Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Les Choses Part 1

Here are a variety of things we have observed that were curious.

In the meat section of the grocery store along with boeuf, agneau, veau, et porc, one finds cheval, yes, horsemeat and rabbit as well.


No pussyfooting around by the French about all their constant smoking:  Translation "Smoking Kills" - forget all that language about the Surgeon General has found smoking is injurious to one's health.  I have spared you the graphic pictures on the other side of the pack of cancerous tumors all over throats, mouths and lungs.


Refrigerators have a wine rack as standard equipment


Here is a sequoia tree given as a gift by America on the bicentennial of the Declaration of the Rights of Man of France and the Bill of Rights of the USA



This struck us as really odd.  Different states have reciprocity to obtain driver's license without taking the written exam in French and paying thousands for driving school in order to pass the exam.  Michigan luckily has reciprocity.  Georgia does not, so our friend from Atlanta went through an awful ordeal to obtain a license.  Barbara got her's fairly quickly, but they did not like Ron's photo pose, so his took a great deal longer.  We did not expect reciprocity with individual states instead of an entire country.



The train conductors have stylish uniforms with a purple and yellow stripe




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