...becoming industrial drones like all the rest.
"...Utilitarian, "hygieno-moralistic" new order" taking over, per the BBC.
"...Utilitarian, "hygieno-moralistic" new order" taking over, per the BBC.
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Frenchfolk losing interest in life
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Lots of great quotes there.
"It's a bit like the ideal of an English gentleman. You don't often find an English gentleman, but the ideal is there and it informs society as a whole."
Reassuring to know that even if the type can't be found, it's still there!
And interesting to think about charting the rise of pharmacies and the decline of wine-related spaces. Lots of data there.
For me, the biggest point is that 'tradition' is just a snapshot and an awfully misleading one to use as justification for any particular way of life.
"It's a bit like the ideal of an English gentleman. You don't often find an English gentleman, but the ideal is there and it informs society as a whole."
Reassuring to know that even if the type can't be found, it's still there!
And interesting to think about charting the rise of pharmacies and the decline of wine-related spaces. Lots of data there.
For me, the biggest point is that 'tradition' is just a snapshot and an awfully misleading one to use as justification for any particular way of life.
Well, we always have the Hon. Mr. Slicker.originally posted by Rahsaan:
"It's a bit like the ideal of an English gentleman. You don't often find an English gentleman, but the ideal is there and it informs society as a whole."
Reassuring to know that even if the type can't be found, it's still there!
The capsule history of French boozing was very interesting.originally posted by Rahsaan:
'tradition' is just a snapshot
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originally posted by SFJoe:
Well, we always have the Hon. Mr. Slicker.
i prefer the more plebeian, "r. slicker."
we are all citizens now.
fb.
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
"The loss of diversity is sad," says the drone.
The decline has actually been going on longer than the 1960s: read
Or, for the less academically minded.
M'k L'n
originally posted by .sasha:
It gets worse.
Interestingly, Qatar Investment Authority has a 70% stake in the club. What wrrntl said?
It was always interesting to stop by the Parc and see the CRS sitting around their tables drinking wine before starting work.
David Erickson
David Erickson
originally posted by SFJoe:
Frenchfolk losing interest in life...becoming industrial drones like all the rest.
"...Utilitarian, "hygieno-moralistic" new order" taking over, per the BBC.
As of last July 1, French law requires every automobile to have a disposable breathalyzer in the glove box. The allowable alcohol level in a driver's blood is now 0.5 grams per liter of blood, stricter than U.S. levels.
I don't suppose this might be a contributing factor? (Or does it get filed under "hygieno-moralistic"?)
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
The law sounds chilling. I bet the fine is steep.
The disposable breathalyzers sounds like make-work.
The disposable breathalyzers sounds like make-work.
David Erickson
David Erickson
originally posted by Cliff:
France went from having one of the highest auto-fatality rates in Europe to quite low rates after that law and enforcement of speed limits went into effect.
thank god for the Metro.
Sharon Bowman
Sharon Bowman
Classic.
David Erickson
David Erickson
originally posted by VS:
Compulsive breathalyzers are out in France. The rule was never enforced as manufacturers couldn't supply enough of them. The government announced in January it was scrapping the whole setup.
LOL! What, were they sourcing from Wal-Mart?