by "not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
Published 06/03/2017 at 17:29
by "not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
Published 06/03/2017 at 17:29
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The name Citroen comes from Andre Citroen. His last name comes from his father, who was Dutch. So, therefore, the Dutch pronunciation (/sitrun/) is more correct than the French pronunciation ([si.t.n]). Citroen isn’t even a word in French.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
06/03/2017 at 17:32, STARS: 2
30 minutes into si.t.n and chill and he gives you this look:
"InFierority Complex" (lanciere)
06/03/2017 at 17:42, STARS: 3
Apparently citroen is Dutch for lemon, so that’s a great name for a car company. I still want a Cactus.
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
06/03/2017 at 18:41, STARS: 2
Intriguingly, it all goes back to the late Corporal Bonaparte. When he rose to higher and imperial things he annexed the Netherlands and by way of the Code Napoleon required persons not already possessed of a surname to acquire one. Andre’s great grandfather Roelof was a fruit merchant and at his customers’ suggestion added Limoenman. Roelof’s son decided to Frenchify himself and progressed through Limoenman-Citron to Citroen. Andre, when at school in Paris, decided he didn’t like the French pronunciation of Citroen (two syllables, nasal n) and moved to Citroën (three syllables, ordinary n).
The rest is history.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
06/03/2017 at 20:41, STARS: 1
I want a Cactus so bad. I hope they bring them here soon. I will push hard to buy one if they bring them here.
"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
06/03/2017 at 21:09, STARS: 0
That’s actually the standard C3. Mid and high range variants of the new one have the airbumps too now.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
06/03/2017 at 21:35, STARS: 1
TIL, Andre’s descendants were Dutch
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
06/03/2017 at 22:24, STARS: 1
Sure enough. Still want a C4 Cactus.
"Kookanoodles" (Kookanoodles)
06/22/2017 at 09:43, STARS: 0
The three French carmakers paint a fairly diverse picture of French society (at least for a century ago) :
- Louis Renault was Parisian and a Catholic
- The Peugeot brothers were Protestant and provincial
- André Citroën was Jewish and an immigrant