tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877199150999254647.post2182498570114900663..comments2024-03-11T11:00:55.829-07:00Comments on Den Nation: My French TouristsDen nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04259526826141331097noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877199150999254647.post-29250114058850740962013-03-21T18:06:05.348-07:002013-03-21T18:06:05.348-07:00Welcome to my blog and thanks for reading! I'm...Welcome to my blog and thanks for reading! I'm glad that I made someone laugh with this post, haha, I'm laughing, haha. <br /><br />In Copenhagen I have visitors every now and then. With my French visitors I try to go to places that I have already been to so I won't feel frustrated at only seeing half (or sometimes less) of what I want to see. I save new places for when I am alone with my husband (I agree to go to the cafés as long as we only go once a day and not longer than 40 minutes) or with my Canadian friends. <br /><br />I have to accept that this is the French way of being a tourist. Of course not all French people are like this, but many are. It doesn't mean that it's wrong; they do spend more time talking with each other and that's important too. I guess I am just too Canadian, I have to get out there and explore!Den nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259526826141331097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877199150999254647.post-53529197701776834412013-03-20T04:30:06.998-07:002013-03-20T04:30:06.998-07:00I am sorry to laugh at this, but it did make me gi...I am sorry to laugh at this, but it did make me giggle! I feel your pain. That would seriously bug me! It is one of the reasons I like to travel alone if there is a place I really want to see, because I like to work from my own itinerary! I enjoy eating and drinking, a little bit too much, but that is rather excessive!!!Holly Hollyson @ Full of Beans and Sausageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924287399418536406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877199150999254647.post-26772512786115938072013-03-03T16:12:18.250-08:002013-03-03T16:12:18.250-08:00I asked my husband about fries and he confirmed wh...I asked my husband about fries and he confirmed what you said - there are more fries than ever before. He says that 10 years ago restaurants would make more of an effort to make sides from produce purchased at the local markets rather than use frozen food like today. <br /><br />This is why I never make fries at home - I often eat fries when I go out to eat. <br /><br />It really is sad about binge drinking. I am afraid that France will become like Britain, where you see packs of half-naked 50-year-old men and women out binge drinking on a Thursday night.Den nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259526826141331097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877199150999254647.post-60664203348141664572013-03-01T18:54:07.668-08:002013-03-01T18:54:07.668-08:00The last time I was in France, I noticed that Fren...The last time I was in France, I noticed that French tend to eat fries with everything as a side. Not sure whether it's a new trend or I hadn't noticed it before! I actually wrote an article about it the last time I was in Nantes: http://correresmidestino.com/is-the-french-diet-still-a-good-diet/.<br /><br />Rennes is awful when it comes to drinking. I visited it a few years ago and I was super shocked to see young teens (I'm talking 14-15 yrs old) downing shots in bars. I'm not a prude but wow, that was kind of sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877199150999254647.post-45682657720701096102013-02-28T18:44:34.475-08:002013-02-28T18:44:34.475-08:00I have to admit that I am not in the slightest att...I have to admit that I am not in the slightest attracted to living in Brittany because of the drinking. I went to Rennes and Vitré once and I had the feeling like it was a mini-Britain a little bit with the drinking. I had enough of the binge drinking when I actually lived in the UK. It was so awkward for me there, in my early days I would go to the pub with friends and drink one drink the entire night while they downed pint after pint. It really bothered me in the beginning, but later on I stopped caring and just didn't hang out with people that wanted to drink so much anymore. I agree, it's not fun or healthy to binge drink.<br /><br />Ah, the French and their food. I've also had the same comments about raclette and cassoulet. While I agree that probably the quality of the ingredients in France is better, I certainly don't think that these dishes contain less fat than raclette or cassoulet. <br /><br />One thing that drives me crazy are their hamburger buns. They complain about burgers, saying that they are horrible (and they are because the bun is so bad), but I can't believe that a country that makes the best bread in the world is incapable of making a great hamburger bun. It's almost as if they want to beat the hamburger down (and keep it there) just because it's North American (anyway it was invented in Germany I think). There are ways of making hamburgers more healthy (brown bread, less fat in the patty, a lot of vegetables, etc.). <br /><br />They like to eat steak haché, though, and it is exactly like eating a hamburger! According to them the steak haché is alright, though. They eat their baguette with that and a salad. So it's just like eating a hamburger only the bread is good. It's bad because they make it bad by using the bad bun. I could go on and on!Den nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259526826141331097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877199150999254647.post-19356582226124627802013-02-28T18:28:39.770-08:002013-02-28T18:28:39.770-08:00Ce commentaire a été supprimé par l'auteur.Den nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259526826141331097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877199150999254647.post-37810821934564432352013-02-28T07:29:23.633-08:002013-02-28T07:29:23.633-08:00I often get annoyed with my French friends back ho...I often get annoyed with my French friends back home because everything seems to revolve around drinking. Mind you, this is Brittany... So you have to go to a bar, and you have to order whatever rare and special beer, and then drink a few more. I don't drink--never developed a taste for it. I don't mind other people drinking though, not at all. I just hate when everything revolves around booze, that's all. I mean, we aren't students anymore. I just want to chat wit you, not seeing you getting drunk!<br /><br />French can be super annoying with food though, I hear you. They also always think they eat better and healthier, which I find isn't really true anymore. I'm tired of hearing jokes about "les américains et leurs hamburgers" coming from people who eat kebab with fries in the middle of the day. Hey folks, different countries, same junk food! And please, don't tell me raclette or cassoulet is healthier than poutine, alright?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com