Posted by: Mike Meade in Uncategorised on
Jan 01, 2009
We call pessimists "bears" and we call optimists "bulls" but why do we not have an animal name for realists? Maybe it's because reality is something no one ever wants to think about. But if we don't want to repeat the economic errors of the past two decades we had better start facing up to the fact that realists are always (and I mean ALWAYS)
Posted by: Letters to Editor in Uncategorised on
Dec 30, 2008
Every so often, I listen to French friends talk of the iniquity of the law relating to 'Succession'. In some cases, they have children who they rarely see or hear from, and in their view are not worthy of the automatic rights, as reserved heirs (heritiers reservataires).
I would have hoped, that a modern President, such as Nicolas Sarkozy would
Posted by: Shortia in Uncategorised on
Dec 28, 2008
It dosent mean that Frances annoying isms leave you.
I left France at the beginning of November. I closed all my accounts elec, gas...and internet/telephone with NEUF.
I sent them the letters with accuse de reception and they all responded, acknowledging. Fine, easy peasy you may think?
Well...no, because, this is France and French people are
Posted by: Davar in Uncategorised on
Dec 16, 2008
Looking at the postings I'm begining to feel like the scrooge in Charles Dickins Christmas Carol....Hum Bug!!! well anyway, not really, that is, in the true Spirit of Christmas.
Yet again Riviera Radio is blasting the coast with back to back Christmas music....like eating chocolate after the 3rd or fourth bar... one gets a feeling of nausea.
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