ssomon
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Returning to the topic, I think that veggies are sadly missing from most offerings, at least around here, apart from frites or pâte
The closest we've been given recently was a spoonful or so of pale green mush, presumably of vegetable origin, at a well-know restaurant on the main road near Castelnaudary.
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I think that's what a large number of those who voted for Brexit wanted.
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Is the amount billed consistent with what you paid in previous years?
Bear in mind that some authorities have increased TdH for second homes as from this year. I believe these are mostly in the larger towns and cities, and in popular tourist areas.
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1 minute ago, Hectorsdad said:
Very good advice ssomon but more importantly it looks like Katrina has asked us a question and then abandoned the forum.
How unusual.
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On 08/11/2023 at 08:29, ElvisSpencer said:
I think instead of hiring a maid, why don't you try going to your parents' house? They can help you while you are pregnant.
I suggest you read the OP again until you understand it.
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On 07/01/2024 at 12:36, alittlebitfrench said:
Life is back to normal following Brexit…
Dream on 🙂
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There was a chateau by the beach in Bouisseville, near Oran, Algeria, where we lived in 1969-70, where an old French lady had lived on her own since Independence.
My wife called to see her one day and found she lived in spartan conditions in just one room in the huge building.
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The only time I've drunk non-alcoholic beer was when I was in Saudi.
It was excellent - provided it was fermented in a large container with yeast and sugar, and, after a week or so, when it had cleared, cooled, and mixed 50:50 with fresh cold bottles of the same 🙂
Otherwise, it was revolting.
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That sounds to me more like plebeian slobs.
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Can anyone explain arrested development please?
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49 minutes ago, Gardian said:
Celebrity - as in so many TV programmes feature so-called ‘celebrities’ who I’ve never heard of.
It’s just me I suppose.
I think they are what used to be called "personalities".
None of them make me feel like celebrating anything.
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5 minutes ago, Le martin-pêcheur said:
We wish people, particularly UK TV presenters, etc would STOP saying "Amazing"!!!!!!!!!!! It is infuriating their lack of vocabulary!!
Does "amazing" beat "incredible" ?
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Seems a term commonly used in the UK, maybe also by some here, who apparently see nothing odd about it.
"There are question marks hanging over ...." in place of "There are doubts about ...... " or "I am not sure about ....."
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"Question marks" hanging over things.
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Even with one door missing that terminal is probably more protected than ours, which is in the road, and recently filled up with water.
Run all the services underground? The daftest idea I ever heard of.
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I think the reputation for fine food arose when many skilled cooks in the grand chateaux lost their jobs after the revolution and opened restaurants to make a living.
Many restaurants still seem to be run by people who lost their jobs.
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2 hours ago, Lehaut said:
Also, in some supermarkets, the tendency to set up the air system that dumps the stale air from the fish counter directly in the entrance. At our local Intermarche I have to hold my breath as we walk in. Same in the Leclec in Carcassonne.
The Intermarché in Sigean is another. The odour pervades the fruit and veg section as well.
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I was in a car repair shop yesterday and a guy there asked me whereabouts in Scotland I was from.
He had seemed to have been scared off by indignant Scots who he had asked where in England they were from, so was taking a safer course.
If Scots want to be different, why do they continue speaking English?
Answer: because that's the only language they know.
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28 minutes ago, Gardian said:
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My major dislikey about France is the almost complete absence of courtesy on the roads.
Our town is a Siamese twin with the town to the west. A main road runs through both, and there is no gap between the two.
The next town recently decided to have Priorité â droite, and put up large yellow signs advising of this at all the entries to the town, but no-one has put up yellow diamond signs (whatever they are called) at the exits.
So drivers going east think there is PâD in our town, slow down and can't understand why we don't drive out in front of them, and drivers going west try to mow us down when we drive out in front of them (or attempt to).
In both cases they tend to have a mini fit, screaming, sounding their horn, and gesticulating like possessed monkeys.
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My Amazon seller gave me a full refund. I think I bought the book elsewhere.
Yesterday I received a package of 3 books bought on Ebay UK. The books cost £8.35 and the delivery charge was £15.19
I asked if customs clearance in France was included, and also why the individual delivery cost for each book was being charged rather than a the cost of a combined shipment.
The seller told me
"We take care of all charges and you do not have to pay extra. However, if for some reason you are asked to, you can let us know before taking any action.
The shipping price is mandatory on all of the items, unless it's free.
At this time we cannot offer discounts on multiple orders as eBay does not make it possible to do this in an easy and efficient manner via checkout. We have therefore set low, flat rates of postage instead which are almost always the lowest rates that can be found on any site and are accurate in terms of the increasing postal charges we pay on heavier items we send"They were in my letterbox yesterday morning. There was an export sticker on the package with the value of each book and its customs code. I have not been asked to pay anything but am keeping the packaging and label for a few days.
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I buy car parts fairly frequently from an English company whose prices are shown without VAT to anyone logging in from outside the UK, so since Brexit they send my order at these prices, i.e. without charging VAT.
Before the goods are delivered I receive an email from La Poste offering the choice of paying the import charges on line, with a reduced handling charge of €2, or paying the facteur or at the PO by cheque or cash, with a handling charge of €8.
I usually pay on line; my last order cost me £25.63 in the UK, including postage, and a total of €7.00 import charges.
When I buy through Amazon UK, however, the price shown includes any French TVA and import charges, and La Poste simply delivers the goods, usually straight into our letterbox. So presumably they use the system mentioned above by DaveLister.
On one occasion the facteur rang the doorbell and asked for a payment for a second hand book I bought from an Amazon seller. The amount was over twice what I paid for the book, so I refused to accept the package or to pay anything. The facteur simply said OK, and left.
I phoned the seller, who said I should not have been charged, that he had to pay to support the system and would contact Amazon about it.
It all depends on whether a seller in UK chooses to 1) pay whatever it costs to join the export scheme, 2) register with HMRC to sell VAT-free and generate more paperwork, or 3) simply charge UK prices and leave any import charges to be paid by the buyer.
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We usually listen to the traffic news when travelling on the Autoroutes.
A few years ago I often wondered why so many old soldiers were involved in accidents.
Eventually I realised the newsreader was referring to HGV's.
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Thanks, AB.
time for new words to dislike ...
in The Lighter Side
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"Rishi" and "Sunak"