It’s Zeitgeist, the word of the moment, and seems to be in use a great deal across the channel in the U of K. In context, it’s use seems to consistently accompany a justification for the slashing of public expenditure. “The age of austerity” has been introduced to the vernacular and there’s even a wikipedia [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Bloody Ryanair
Monday, June 28, 2010
Ok, so we were fairly stupid to leave our son’s Thomas and Friends back-pack on our Ryanair flight into Stansted last weekend, but that doesn’t justify the frankly secretive way in which Mister O’Leary’s bunch of cowboys handle lost property. Information on the Ryanair website would lead you to believe that there is some sort [...]
A french haircut?
Friday, June 25, 2010
One of the few things that unnerved me soon after moving to France was the thought of visiting a hairdresser’s to get my hair cut. This might sound a tad idiotic or even downright cowardly to those who value their regular trips to the barber. I however, have always seen it as a chore, and [...]
The gods of Bande Dessinée come to Strasbourg
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Soon after we moved to France my interest in Franco-Belgian comics was reawakened, partly due to the necessity to master the language. When there are pictures to go with words and dialogue it really helps you to understand the context and meaning of a language – as well as introducing you to the everyday verbalisation [...]
Comics, cows, theatre and music
Friday, June 4, 2010
There’s a bit of an arts and culture pile-up this weekend in Strasbourg. You’d think the CUS (who sponsors the majority of these events) might point out to the organisers of said events in advance that they might clash so a bit of rescheduling could have taken place. Anyway – it is entirely possible I [...]
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