back to France

[Lord Jim]

double post.

[Lord Jim]

I coudn't get laid in a New Orleans whorehouse with a hundred-dollar bill sticking out of my back pocket.

That's not bad, but my favorite in the same vein has always been:

"couldn't get laid in a women's prison with a fistful of pardons"

[The Hen]

In Aus it is usually said that someone "couldn't organise a root in a brothel".

I like such a description of ineptitude.

[The Hen]

I hope you enjoy France 2.0, Rube.

[dales]

Same here, apart from my snide comment.

I wouldn't mind returning to the continent, although I would spend the majority of my time and money in the UK.

[Sue U]

I don't know how anyone could not love France. Paris is probably the greatest city in the world in terms of arts and culture. Right now we're looking at renting a villa in Laguedoc or Provence for a vacation next year.

[dales]

That's why they make chocolate and vanilla, Sue.


eta:

Pass those freedom fries, please.

[The Hen]

I haven't been there ... yet.

Though when we retire and are bi-hemispheral, Gob and I will be exploring Europe when during the Northern part of our lives, in Aus we will invest in a country farm-house and be "Grey Nomads" during the Southern part of our lives.

I must say I am looking forward to it just a little bit.

[Gob]

Lived in France for three months while climbing in the French Alps. Loved the lifestyle and the people were great. Was too poor at the time to eat well there, lived mainly on bananas, bread and cheese.

[The Hen]

You can haz fish now.

[dales]

Lived in France for three months while climbing in the French Alps. Loved the lifestyle and the people were great. Was too poor at the time to eat well there, lived mainly on bananas, bread and cheese.

Some of the most obnoxious French we encountered were French tourists at and descending from Mt. Blanc overlook via the tram. We were elbowed and shoved out of the way (it was the last tram). Since that time my mum always used the term: "French elbow" as a term of "endearment" for the French.

Dad could only speak rudimentary French with an Algerian accent he aquired during WW2. He was ignored by the Parisians who pretended not to understand. The countryside people were ok, but could be bitchy at times.

I'm not picking on the French.

Yeah we ran into a few osshole Germans and a real English bunt at a check in desk at a London hotel.

We spent a combined 6 months in Europe, the vast majority of peoples in all countries were friendly to Americans (during the Vietnam war no less).

The friendliest peoples were the Norwegians and the Swiss.

Last were the French and a few basshole Germans (fvck them, they lost the war - get the fvck over it).

btw: never so glad to get back to the USA.

[rubato]

There were a large number of French tourists at Colville Sur-Mer including large groups of school children. They were very respectful. And appreciative.

That's ok in my book.


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[Big RR]

I don't know how anyone could not love France. Paris is probably the greatest city in the world in terms of arts and culture. Right now we're looking at renting a villa in Laguedoc or Provence for a vacation next year.

While Paris is a perfectly fine city, I'd give Florence (or even Rome) the nod on arts. Culture? A bit harder, but there are many cities that rival Paris (including NYC IMHO).

[Sue U]

I agree that NYC is pretty high up on the list, and maybe I'm just spolied by its proximity. Never been to Rome or Florence, but last month I saw a collection from the Uffizi Gallery that's been on tour over here; once I've been there I'll let you know hw they compare.

[dales]

San Francisco

if one can overlook the fecal matter, panhandlers, and haughty "natives"

[Gob]

I don't know how anyone could not love France. Paris is probably the greatest city in the world in terms of arts and culture. Right now we're looking at renting a villa in Laguedoc or Provence for a vacation next year.

While Paris is a perfectly fine city, I'd give Florence (or even Rome) the nod on arts. Culture? A bit harder, but there are many cities that rival Paris (including NYC IMHO).

If in Europe, Barcelona, and believe it or not, Milan, also have great high culture worth seeing. Don't forget Athens either.

Edited to add, one of my favourite, if not the favourite "European" cities, is Prague, and Budapest is also worth visiting.

[rubato]

I don't know how anyone could not love France. Paris is probably the greatest city in the world in terms of arts and culture. Right now we're looking at renting a villa in Laguedoc or Provence for a vacation next year.

While Paris is a perfectly fine city, I'd give Florence (or even Rome) the nod on arts. Culture? A bit harder, but there are many cities that rival Paris (including NYC IMHO).

All recent experience says that Italian restaurants are shit compared to France. But that is just visits in the past 24 months.

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[Gob]

All recent experience says that Italian restaurants are shit compared to France. But that is just visits in the past 24 months.

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rubato'

One has to wonder what retard's "recent experience" of sufficient quantities of Italy's restaurants to make this judgement really comprises of.

[Sean]

One might also wonder what the quality of a restaurant has to do with the arts or culture...

[rubato]

Bodily hunger for food is more insistent and more regular than spiritual hunger for art.

And all of the people from work and friends who have traveled to Italy in the past 2 years have said that the restaurants were 'highly variable' in quality and service. Maybe not shit but not very good either.

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