French Attitude

Hi there Mark,

You'll have a faaabulous time in France! In Paris you won't have a
problem if you don't speak French, in the countryside carry a phrase
book with you and have a go - just like any other country, people will
be patient and try to help you.

I currently live in Australia, am Australian, have lived in Paris, and
spend a month in Paris each year.

Twenty years ago there were stereotypes about the French, the English,
the Americans, the Australians etc etc, and of course some of those
stereotypes 'stick'.

My last visit was June this year, and I am constantly amazed at how
many French people want to try their English - if each person is
willing to try a few words in the other's language, a friendly bond is
formed.

On my website about Paris, I have created some mini audio bites for
people to learn how to say the most common phrases in French which
might help you, and I also write about the French culture - here are a
few links if you have time:

Tips About French Culture - Learn to understand the French
http://www.a-night-in-paris.com/tips...h-culture.html


Are the French rude or just misunderstood?
http://www.a-night-in-paris.com/french-culture.html


Here is my page with my own translations of common French phrases
http://www.a-night-in-paris.com/french-phrases.html

Have a great trip Mark
Cheers
Teena
http://www.a-night-in-paris.com

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:49:28 +0100, Martin wrote
(in article ):

I've heard it said, rightly or not, that present-day beer is
so weak that some of it could have been legally sold in the
US, during prohibition.

What you heard was wrong.

It probably tastes that way to Europeans. . .

Tastes what way?

"water - ish"

Plenty of beer that taste like that in Europe too.


In the uk some of the blandest tasting beers (or euro-fizz as they're
called) are also the strongest. Up to 8% alcohol I believe.

--
Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
To contact me replace invalid with mike underscore lane

On 10/17/2008 12:16 PM Mike O'Sullivan ignored two million years of
human evolution to write:

I've heard it said, rightly or not, that present-day beer is so weak
that some of it could have been legally sold in the US, during prohibition.

Go with "not." Utter balderdash.

On 10/16/2008 10:27 PM Hackamore ignored two million years of human
evolution to write:

here (north edge of the Mississippi Delta) I either go to the local
brew-pub where I'll get their absolutely delicious porter this time of
year...

Memphis? Boscos (or is that Nashville)?

or a local free house with an impressive domestic microbrew selection
(and import draft)

Flying Saucer?

where I'd like to find good domestic beer is France...

Depends on where you are in France. There are a number of good
specialist breweries and even a few brewpubs, including the
Trois Brasseurs group. There are quite a few good specialist
beer bars too, and Belgian beer is also easy to find. I've
never had difficulty finding decent beer, domestic or otherwise,
in France.

Magical Enema sprayed:

Probably you have never been to France, otherwise you should know about
the Alsace with is Kronenbourg, 33 and 1664 and many more. But it is
probably too sophisticated to your tase.


I guess you are "too sophisticated" to know how to properly quote, eh
wot...???



--
Best
Greg

" I find Greg Morrow lowbrow, witless, and obnoxious. For him to claim that
we are some
kind of comedy team turns my stomach."
- "cybercat" to me on rec.food.cooking

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:09:28 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
wrote:


Magical Enema sprayed:

Probably you have never been to France, otherwise you should know about
the Alsace with is Kronenbourg, 33 and 1664 and many more. But it is
probably too sophisticated to your tase.


I guess you are "too sophisticated" to know how to properly quote, eh
wot...???

Too sophisticated to appreciate real French Gnat's **** (TM)?


My thoughts exactly. A bar in Hong Kong last month had a "special" on that
1664 garbage for HK$38 (EUR3.60, GBP2.80). They couldn't understand why I
wouldn't have drunk it for free.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore

"grusl" kirjoitti
.. .

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:09:28 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
wrote:


Magical Enema sprayed:

Probably you have never been to France, otherwise you should know about
the Alsace with is Kronenbourg, 33 and 1664 and many more. But it is
probably too sophisticated to your tase.


I guess you are "too sophisticated" to know how to properly quote, eh
wot...???

Too sophisticated to appreciate real French Gnat's **** (TM)?


My thoughts exactly. A bar in Hong Kong last month had a "special" on that
1664 garbage for HK$38 (EUR3.60, GBP2.80). They couldn't understand why I
wouldn't have drunk it for free.

Aren't we a bit of a dandy.

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:24:39 +0530, "grusl"
wrote:


"Martin" wrote in message
. ..
On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:09:28 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
wrote:


Magical Enema sprayed:

Probably you have never been to France, otherwise you should know
about
the Alsace with is Kronenbourg, 33 and 1664 and many more. But it is
probably too sophisticated to your tase.


I guess you are "too sophisticated" to know how to properly quote, eh
wot...???

Too sophisticated to appreciate real French Gnat's **** (TM)?


My thoughts exactly. A bar in Hong Kong last month had a "special" on that
1664 garbage for HK$38 (EUR3.60, GBP2.80). They couldn't understand why I
wouldn't have drunk it for free.

If you want to taste something really foul, try drinking it at room
temperature.

I imagine it's a magical enema

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore

Martin wrote:

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:29:38 +0530, "grusl"
wrote:


"Martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:24:39 +0530, "grusl"

wrote:


"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:09:28 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"

wrote:


Magical Enema sprayed:

Probably you have never been to France, otherwise you should know
about
the Alsace with is Kronenbourg, 33 and 1664 and many more. But it
is
probably too sophisticated to your tase.


I guess you are "too sophisticated" to know how to properly quote, eh
wot...???

Too sophisticated to appreciate real French Gnat's **** (TM)?


My thoughts exactly. A bar in Hong Kong last month had a "special" on
that
1664 garbage for HK$38 (EUR3.60, GBP2.80). They couldn't understand why
I
wouldn't have drunk it for free.

If you want to taste something really foul, try drinking it at room
temperature.

I imagine it's a magical enema

I was served it like that in a bar in Toulouse.


"Administered" by scRunge...???


--
Best
Greg

" I find Greg Morrow lowbrow, witless, and obnoxious. For him to claim that
we are some
kind of comedy team turns my stomach."
- "cybercat" to me on rec.food.cooking

Gregory Morrow wrote:
Runge13 blabbles:

Well you didn't look hard enough


"Bier '33' "


I've always thought of that as vietnamese beer

--

Hackamore
http://www.hackamore.com
http://hackamoretravel.blogspot.com