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| Bun fight: French presidential hopeful gets cost of pain au chocolat very wrong | Bun fight: French presidential hopeful gets cost of pain au chocolat very wrong |
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| French presidential hopeful Jean-François Copé had a Marie Antoinette moment on Monday, when he said he had “no idea” of the cost of pain au chocolat, a French pastry favourite. | French presidential hopeful Jean-François Copé had a Marie Antoinette moment on Monday, when he said he had “no idea” of the cost of pain au chocolat, a French pastry favourite. |
| “I have no idea but … I think it must be around 10 or 15 centimes,” Copé said when asked by a viewer of French radio station Europe 1 if he knew the price of the chocolate-filled pastries, which sell for around 10 times his estimate. | |
| Copé’s comments recall a piece of 18th-century French legend: when informed that the peasants had no bread to eat, the country’s last queen, Marie Antoinette, unaware of a raging famine, was said to have uttered the immortal words: “Let them eat cake.” | |
| “I admit I don’t buy them very often because … you have to be a little careful because of the calories,” said Copé, one of seven candidates vying for the conservative nomination ahead of next year’s election. | “I admit I don’t buy them very often because … you have to be a little careful because of the calories,” said Copé, one of seven candidates vying for the conservative nomination ahead of next year’s election. |
| Twitter users were quick to jump on the gaffe with a mocking hashtag. | Twitter users were quick to jump on the gaffe with a mocking hashtag. |
| Wow, with just 2 euros I could throw a huge #PainAuChocolat themed party! | Wow, with just 2 euros I could throw a huge #PainAuChocolat themed party! |
| Some pointed out that it was especially concerning that Copé used to be the nation’s finance minister. | Some pointed out that it was especially concerning that Copé used to be the nation’s finance minister. |
| Quand tu apprends que #Copé estime qu'un #painauchocolat coûte entre 10 et 15 centimes puis que tu réalises qu'il a été ministre du budget. pic.twitter.com/ks1EhfSnnp | Quand tu apprends que #Copé estime qu'un #painauchocolat coûte entre 10 et 15 centimes puis que tu réalises qu'il a été ministre du budget. pic.twitter.com/ks1EhfSnnp |
| Above a picture of a large swimming pool, a user named Mallis tweeted: “A pool like this costs 20 or 30 euros, tops! #painauchocolat.” | Above a picture of a large swimming pool, a user named Mallis tweeted: “A pool like this costs 20 or 30 euros, tops! #painauchocolat.” |
| Poke @jf_cope #CopeDecale #painauchocolat #EstimeUnPrixCommeCope pic.twitter.com/kN3KxTHpC1 | Poke @jf_cope #CopeDecale #painauchocolat #EstimeUnPrixCommeCope pic.twitter.com/kN3KxTHpC1 |
| Like many on Twitter, Cedric Abdilla made reference to the last queen of France’s famous suggestion. | Like many on Twitter, Cedric Abdilla made reference to the last queen of France’s famous suggestion. |
| “Row over the cost of pain au chocolat. @jf_cope is right, Why eat them. Let people eat cake.” | “Row over the cost of pain au chocolat. @jf_cope is right, Why eat them. Let people eat cake.” |