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by bitwize 1162 days ago
Rather than risk confusion with putain (whore), the French opted to spell Putin's name phonetically in French -- and settled on "Poutine".

And the Canadians giggled.

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Ha! What do they do in Quebec?
No, I know that, I meant how do they refer to Putin?
Apparently he's called Poutine in Quebec as well which leads to a literal "freedom fries" situation as Quebecois restaurants that serve the dish avoid mentioning it by name to avoid controversy: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-diner-drops-poutine-from-...
Ah, I'm sorry - I misunderstood your question :)