 PierreJeanFR
Male, 40-49, Europe
 1336 Posts
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Sunday, June 10, 2012 3:22:54 PM
bienvenue à Paris,
I hope we will eat some rosbeef a tea time tomorrow :) |
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 Mister_C
Male, 18-29, Europe
664 Posts
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Sunday, June 10, 2012 2:03:51 AM
Paris is pretty ugly from that height. |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8712 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 9:45:44 PM
That has to be the most expensive damned soccer field in the world. |
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 markust123
Male, 40-49, Western US
3783 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 7:28:33 PM
Fluor, I couldn't agree more. My ex and I took our mom's to Paris. After a day trip to Giverny and Normandy we spent the night on Mont Saint Michel. It was a wonderful experience. It felt like being in a story book. Waking up to the the tour buses was a bit of a shock. |
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markust123
Male, 40-49, Western US
3783 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 7:14:15 PM
lauriloo, you will do fine. You going to make the effort and that is what counts. |
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 lostinkorea
Female, 30-39, Europe
3620 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 5:35:01 PM
@Fluor: agree!
But I do love Paris! And it doesn't hurt I only live 2 hours away! |
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 8BitHero
Male, 18-29, Europe
5417 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 4:49:38 PM
Frikkin' awesome!
LazyMe484 IS BACK! |
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 bacon_pie
Male, 30-39, Southern US
1955 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 2:06:24 PM
I tried to throw a penny off the top. Not one of my best ideas. |
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 carmium
Female, 50-59, Canada
4017 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 1:41:20 PM
markust123
Well said! I've never been to Paris and will never be able to afford a visit, but I know your observations are on the mark. |
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 lauriloo
Female, 40-49, Midwest US
785 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 1:31:08 PM
@markust123 thanks for the tips. that's what I was going to do. A "Bonjour" "Comment t allez-vous" and proceed from there with a "Merci" and smile at the end. That's about all the French I have besides 'Parlez vou Englaise?" and "Jem a'pelle Lauri". |
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 Buiadh
Male, 18-29, Europe
6650 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 1:30:41 PM
I can smell the Frenchies from here! |
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lauriloo
Female, 40-49, Midwest US
785 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 1:27:28 PM
Cool! I'll be in Paris next Wednesday so it was neat to see it a little now. |
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 LazyMe484
Male, 18-29, Canada
10503 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 11:49:08 AM
... gonna take my GF here once I graduate. Hopefully my rudimentary french from high school will be enough. |
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markust123
Male, 40-49, Western US
3783 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 10:22:24 AM
Here are the simple things to do to have an enjoyable trip to Paris.
Make an attempt at dressing up. The French are very fashionable. A simple black shirt, khakis, black belt and black shoes will go a long way.
Learn the basics of their language, Yes. No, Hello. Goodbye. Good morning. Good day. Good evening. I would like... Where is the... How do you say...
That's it. There is no reason to be the ugly American. If you take your wife to Paris and follow these simple steps you will improve your marriage ten fold. The city is so romantic. |
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 Nickel2
Male, 50-59, Europe
1528 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 10:19:36 AM
Good, but does not run well on my beat-up old netbox |
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markust123
Male, 40-49, Western US
3783 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 10:10:55 AM
Paris is one of my absolute favorite cities. I've been there 7 or 8 times. I would love to move there for a year or two. And no the French are not rude, it is the American's and the English who are the rude ones. When talking with the French you have to go through the formalities first. "Good morning." "How are you?" Things like that but in French. Then you ask your question in English. But the ugly American walks up and says in a loud voice, "Where's the bathroom!" Not even making an attempt to speak French or to add the simple formalities. The French at that point just come down to the rude persons level. |
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 IRockYeah
Male, 30-39, Europe
2141 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 9:53:26 AM
Broken. |
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lostinkorea
Female, 30-39, Europe
3620 Posts
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Wednesday, June 06, 2012 3:00:30 PM
Link: Once Again, For Those That Can't Be There [Pic+] [Rate Link] - The next best thing? (*note* Turn your volume up!) |
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