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> OT: Oui, Oui, Two Perfect Days In Paris, ...help me put together a to do list.
Eric_Shea
post Feb 16 2008, 08:13 PM
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Wondering... is Savoir Faire really everywhere?
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post Feb 16 2008, 09:06 PM
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If you ever have the opportunity to visit south France, I highly recommend it... I visited Toulouse for work in 1997 and visited the sites I could drive to in a few hours and saw some really cool stuff. Carcassonne (rebuilt castle and surrounding stuff), while quite touristy, was worth the trip! The people I met were very cool, too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Feb 21 2008, 11:25 AM
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Well, luck of the draw.....I met a 35 year old French girl while skiing. We spent the last two days skiing and chatting about France. I came right out and asked her what sets the French off that can make them rude and what we should do to prevent it. She said the biggest thing is someone making absolutely no attempt at French, for instance walking up and saying "I want a coke".

She said the few phrases mentioned earlier will get you far with the French and open doors along the way. She said the French are rather reserved people in general and typically don't initiate conversation like Americans do. She couldn't believe how friendly everyone was on the chair lift and how everyone asked where she was from and were so sociable. She said in France that you might say hello to the other chairlift passengers but thats about it.

She told me "excusez moi, Je ne parle pas Francais......Parlez vous Angalai?" meaning excuse me I don't speak French....Do you speak english? will get you anywhere in France. She said most will jump to help you if you start like that. They know French is a difficult language.

Eric, I hope this helps you and others thinking about going.
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post Feb 21 2008, 07:20 PM
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OK... so no one got the 60's cat/mouse cartoon joke (or... it really wasn't funny "Lame-O")

Paul, big help. Where were you skiing because we have the "Greatest Snow on Earth"? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

I'm on it. I have been pulling three phrases per day off a great French Tutorial 1 website... it even has an MP3 to listen to and compare.

I figure I will have over 60 basic phrases down before I hit the platform at Nord.

http://www.ielanguages.com/french1.html

Au revoir! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif)
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post Feb 21 2008, 07:47 PM
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Paul, big help. Where were you skiing because we have the "Greatest Snow on Earth"? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)


Well, we have Sierra cement....it's legendary. Being semi-retired I can ski weekdays and only the best days. With a weekday pass it costs me about $6.00 a day to ski...no complaints. I get about 30-40 days a year in. I can make it to the slopes in about 70 minutes. Close to Lake Tahoe. May not be the greatest but it sure is fun!

One thing we have is great tree skiing. Some of the best anywhere. If you like deep powder and skiing through the forest and trees you would like it here too! PM me your e-mail and I'll send you a small ski video from last year.
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post Mar 18 2008, 11:53 AM
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Well... it turned out perfect.

Thanks for all your help. Enjoy the vicarious view:

Frankfurt (Romerburg)
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post Mar 18 2008, 12:04 PM
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Very nice, but, the last two pics, standing in the middle of the road? Brave, crazy or drunk? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Regardless, got more pics?

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post Mar 18 2008, 12:14 PM
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This should be very helpful for understanding the local culture:


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Vincent Vega: [Y]ou know what the funniest thing about Europe is?
Jules Winnfield: What?
Vincent Vega: It's the little differences. I mean they got the same shit over there that they got here, but it's just, just there it's a little different.
Jules Winnfield: Example.
Vincent Vega: Alright, well you can walk into a movie theater and buy a beer. And, I don't mean just like a paper cup, I'm talking about a glass of beer. And, in Paris, you can buy a beer in McDonald's. You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?
Jules Winnfield: They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with Cheese?
Vincent Vega: No, man, they got the metric system, they don't know what the fu** a Quarter Pounder is.
Jules Winnfield: What do they call it?
Vincent Vega: They call it a Royal with Cheese.
Jules Winnfield: Royal with Cheese.
Vincent Vega: That's right.
Jules Winnfield: What do they call a Big Mac?
Vincent Vega: Big Mac's a Big Mac, but they call it Le Big Mac.
Jules Winnfield: Le Big Mac. What do they call a Whopper?
Vincent Vega: I don't know. I didn't go into Burger King.
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post Mar 18 2008, 12:36 PM
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Definately not brave. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

See the lines? There's a little median there. You can stay and take pictures until your hearts content.

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Regardless, got more pics?


Only 240 or so... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Mar 18 2008, 01:08 PM
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Eric,
Get your butt home... Vanessa just found out you aren't in Des Moines!
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post Mar 18 2008, 01:32 PM
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See the lines? There's a little median there. You can stay and take pictures until your hearts content.



Yea, I did, you did, but do the Parisian drivers? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) "Hey Francois, zee crazy wis wine Amurican iz standing in ze center of la route, zee how close you can come wis ze Citroen. eh?" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

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post Mar 18 2008, 02:28 PM
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Very nice pictures ! ... We want more ! ...
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post Mar 18 2008, 09:38 PM
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I'm glad to hear that you had a great visit. Your pictures make me really envious - you were in Paris and I wasn't, and you seem to take much better pictures than me! Oh well, post some more. I'll go for a vicarious visit!
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post Mar 18 2008, 09:59 PM
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It's easy to take great pictures there... beautiful city.

Here's a few more:


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post Mar 18 2008, 10:03 PM
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Merci, but doesn't the last pic belong in the "Sandbox"? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Mar 18 2008, 10:09 PM
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I have only been there once 14 years ago. I flew out there to propose to my wife who was on a study abroad program. We spent 2 days in paris. We visited the louve, walked around the shopping area's, checked out the tower... Then we drove from there to Neice.

I liked paris but the small towns we stayed at between Paris and Neice were 10 x better than either.

I proposed under the Arch De Triumph (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) after only dating for 6 months DOAH! I guess I did not make a mistake though since it we had our 14 year anniversary last december.
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post Mar 21 2008, 02:55 PM
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Awesome pics Eric! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

I'd love to see more........if you wanna post em?

Any pics with you in them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)


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I'm almost as u-g-l-y as Z. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Mar 21 2008, 03:30 PM) *

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I'm almost as u-g-l-y as Z. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



Ummmmmmmm................neither one of you are ugly dear (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)


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