Ah! si mon moine voulait danser

  • Me, squinting at inscription on a statue pedestal: (indistinct lip movements as I try to read Greek)
  • Monk (to me, in French): Oh, you read Greek?
  • Me (to him, in mumbly French): Er...sort of. I can't read capital letters very well because they look different.
  • Monk: Well, look here, on the other side, it's in Latin--
  • Me: Oh, great! Latin is easier.
  • Monk (chuckling): Really? Latin is easier?
  • Me: Well, easier than Greek, anyway.
  • Monk: Because there's also French on this side here, which is easy to read.
  • Me: Ah, yes. So it is.