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As an American (USA) after living in France for 3 months, some observations (God Bless America!):

Posted on 07/27/2014 12:12:01 PM PDT by not2be4gotten.com

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To: Savage Beast

Yeh I have to say that When we were in France the food was to die for. It didn’t matter what little hole in the wall you walked into it was fantastic. The food was great in Paris and out in the rural areas we visited. The wine was great too.

One of the best places in Paris is Hediard’s gourmet shop which is a few blocks from the Plaz de Concorde. I went ape in there buying up jars of this and that. Figs from Morroco in barrels and a great wine section. They had everything. But no taco seasoning packets or Johnny Harris barbeque sauce. LOL!


81 posted on 07/27/2014 1:53:46 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Safetgiver
"Royale avec fromage......OH. YEAHH? Up yours, too!!"

??? Are you just a bit confused?

82 posted on 07/27/2014 1:56:56 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: not2be4gotten.com

‘The women are beautiful.’ They are taught to be ‘glamorous, feminine, and sensual’ - I read once. I loved reading that and have embraced it. It goes so much against feminist thinking.


83 posted on 07/27/2014 1:58:56 PM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: shankbear

I heard a lot of Arabic being spoken in Paris, especially with the Taxi drivers.


84 posted on 07/27/2014 2:00:07 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I’m not even that big of wine drinker normally, I’m more of a beer guy.

But I drank wine like water in Paris, and didn’t even get a hangover, Dieu merci!


85 posted on 07/27/2014 2:02:02 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Chainmail

“If you visit the cemeteries in Normandy and the Muese-Argonne, you will be blown away with the beauty and reverence they have shown for our honored dead.”
____________________________________________________________

The cemeteries are pristine, as they should be to honor our revered dead. However, they are maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission..not the French.


86 posted on 07/27/2014 2:04:17 PM PDT by AFret.
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To: not2be4gotten.com

When my ship pulled into Brest in the mid-Seventies, the populace was very rude and unfriendly. But I have heard that is because it was a big port town, and they are that way to everyone. I try to give the benefit of the doubt to the rest of France.

Not to say I don’t enjoy poking fun at them the same way they enjoy poking fun at us!


87 posted on 07/27/2014 2:07:38 PM PDT by rlmorel ("A nation, despicable by it"s weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
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To: Truth29

Jeez, lighten up,Francis. Just jokin’.


88 posted on 07/27/2014 2:10:33 PM PDT by Safetgiver ( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: not2be4gotten.com

>>10) French women are not fat.

>>True. Walking the streets of Paris for a few weeks, this is very apparent. Again, the question is why?

Just like all the skinny chicks in Asia - they walk EVERYWHERE, miles a day.


89 posted on 07/27/2014 2:11:49 PM PDT by struggle
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To: dfwgator

They call it a “Royale”, at least at the Micky D’s on the Champs Élysées.


90 posted on 07/27/2014 2:20:48 PM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise. Hat)
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To: not2be4gotten.com

I’ve had a few run ins with the stereotypical “rude” Parisian. I’ve also met some very nice French folks.

You often find what you’re looking for.


91 posted on 07/27/2014 2:26:17 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: AFret.

Yes, but the people who they employ to do that work are French, n’est-pas?

I also saw bus after bus of French schoolchildren visiting those cemeteries reverently, with tears in their eyes.

As an American serviceman there in ‘95 I couldn’t buy a beer at Ste Mere Eglise.. Couldn’t ask for more hospitality and respect for our service.


92 posted on 07/27/2014 2:26:50 PM PDT by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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To: pierrem15

(although a lot of American wait staff really push the limit here).


My wife insisted on stopping in a little restaurant near the Louve. We were seated and we ordered. Others came in, the waitress moved us and two other couples.

We had our drinks and waited for our food. Others came in, the waitress moved us and three other couples.

Our food arrived and we began to eat. Others came in, the waitress approached and I said “Non!”


93 posted on 07/27/2014 2:34:02 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: not2be4gotten.com
"finding Cheddar cheese ... is going to be a real problem for you"

Then what do they put on their nachos?

94 posted on 07/27/2014 2:37:01 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (Don't nuke me, bro.)
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To: not2be4gotten.com

Went to France for two weeks in the mid 90’s with a buddy. Met a grand total of TWO rude Frenchmen. Well, maybe one and a half.

The half was a guy I beat at pool. He did not like losing to a Serbian (I posed as Serbian in bars to excuse my poor and barely sufficient French).

The other was a cafe owner who was insulted that two Americans asked to eat lunch on his patio. No idea why that offended him. We went across the street, and a very nice cafe owner actually opened up his patio for us. We spent the equivalent of about US$200 there. Great food. Better wine. And the waitress? OHLALA!!!

And what did the rude cafe owner do? Stood on his patio ignoring his customers and staff to glare at us. For well over 2 hours!

Both of those incidents occurred in Paris.

We did have one dinner in Nice with some American business associates. One was a classic Ugly American. The wait staff was very nice to us — except for him. He finally got his salad when the rest of us were finishing desert. It was fully deserved and well played. I insisted on tipping well.

All that said, the nicest people I met in Europe were in Milan. Second nicest were in Nice. Best Italian food I ever ate was also in Nice.

PS If you want to hear English and you are near Nice, go to Antibes. It has a Britt expat enclave. And they buy Americans pints. Lots of pints.


95 posted on 07/27/2014 2:39:20 PM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Are they still no-touchy over there?
(Me, 1985): “... You will see a tiny 3 pronged fork with your fries, noobies. YOU WILL USE THIS.”
/pizza
//corn


96 posted on 07/27/2014 2:44:51 PM PDT by clbiel (Islamophobia: The irrational fear of being decapitated)
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To: Olog-hai
In Europe or France? Pickup trucks are all over Europe. How many do you see in the cities over there, certain parts of which have very narrow streets?

I have never seen a Ford F1XX ever, in Paris, France.

97 posted on 07/27/2014 3:08:18 PM PDT by not2be4gotten.com
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To: dfwgator

Well normally I’m a wine drinker and boy did I drink wine in France. I thought it was really cool that you could get a drink at Burger King. :-)


98 posted on 07/27/2014 3:32:52 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: clbiel

I guess I outed from the deep fryer.


99 posted on 07/27/2014 3:44:38 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: not2be4gotten.com
Dang thing would cost you an arm and a leg in Paris to keep gassed up and where the heck would you park it?

On the other hand, I have seen many happy Harley owners in Paris...

100 posted on 07/27/2014 3:51:23 PM PDT by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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