The questions that were asked of a waitress just so that four boys originally from the same outer suburb of Melbourne could continue hearing the sweetness of her French accent:

• would a wine list in a restaurant of the same standard in France look much the same as what’s on offer here?
• how would you rate the best of the Australian wines against the best of the French?
• from what region of France are you?
• the food was excellent — did you cook it?
• have you personally selected what’s on the cheese platter?
• could you convince Paul here why he really should be trying some of this cheese?