An American is visiting in France for several weeks. As his stay nears an end, he is sitting around with three of his new-found French friends, just shooting the breeze. The subject turns to language, and the American says, "Guys, I do have one question. I keep hearing this expression, "sang froid". What does it mean? I know that it literally means, "cold blood", but what does it *mean*?"
The first Frenchman replies, "Ah, zat is easy. Say that a man walks into his bedroom, only to find his wife in bed with his best friend. If he can turn around and walk out without them knowing he was evair zere, *zat* is sang froid!"
The second Frenchman interjects, "You have eet all wrong! If, in zis circumstance, zee gentleman can calmly stand zere, and say "Please don't mind me; continue", zen *zat* is sang froid!"
"Non, non, non!" bursts out the third. "If ze gentleman bursts een on his wife and his best friend, stands there saying, "Please continue", and his friend *can* continue, *zat* is sang froid!".      
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