The French parliament once debated at length the question as to whether or not a gentleman in a pissoir when recognising a female passer-by, should lift h hat to her.

法国议会曾详尽地讨论过这样一个问题，即当一位绅士在路边小便池方便而此时恰有异性从旁边经过时，是否应该向她脱帽致敬。