tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post5871176903808277898..comments2024-01-12T00:35:16.941+01:00Comments on French Leave: If You Go Down to the Sales Today...the fly in the webhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-35128434735479660242012-01-06T14:28:17.176+01:002012-01-06T14:28:17.176+01:00Perpetua, similar experience re sales both in Fran...Perpetua, similar experience re sales both in France and the U.K.<br /><br />All our little supermarkets...where you could park...were enlarged into monsters with herringbone parking in my time in France. I used to like them when they resembled souks...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-45891532693135482522012-01-06T14:09:34.280+01:002012-01-06T14:09:34.280+01:00I loathe the sales and never indulge nowadays exce...I loathe the sales and never indulge nowadays except online. As for sales in France, I never see anything in the shops in our neck of the woods I actually want to buy.<br /><br />One good thing about the supermarkets and bricos in our very rural area though, no herringbone parking and except on market day, not too much pressure on space. Small is indeed beautiful in southern Manche. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-78601125088794885982012-01-06T13:04:28.594+01:002012-01-06T13:04:28.594+01:00The Banking Nerd...well, one, if you're white ...The Banking Nerd...well, one, if you're white and two, if you curse in Erse I reckon you might get away with it...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-64708231470475168302012-01-06T10:32:55.810+01:002012-01-06T10:32:55.810+01:00Having lived in Ireland for a few years, I have pi...Having lived in Ireland for a few years, I have picked up a colourful language. Sounds like a trip to France could be an expensive experience for me.Kristian Feldborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890630394154659255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-2670587596200572182011-12-30T13:51:08.645+01:002011-12-30T13:51:08.645+01:00dinahmow, super! I'll get mother busy with the...dinahmow, super! I'll get mother busy with the knitting needles!<br /><br />Mark in Mayenne, I don't know if it is still the case but in England it was a legal impossibility to insult a police officer...the theory being you were already in hot water enough if in contact with the police without their persons being sacred.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-75164754359256168022011-12-30T12:46:33.790+01:002011-12-30T12:46:33.790+01:00I certainly get the view that France is just a *te...I certainly get the view that France is just a *teensy* bit over-regulated. And the attempts to sell stuff at full price after their date of use is astonishing. Christmas cards decoration at full price after Christmas, chocolate egss full price after Easter, and so on.<br /><br />I must remember to aske anyone if they happen to be a functionnaire before I give them the finger in future.<br /><br />But I do think the way that UK police are routinely insulted without recourse is going too far the other way.Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-20322367696206794132011-12-30T11:42:43.684+01:002011-12-30T11:42:43.684+01:00To cheer you up(perhaps!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/new...To cheer you up(perhaps!)<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15874250<br /><br />Happy New Year! I look forward to more of your wit.dinahmowhttp://moreidlethoughts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-5336462294529283322011-12-29T14:05:30.795+01:002011-12-29T14:05:30.795+01:00Trish @ Mum's Gone To, how nice to see you!
He...Trish @ Mum's Gone To, how nice to see you!<br />Herringbone parking is fine if you've grown up driving in the U.K....you can manouevre the car....an awful lot of French drivers can't!<br /><br />And yes, it is scary stuff...it's the underbelly of all the guff about France.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-45706067320681319662011-12-29T09:30:51.927+01:002011-12-29T09:30:51.927+01:00Thought I'd come for a visit as I see you over...Thought I'd come for a visit as I see you over at Steve's and Sarah's.<br />When we've been to France I've always quite liked the herringbone parking pattern but does it depend on everyone parking properly in the first place? I will make sure we keep our rude gestures in our heads next time: scary stuff!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-25436696162414522442011-12-28T18:29:38.436+01:002011-12-28T18:29:38.436+01:00Sarah, if I hadn't lived in France I wouldn...Sarah, if I hadn't lived in France I wouldn't have believed it.<br />A friend sent me the article...just in case I was feeling nostalgic for la belle France!<br /><br />I've only seen some online sales...and then what I wanted was either non existent or just too expensive.<br /><br />I haven't been out to look here...but there was whopping discounts just before Christmas.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-30587328654215946012011-12-28T18:13:40.656+01:002011-12-28T18:13:40.656+01:00Goodness, what a shocking story. Even fining the g...Goodness, what a shocking story. Even fining the guy €38 was an outrage!<br /><br />The sales were all on in the UK, not that there was anything to buy. My son couldn't find any clothes that he liked despite traipsing round 4 shops. Rubbish it was, all rubbish!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-87385241696834284702011-12-28T12:52:01.088+01:002011-12-28T12:52:01.088+01:00Steve, you're so right...but when it comes to ...Steve, you're so right...but when it comes to presents for children...who can resist.<br />I looked at the online sales...well, one page.<br />It featured a handbag reduced from 4,000 quid to 2,000.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-23982951335736609052011-12-28T10:51:21.664+01:002011-12-28T10:51:21.664+01:00I was getting emails from stores advertizing Boxin...I was getting emails from stores advertizing Boxing Day sales about 5 days before Christmas. Unbelievable. Nothing makes a consumer feel a bigger fool and more cheated than knowing the gifts they spent a fortune on at the beginning of December are going to be slashed to half price by the end. But it does illustrate the true value of the goods we buy. The value itself is meaningless.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com