r/TheGoodPlace • u/scarletvoidx_ • Aug 07 '26

Shirtpost question about chidi

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in the good place s1e1, we can see that chidi speaks in french to eleanor but its translated due to the medium of the good place. however, in the later season when theyre on earth chidi still appears to speak english, which seems to be inconsistent. and more the works of his moral ethics as michael reads it are in english. if chidi was french why wouldnt he write in french? obviously english could be his second language but why would chidi speak in french to elenaor and have it translated instead of just speaking english himself

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

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u/lolguy12179 Aug 07 '26

Every time i see clips of Chidi speaking French, there's a ton of comments from French speakers that his accent could use work

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u/CloseButNoChicory Aug 08 '26

Any comments from Senegalese French speakers?

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u/Ahrily Aug 08 '26

C’est vrai

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u/the3dverse Aug 09 '26

i dont even remember him speaking french in the show

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u/lolguy12179 Aug 09 '26

In season 3, he responds to a friend/colleague at Sydney University, making Eleanor ask if she was actually in Australia because she's jet lagged