1. Why hasn't everyone caught on to the "normal" shower in Europe? What is this handheld shower head that sprays water everywhere and never allows you to truly feel clean? It literally takes a hook and you have a modern shower, it's not crazy, expensive, American technology. It's common sense. I will never understand European showers.
2. Deodorant. It's not a new, fancy, modern technology. Use it generously, please, especially if you just took a shower with your stupid handheld shower head.
3. Why, seriously, why do people walk around France with their cell phones or MP3 players playing ON BLAST. No headphones. No, I do not want to listen to your music, please put on headphones. I'm glad I got to follow a group of French teenage punks blasting Snoop Dogg. On a bus? On a train? In the streets? This would not be okay in the United States. If someone did this on a city bus in Boston or New York, they would be shot.
4. French people don't put their milk in the fridge. That is disgusting. I don't even need to elaborate on this.
5. Why is everything closed from 12:00 to 2pm? I know that's when one has lunch, but therefore, that means that's when everyone needs to do their stuff; go to the post office, get phone minutes, etc. A two hour lunch break, though nice, is ridiculous.
6. Man purses.
7. The kisses on the cheeks. Sometimes it's nice, sometimes it's like, please do not invade my personal space. Not to mention it's three kisses in my region and in Montpellier. Do you know how long it takes to greet every person in a group with three kisses??? WHICH CHEEK DO YOU START ON??
8. Why does the ATM dispense 50 euro bills if no one accepts them? Having a 50 euro bill is like having no money at all except wildly more frustrating. I know they have change. Please accept my money.
9. I want coffee to go. A big one please.
10. Washing machines: take two hours.
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I've always wondered what cheek to start on! And let me tell you, if you get it wrong, it gets really awkward...really fast.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the washing machines take 2 hours so your clothes are extra clean to make up for the mediocre shower
ReplyDelete"the french dont refrigerate milk" - ahh yes, i have heard that one before coming from someone we know! .... gross doesn't even begin to describe it. in my opinion, it is yet another thing that adds to the odor, in addition to the lack of 'de'order.
ReplyDeletefor that, i refrigerate everything... :)
Dude washing machines and dryers take forever here too! What's up with that?! 2 hours to dry clothes?! It more like putting your clothes in a little heater.. and watch out cause they come out small.
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