Well, I think spitoon is way off the mark. Personally, I think that if an ATCO (who IS required to have a good command of the English language) misunderstands a simple request for weather as a wish to divert, there's no excuse, he needs his ar$e kicked! If I were you, RISK AVERSE , I'd get your company to send a report to the French authorities and get them to pull the tapes.