tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425550699774238271.post4277098782305507642..comments2024-02-25T02:41:43.023-07:00Comments on North of Andorra: Signs of the TimesNorth of Andorrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06199381759209397228noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425550699774238271.post-1349252190029167882007-02-20T12:34:00.000-07:002007-02-20T12:34:00.000-07:00Oh boy, are those blue shutters a pretty color. D...Oh boy, are those blue shutters a pretty color. Did you get your card back from le guichet automatique. Quel horreur. I think the 206 is just something describing the care, like a Mercedez says SL300 on the back. Doesn't that sticker remind you of the bow wow VW stickers? There is a great book in English called French or Faux. It is written for diplomats and business people going for longer stays in France. It gives you great insight into the French, like smiling at them. They do not smile when they make eye contact when passing you on the street. Americans smile at everyone. If you and a French stranger were to share an amusing sight, a funny bumper sticker, you could look at each other and smile. The book explains stuff like that. Once you are aware of some of those things it is so interesting, just the little nuances that different cultures develop.lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03587497092023312034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425550699774238271.post-91118480898765126862007-02-20T01:51:00.000-07:002007-02-20T01:51:00.000-07:00We finally caught up w/ your blog. Great!Re tools...We finally caught up w/ your blog. Great!<BR/>Re tools: I think it's best to get them locally...220 volts and metric. <BR/>BTW building in metric is heaps easier than calling out measurements like "17 and 5/64 plus a little".<BR/>Cheers from NZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425550699774238271.post-36753955223570250732007-02-20T00:13:00.000-07:002007-02-20T00:13:00.000-07:00"Desole" is meant to mean SORRY (as I am using it ..."Desole" is meant to mean SORRY (as I am using it all the time to apologize for my poor French), but when the ATM machine steals your card, it's more like "you idiot" or "you sucker". And, by the way, the finer print on the bottom of the pooper scooper photo warns people that they should not use the poop sacs for food! Indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425550699774238271.post-79834134025647831472007-02-19T12:16:00.000-07:002007-02-19T12:16:00.000-07:00Good luck with the bank card situation. Luke was ...Good luck with the bank card situation. Luke was going out of town for a long weekend and she took the money and forgot the card...a fact not discovered until the next day...at least the machine "sucked in" the card and no one stole it...but it was rough being without the card...I had to stretch my money much further than I expected! I'm going to have to get an English/French dictionary if I keep reading your blog...I can make a guess...but I'm not totally sure what "DESOLE" means!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425550699774238271.post-72958747154809024072007-02-19T12:04:00.000-07:002007-02-19T12:04:00.000-07:00Luke enjoyed your commentary on "disposals and dog...Luke enjoyed your commentary on "disposals and dog poop"...I guess you just have to live on bags of doritos and microwave popcorn (like me!) and you won't need to dispose of "fresh food". HA! And we have to give the French credit for putting up the "pooper-scooper" signs...it's a step in the right direction, isn't it? If you had a dog in France you could "teach by example"...after all, we Americans can do some some things really well...scooping dog s**t" for instance! Have a great week...and watch where you walk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com