Gabrielle, a secondary school teacher in the series 30 vies, is talking to one of her students. Gabrielle always uses tu to speak to this student.
At one point, Gabrielle tells the student that she had stopped by her place earlier on. Instead of saying chez toi, Gabrielle said chez vous.
Just a reminder that chez vous is sometimes used informally instead of chez toi, even when people are on informal terms with one another.
Of course, chez toi is also used. At this stage, I might suggest you stick with chez toi yourself when you’re speaking with someone you’d normally use tu with.
[This entry was inspired by the character Gabrielle in 30 vies, season 1, episode 18, Radio-Canada, Montreal, 8 February 2011.]
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