draft: awaiting review by a local speaker
For comparison
The presidential version · satire
Health care is one of the most complex systems in American life. It touches every family, every employer and every hospital in the country, and that is exactly why getting reform right matters more than getting it done…
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