We clutch CrackBerries. They clutch baguettes. That's just the way it is.
Unfortunate '90s musicians are considered all kinds of unironic cool. Really.
Strip clubs go by the name "spectacles" and are attended by everyone, including doofus female tourists who make the mistake of treating their beaus to a troop of undulating, naked women, far more beautiful than they are, performing la danse.
There are an alarming number of white people. My being there didn't help.
Just when you thought it wasn't possible, men's pants can always be tighter and
you can always be a little less chic.
If you see a hole in the ground, you're probably supposed to pee in it.
If there appear to be two toilets in a bathroom, one is probably a bidet. To recap, one is to make the mess in and the other is to clean it up.
You won't hear nearly as much Serge Gainsbourg as you thought you would and this will make you sad.
You will hear a lot of Meat Loaf. This will also make you sad.
No matter how much you will it, just being in Paris will not make you Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face. I'm sorry.
When the locals scowl at you, it means they like you, and that you should follow them around taking pictures and exclaiming, "Je suis Funny Face!" They like that.
Rest assured, the thumbs up and peace sign have finally found a good home. This will make you happy.
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Vive Le France!
What the heck, they're both a long shot, in my case. I'm envious, it's been thirty-plus years since I last went to Paris.
Your blog made me laugh!
~sigh~
I always wanted to go to the cowboy bars near france's disney...but maybe they aren't as ironic now...
meatloaf...
woaw.
Rated.
Young guys walk around with sweaters tied around their waist and nobody laughs at them.
Every unattached woman walks around with a book, and when I had a conversation with my daughter on the Metro, a woman scowled at me for distracting her from her reading.
When my wife praised the waiter for the beef dish, he replied, "Yet you wanted ketchup." I think he was being amusing.
I could spend the rest of my life walking along the Seine.
If it is ok to say, "There are an alarming number of white people.",
why would it not be "ok" to say,
"There are an alarming number of black people."?
Answer:
It is NOT ok to say,
"There are an alarming number of white people."
Anne: Thanks for visiting me there.
alicia: Thank you!
Kathy: but with is better.
Aunt Mabel: perhaps she was a fish.
Akopsa: I know, limited Serge should be a crime.
Trilogy: Indeed it is.
Pilgrim: I'm with you on that one. I vote for all carbs.
Trudge: In the fry factory.
Shiral: absolutely. Brigitte is possible.
Bellwether: that sounds wise to me.
Joan: very French.
Jeanette: back when I smoked, I was partial to Gauloises. I think I thought I looked cool rolling them. I didn't.
Mary-Android: We should have an unchic contest.
Silkstone: Je suis heureuse.
femme: unfortunately, I did not.
dolores: I wish I'd thought of infiltrating the cowboy bars.
greenheron: you should do tours.
Divorce Bard: I couldn't have said it better myself.
skeletnwmn: I can do black and wistful.
Funsun: that they do.
ozmoses: I hope so.
Robin; I wish!
Thoth: I did.
Matt: I rate your comment for chestnuts.
littlewillie: Oh, you.
dirndl skirt: I heartily agree.
Craig: thanks!
Barbara: it worked for me. I'm fou, too.
Cranky: yes, that's right, the men with the sweaters around their waist and the Seine.
XJS: I'd have to say it depends on the context.
From the GripeVine.... & Donah..//
You will hear a lot of Meat Loaf. This will also make you sad.
Oh Caroline, Caroline. I love you, ma seur... or something like that... how do you say soul sister in French. I'm so crappy at it!
oxox
Blue: I think you have it down just fine.