tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709796277380321821.post4035576638620493541..comments2023-09-03T09:36:30.746-06:00Comments on sugarplum(swank): What the French do well, and not so wellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709796277380321821.post-55012818992532945322010-06-27T15:18:56.091-06:002010-06-27T15:18:56.091-06:00We found much of the same. But I hated the amount ...We found much of the same. But I hated the amount of smoking. The restaurants are smoke-free but try walking past one outside. Ugh!<br />I went into a pharmacy with a burn and got more attention than my doctor gives me.<br />Great US movies on the big screen-we saw five great classics in two weeks.<br />Everyone was polite and helpful--unlike our last trip of 15 years ago. They also spoke English down to a man. <br />More ethnically diverse than that trip.<br />The English speaking bookstores had Megan's books. Yay!<br />A great trip and we stayed in a great apartment in THE MARAIS.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709796277380321821.post-69682111428532009912010-06-27T06:00:45.234-06:002010-06-27T06:00:45.234-06:00"No chain restaurants, no chain supermarkets...."No chain restaurants, no chain supermarkets. . ."<br /><br />*cough* *cough* Carrefour *cough*<br /><br />And not picking up after dogs and crap driving is a southern European problem in general, not just French...feitpingvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12156752899131605072noreply@blogger.com