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Bonjour!

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BulletproofDork
, 06-22-2008 at 11:04 AM (4247 Views)
BONJOUR! COMMENT-ALLEZ-VOUS!

Sorry. It's just that everybody here speaks French and it's so annoying. Especially to non-French speakers. Like you can be driving in the car with someone and all of a sudden they will start speaking French and laughing heartillly. Then you're sitting there, wondering if they're laughing at you. Wondering if they're insulting you right there, to your face. It's so bloody annoying!

Anyway, I have awesome pictures. And I can't wait to post them.



These are just some random pictures from the photobucket account.







Anyway, I can't stay on long. Apparently, my uncle has to pay a lot for internet and I am trying not to stay on long.

Our house is on the sixth floor and the balcony is just marvelous for throwing things off of. I want to throw a tomato but it'll be too much (and I'll get into BIG trouble), so I'm stuck with candy wrappers.

I really like how close together everything is here. Like, the other day I walked to the bakery (by myself) and ate zaater with labneh. The other day, I blogged about how crazy the drivers are. Well, when I was trying to cross the street (to get to the bakery) there's a huge street with two sort of dividers in the middle. AND no pedestrian crossing! So in order to get to the bakery, I had to pick the moment when it was least likely for the cars to run me over. Frightening prospect, considering the amount of cars unwilling to stop.
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  1. Virgil's Avatar
    Bullet, do not chance crossing streets like that. It's just not worth it.
  2. Shurtugal's Avatar
    love the pictures. and virgils right, so not worth crossing unless you really are bullet proof.
  3. blackbird_9's Avatar
    by no means am i condoning dangerous street crossing, but being the it was a bakery you were trying to get to, i totally would have done the same thing. if i'm going to die, i might as well do it for the sake of freshly baked goodness.
  4. BulletproofDork's Avatar
    I wasn't going to at first. But I walked like two miles after the bakery, looking for a traffic light and pedestrian crossing. Since I found none, I walked back, but while I was walking back I saw a hole bunch of people just picking the moment with the least amount of cars and running through. *shrug* As far as I know, everybody does it.
  5. motherhubbard's Avatar
    I've never had anyone just start speaking french in the car. I hope you are having a wonderful time!
  6. mtpspur's Avatar
    Ever since I read this entry I have only one thought that has been spinning the brain cells. A young lady goes half way around the world and the highlight of the visit is tossing gum wrappers off a balcony. I now realize watching paint dry is a truly moving experience. I feel reborn.