An American (or two) in Paris

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cotton

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Having nothing better to do during the week after Christmas, the Mrs. and I decided to get in touch with our cultural side and spent the past week in France. A few observations, for anybody who might be interested:

1. The Parisians get a bad rap for being rude to Americans who do not behave like boneheads.

2. There is a strange logic behind French inefficiency.

3. There is a different attitude about nearly everything in a country whose history is longer than 230 years.

4. The dollar bill (as opposed to the coin) should be obsolete but isn't.

5. When your team isn't playing and you are half a world away, even major bowl games lose their importance.

6. Pate for breakfast on New Year's Day is not a good idea.

Bon annee, Volnation!
 
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cotton said:
Having nothing better to do during the week after Christmas, the Mrs. and I decided to get in touch with our cultural side and spent the past week in France. A few observations, for anybody who might be interested:

1. The Parisians get a bad rap for being rude to Americans who do not behave like boneheads.

2. There is a strange logic behind French inefficiency.

3. There is a different attitude about nearly everything in a country whose history is longer than 230 years.

4. The dollar bill (as opposed to the coin) should be obsolete but isn't.

5. When your team isn't playing and you are half a world away, even major bowl games lose their importance.

6. Pate for breakfast on New Year's Day is not a good idea.

Bon annee, Volnation!
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nice trip
never made it to Paris
but went to Nice, and Venice
 
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RockyTopEmpire said:
at night, you can drink on the lawn of the Eiffel Tower until it lights up.
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You can, but at temperatures of about 25 f, a steady wind, and some nice frozen drizzle swirling around, I wouldn't recommend it in late December.
 
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SavageOrangeJug said:
Pick us up a few souvenir surrender flags.
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They have been conquered by Russia and Germany (twice,) warred with the Spanish and British repeatedly, and had lots of nasty disputes among themselves over the years, yet they have continued to exist with a unique nation and culture for centuries. It isn't the way I would want to do it, but it seems to suit the Franks well enough.
 
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That's about the most romantic thing I've ever heard! (Well, except maybe for the pate.)

Happy New Year Cotton!!
 
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Glad you had a good time Cotton. Me for one will never go Paris. If you had a good time in Paris and didn't run across too many arrogant Parisans then you were one lucky guy.

Me I spent my time in Germany eating food and drinking the good beer.
 
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hohenfelsvol said:
Glad you had a good time Cotton. Me for one will never go Paris. If you had a good time in Paris and didn't run across too many arrogant Parisans then you were one lucky guy.

Me I spent my time in Germany eating food and drinking the good beer.
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That is the second time I have been, and it was the second good experience I have had. The only beef I had was with a Canadian woman who was insulted that I took her to be an American.

What can I say, I must just be especially charismatic.
 
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cotton said:
That is the second time I have been, and it was the second good experience I have had. The only beef I had was with a Canadian woman who was insulted that I took her to be an American.

What can I say, I must just be especially charismatic.
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or extremely patient
 
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cotton said:
The only beef I had was with a Canadian woman who was insulted that I took her to be an American.
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the canadians might want to stop acting like americans and stealing our culture if they don't want to be seen as one.
 
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cotton said:
That is the second time I have been, and it was the second good experience I have had. The only beef I had was with a Canadian woman who was insulted that I took her to be an American.

What can I say, I must just be especially charismatic.
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She is an American. :)
 
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