"SÃ¥ndor, the Gypsy Baron" wrote:
    >
    > Evelyn wrote:
    >
    > >More likely, you use a little common courtesy
    > > in dealing with the people you meet. I, too,
    > > find it difficult to understand this myth of
    > > French "rudeness" (which I've heard from
    > > people whose opinions I would ordinarily
    > > respect). Au contraire, I've had French people
    > > go out of their way to be helpful, when I've
    > > needed it. (But of course, if you go anywhere
    > > EXPECTING to be ill-treated, it probably
    > > shows up in a defensively belligerent attitude,
    > > and people respond in kind.)
    >
    > Your are so right, Evelyn. In Paris, we were offered help on several
    > occasions, when we neither needed nor asked for it. Obviously we looked
    > like tourists when we scanned a map outside a metro stop, or looked for
    > signs directing us to the Louvre, or stood on the sidewalk deciding
    > which way we wanted to walk as we enjoyed the beautiful ironwork and
    > balconies. On these, as well as on other occasions, locals offered
    > help. We met with absolutely no rudeness whatsoever among the French
    > people. The only sour grapes we met were a couple from Ohio!!!
    >
    > BTW, Evelyn, together with Alex, we are now a trio. Do you think we
    > could form a chorus for peace?

Sure! (I'm a mezzo-soprano - or was - what about you and Alex?)

    >
    > Sandor

In article , Frank Clarke
writes
    >On Thu, 6 Mar 2003 08:46:30 +0000, Marie Lewis
    > wrote:
    >>No, be charming and pleasant. Easy for some of us.
    >PLONK!
Obviously being charming and pleasant is not possible for this "person."
--
Marie Lewis

    > how about:
    > http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/...4-overseas.htm

"Laurel Scapicchio and her 13-year-old daughter were waiting for a train in
the Paris metro a few weeks ago when their conversation was interrupted. Two
men in their 20s overheard their American accents and shouted, 'Pigs!' "
But the Parisians do that to everyone.

"....But we shrugged it off. It wasn't personal. It was just because we were
Americans."
[He assumed]


"It seems that the only English a lot of people there know are the words,
'We hate Bush.' "
Which is all the English they needed, they were, after all in their own
country.

"The era of Americans as heroes is over," he says.
It seems only the Americans think that it's just happened.

Tim

On Fri, 07 Mar 2003 00:21:28 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :


... > BTW, Evelyn, together with Alex, we are now a trio. Do you think we
... > could form a chorus for peace?
...
... Sure! (I'm a mezzo-soprano - or was - what about you and Alex?)

I'm a soprano ! Where do I sign ? ;-))

======
Where are we going to and why are we in a handbasket ?

Magda wrote:
    >
    > On Fri, 07 Mar 2003 00:21:28 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
    > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
    >
    > ... > BTW, Evelyn, together with Alex, we are now a trio. Do you think we
    > ... > could form a chorus for peace?
    > ...
    > ... Sure! (I'm a mezzo-soprano - or was - what about you and Alex?)
    >
    > I'm a soprano ! Where do I sign ? ;-))

Well, that makes four of us - but rehearsing together might be a bit of
a problem! (I understand one can get "Instant Messenger" that's spoken
rather than written, but I'm not sure how well it works.)
    >
    > ======
    > Where are we going to and why are we in a handbasket ?

When I was in Paris last May, 3 days after the election in fact. (May
8th) I saw no problems with People and anti-american attitude..

I had more people wondering how America was, what it is like...
I had one Italian waiter in a Paris restaurant saying he wants to Move
to the States..

I had a few hours talk with one French family visiting Paris in the
breakfast area of a Formule 1 hotel. It was intresting.. I never saw
it. More wonder how I felt after 9/11...

I also was never touched as much as the tribute to people that died
and the men/woment that went to save those trapped in the WTC as they
had in the Arc in La Defense.. I really almost cried..








On 4 Mar 2003 14:14:07 -0800, [email protected] (Johnny
Hallyday) wrote:

    >Desmond Coughlan wrote in message news:...
    >> le 4 Mar 2003 07:08:54 -0800, dans l'article , Johnny Hallyday a dit ...
    >>
    >> { snip }
    >>
    >> >> Please cite your source for the above allegation.
    >>
    >> > It has been in the Wall Street Journal at least 3 times in the last
    >> > month. They don't put all of their content on the web.
    >>
    >> Ha, ha, ha !!!
    >You must be easily amused Des. Each day they print about 200 pages dimwit.
    >
    >> > An American woman was beaten by Muslim youths when they found out she was
    >> > an American.
    >>
    >> Where did this happen ? Give us the name of a town, or a district if it
    >> happened in Paris.
    >France.
    >
    >> > She was sent to the hospital.
    >>
    >> Which hospital ?
    >French hospital.
    >
    >> > The Wall Street Journal said Germany, France, the UK were among the worst
    >> > places they visited with exceptions. The best place was Denmark.
    >> >
    >> > You might want to avoid France.
    >Good suggestion. Paris usually smells like urine.
    >
    >> I hope that _you_ avoid France. We shan't miss you.
    >Des - I am sure you will be busy with Mr. Chirac kissing Mr. Mugabe's arse.