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Pretty sure cake meant bread in the original quote.
For one thing, the original French phrase that Marie-Antoinette is supposed to have said—“Qu'ils mangent de la brioche”—doesn't exactly translate as “Let them eat cake.” It translates as, well, “Let them eat brioche.”
Brioche is a light and fluffy naturally sweet bread, often had with coffee.
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Brioche is still a fancier food than basic bread. It's like saying 'let them eat bagels'.
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Brioche, if memory serves.
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Heh, sorry, I edited in more info after commenting. But yes, your memory served correctly!
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Let them drink Starbucks!
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A liberal would already know why they can't-
Oh! This is for "American libs". Totally opposite things.
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Language is a funny thing.
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On that note, Bourgeois means "middle class" in a literal translation to English, but it refers to "middle class" in an English sense rather than an American one. Doctors/Lawyers/Business Managers instead of a catch-all that anyone can self-identify as.
I just think that's neat.
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