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Sep 13, 2013 - 02:38 PM
I asked my friend in France. They still do use garçon to refer to a waiter if the waiter is male. If the waiter is female then they use mademoiselle.
Sep 18, 2013 - 10:58 AM
Merci Mike...
Sep 18, 2013 - 02:49 PM
About.com's Laura K. Lawless (who hasn't led me astray yet) suggests garçon is considered "disrespectful" when referring to a waiter these days. Personally, next time I'm in France I plan to use "Monsieur" just to be on the safe side.
Sep 18, 2013 - 03:13 PM
I was in France recently. I never heard "garcon" when referring to a waiter, always monsieur.
Sep 30, 2013 - 10:47 AM
I live in France and always use Monsieur. I've never heard Garçon myself. I did ask a server this question and what he thought and he said he wouldn't be offended, but it's a bit old school. I don't live in Paris, so maybe it is different there.
Sep 30, 2013 - 02:59 PM
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Sep 30, 2013 - 04:30 PM
I go to Paris about twice a year. I've always said (and have heard said by others) "Monsieur."