How to Avoid Pickpockets
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From: S Viemeister on 26 Jul 2010 13:55 On 7/26/2010 1:39 PM, Martin wrote: > On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote: >> 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? > It's obvious - they're in _French_!
From: Martin on 27 Jul 2010 04:41 On 26/07/10 19:55, S Viemeister wrote: > On 7/26/2010 1:39 PM, Martin wrote: >> On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote: > >>> 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? >> > It's obvious - they're in _French_! LOL Not if you buy from Lidl LOL
From: Martin on 27 Jul 2010 04:41 On 26/07/10 21:07, Magda wrote: > On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:55:32 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, S Viemeister > <firstname(a)lastname.oc.ku> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: > > ... On 7/26/2010 1:39 PM, Martin wrote: > ...> On 26/07/10 18:45, Erilar wrote: > ... > ...>> 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? > ...> > ... It's obvious - they're in _French_! > > Not a problem for some people. Wine drinkers in general?
From: Martin on 27 Jul 2010 04:45 On 26/07/10 21:06, Magda wrote: > On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:39:41 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin<martin(a)invalid.invalid> > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: > > ... 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. Nor the cheese eating surrender monkeys. > 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. > > Or airport food. LOL LOL > > ...> 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? > > She is grabbing straws... How else can she drink wine? > and drowning miserably anyway. > > ...> 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) > > Too complicated for her. Don't underestimate her determination to rubbish all things French.
From: Martin on 27 Jul 2010 06:54
On 27/07/10 12:35, Magda wrote: > On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:45:15 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin<martin(a)invalid.invalid> > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: > > ... On 26/07/10 21:06, Magda wrote: > ...> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:39:41 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin<martin(a)invalid.invalid> > ...> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: > ...> > ...> ... 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. > ... > ... Nor the cheese eating surrender monkeys. > > Which reminds me - I need to buy some ementhal. Diet cheese! > > ... > ...> 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. > ...> > ...> Or airport food. LOL > ... > ... LOL > ... > ...> > ...> ...> 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? > ...> > ...> She is grabbing straws... > ... > ... How else can she drink wine? > > Lapping it from a saucer? Miaow! |