They're Great!

Differnces, that is.  Life in America and life in France are already proving to be tres different.

Here are some examples that I've encountered in France:

• You walk.  You bike.  You ride the bus.  You take the train.  You rarely drive.
My bike for the week.  Two days of riding and my butt hurts already.

• Frigos (refrigerators) are tiny, and don't include a freezer.

• If you want people to stare at you like you're an alien, wear shorts.  Or a dress.  Europeans wear pants.
•  You eat breakfast.  Then lunch.  Then dinner.  There are no snacks. 

Lunch today, Burger Bleu. 

• *My personal favorite*  Beaurocracy is king.  You need a cellphone.  You need a bank card for a cell phone.  You need a resident address for a bank account.  Oh and you need a bank account to sign a lease for the resident address for the bank card for the cellphone.  Riiight.
  
  
• The French are obsessed with Tisane, herbal tea.  And now I'm addicted, too.

 

• Finally, the French know George Clooney differently than we do.  Why don't we see this in America?