Living in France does change you.
Things I thought I would never do that I now do routinely
1) Carry a man-bag. It's practical. And my little computer fits inside.
2) Kiss the chaps at church. Hey, it's not such a big deal.
3) Eat bleeding steaks. They're nicer, but the restaurant has to be dimly lit.
4) Eat mussels. They were fine.
5) Enjoy hot chocolate for breakfast. Yum !
Things I thought I would never do that I think I will probably do one day
1) Wear a beret. They're great when you go a bit thin on top and they pack away flat in your man-bag.
2) Shop at Le Mutant. It's a low-cost supermarket and apparently it's fine, but I just can't do it yet.
3) Eat andouillette. I can't even imagine this at the moment but I guess one day I will eat one at a day conference or something.
Things I thought I would never do that I still think I will never do
1) Wear a bracelet. LOADS of French chaps wear bracelets. Little fine chains or strange industrial thingies in steel and black leather or rubber. Some wear two. And when you shake hands your fingers touch the bracelet.
2) Eat snails, oysters, steak tartare (i.e. raw mince). There is a limit.
3) Go on a demo. I mean, why ?
4) Go swimming in speedos and a bathing cap. Compulsory wear in French public swimming pools. No pool is worth that.
1) Carry a man-bag. It's practical. And my little computer fits inside.
2) Kiss the chaps at church. Hey, it's not such a big deal.
3) Eat bleeding steaks. They're nicer, but the restaurant has to be dimly lit.
4) Eat mussels. They were fine.
5) Enjoy hot chocolate for breakfast. Yum !
Things I thought I would never do that I think I will probably do one day
1) Wear a beret. They're great when you go a bit thin on top and they pack away flat in your man-bag.
2) Shop at Le Mutant. It's a low-cost supermarket and apparently it's fine, but I just can't do it yet.
3) Eat andouillette. I can't even imagine this at the moment but I guess one day I will eat one at a day conference or something.
Things I thought I would never do that I still think I will never do
1) Wear a bracelet. LOADS of French chaps wear bracelets. Little fine chains or strange industrial thingies in steel and black leather or rubber. Some wear two. And when you shake hands your fingers touch the bracelet.
2) Eat snails, oysters, steak tartare (i.e. raw mince). There is a limit.
3) Go on a demo. I mean, why ?
4) Go swimming in speedos and a bathing cap. Compulsory wear in French public swimming pools. No pool is worth that.
Comments
2) Berets - avoid like the plague, a true sign that there is a string of onions with your name on it.
3) Going swimming in speedos... roughly akin to dante's 9th level of hell!
I have seen lots of episodes of Spooks, however - some friends loan us their DVDS !
I wouldn 't eat the bleeding steaks no way.
And also wouldn 't kiss the chaps at church ---women would be fine.
Ha...ha...ha!
Oh yes, we kiss the women too.
Je fais 1, 3, 4 et 5 maintenant a edimbourg. Quand j'etais etudiant a Paris, c'etait les bisous qui etait trop bizarre pour moi (meme dans l'eglise). Je pense que tout le monde dans l'eglise pensaient que j'etais tres froid avec mon serrement de main!