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Their Driving. I
decided to make a little road trip out of my year abroad and so brought my car
to Bordeaux with me. I expected dilemmas to arise when entering car parks and
not being able to reach the ticket machine on the other side, but I hasn’t
quite realised that the French aren’t particularly bothered by the welfare of
their vehicle. I have yet to see a car without a dent or scratch and am
counting the days until I find mine with a wing mirror knocked off.
Their Size. They
may eat lots of bread, but I have
yet to come across anyone larger than the likes of Dr Jenson recommend. I’ve seen
lots of fast food restaurants, but fast food junkies seem to be few and far between.
Their hate of
supermarkets. I haven’t quite worked out why, but the French seem to hate
the idea of buying everything in one place. They have separate shops for food
products (Boulangerie for bread, boucherie for meat, epicerie for all the
condiments) and I really cannot understand the lack of the all-encompassing
Boots. Make-up, shampoo and plug adapters all in one place? Yes please.
And the one thing we
do have in common? We secretly love each other! We can’t get enough of
French restaurants in England and I seem to be seeing the British flag
everywhere in Bordeaux. Not only that, but within a 10 minute walk of my
apartment can be found, ‘Sherlock Holmes’, ‘Charles Dickins’ and even a ‘Cock
and Bull’ (Yes, real pubs! Apparently one of them even serves Pimms…).
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