Poster: A snowHead
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Must be said that one of my single data point samples of French hospitality began,
"Monsieur UANN, I'm terribly sorry to disturb you so early (08h30) but it looks like one of your party are off their head on drugs, have tried to rob the post office, broken down our front door, their room door and are comatose in the breakfast room. Would you mind terribly helping with translation and should we call the Gendarmes?"
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Honestly, the places that I ski these days I find the French welcoming and helpful. Must admit that as a saisonnaire in Courchevel I had a somewhat different experience but I was someone without any money in an expensive resort, arguably taking a local's job. Certainly it was a struggle to get a bonjour or a smile out of lifties!
I do make an effort to be polite in my (very limited) French though.
Incidentally, how could anyone think clicking their fingers and shouting "garcon" would go down well in the 21st Century? I mean even in England clicking your fingers and shouting "waiter" would be seen as being pretty disrespectful wouldn't it? Holding a hand up, smiling and trying to get eye contact perhaps adding an "excuse me" as they pass would be more appropriate surely? In France I'd tend to do the same but say "Monsieur?".
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@jedster, i was still getting a friendly "Bonjour!" From the lift operator on the Fys chair (Morzine) (who happens to be Anselme Baud's brother) 20 years after my last seaon
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In my years of holidaying I have never thought les Froggies any grumpier or ruder than any other race. Biggest knobs I come across are invariably the British.... in fact I love their little pleasantries and greetings.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Frosty the Snowman, +1
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@under a new name, may be a Courchevel thing. To be fair the locals have to deal with some proper t0ssers.
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@Frosty the Snowman, hmm, not so sure it could be painted as "nationality A or nationality B". Each time It is just "person C", who for various reasons behave inadequate. Some of the most fun and nice people I met while skiing were also British I do not care what FR minister says about french, chinese or english. I sat once on a lift with a group of russians who just started smoking on a longish lift without asking if it was ok. I did not like it and made them know it, but I have nothing against russians in general.
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I was once on a lift with some Russians who were discussing gun-running.
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@Hurtle,
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@mooney058, I don't think I've thought about expecting someone to ask before smoking on a chairlift.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@mooney058, I don't think I've thought about expecting someone to ask before smoking on a chairlift. |
Well, if we end-up on the same chairlift, I would ask you to not to smoke. It is very (very) unpleasant to me and I would have no way of avoiding it. If I'm with my children, I would be demanding, not asking i.e. everyone has their limits.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@mooney058,
I don't smoke.
Why are your children any different from anyone else?
ANyway, I just grew up with many (most?) adults lighting up as soon as they got on the chair or t-bar and it seem(s?)ed perfectly normal to me.
Showing my age I suppose
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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The French have the best:mountains, food, wine, beaches, surf, 35hr week. Also, the best looking women(subjective). Every right to be bloody arrogant, I think! Lucky barstewards living there
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