How to Avoid Pickpockets
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From: Martin on 26 Jul 2010 04:10 On 26/07/10 02:43, Erilar wrote: > Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> On 25/07/10 16:32, Magda wrote: >>> On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:21:17 +0000 (UTC), in rec.travel.europe, >>> Erilar >>> <drache(a)chibardun.netinvalid> arranged some electrons, so they looked >>> like this: >>> >>> ... Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>> ... > On 25/07/10 01:24, Erilar wrote: >>> ... >> Hatunen <hatunen(a)cox.net> wrote: >>> ... >>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:46:26 +0100, "Ian F." >>> ... >> .jj >>> ... >>> >>> ... >>> It's not the accoutrements that mark an American. It's the >>> ... >>> behavior. And the speech. >>> ... >> Ah, but I don't speak "American" in Germany, and not with an >>> ... > > American >>> ... >> accent, either 8-) >>> ... > >>> ... > but in France ...:o) >>> >>> ... After a couple unpleasant experiences, I have sworn never to >>> cross its >>> ... borders again, and especially NEVER to touch ground in CdG >>> airport >>> ... again. >>> >>> Only a couple? That's all it took the French to get rid of you? >> >> Where did the Germans go wrong? LOL > > They accepted me as a lover of most things German and made me feel > welcome. > Unwary of them, wasn't it? Maybe if you loved all things French things would have gone better in France :o)
From: Erilar on 26 Jul 2010 12:45 Magda <pikrodafni(a)gmail.com> wrote:.) > > Commenters: your challenge is to come up with five good things to say > about a country that > you do not, and never have, lived in. > I hate to add single comments to long post, but I've just been battling my iPad trying to delete in bits, so . . . Most of the reasons Magda quoted for preferring France also count for Germany --vacations, health care, etc. Since cheese is just an ingredient among others, cheese will never excite me. The bread in France that I encountered on the not-brief trip there was incredibly boring and, except at breakfast, regularly dry at best. Germany, on the other hand, is the home of more delicious kinds of bread than any place I've ever been. The Scandinavians are pretty good at turning out bread, too. I had some good wine in France, but German wine is just as good and the labels make more sense. German transportation can be planned in advance and relied on, though the Swiss put everyone to shame in that department 8-). I'm not going to make a list; my fingers would cramp and I could never limit it to five anyway. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
From: Erilar on 26 Jul 2010 12:45 Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > On 26/07/10 02:43, Erilar wrote: >> Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>> On 25/07/10 16:32, Magda wrote: >>>> On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:21:17 +0000 (UTC), in rec.travel.europe, >>>> Erilar >>>> <drache(a)chibardun.netinvalid> arranged some electrons, so they > > > > looked >>>> like this: >>>> >>>> ... Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>> ... > On 25/07/10 01:24, Erilar wrote: >>>> ... >> Hatunen <hatunen(a)cox.net> wrote: >>>> ... >>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:46:26 +0100, "Ian F." >>>> ... >> .jj >>>> ... >>> >>>> ... >>> It's not the accoutrements that mark an American. It's the >>>> ... >>> behavior. And the speech. >>>> ... >> Ah, but I don't speak "American" in Germany, and not with > > > > an >>>> ... > > American >>>> ... >> accent, either 8-) >>>> ... > >>>> ... > but in France ...:o) >>>> >>>> ... After a couple unpleasant experiences, I have sworn never to >>>> cross its >>>> ... borders again, and especially NEVER to touch ground in CdG >>>> airport >>>> ... again. >>>> >>>> Only a couple? That's all it took the French to get rid of you? >>> >>> Where did the Germans go wrong? LOL >> >> They accepted me as a lover of most things German and made me feel >> welcome. >> Unwary of them, wasn't it? > > Maybe if you loved all things French things would have gone better in > France :o) Well, I expected to find things to love, but only inanimate ones stepped up. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
From: Martin on 26 Jul 2010 13:35 On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote: > Martin<martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> On 26/07/10 02:43, Erilar wrote: >>> Martin<martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>> On 25/07/10 16:32, Magda wrote: >>>>> On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:21:17 +0000 (UTC), in rec.travel.europe, >>>>> Erilar >>>>> <drache(a)chibardun.netinvalid> arranged some electrons, so they >>>>> looked >>>>> like this: >>>>> >>>>> ... Martin<martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>> ...> On 25/07/10 01:24, Erilar wrote: >>>>> ...>> Hatunen<hatunen(a)cox.net> wrote: >>>>> ...>>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:46:26 +0100, "Ian F." >>>>> ...>> .jj >>>>> ...>>> >>>>> ...>>> It's not the accoutrements that mark an American. It's the >>>>> ...>>> behavior. And the speech. >>>>> ...>> Ah, but I don't speak "American" in Germany, and not with >>>>> an >>>>> ...> > American >>>>> ...>> accent, either 8-) >>>>> ...> >>>>> ...> but in France ...:o) >>>>> >>>>> ... After a couple unpleasant experiences, I have sworn never to >>>>> cross its >>>>> ... borders again, and especially NEVER to touch ground in CdG >>>>> airport >>>>> ... again. >>>>> >>>>> Only a couple? That's all it took the French to get rid of you? >>>> >>>> Where did the Germans go wrong? LOL >>> >>> They accepted me as a lover of most things German and made me feel >>> welcome. >>> Unwary of them, wasn't it? >> >> Maybe if you loved all things French things would have gone better in >> France :o) > > Well, I expected to find things to love, but only inanimate ones stepped > up. I've found lots to love about France, even some of the people.
From: Martin on 26 Jul 2010 13:39
On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote: > Magda<pikrodafni(a)gmail.com> wrote:.) >> >> Commenters: your challenge is to come up with five good things to say >> about a country that >> you do not, and never have, lived in. >> > > I hate to add single comments to long post, but I've just been battling > my iPad trying to delete in bits, so . . . > > Most of the reasons Magda quoted for preferring France also count for > Germany --vacations, health care, etc. Since cheese is just an > ingredient among others, cheese will never excite me. The bread in > France that I encountered on the not-brief trip there was incredibly > boring and, except at breakfast, regularly dry at best. There is a vast variety of bread in France. don't judge France and it's food by hotel food. > Germany, on the > other hand, is the home of more delicious kinds of bread than any place > I've ever been. You really didn't try in France. > The Scandinavians are pretty good at turning out bread, > too. > I had some good wine in France, but German wine is just as good and the > labels make more sense. Eh? In what way don't French wine labels make sense? > German transportation can be planned in advance > and relied on, though the Swiss put everyone to shame in that department > 8-). > > I'm not going to make a list; my fingers would cramp and I could never > limit it to five anyway. Get a Notebook and dump the iPad :o) |