Jason LevinFounder, Memelord Technologies

TIL there's no French word for "entrepreneur"

Name: TIL there's no French word for "entrepreneur"
Uploaded: 2025-06-08T14:20:37+00:00
Duration: 12 s
Channel: Jason Levin
Description: In a brief, informal exchange from a YouTube video, Speaker A launches a tirade against French culture, claiming that France does not tip and that this…

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In a brief, informal exchange from a YouTube video, Speaker A launches a tirade against French culture, claiming that France does not tip and that this leads to long waits, expressing personal dislike for French people and stating they would never invest in a French founder. The core of the rant is the assertion that French lacks a word for "entrepreneur," which Speaker A repeats emphatically. Speaker B responds by noting that the English word "entrepreneur" sounds French and seems plausible as a French term, but acknowledges that it is not actually a French word. The dialogue is conversational, jocular, and contains negative stereotyping of French people.

This is how you talk to French people. In France, they don't give tips. And so you're waiting there for like half hour. That is why I hate the French and why I would never invest in a French founder. And also they don't have a word for entrepreneur. It's crazy.
Entrepreneur feels like it should be a French word.
It should be a French word. It sounds like a French word.
It sounds like a French word, basically.
But it's not a French word. They don't have a French word for entrepreneur. It's crazy. That's so insane. It's like croissant, you know? That's an American word too.