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beamjockey ([personal profile] beamjockey) wrote2004-07-17 02:55 am
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Advice to Friends Who Are About to Spend Three Months in France

I have been watching television. Be careful. The streets of France appear to be clogged with brightly clad cyclists. They move at frightening speed, and from what I can see, there is never a gap in the traffic.

I'm worried about your safety. Probably the best strategy for visiting Americans is to rent a Monster Truck.
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[personal profile] billroper 2004-07-17 10:24 am (UTC)(link)
I understand it should only be a problem for the first week or so though.

WooT!

[identity profile] lsanderson.livejournal.com 2004-07-17 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
Excellent advice! ;-)

[identity profile] del-c.livejournal.com 2004-07-17 12:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably the best strategy for visiting Americans is to rent a Monster Truck.

US foreign policy in a nutshell...

But I'm not sure how large the Monster Truck Rental business is in France.

[identity profile] karenb2.livejournal.com 2004-07-18 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
[tee hee]

[identity profile] rmeidaking.livejournal.com 2004-07-19 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think they're in more danger in France than they are in any other foreign country. They can get a step ahead by using whatever they have of the language (and my bet is that these days, they know quite a lot more than my "Ou est la salle de bains?" and they know to avoid "Ou est McDonald's?"). They'll be fine.

As to the speed-crazed cyclists, that's only an issue for the next week or so. They may want to avoid Paris next weekend. Or maybe not!
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