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…. When you go to the Café de la Fontaine in Lourmarin and ask if they have a Pain au chocolat to go with your café creme. “We don’t” says the owner “but I’ll get you one” Heads off to … Continue reading →

…I’ll rip off his balls and feed them to the dogs” More than a couple of years back, we came across a hamlet by the name of Sivergues in the Vaucluse. 2 houses, a letterbox and an abandoned VW bus … Continue reading →

… when the local vintners’ coöperative will fill your canister (“Nothing smaller than 3 litres, thanks”) with a vin ordinaire rouge for €1.60 a litre from a gas pump type dispenser. And also sell you a top of the line … Continue reading →

…when the waitress says “I’m very sorry, but we’re not prepared to serve that cut well done. That would be a travesty. We’ll do it medium-well, OK?”

……you’d be…

…when kids’ meals turn up first at a restaurant. And the waiter greets them with “Bonjour ma Belle” and a kiss. Too cool.

Ms YMBFA was scanning the headlines in the office and said “Oh, Margaret Thatcher died”. Andreas (one of the janitors who reads newspapers) said “The Iron Lady” Peter (another janitor who doesn’t) said “Duh?” Andreas (with a wink to Ms … Continue reading →