Archive for June, 2007
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Essential reading
In case you might be planning on emmigrating to France, I thought I should mention a couple of books that I think are essential reading.
“Touché” by Agnes Poirier, is a French woman’s take on the British and
“Talk to the Snail” by Stephen Clarke, is a British man’s take on the French.
While neither make [...]
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Thursday, June 7th, 2007
Parking, fine
The French are notorious for their carparking habits. It seems nowhere is out of bounds, on a pedestrian crossing, on a corner, on the pavement; anywhere in fact - where a space intended to safeguard pedestrians and other road users exists - it seems to also double up as a free parking space.
Moreover I [...]
