We visited France in 1980 on our first European vacation. It was fun and we had a great time. Now we plan to move to Rome, Italy for two years, will probably leave here in Dec. or Jan., the time for departure keeps being delayed. It is a big chemical plant that Dow is designing, doing the design work in Claremont Ca, then later Rome Italy. I am currently studying Italian. While we are living in EU for two years we plan to visit all the countries over there. We have been to many of them already on past vacations all over EU. We were really looking forward to leisurely visiting France and Ireland and Spain, etc. I hope this is all calmed down BEFORE we go over there!!!! Haven't been to gay Paree since 1980.
We were last in France in 2001. Our son said, "Please, let's not go to Paris. It is so awful." I think you missed 'good Paris.'
"It's a pity, because I actually wanted to be able to visit France before it degenerated into a third-world country."
Too late.
Why so pessimistic? Look on the bright side. Next summer, you will be able to buy a chateau in Provence for - oh! I don't know - $10,000. You'll get a French maid in the French maid uniform. You can call her Perrine even if her name is Christiane. You'll have her address you "You stupid Americain!"
Perrine! I'm tired. Bring me a glass of Bordeaux and take off my shoes.
Yes, you stupid Americain.
Believe me, it will be so nice when she says it to your face, looking you in the eye right before she begs you to give her husband/father/brother/brother-in-law a job driving you around. 3 sounds rightwingintelligentsia.
Oh, la la!