France in turmoil (again)
Discussion
SpeckledJim said:
Someone clever said something I thought was very good along the lines of:
The reason the British and the French don't get along is that neither of them are completely sure they shouldn't be living like the other.
I like it. Fortunately they actually get along very well if you ignore the minority of prejudiced and xenophobic people. The reason the British and the French don't get along is that neither of them are completely sure they shouldn't be living like the other.
nickfrog said:
Biggy Stardust said:
I lived in Paris- that's a very accurate description of many Parisians.
I only lived there for 20 years (75001) and that doesn't match my observations.Certainly a cleaner city than London, outside of strikes of course.
Biggy Stardust said:
nickfrog said:
Biggy Stardust said:
I lived in Paris- that's a very accurate description of many Parisians.
I only lived there for 20 years (75001) and that doesn't match my observations.Certainly a cleaner city than London, outside of strikes of course.
Edited by nickfrog on Wednesday 22 March 15:24
I shot this from the Uber on the way up to Gare du Nord.
I worked in London for many years, I don't think there is much to choose between them. The Metro is dirty, so is the Underground. The river looks bleak in both cities.
London has nice places and scruffy spots, so does Paris. I lived near Zurich for three years, like night and day.
Biggy Stardust said:
nickfrog said:
Me too in the first part of my reply. In fact, the level of sophistication and elegance of people in Paris is quite high.
Take a stroll around the 17th arrondissement at night, maybe jog for an evening jog in the Bois de Boulogne if you're feeling brave.As for le Bois, I was a member at the Racing Club. Lovely there. Even in the evening.
Gargamel said:
I shot this from the Uber on the way up to Gare du Nord.
I worked in London for many years, I don't think there is much to choose between them. The Metro is dirty, so is the Underground. The river looks bleak in both cities.
London has nice places and scruffy spots, so does Paris. I lived near Zurich for three years, like night and day.
DeejRC said:
Crikey Garg, that’s a bit harsh - putting poor old Zurich in the same sentence as Paris and London!! Can you imagine the Zuri response to a neighbour who had left their rubbish in the road outside??? Grandad would have shot em and the jury would have supported him!
Very likely to find the rubbish outside their front door with a passive aggressive note about schiesskopfauslandersnickfrog said:
SpeckledJim said:
Someone clever said something I thought was very good along the lines of:
The reason the British and the French don't get along is that neither of them are completely sure they shouldn't be living like the other.
I like it. Fortunately they actually get along very well if you ignore the minority of prejudiced and xenophobic people. The reason the British and the French don't get along is that neither of them are completely sure they shouldn't be living like the other.
mikey_b said:
The parents of a friend of mine have a place in Normandy. They and the locals get along very well - the attitude of the locals is that if a Brit buys a holiday home there, it stops a Parisian doing the same.
Brilliant 
Well the Normans might also feel more closely related to a Brit than to a Parisian too, at least genetically.
GSE said:
An obviously little known fact is that in France it's illegal to photograph individuals without their permission....https://photothisandthat.co.uk/2012/02/15/the-fren...
deckster said:
Earthdweller said:
TheLurker said:
Can't even find anything about it on the BBC website!
Quelle surprise! https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=france+pensions&...
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