He didn't know anything more about France than what he'd heard about or seen in the occasional television show or movie. He knew Marie Antoinette was some queen that got her head taken off, but that was about it.
"La pey-teet tree-an-on. Sure. Could you write the address down for me?" That would be easier for him to figure out than trying to ask for directions to a place he could barely pronounce and was sure he was pronouncing wrong.