tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061665328242748532.post2628823413063375025..comments2024-03-24T05:21:44.666-04:00Comments on PinkTaxiBlogger: A French Woman...PinkTaxiBloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105826333680155633noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061665328242748532.post-24376976955550155282010-06-21T04:24:42.901-04:002010-06-21T04:24:42.901-04:00Hilarious!I could see the little boy with his glas...Hilarious!I could see the little boy with his glasses on,bewildered by the calm reaction of our Prof,who is coldly reacting to his attempt,by lighting a Gitane in a school yard in the heat of Dubai at 40C!<br />I like the French,I respect their culture and their discpline;but you have to cohabitate with them to survive 26 summers with them.<br />I cherish memories of incidents that I encountered with them all these years!It is the lady that sells me my daily newspapers,who races with me to lock her door in my face if I interfere with her lunch break at 12:29!It is the friendly grocer,who refuses to give me coin change for parking;pointing agressively that he is not a money exchanger!It is the operator of the merry go around who gives me back my change in centimes weighing a Kgm!It is the eager driver who races with you not to cross the zebra line before him,or the nervous lady driver who will use her four hands to manage her gear shift,cigarette,portable and radio!It is your grocer again whom you have been using for many years,buying boxes of fruits and vegetables!He would coldly remark when you try to do away with mushy ones:mais madame ne fait pas le menage(basically means:Madam don't feel at home)!!<br />These are few examples of daily encounters with the French that might hurt you to begin with,though you become immune after a couple of years.What is soothing about all this,is they tend to treat each other in a similar fashion.When in France,do what the French do:get on with your life!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755067614603964584noreply@blogger.com