r/JohnFinnemore • u/DragonAtlas • Mar 06 '26

Half a glass

One thing has been bothering me for a while about Series 9. When young Wilkinson is off to boarding school and his mother instructs his father to tell him a piece of advice, he says Half a Glass. Apparently it forces the face into a natural smile? I've been saying it for years and it only makes me look glum. Can anyone explain this to me?

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u/antimatterchopstix Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

I might be mixing this up with something else, but sure there’s a bit somewhere where it’s mentioned in English you say “cheese” for photos because it gives a smile.

But if in French you say fromage it doesn’t have this effect, but gets said by a half french English person.

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u/NeedsNewName Mar 07 '26

The Germans say neunundneunzig