-Cars. and driving in general. Parisians don't really drive a lot. but when they do they drive quickly and politely. The small road I live on always has cars parked on it and it really is a small road. But here's the deal, the driving part and the parking part of the road switch off. for example. right outside my window there is the parking side closest and the driving side farther away BUT, just two houses down the parking is on the OTHER side of the road. I hope this makes sense. Because of this, the drivers have to be very polite about driving, if they see a person coming at them, the move over and WAIT for the other person to pass them. Another consequence of this awesome method is that cars are parked which ever direction they're driving, BUT ON THE SAME SIDE.
so at any given time, a car may my be parked bumper to bumper, facing the front of another car. I hope this makes sense. It is very odd indeed.
-Yogurt. every night after dinner they eat cheese and then yogurt. sometimes just one, and sometimes both. personally, never been a big fan of yogurt. but seriously, EVERY night after dinner. it's crazy. I love the cheese though. that stuff is GOOD.
-A lot of women carry two bags circa Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds seasons 1-3. but probably not for the same reason as Parker. Really though, usually a nice, maybe leather or fake leather purse and then another purse. and the kicker is, usually both of them are kind of small. Today I even saw one woman carrying THREE bags. one purse, one backpack and another purse. WHY NOT ONE BIG PURSE FRENCH PEOPLE???
--This is a subtopic of purses. MAN PURSES. all over the place.
-Some french sayings i love a lot:
-- "ça veut dire" translated directly it means "It wants to say" but you just use it to ask what something means.
-- "Beacoup du monde" translated it means "a lot of the world" but you use it to say that a lot of people were there.
-- "elle est neuve" translation: "she is new" but you use it to say that something you purchased is new. (or you would say "il" if it was a masculine something.
-- "un smoking" translation: tuxedo. yeah. keep it classy France.
-There are about 8 different words for jackets. and each word means a specific KIND of jacket. It is so confusing.
Well that's it for now. I THANK YOU.
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