La Belle France
Tuesday 30th May
I hate France and I hate the French.
Tomorrow, I will be embarking on my first trip to France since reaching adulthood. I’ve been twice before and was incredibly miserable both times.
This time, however:
- I am all grown up.
- I will have the freedom to go wherever I like due to having a hire-car.
- I am more confident - I will gladly speak French badly instead of clamming up because I can’t do it right.
- I am now an international jet setter.
- I will not be shown around by a machine-gun-toting government official.
- Nor will I be on a school trip comprising only* of people not in my year.
- I will only be in the country for approximately 25 hours.
Therefore, I hope to get back to you with a different opinion of both France and its people in the next 48 hours or so. And hopefully some photos of proper mountains.
(*ok… there were three of us out of 30-odd from my year)
Heheh, that was an unexpected and unexpectedly final first line… hope you have a better time of it this time! I reckon you’ll see the opposite end of the scale to the finns, though!
sweavo
30 May 06 at 2:46 pm
The beer’s cheap though.
JG
30 May 06 at 2:48 pm
Ah. An interesting development…
stu
30 May 06 at 2:49 pm
Nah, they’re all ratbags. or sacs a rat as they would say
Gottle
30 May 06 at 2:52 pm
I have packed one pair of pants and a couple of books. Do you think I have enough room for wine, or should I try and cut down on the clothes? *laughs*
Sarah
30 May 06 at 2:55 pm
I hate France and I hate the French, with the exception of the region and inhabitants of the Alps. We’ve spent two summer holidays there in recent years, and fully intend to go back.
Hope you enjoy it!
MMM
30 May 06 at 3:53 pm
Whereas I love France and I love the French. It’s a fab country with a wealth of different areas to look at and explore and things to do.
Vive la France!
Rich
30 May 06 at 4:18 pm
Have a great time
They are not that bad 
Dakota
30 May 06 at 5:11 pm
I expected to hate the French and all of France last time I went, but loved it. Speak a little French & you get treated better.
chrisb
30 May 06 at 9:31 pm
Avoid arriving in a country stating “I hate your country and I hate its citizen” if you want to be welcome …
Or at least give some intelligent explanation.
Pascal
1 Jun 06 at 6:13 am
u can be as obnoxious as them
boo
1 Jun 06 at 11:37 am
Quel dommage! Mais chacun à son goût, or everyone has his gout, as we say. Vive la France! Vive la France libre … sorry, got carried away there, for a minute I thought I was CDG.
Bon voyage, as we say in English, anyway.
qaminante
1 Jun 06 at 11:38 am
I just got Chris a great t-shirt - it says : F**k Iraq, Let’s Bomb France. You could’ve borrowed it…
Jenny
1 Jun 06 at 10:39 pm