So some missionaries came to my door just now, and greeted me voluminously…in French. I asked why they were speaking French, and they explained that they were looking for French speakers, and they had literature in French. They’d come to my door because my last name is French.

I told them that my French ancestor had come to these shores in the 1630’s (true story) and that my family hadn’t been French-speaking in a very long time, and they thanked me (in French) and off they went. I never did find out what denomination they were with. And I have no idea why there were looking for French-speakers around here. Korean and Armenian speakers, sure, we’ve got lots, but if there’s a colony of French expatriates anywhere around here I’m not aware of it.

Very odd.