It's not just in England

[Caran]

We are in France at the moment for 5 days. The weather is awful, torrential rain and now its thundering and lightening very near and very loud and we are sitting in a metal box!!
Apparently it has been raining for days and there is a lot of flooding. There is a river just the other side of a wall in the campside, owner thinks the wall will hold back the water hopefully.
Went out for a meal earlier tonight not good at all. Ordered large beer for himself and small one for me, only brought his to the table. When I eventually caught her eye and asked where mine was she made out I hadn't ordered anything.
We ordered pate for starters, she only brought OH's, When I again eventually caught her eye it was the same response, I didn't think you ordered anything.
He ordered steak - tough, I ordered duck breast both with chips, you don't get veg in France, mine tasted ok, could have been warmer, ate one half of it, the rest was uncooked, absolutely raw. When waitress came to see if we had enjoyed the meal I said it was uncooked, she had the nerve to ask if I wanted the chef to cook the last bit for me! Needless to say we didn't leave a tip!

[dotty.]

do they not have McDonald's in france, I think they will cos there was one in Cancun , at least there there is a consistent level of standard, hopefully! is it cold as well as wet and stormy? hope it improves for you.

[Caran]

Dotty it is cold as well, lucky we have a thermostatic fan heater. Didn't want a MacDonalds as wanted to eat "French".

[Bbbananas]

The French can be extremely rude in my experience. I prefer the Italians and the Dutch x

[dotty.]

lol bet you regret that choice now !

[boxtops]

a lot of people like duck barely cooked - I don't.

[dotty.]

actually the last time i was in paris the french waiter was very rude, he insisted my friend paid for a meal she never had. we were only 17 though and our first time abroard (on way to barcelona via paris) and so we paid, always annoyed me though.

[cupid04]

I hope you don't get ripped off for the gin like you did in Amsterdam.

[Anngel]

If you don't like your duck rare you need to tell them when you order. I am with you on this, and have lost count of the times I have forced it down because I forgot to tell them.

[Caran]

I told her I wanted it medium, how do you only cook one half of a duck breast though.
Cupid you have a good memory, will not get caught out on the gin again, already bought 4 bottles to take home at 7.7 euros a bottle.

[parkie]

Think you'd be better back here carandrog. You can get wet and eat raw duck for half the price.
Hope everything improves for you.

[Caran]

Well home on Monday.So is it raining there then?
Just got slaughtered at scrabble, 287 - 302 even though i got an 80.

[ttfn]

carol - that just isn't good enough. Sing Jerusalem at the top of your voices. Ruddy French. Hope you are safe and wake to better weather tomorrow.

[Caran]

Thanks Ena.

[venator]

The French are peasants with a sense of grandeur bordering on the paranoid.

Their German neighbours are small minded with a herd instinct and a military tendency, and a desire to dominate other countries.

Between them, they run the EU....

[venator]

Carandrog - qi, za, gu are useful...

[Caran]

so is xi!!

[hc4361]

Not surprised the weather is bad. Calais is only 26 miles from Dover; 213 miles London to Paris.
It's over 400 miles London to Edinburgh (both as the crow flies)

[Nibble]

Next time ask for cochon a la francaise as you need something to chew on :)

[nungate]

Is it a safe assumption that you are not a Europhile then Venator? ;-)

[jno]

sounds as if the crow got served up for dinner