tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post3140994990914860763..comments2024-01-12T00:24:35.544+01:00Comments on St Bloggie de Riviere: Life in France is good with friendsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-22119445960686006982013-08-29T09:22:49.966+02:002013-08-29T09:22:49.966+02:00Oh yes, the French moan a lot too.
You used to be...Oh yes, the French moan a lot too.<br /><br />You used to be able to find sorbet in the UK, that is where I first tasted passion-fruit sorbet. Maybe people prefer creamy ice-cream with bits in these days.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-64778577457980523532013-08-28T12:10:55.890+02:002013-08-28T12:10:55.890+02:00I know just what you mean, Sarah. The good times a...I know just what you mean, Sarah. The good times are great and friends are what make them so, but in my much more limited experience the French also moan a great deal about the way life is going for them - rising prices, soaring taxes etc. etc.....<br /><br />As for passion-fruit sorbet - mmmm. Why can't I find sorbet in British supermarkets?Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-6427278697039207002013-08-26T09:33:32.695+02:002013-08-26T09:33:32.695+02:00Moaning is reaching new levels here. There's a...Moaning is reaching new levels here. There's a website, http://hollande-demission.fr which has started a petition calling for Flamby's quick exit (http://hollande-demission.fr/petition/) already signed by nearly 17K people. They have a FB page where you can see photos of Hollande Démission logos popping up like mushrooms. It's a brilliant grassroots movement.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-88083368314804172982013-08-25T02:36:11.621+02:002013-08-25T02:36:11.621+02:00Well, congratulations for having French friends! I...Well, congratulations for having French friends! If I were still living in France I would be moaning like mad...Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669453005443249990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-90344172907116649052013-08-23T11:55:33.075+02:002013-08-23T11:55:33.075+02:00We do moan a lot but tbh, the French do too. It...We do moan a lot but tbh, the French do too. It's a national occupation here. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-67662658427093210402013-08-22T16:04:45.542+02:002013-08-22T16:04:45.542+02:00Absolutely right that it's your mates who make...Absolutely right that it's your mates who make a place special. And I think Trish is right to say that it's probably just our British sense of humour that makes us moan a lot - we like to rant! Your evening sounds idyllic though (especially the passion fruit sorbet - yum).Curry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357154781453417176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-42715246655680577132013-08-20T15:30:29.123+02:002013-08-20T15:30:29.123+02:00I was thinking the same :)I was thinking the same :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-90848634390337660602013-08-20T09:01:36.560+02:002013-08-20T09:01:36.560+02:00Yep, I think she did a lot of sport outside in the...Yep, I think she did a lot of sport outside in the sun. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-61895443834809358272013-08-20T09:01:09.279+02:002013-08-20T09:01:09.279+02:00I can quite understand how you felt. I could never...I can quite understand how you felt. I could never be a hermit.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-61475453253304067042013-08-19T19:27:05.689+02:002013-08-19T19:27:05.689+02:00Swarthy thighs????????Swarthy thighs????????Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-77216101784748171532013-08-19T17:51:33.304+02:002013-08-19T17:51:33.304+02:00That is so so true. I have lived in beautiful plac...That is so so true. I have lived in beautiful places - like Cheltenham and a ski field in Switzerland but didn't have close friends and they were lonely times. About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-4130841874546057692013-08-19T16:37:03.053+02:002013-08-19T16:37:03.053+02:00Indeed! I hope you enjoy the article. :)Indeed! I hope you enjoy the article. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-28298145142312844342013-08-19T16:19:41.770+02:002013-08-19T16:19:41.770+02:00Thank heavens for friends!
I'm off to read tha...Thank heavens for friends!<br />I'm off to read that Hollande article...Sara Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058056977783867772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-20223771465512747092013-08-19T11:21:03.863+02:002013-08-19T11:21:03.863+02:00I must say, having lots of sunshine really helps i...I must say, having lots of sunshine really helps in all sorts of little ways. Even when the going gets shitty, it's less shitty that it would be under grey clouds and relentless drizzle.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-35967011532068713832013-08-19T10:59:39.426+02:002013-08-19T10:59:39.426+02:00I think that the best reply would be that great Fr...I think that the best reply would be that great French line, "Qui aime bien châtie bien".... Living abroad means that you see everything in a magnified way - both the good and the bad aspects of France whallop us harder than the natives. I'm off to check out your link now :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-50054256786163028662013-08-19T08:51:04.213+02:002013-08-19T08:51:04.213+02:00Living in Kuwait you really put my theory to the t...Living in Kuwait you really put my theory to the test! At least in the south of France we have an easily accessible endless supply of booze. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-57920765445102751752013-08-18T20:02:01.994+02:002013-08-18T20:02:01.994+02:00“I think you can make the most of anywhere as long...“I think you can make the most of anywhere as long as you have good friends.” <br /><br />That statement most certainly applies to Kuwait, and resonates with me. You can only drive to the boarders of Iraq and Saudi Arabia, visit several grand malls, dine at a restaurant and bask in the never ending sunshine so many times before it becomes monotonous. Thank goodness for all the friends we’ve made over the past two years. Although, some of our friendships can be tied to our endless supply of alcoholic beverages which, for most expats residing in Kuwait, are inaccessible. <br />Diplo_Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349376430486545451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-10754896938798187672013-08-18T11:44:29.015+02:002013-08-18T11:44:29.015+02:00And it's not that fabulous most of the time ei...And it's not that fabulous most of the time either... apart from the nice weather and cheap wine so it would be a pretty empty blog if I concentrated on the happy clappy stuff. :)<br /><br />Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-30186014221100172532013-08-18T11:37:32.256+02:002013-08-18T11:37:32.256+02:00Hi Michael, nice to see you here. It looks like yo...Hi Michael, nice to see you here. It looks like you have a cool set-up chez toi being retired an' all.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-88262474115966786772013-08-18T11:32:12.038+02:002013-08-18T11:32:12.038+02:00...and there's a lot to moan about as you know......and there's a lot to moan about as you know.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-10045900216550134952013-08-17T22:31:11.397+02:002013-08-17T22:31:11.397+02:00I think your friends might be right - it's lov...I think your friends might be right - it's lovely to read about your perfect evening but we Brits like to have a moan or find humour in the things that go wrong, so I understand how you can't fill your blog with the fabulous stuff all the time.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-54197962373241140212013-08-17T17:33:31.691+02:002013-08-17T17:33:31.691+02:00I have just been writing along similar lines on my...I have just been writing along similar lines on my blog, I just so love living here in France.Michael Collinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544501604493437230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-20302580131100334032013-08-17T16:59:43.784+02:002013-08-17T16:59:43.784+02:00I know what mean. We had and have good French frie...I know what mean. We had and have good French friends, had some very happy times with them....but they moaned about France even more than we did!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com