I have been to Paris with my GBF and can confirm that BonsoirAnna is right about EVERYTHING

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The women - gasp - they are all so chic and beautiful.

They just wear gray dresses with tiny belts and high heels and are all thin and smoking. Their hair is ALL PERFECT.

And the MEN!!!!

dearie me

GBF practically had to be physically restrained, particularly after an unexpected burst of rain when suddenly we appeared to be surrounded by a city of Colin Firths just emerging from the lake.

Honestly, Parisiens look like they are about to have sex ANY MINUTE and this talking-in-cafes is just really an interuption in their constant lives which are full of serious shagging.

Occasionally we would see an ugly person but they would be british tourists.

The only consolation was that there wasn't much laughing. British people ARE funny.

So my conclusion is that BonsoirAnna is probably right about everything.

I felt like a Cornish pasty with earrings.

No, I think the pastel pink jumpers are only confined to Italy, shamefully (but only worn by men who vote Berlusconi )

I did not find any sexual harassment

dammit

there was a lot of dog shit but there also seemed to be teams of men power-washing the pavements every five minutes

'I felt like a Cornish pasty with earrings.'
ROFL

the no laughing thing, it's probably to avoid wrinkles or something

My abiding memory of Paris is the smell of stale piss. I'm sure the people were tres attractive, but I was too busy trying to dodge the dog-shit to look. The museums were fabulous too, especially the Rodin.

Agree "cornish pasty with ear-rings" v. v. good. Though I'm sure you're not.

Did you try any supermarkets?

I was amazed by the supermarkets - even the rubbish ones were Waitrose-y food and wine-wise.

And they are good at coffee.

I do love the coffee and smoking and bourgeois-ness.

"Parisiens look like they are about to have sex ANY MINUTE "

'I felt like a Cornish pasty with earrings.'

Are you allowed in your own round-up MP?

I do think Anna is always right though, I thought we all took that as a given

Oh, hee-haw hee-haw. Sounds fabulous.

I do so want to know what Anna looks like.
The least you could have done MP was meet up with her.

agreed, stuffed. i'm surprised you're surprised, mp.

rofl at cornish pastie btw.

I understand English stylee cakes are going down a storm in Paris now and that apple crumble features exotically on menus.

Maybe there's money to be made in a donut n'pasty outlet there?

We only got as far at the train station when we were in Paris but I have to say we were a bit disappointed. Perhaps the Gare is not the place to see the chic Parisienne.

I'd love to see what Anna looks like as well. I'm thinking this

Morningpaper thankyou,really made me laugh.I watched videos of our holiday in Paris yesterday,to stay motivated for diet.

Can you imagine a donut'n'pasty outlet in Paris?

It would occupy the cultural position of the weirdest, most out-there sexual fetish you could think of. That SGB could think of.

There would be articles in the French press about it, discussing its significance.

Maybe we could send them Jeremy Kyle, too.

The weirdest fetish that SGB could think of? Isn't it a bit early for all that?

My DP is Parisian. It's an affliction, but we try and get by the best we can.

When I was there, I noticed the women looked very chic, but in a 'uniform' way. I felt like I needed planning permission for my cowboy boots. (They went down like a lead balloon).

I think Anna is the woman Sandra Bullock's husband shagged.

wonderous shops and patisseries

but

lots of sexual harrassment

ooh
I got back from Paris yesterday afternoon.

I would love to talk about it but my recollections are overwhelmed by two things

1. we were staying in the same Hotel as the French Rubgy team and the last 24 hours were droolingly disconcerting

2. we came home to find that DS1 had had a large party while we were away...

So my head is preoccupied with this but also this sort of thing - but teenage

I know what Anna looks like I am because I want to look like that but never will. It's not for mere mortals...

You can get donuts in Paris, but you have to travel across half the city for them seeking them out. Plus the apple crumble is not real apple crumble, it's somehow Frenchified and slightly superior looking, as are the cakes. Can't get a decent Victoria sponge for love nor money.

wailing in a corner, I miss Paris, I want to go back to Paris, I don't like it here, Paris is wonderful - even the dog poo on the pavements and the vast numbers of tourists

I have to say that all Parisians probably look permanently pissed off because they are sick of tourists invading the city. I remember crossing the Champs de Mars for something and a loud (English) person commenting 'oh dear, these Parisians look so permanently annoyed', meaning me stomping my way past and I wanted to turn to her and yell 'yes, because you are clogging up my fucking city, making me late and you are ALL IN MY WAY with your gawping'. Then I realised that I probably do exactly the same thing so turned around and flashed her the biggest smile I could muster from underneath my black cloud of irritation.

He has droopy nipples

You would have loved the flock of rollerblading policemen we saw shooting past the Louvre pyramid when we were there the weekend before last. God they were glamorous