June 8, 2019

Enough of French

London, Napoli, Rougemont, Ibiza, Lugano, Madrid, Lugano again, Madrid again... scrolling through my blog posts of 2019 I realize how little time I have spent in Paris these past five months...

... and I am starting to wonder... has the enchantment with life in Paris really come to an end?

Has fighting the Parisian routine along with its bureaucracy, daily frustration, aggressive traffic, rude attitude, unfriendly touch - all big city traits - taken its toll?

The everyday exclamations you hear when catching the bus, squeezing into the metro, crossing the road, shopping at the supermarket or simply walking on the pavement (while slaloming around the dog poop) are the same ones over and over again... and sometimes are directed towards you coming from total strangers!

Ce n'est pas mon problème!
J'ai le droit!
J'en ai rien à f.....!
Mais vous êtes folle?
En quoi cela vous regarde?
J'en ai ras le bol!
Dégagez!
Bougez votre c...!
Laissez-moi tranquille!
Oh la la la laaaaa!
C'est pas vrai!!!
Put....!!!
Connard!

Whatever happened to the "vie en rose"?

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