On 04/03/2011 11:27, Huge wrote:
On 2011-03-04, wrote:
gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

Under a couple of million will buy you a 7 bedroom house in 6 acres
near Cheltenham or a modernised medieval chateau with 8 bedrooms in
over 40 acres in Lot et Garonne.

Yes, but that means living in France. Why would I want to do that?

Apart from the subtle detail that Cheltenham isn't in France,

Crumbs, Adrian, I'd have expected you to be able to get to the end of
a sentence.

why
_wouldn't_ you?

Because I've lived and worked in France before. It's full of French people.

(In their defence, I've lived and worked in Paris. I'm given to understand
that even the other French don't like Parisians.)

I used to have a house in the south of France and when I went to
introduce myself to the Mayor, one of his staff assumed I would
recognise the accent of his secretary and told me that, for a Parisian,
she was very nice.

In general, I found the people friendly and helpful. However, I think
they are easily offended by people they consider to be rude and not
starting off a conversation in French seems to qualify as rude.

Colin Bignell