Some are calques into French of English phrases that Continental French borrowed directly, such as "un chien chaud" for European French "hot dog". In Quebec, the spelling "gai" to mean homosexual is standard. Note that in France, "gai" has kept the original meaning of "happy", "cheerful" while "gay" is used to mean "homosexual" but specifically in reference to mass gay-American subculture and by those usually over 35 who identify as gay. Gay men in France 35 and under usually label themselves as "homo", not "gay".