Knife and Fork
Dining Etiquette
Before I start with my little rant (just before lunchtime), let me just point out that we both consider ourselves to be pretty well mannered when it comes to dining etiquette. Knowing what to do at the dinner table, what not to do, and all that. Although despite this, some of the things that we've been
snooping seeing in the restaurants here in Paris have been pretty surprising.
The French are notorious for their rules and regulations regarding their food, and this is probably not a surprising fact. But what I'm referring to in particular is the meticulous insistence of knife and fork. If it's served on a plate, then a fork and knife must be used. This is exceptionally odd to see finger-foods like pizza, Nan in an Indian restaurant, or even French Fries cut with knife and fork.
But when in
Rome France, do as the French do. But it still feels funny.
La révolution des cheveux
Onward!
Marc needs a haircut. I was inspired by the job Iris and Jen did on Matt, but we don't have any scissors. So I used the straightener.
The hair revolution has begun.
Rollers & Coquillages
We finally found the courage to set aside our
better judgment fear of ending up in a
bloody heap at the bottom of a hill and decided to try skating with the weekly skating group
Rollers & Coquillages. And (this time) we actually survived it too, hills and everything!
As
previously mentioned,
Rollers & Coquillages is a group of volunteers that organize a different 3 hour (20km/12.5mi) skate route every Sunday. With the approval of the police (they even have
roller-police here), they are able to close the streets along the designated course for the thousands of skaters. It was a lot of fun, and we'll definitely do this again!
1er Mai, La Fête du Muguet
Les muguets des bois portent le bonheur
Our first month here in Paris, and we stumbled upon our first French tradition.
The first of May (May day), here in France is known as
La Fête du Muguet. On nearly every street-corner throughout the city,
countless vendors can be found selling plants, sprigs, and bouquets. The tradition is that on this day, people trade gifts of sweet-smelling
muguet (lily of the valley) to their friends and loved ones for good luck and to celebrate the arrival of spring.
So naturally, we had to
participate and picked up a couple to give to friends and for ourselves.
joyeux anniversaire, Marc!
Here's a list of things you can't do now:
1. Get jeune prices for the TGV/Air France
2. Stay in certain youth hostels
3. Get a jeune bank account
Here's what you can still do:
1. drink
2. rent a car
3. vote
4. smoke
5. rent nc-17/X movies
In short, you can now be a perverted old man who rambles on about politics while drinking and smoking in your rented car. Seems like life is still good :)
j'taime!
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