“Excusez moi CHEF” meme: meaning, origin and rare card

What does the “Excusez moi CHEF” meme mean?

The meme tells of a silent ride where the customer barely dares to open their mouth. The word “chef” adds an exaggerated respect that makes people laugh: the driver is addressed like an authority nobody should disturb. It describes an awkward exchange, a conversation that never starts or a person who spends words very sparingly. It is also used to ask for something with overdone caution, such as turning the volume up, opening a window or changing the route, apologising in advance for the trouble.

Where does the “Excusez moi CHEF” meme come from?

The expression stages the meeting between a passenger and a ride-hailing driver whose silence became the subject of the joke. The greeting “Excusez-moi, chef”, delivered with extreme politeness, symbolises the customer’s unease in front of a driver who hardly says anything. This driver is billed as the most taciturn in France. The meme circulates as short clips and screenshots reused in comments, following the same logic as other everyday-situation lines: an ordinary scene, a mismatch of tone and a phrase that sticks at once.

How to use the “Excusez moi CHEF” meme

• Say “Excusez-moi, chef” to a friend driving in total silence.
• Comment on a taxi ride where nobody dares speak.
• Ask a very curt colleague for a small favour with this line.
• Caption a ride clip where silence settles in.

The “Excusez moi CHEF” card in MyMemeCards

Number	No. 2167
Rarity	Rare
Collection	Memes FR pack
Fame	50/100 · #753 of 3493
Recycle value	10 MemeCoins (30 in Shiny)
Suggested by	@axel_mgn

How to get the “Excusez moi CHEF” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Excusez moi CHEF comes out of the Memes FR pack as a rare card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 10 MemeCoins.

The reprint of the “Excusez moi CHEF” card

The “Excusez moi CHEF” card was reprinted as Epic (No. 3,065). A reprint is the same meme printed again, with a number of its own and a higher rarity than its first printing, which was rare. Its face reads “Reprinted card · Higher rarity”.

Every printing is dealt in the packs of the Memes FR pack, each at its own rarity: the higher it is, the rarer the card is to pull. Copies of the first printing already pulled stay as they are, and any printing counts toward completing a set.

MyMemeCards reprints a meme when it deserves more than the rarity of its first printing, such as a classic that became iconic after it came out: the reprint gives it a place among the most sought-after cards without taking anything from the players who already had it.

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