aww hell! i almost fell out of my chair!:thumb:

When I have travelled in France, the kindness and honesty of the people has impressed me. Yes, there has been an occasional experience where I have not been understood, but that has always happened in a city - Aix-en-Provence, Paris. I ask you, would you judge Americans by the bad experience you have in New York City on a hot, humid, difficult day after dealing with demanding travellers?

it's the same pretty much anywhere you have a dense population. some people are rude and that is just life. i'm happy go lucky to an extent but everyone has their thresh holds.

americans can be just as rude. i deal with it every day just as every one else does in the big city. my point is though, that society as a whole, cares about each other and IMHO would do anything for anyone. maybe i'm naive but that's how i think. i'm one of those mr. nice guys i guess.:rolleyes:

you 're maybe right plthijinx, but what IMHO means ?
and where do you live in Texas ?

To Elspode: i think Boulogne means nothing :p
what means kidding ??

IMHO - In My Honest Opinion

kidding is une plaisanterie.

edit: i live in Houston.

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So, you're saying there is a good red light district?

Now most of the rest of the world believes that IMHO stands for In My Humble Opinion.

You really must be from Texas.:D

bwahahaha!!!!:cool:

i guess i can blame that translation on NBN 'cuz he's the one that told me that!:thumb:

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it's ok there but i think Amsterdam's red light district would be more your speed. i've been there a couple times too and it's def·i·nite·ly LJ approved!:cool: :joint:

Bon jour
 

Je parle Français, TRÈS un peu! (haha!)

I took 5 years of the language in high school, and I *might* be able to have a very slow and very simplistic conversation. :p

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Originally posted by Katkeeper I am a fan of France and the French people.

Moi aussi! I've been that way ever since I can remember. My Dad took French when he was in college, and I used to browse through his old French books as a kid. Had no idea what I was saying, but it just sounded good! :D And I used to watch "The French Chef" and I thought that Julia Child was actually French! (she was born in California). But the food that she cooked...mmhm! It all looked incredibly wonderful (and fattening...all that cream and butter!). :yum:

I used to dream of going to France (or to Europe), but in today's travel and political climate, I don't know if it's such a good idea anymore. Plus, I'd have to haul my dialysis machine and supplies along, and that's no fun, even for short trips. :(

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not to get off the subject of the thread but there is a dialysis machine for home use? can you rent it or do you have to buy it? my mom has to go to the medical center 3 times a week for dialysis. just curious.....

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Sounds like your mom is on hemodialysis, where the patient has to go to a clinic for several hours, several times a week.

I do what is called peritoneal dialysis, where the patient can do treatments at home while they sleep. The link that I provided will be able to describe the process better than I can. ;)

As far as the machine, insurance covers the cost of it. I suppose you can look at it as "renting" the machine. Depending on which company a particular clinic deals with will determine the type of machine the patient gets (mine is from Baxter Healthcare).

Hope that helped. :-)

Like me in english :D
that's why i don't always understand what you say
and can't write what i really want to say

i always wonder whether you (strangers) find the french (the language) "has a good melody"??
do you understand what i'm saying
for exemple, spanish has a nice sound (or italian), latin language
on the contrary, german is rather "hard"
and french ??
do you appreciate the french accent ??
you understand, because i'm french, i can't give my opinion

-"the good red light district", what's this ??
la région à la bonne lumière rouge ou la région légère à la bonne rouge ???
i imagine there is a connection with :joint: if you talk about Amsterdam

"la région à la lumière rouge" est une idiome Americaine, comme on dit "femmes du nuit" peut-etre? La quartier de prostituée !

In the US we feel that French is the most romantic and beautiful of all languages. Sorry if I did not write it well.

I do, but I am creped out by the governmental control over the language.

edit: creeped, not creped. Though that's an amusing pun.