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    Know your Wife better

    in The Lighter Side

    Posted


    > > WORDS WOMEN USE
    > > *****************************
    > > FINE
    > > This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are
    > > right and you need to shut up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman
    > > looks - this will cause you to have one of those arguments.
    > >
    > > FIVE MINUTES
    > > This is half an hour. It is equivalent to the five minutes that your
    > > football game is going to last before you take out the trash, so it's an
    > > even trade.
    > >
    > > NOTHING
    > > This means "something," and you should be on your toes. "Nothing" is
    > > usually used to describe the feeling a woman has of wanting to turn you
    > > inside out, upside down, and backwards. "Nothing" usually signifies an
    > > argument that will last "Five Minutes" and end with "Fine"
    > >
    > > GO AHEAD (With Raised Eyebrows! )
    > > This is a dare. One that will result in a woman getting upset over
    > > "Nothing" and will end with the word "Fine"
    > >
    > > GO AHEAD (Normal Eyebrows)
    > > This means "I give up" or "do what you want because I don't care" You
    > > will get a" Raised Eyebrow Go Ahead" in just a few minutes, followed by
    > > "Nothing" and" Fine" and she will talk to you in about "Five Minutes"
    > > when she cools off.
    > >
    > > LOUD SIGH
    > > This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often
    > > misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot
    > > at that moment, and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here
    > > and arguing with you over "Nothing"
    > >
    > > SOFT SIGH
    > > Again, not a word, but a non-verbal statement. "Soft Sighs" mean that
    > > she is content. Your best bet is to not move or breathe, and she will
    > > stay content.
    > >
    > > THAT'S OKAY
    > > This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a
    > > man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before
    > > paying you back for whatever it is that you have done. "That's Okay" is
    > > often used with the word "Fine" and in conjunction with a "Raised
    > > Eyebrow."
    > >
    > > GO AHEAD!
    > > At some point in the near future, you are going to be in some mighty big
    > > trouble.
    > >
    > > PLEASE DO
    > > This is not a statement, it is an offer. A woman is giving you the
    > > chance to come up with whatever excuse or reason you have for doing
    > > whatever it is that you have done. You have a fair chance with the
    > > truth, so be careful and you shouldn't get a "That's Okay"
    > >
    > > THANKS
    > > A woman is thanking you. Do not faint. Just say you're welcome.
    > >
    > > THANKS A LOT
    > > This is much different from "Thanks." A woman will say, "Thanks A Lot"
    > > when she is really ticked off at you. It signifies that you have
    > > offended her in some callous way, and will be followed by the "Loud
    > > Sigh." Be careful not to ask what is wrong after the "Loud Sigh," as she
    > > will only tell you "Nothing"
    > >
     Send this to the men you know to warn them about future arguments they
    > > can avoid if they remember the terminology!
    > >

    Homophobic labelling

    in French Language

    Posted

    Just as a tip. if you go on the internet sometimes you can get the instructions in English or can ask the company to send you them. Quite often though I have found when there are many languages, when they have translated them they don't make any bloody sense so no use anyhow.

    [:D]

    Georgina

    Looking for good quality family holiday

    in Holidays

    Posted

    We realised when the kids were born that we would have to put ourselves last and cater for them.  Here is a site we stayed at that was very well maintained, with everything nearby.  Bit crowded though.  When we got there we thought Yikes but soon realised if the kids were happy, then so were we.  They were ecstatic.  Very child friendly and lots of professional people with their families British and French.  No chavs. Also they were good on security. Pitches a bit small though. But it just shows you we had a great time and don't usually like the all in sort of holiday.

     

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    Why I Love France, miserable posters keep out

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    [quote user="LEO"][quote user="Georgina"]

    [quote user="Scooby"]Agree totally Raindog and Thibault - the attack on Logan just reminded me of playground tauting given to the child in the class that got the A grades.  I personally found his posts intelligent, interesting and thought provoking.
    [/quote]

    There you are Logan, you achieved your goal, are you happy now????[:)]

    Georgina

    LEO SAID:

    [/quote]

    I never thought Logan had a "goal"

    [/quote]

     

    LOGAN'S GOAL That's probably because I am quite old and my subject these days has become unfashionable. If you were to meet me another opinion may or may not be arrived at. I accept I am a product of another age but my experience and ideas are universal and I believe still relevant. As an individual I matter nothing here or anywhere else. If I can provoke a thought process even on a minute scale which may improve anothers life I am content. A lofty aspiration I know but we all have ambitions.

     

    Oh do keep up dear!!!

    Georgina

    Why I Love France, miserable posters keep out

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    [quote user="Logan"]

    Apology if my posts make you unhappy Georgina. Not my intention. Thinking things through is sometimes painful. However there is a reward from the process. Bugbear is almost aggressively defensive. I wonder why? I use these forums in an attempt to understand other people. When we meet each other physically we tend to be either defensive or indulge in over sell or small talk. Selling ourselves seems now to be a cultural necessity. In internet forums we can be ourselves without too much approbation.  I have been interested for some time now in the motives of folks moving to France and their personal aftermath and concequences. Their responses to change and their reactions to disappointment. I see that sometimes in these forums but more often it’s enthusiasm for an ideal which seems only to exist in the imagination. That makes disappointment all the more painful. So the counterbalance to that is either defense or pretence.

    [/quote]

    So now I feel like a miserable bug under a microscope!!![:)]

    Georgina

    Why I Love France, miserable posters keep out

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    I personally was glad to read all the negative sides of France so that when I did move over, it was not a disappointment but rather a surprise. Someone could not base their decision to come here purely on what they read on the internet, now that would be stupid.  But that all depends on your outlook and determination. But for this original post, I was happy to share my happiness. Some are not.

    Georgina

    Why I Love France, miserable posters keep out

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    [quote user="47AJM"]

    Georgina - No I hav'nt gone "home", my "home" is here in France.  I was referring to the post below which was posted sometime ago by someone else.

    "Please can a few of you give me and moh some encouragement to make the move to France we have planned for over a year. All I keep reading are posts from people who are desperate to get out. To us it seems like there are no Brits who want to be there any more and we are getting quite despondent." 

    [/quote]

    Righteo did not read that thread or post on it but I can see that it was quite discouraging.  Shame on you miserable lot, must have been a bad month for some!!!! Did they change their mind then? So glad you are still here 47AJM [:)]  This has never been a fluffy type forum though, they should try Brittany Friends or something.

    Georgina

    Why I Love France, miserable posters keep out

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    [quote user="Logan"]

    What is your definition of a miserable poster? I ask because this thread seems to resemble a lexicon equivalent of comfort food. Perhaps it’s the onset of winter and ‘sad syndrome’ but I do detect a need here for mutual support, solidarity and self congratulation.  I have always thought that exuberate protestations of happiness actually indicate mild desperation. I do not mean to be unkind but France is not Disneyland. It’s a country with folks like any other. It’s full of good and bad people, happy and sad, rich, poor and considerate. The country gives a little and takes shed loads like any other. It offers some opportunity and alienates many others. It can be equally frustrating and as difficult to live in France as Britain or any where else. It depends largely on your own state of mind how you feel about a place. R.L. Stevenson once wrote that “it is better to travel hopefully than actually arrive.” I have found that a truism in my own life. The expectation of happiness and joy is always better than the painful reality. We humans need hope to survive. Hope that our lives are good and with the expectation of it getting better. Nothing wrong with that. However hope tinged with a large dose of realism is often a stronger medicine. France is a great place to live but so are many other places. Some are very much better. Rose coloured glasses often leads eventually to disappointment and regret.

    [/quote]

    For gawd's sake Logan "lighten up", life's too short for an analysis like this - you will end up looking up your own backside. What does it achieve except misery. Sometimes it's nice to take things at face value otherwise we would go mad, like you really. [:)] I mean that in the nicest possible way.

    Georgina

    Why I Love France, miserable posters keep out

    in The Complete France Post Bag

    Posted

    I was feeling blue this morning and faced with the prospect of taking my children around the neighbours for their annual croissant orders for the school, I was feeling apprehensive.  However, I needn't have worried.  There were big smiles all round with ALL the neighbours, words of encouragement and genuine happy participants.  It was such a pleasure, it was indeed.  It cheered me no end. A smile and a chat are what makes the day. If I was in England, what would I be doing, trailing around Tescos. What a difference!

    Georgina [:)] 

    Invoices from French Business (operated by an English couple)

    in French Artisans

    Posted

    If you want an honest answer, my bet is that he has decided that he is going it straight with you and does not want any more work, hence the full monty.  I would pay up and put it down to experience, if you start picking, you are going to fall out big time, is it really worth it.  Just pay up, and don't ask him again. You must know that you should have had a devis first, there is enough information about this. So put it down to experience.

    Georg

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