How to Avoid Pickpockets

Magda wrote:.)

Commenters: your challenge is to come up with five good things to say
about a country that
you do not, and never have, lived in.


I hate to add single comments to long post, but I've just been battling
my iPad trying to delete in bits, so . . .

Most of the reasons Magda quoted for preferring France also count for
Germany --vacations, health care, etc. Since cheese is just an
ingredient among others, cheese will never excite me. The bread in
France that I encountered on the not-brief trip there was incredibly
boring and, except at breakfast, regularly dry at best. Germany, on the
other hand, is the home of more delicious kinds of bread than any place
I've ever been. The Scandinavians are pretty good at turning out bread,
too.
I had some good wine in France, but German wine is just as good and the
labels make more sense. German transportation can be planned in advance
and relied on, though the Swiss put everyone to shame in that department
8-).

I'm not going to make a list; my fingers would cramp and I could never
limit it to five anyway.
--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist

Martin wrote:
On 26/07/10 02:43, Erilar wrote:
Martin wrote:
On 25/07/10 16:32, Magda wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:21:17 +0000 (UTC), in rec.travel.europe,
Erilar
arranged some electrons, so they
looked
like this:

... Martin wrote:
... On 25/07/10 01:24, Erilar wrote:
... Hatunen wrote:
... On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:46:26 +0100, "Ian F."
... .jj
...
... It's not the accoutrements that mark an American. It's the
... behavior. And the speech.
... Ah, but I don't speak "American" in Germany, and not with
an
... American
... accent, either 8-)
...
... but in France ...)

... After a couple unpleasant experiences, I have sworn never to
cross its
... borders again, and especially NEVER to touch ground in CdG
airport
... again.

Only a couple? That's all it took the French to get rid of you?

Where did the Germans go wrong? LOL

They accepted me as a lover of most things German and made me feel
welcome.
Unwary of them, wasn't it?

Maybe if you loved all things French things would have gone better in
France )

Well, I expected to find things to love, but only inanimate ones stepped
up.
--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist

On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote:
wrote:
On 26/07/10 02:43, Erilar wrote:
wrote:
On 25/07/10 16:32, Magda wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:21:17 +0000 (UTC), in rec.travel.europe,
Erilar
arranged some electrons, so they
looked
like this:

... wrote:
... On 25/07/10 01:24, Erilar wrote:
... wrote:
... On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:46:26 +0100, "Ian F."
... .jj
...
... It's not the accoutrements that mark an American. It's the
... behavior. And the speech.
... Ah, but I don't speak "American" in Germany, and not with
an
... American
... accent, either 8-)
...
... but in France ...)

... After a couple unpleasant experiences, I have sworn never to
cross its
... borders again, and especially NEVER to touch ground in CdG
airport
... again.

Only a couple? That's all it took the French to get rid of you?

Where did the Germans go wrong? LOL

They accepted me as a lover of most things German and made me feel
welcome.
Unwary of them, wasn't it?

Maybe if you loved all things French things would have gone better in
France )

Well, I expected to find things to love, but only inanimate ones stepped
up.

I've found lots to love about France, even some of the people.

On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote:
wrote:.)

Commenters: your challenge is to come up with five good things to say
about a country that
you do not, and never have, lived in.


I hate to add single comments to long post, but I've just been battling
my iPad trying to delete in bits, so . . .

Most of the reasons Magda quoted for preferring France also count for
Germany --vacations, health care, etc. Since cheese is just an
ingredient among others, cheese will never excite me. The bread in
France that I encountered on the not-brief trip there was incredibly
boring and, except at breakfast, regularly dry at best.

There is a vast variety of bread in France. don't judge France and it's
food by hotel food.

Germany, on the
other hand, is the home of more delicious kinds of bread than any place
I've ever been.

You really didn't try in France.

The Scandinavians are pretty good at turning out bread,
too.
I had some good wine in France, but German wine is just as good and the
labels make more sense.

Eh? In what way don't French wine labels make sense?

German transportation can be planned in advance
and relied on, though the Swiss put everyone to shame in that department
8-).

I'm not going to make a list; my fingers would cramp and I could never
limit it to five anyway.

Get a Notebook and dump the iPad )

On 7/26/2010 1:39 PM, Martin wrote:
On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote:

I had some good wine in France, but German wine is just as good and the
labels make more sense.

Eh? In what way don't French wine labels make sense?

It's obvious - they're in _French_!

On 26/07/10 19:55, S Viemeister wrote:
On 7/26/2010 1:39 PM, Martin wrote:
On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote:

I had some good wine in France, but German wine is just as good and the
labels make more sense.

Eh? In what way don't French wine labels make sense?

It's obvious - they're in _French_!

LOL

Not if you buy from Lidl LOL

On 26/07/10 21:07, Magda wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:55:32 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, S Viemeister
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On 7/26/2010 1:39 PM, Martin wrote:
... On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote:
...
... I had some good wine in France, but German wine is just as good and the
... labels make more sense.
...
... Eh? In what way don't French wine labels make sense?
...
... It's obvious - they're in _French_!

Not a problem for some people.

Wine drinkers in general?

On 26/07/10 21:06, Magda wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:39:41 +0200, in rec.travel.europe,
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote:
... wrote:.)
...
... Commenters: your challenge is to come up with five good things to say
... about a country that
... you do not, and never have, lived in.
...
...
... I hate to add single comments to long post, but I've just been battling
... my iPad trying to delete in bits, so . . .
...
... Most of the reasons Magda quoted for preferring France also count for
... Germany --vacations, health care, etc. Since cheese is just an
... ingredient among others, cheese will never excite me.

Nor the cheese eating surrender monkeys.


The bread in
... France that I encountered on the not-brief trip there was incredibly
... boring and, except at breakfast, regularly dry at best.
...
... There is a vast variety of bread in France. don't judge France and it's
... food by hotel food.

Or airport food. LOL

LOL


... Germany, on the
... other hand, is the home of more delicious kinds of bread than any place
... I've ever been.
...
... You really didn't try in France.
...
... The Scandinavians are pretty good at turning out bread,
... too.
... I had some good wine in France, but German wine is just as good and the
... labels make more sense.
...
... Eh? In what way don't French wine labels make sense?

She is grabbing straws...

How else can she drink wine?

and drowning miserably anyway.

... German transportation can be planned in advance
... and relied on, though the Swiss put everyone to shame in that department
... 8-).
...
... I'm not going to make a list; my fingers would cramp and I could never
... limit it to five anyway.
...
... Get a Notebook and dump the iPad )

Too complicated for her.

Don't underestimate her determination to rubbish all things French.

On 27/07/10 12:35, Magda wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:45:15 +0200, in rec.travel.europe,
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On 26/07/10 21:06, Magda wrote:
... On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:39:41 +0200, in rec.travel.europe,
... arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
...
... ... On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote:
... ... wrote:.)
... ...
... ... Commenters: your challenge is to come up with five good things to say
... ... about a country that
... ... you do not, and never have, lived in.
... ...
... ...
... ... I hate to add single comments to long post, but I've just been battling
... ... my iPad trying to delete in bits, so . . .
... ...
... ... Most of the reasons Magda quoted for preferring France also count for
... ... Germany --vacations, health care, etc. Since cheese is just an
... ... ingredient among others, cheese will never excite me.
...
... Nor the cheese eating surrender monkeys.

Which reminds me - I need to buy some ementhal.

Diet cheese!


...
... The bread in
... ... France that I encountered on the not-brief trip there was incredibly
... ... boring and, except at breakfast, regularly dry at best.
... ...
... ... There is a vast variety of bread in France. don't judge France and it's
... ... food by hotel food.
...
... Or airport food. LOL
...
... LOL
...
...
... ... Germany, on the
... ... other hand, is the home of more delicious kinds of bread than any place
... ... I've ever been.
... ...
... ... You really didn't try in France.
... ...
... ... The Scandinavians are pretty good at turning out bread,
... ... too.
... ... I had some good wine in France, but German wine is just as good and the
... ... labels make more sense.
... ...
... ... Eh? In what way don't French wine labels make sense?
...
... She is grabbing straws...
...
... How else can she drink wine?

Lapping it from a saucer?

Miaow!

Martin wrote:
..

Don't underestimate her determination to rubbish all things French.
Oh, thay have some nice historical sites here and there.

--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist