Talked to Debbie this morning. She and Mandy have been doing all the tourist things: The Louvre, Notre Dame, Sacre Couer, Eiffel Tower (they didn’t go all the way to the top) and Versailles. Sounds like she’s just about walked her feet off. I asked if she was getting some good food and she described French food as “eggs and cheese, cheese and eggs, followed by eggs and cheese.” They went to a Tex-Mex place for dinner last night. They also saw “Chicago” in English with French subtitles. I had wondered about their entertainment choices as Mandy had found some drag show she wanted to take her mother to, and my own mother had suggested the Crazy Horse.
Update on wife's trip.
by JeffT 6 Replies latest jw friends
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Celia
***Sigh*** I'd like to be there too......
about the egg and cheese or cheese and egg situation.... Maybe these are the only food they understand on the menu ?
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JeffT
Daughter speaks fluent French. I think the problem is that both of them prefer low fat diets, and if it doesn't clog your arteries the French don't think its food.
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Celia
They shouldn't worry about arteries' clogging fat food.... You won't see a lot of fat people on the verge of a heart attack in France.... But here in the USA 60 % of the population is obese or overweight.... Now why is that ?
The Crazy Horse, great choice, what about The Folies Bergeres ?
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JeffT
I don't think they did any of the risque entertainment. I agree about American's diet. I think the biggest problem is that most Americans no longer know how to cook. When you see frozen food being touted as "home cooked meals" you know we have a problem. And those things are loaded with fat and salt in an effort to get them to taste like something.
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cruzanheart
Not to make you lose sleep or anything, the last time I went to Paris was without Big Tex and I got seriously hit on by a cab driver. He spoke very little English and I speak very little French but when he started hitting on me I was laughing at him because I think I was at least twice his age and I thought he was kidding or angling for a big tip. For some unknown (or French) reason he decided that was a turn-on and told me "hey, you sleep with me -- no problem." I explained that, yes, there were a lot of problems with that suggestion, and vacated the cab. However, I decided to accept the whole thing as a compliment, and I guess it made the trip a little bit more fun! Kind of like the last time I got carded by someone who seriously thought I was under 21 -- ah, those were the days!
Nina
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JeffT
Nina, funny story. The last time Debbie and Mandy were off on a trip together (NYC) a cab driver spent the whole ride trying to pick up our daughter.