High Gas Prices getting you down?
I just calculated that I pay about $9.40 a gallon here in France for gas
I converted liters to gallons and euros to dollars
I cried
We don’t use the car that much but it is still expensive
I filled the tank and it costs 80€ or $124, 55 Liters
I found this image to go with my feelings [...]
This is a rant!
What is wrong with this cashier? Why does she lie? Why is she saying she cannot accept this card? I have used it here many times before. Pétasse.
Sundays in France, OPEN ON SUNDAY.
Before we moved to France, many people told us the stories about how everything is closed on Sundays in France. While it is not necessarily untrue, it is not as true as I had thought.
Just this morning, despite the rain, despite being sick, despite not feeling like it, I went out to get some food. [...]
What is with this weather?
We are leaving on our mini vacation tomorrow. I just checked the weather. It is supposed to rain and be relatively cold the entire weekend we are in Biarritz. I was really hoping for some sun and to go into the ocean. Then in Bordeaux after that it is supposed to continue raining. I’m all [...]
Strike coming up in France, again?
Each week brings lots of new things including strikes. Now I am not against strikes in principle, but I am against strikes that make little sense.
Tomorrow there will be a strike in France. There are all kinds of rules about who goes on strike. For example some students will be on strike tomorrow but some [...]
Deodorant in France
There is a longstanding stereotype about the French that they don’t like to wear deodorant and hence they tend to smell. While it is probably an oversimplification, it is not entirely untrue. As the weather warms up going to the gym can be a bit of an ordeal.
Now all gyms smell a bit, but [...]
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