[neveralib]

Hey, I find the Europeans’ naïveté amusing. (Do the French even have a word for naïveté?)

Actually, the term "naive" has its roots from the Frog Language.

Origin of NAIVE:

French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Old French, inborn, natural, from Latin nativus native

First Known Use: 1654

[Vide]

You'll be telling us they have words for nuance and sarcasm next.

[driftless2]

I think Lonesome had his tongue firmly planted in his cheek on that remark.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Sarcasm is lost in translation, however.