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One thing that is good about socialist countries is that the basic needs for life are cheap. When I was in Paris, bread was like .80 Euro. In CA, bread here is like $3.00.
Olala.. you're one lucky Parisian.
La dame at the boulangerie would only sell that to french nationals.
But I was happy with la gallette du roi and coissants.
Olala.. you're one lucky Parisian.
La dame at the boulangerie would only sell that to french nationals.
But I was happy with la gallette du roi and coissants.
Thanks gold*dust1, you're a grat therapist. Suddenly I feel life is beautiful.
Very detailed... great post. I guess I was one of the lucky Americans. My mother is French so I do speak a little and I find that if you make the attempt to speak the language when you are traveling, you don't come off as an arrogant American and actually get quite good service.
The Italians are different, they are more hospitable and really don't care what you speak if you are buying something
From a well-traveled friend of mine who now lives in London:
"I hate living in Paris! The people are rude, the city is dirty, the buildings and everything is old (over 150 years old), the unions are on strike more than they work, and cause a HUGE disruption to everyday life."
She likes living in Germany and England more, and had a blast in the USA. This is significant because she is French.
From a well-traveled friend of mine who now lives in London:
"I hate living in Paris! The people are rude, the city is dirty, the buildings and everything is old (over 150 years old), the unions are on strike more than they work, and cause a HUGE disruption to everyday life."
She likes living in Germany and England more, and had a blast in the USA. This is significant because she is French.
I'm a Parisian too, and believe me, your friend is absolutely right, I see I'm not the only French citizen who has a lucid view of the reality.
Germany and Britain are on the whole more civilized than France (and than Latin countries in general).
Only 2 cents worth, maybe...
Weak up: 6:30 a.m
Shower and morning lunch and watching TV: 6:30 to 7:45 pm
Take the bus or the car: 7:45 a.m
Arriving in the RER station 8:00 am
Arriving in Central Paris and changing for the metro 8:40 am
Arriving at work 9:00 am
Lunch : 12:30 pm
A sandwich or restaurant, sushi, salade, meat with french fries or etc
End of the lunch pause : 13:30 pm
End of the work : 6:30 pm
The oposite in the otherway.
Arriving at home: 8:00 pm
Watching the news: 8
Small diner with familly: between 8:30 pm and 9 pm
Watching TV: 9 pm to 11 pm
Going to the bed: 11 pm
Likes: breakfest pain au chocolat gets me everytime. I like to eat dinner at lunch like the old europeans. I didn't have much fun after I saw all the sites. Once you see all there is to see there it just becomes anonther overpriced city except you can't make any money over there. Its like going to Canada.
Day to day life is hard for most. Beaurocracy is higher than the US but not nearly as bad as Italy, Greece, or Portugal. Living standards are especially low in Paris... most people live in 400 sq feet or less like a bunch of rats in a cage. Great place to visit but to live and work it is horrible.
so that is why i was so comfortable in a 468 sq foot granny flat when i got back to the states!
routine-- was a lil different for me bek i worked at night. show up at 700 pm finish by 1 am. the metro shuts down at midnight so its the motorbike, cold as all gitout in the winter on the way home and often wet. usually hit the cafe's or deli or both after getting out at 1:00 am. b4 the ride home. place pigalle is always open. 1/2 starved myself most of the time bek weight control has always been very important to me (even now) probably survived on fruit, cheese and grape juice mostly-- although i was nuts about endive salads.
thank you for helping me to remember. gota run, off to the french class picnic this afternoon.
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Weak up: 6:30 a.m
Shower and morning lunch and watching TV: 6:30 to 7:45 pm
Take the bus or the car: 7:45 a.m
Arriving in the RER station 8:00 am
Arriving in Central Paris and changing for the metro 8:40 am
Arriving at work 9:00 am
Lunch : 12:30 pm
A sandwich or restaurant, sushi, salade, meat with french fries or etc
End of the lunch pause : 13:30 pm
End of the work : 6:30 pm
The oposite in the otherway.
Arriving at home: 8:00 pm
Watching the news: 8
Small diner with familly: between 8:30 pm and 9 pm
Watching TV: 9 pm to 11 pm
Going to the bed: 11 pm
As we call it metro boulo dodo
Wake up : 7:30
Shaving,washing teeth,combing(I hate to shower after waking up),dressing up, then Continental breakfast listening to my favorite radio station
(the only conservative, independent and without ads in France): 7:30-8:00
Take the bus : 8:15
Arriving at rer station : 8:30
Arriving at office : 9:00
Leave office : 5:30 pm
Gym ( Club on the premises) : 5:30- 6:30
The opposite the other way
Ariving home 7:15pm
Rest, Internet or listen to my radio station : 7:15-8:00
8:00 small diner (with or without family, better without -lol-)
watching tv : 9 to 11
11-11:30 : shower, getting ready for bed
11:30 : go to sleep!
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and I was there many times too mostly gratis
She's awfully right
