#Is ’mon ami’ patronizing for french people?

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trim abyss
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imo i havent heard natives say mon ami in this context and like in english, its rarely used.

cosmic kettleBOT
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Is ’mon ami’ patronizing for french people?

warm kernel
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As in english, it can be. Given certain contexts, it will often be treated as such, but saying "salut mon ami" shouldn't ever be.

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as in english, if I go with some sort of 101 explanation and I end it with "my friend", it is pretty clear what I'm thinking of you, i'm saying by using "my friend" that you're dumb not knowing something everyone should know.