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sandensea

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8. It is - and indeed they do

Mon Jul 22, 2019, 12:32 AM

Jul 2019

I found that, contrary to what I had been told, Parisians prefer you speak to them in English than to have to endure one;s broken French.

Reminds me of an anecdote from an earlier trip I took with my mother around 2000 or so.

My mom's feet were starting to swell from all the walking, and we stopped by a pharmacy by L'Ópera.

"Avez vous une pillule par l'eau?" I asked the attendant.

To which she looked at me like a meerkat, cocked her head a little and said, "Une wahterrr pill?"

Vive la difference!

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A souvenir from Paris... [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 OP

Ah, bon! sandensea Jul 2019 #1

Merci mille fois pour votre souvenir de Paris! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 #2

Au contraire! Merci a vous. sandensea Jul 2019 #6

I don't think he can do that......I hope not, anyway. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 #7

It is - and indeed they do sandensea Jul 2019 #8

How hilarious! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 #9

Voila! sandensea Jul 2019 #10

Is that le Pont Neuf? applegrove Jul 2019 #3

It could be, my dear applegrove...but I don't know. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 #4

I can't quite tell. It may be too close to the Eiffel Tower. If it is it is call 'the new bridge' applegrove Jul 2019 #5

My favorite thing to see in Paris is the Winged Victory statue at the Louvre EveHammond13 Jul 2019 #11

I saw it when I was 16. My mother took me to Paris, London and Amsterdam. CTyankee Jul 2019 #12

She is so awesome! A powerful woman. EveHammond13 Jul 2019 #16

I love that too! One of these days, I'll post it. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 #14

Nice! burrowowl Jul 2019 #13

Thank you so much, my dear burrowowl! Glad you like it. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 #15