Klarinet Archive - Posting 000194.txt from 2011/03

From: Oliver Seely <oseely@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] To sit or stand, that is the question
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:19:30 -0400


During one of my intensive conversational French classes at the Alliance fr=
ancaise in Paris, my teacher said to me one day, "Olivier, tu =E9crit par t=
raduction." (Oliver, you write by translation). And therein lies my fatal=
flaw. One gets pretty good at it too, but it remains more or less frangla=
is and offers no little amusement for one's French friends. That works wel=
l for making more friends so, indeed, vive la difference.

Oliver =

> From: peter.gentry@-----.uk
> To: klarinet@-----.com
> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:06:23 +0000
> Subject: Re: [kl] To sit or stand, that is the question
> =

> Yes, there is a robust cultural difference though. Whereas the UK Monday
> crack at work revolves around football or TV in France it is the weekends
> menu. They are scathing about our dress sense (with some justification) a=
nd
> have a much more cosseted treatment of public figures by the media. It's
> largely good fun and vive la difference.
> =

=

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