General

Will the proposed new AOC system simply be French grade inflation?

"The head of France’s appellation authority, René Renou, has called for a new quality standard in French wine, to stand above the current AOC system."

This is a quote from the news page of France.com. Check the link. Do you think this will cause the French wine equivalent of the grade inflation that has become rampant in the US school system?

Or . . . will it be easier to choose your wine when in France?

Cigarette Butler

i own a cigarette butler.. i guess in the old days they were used to discard cigarettes..
I have no idea what the value may be but could oyu give me and idea?
it is aluminum in perfect condition.
I can send you a photo if need be..thanks, beachgirl

family host in boulogne-billancourt

my daughter is coming to this city for the first time and we would like a family to host her for 6-7 weeks while she is working for the a company for an intership. we would off course pay for her accommodations!! we are eager to get a reply as she will start in mid may/04.
urmila

French view of American tourism:

Hi- This is my first post, as I just registered to learn more about France (travelling)and apologize if this is in the wrong forum. Anyway, my question is: How are American tourists viewed in France? More specifiaclly, American military members (on vacation). I am deeply patriotic to my country, but I am also very open to studying/understanding different languages and cultures. I’ve always had a desire to visit France, and plan to in the near future. I just wanted to know how I would be treated there, after current events. Thanks.

-Tyler

BEWARE PARIS TRAIN STATIONS!!!

I would like to warn any potential Paris travellers about the Gard du Nord train station. This is the main Paris train hub connecting London/Paris/Brussels etc.. Eurostar and all others use this train station.
I’m from the US and spent 10 days in UK and 3 in Paris. The Gard du Nord station is very "seedy", from the minute I got off the Eurostar train I put my billfold in my front pocket and tightly secured ALL my luggage. There were lots of Arab/African men, teen to middleage just standing around. No bags, not travelling, not picking anyone up, just standing around watching and looking around. After 3 days in Paris I returned to this station to wait for my train back to London. I was 2 hrs early.

Great ticket prices!

I’m so excited. We just got tickets to France for October. I’ve been all over the web at cheap ticket sites and was ready to give up and wait for Fall sales. Then I clicked on France.com’s airline ticket button way on the far right side of the screen. We always get our hotels here so I don’t know why I never looked for airline tickets. Live and learn!

At any rate, we had a delightful choice of tickets at far below the other "budget" sites. This is so exciting. We’re going to France for a month and we’re saving over $200 (over the cheapest other site) on tickets. That’s a lot of souvenirs!!

I guess I better calm down and go grocery shopping. Just wanted to tell you that if you’ve never tried the airline ticket section, try it. You’ll like it!

Corse

Un père corse prodigue ses derniers conseils à son fils, le soir de sa nuit de noce.

« Mon fils, ce soir, tu prendras ta femme dans tes bras, tu la porteras jusquà la chambre, et tu la déposeras sur le lit. Parce quun Corse, cest FORT.

Ensuite, tu te déshabilles et tu te mets tout nu & parce quun Corse, cest BEAU.

Et là, avant de commencer, tu la regardes droit dans les yeux.

large bed

What does it mean when it says " 1 large bed"? Is this a double or a queen?

going to France???

My name is Natasha and I am an american art student going to Paris, France in June. I welcome any penpals as well as any information on the not-so-touristy things to do, especially shopping. I wouldn’t mind even meeting at a cafe while there? Please e-mail me at sunbum23@aol.com. I was born and raised in California and now live in Arizona. I have a maltese dog named Sharpie. I love the sun and water and anything outdoors. I have traveled all my life and I am starting to travel more now. Anyone interested, I would love to write!
Natasha

Wanted Female Penpal 18 – 28 in Strausburg to help Visiting Canadian

Hi, my name is Grant, I’m 29 from Winnipeg Canada and will be in Strausburg in early October of this year, would like to find a local female who can correspond in English (until my French get much better) on things to do for a young business man during his first of hopefully many visits to France.