Gemonimo
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You are right, Sweets about 'typical' British food as opposed to 'traditional' British food. In France, a 'typical' French meal would be jambon/frite or jambon/pâtes whereas a traditional meal would be quite different. When my son was in college here in the sud ouest, the menus were posted in front of the school so that the parents knew what their children were eating. I was amazed to find that 'pâtes' were classed as a vegetable[blink]
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I'm with 5e on this one. Remember that Patf is in the Gers, home of foie gras, poulets fermiers, confits, etc. To give people who have grown up eating (and I'm generalising here) quality products the opportunity of trying english cuisine, they have got to be offered the best available and unfortunately baked beans, tinned fruit, birds custard and bisto don't fall into that category. Call me a food snob if you like but there are so many good english dishes that to serve english food in all its post-war glory is just an insult.
Simple steak and kidney (not as a pie or pudding) with mashed potatoes and vegetables would be nice and wouldn't frighten the locals as it is a bit like a daube with kidneys!I wouldn't bother with a roast - they eat them all the time and if mint sauce was served I'm sure you'd end up scraping it off the plates after the meal. And Clair's suggestion of treacle tart is brilliant.
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Brings to mind one of my favourite ads http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXW0CjbLzmU
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I guess it all depends upon where you have the meal. If it is in the local Salle de Fete then be prepared for lukewarm food which might not present english food in its best light!
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[quote user="sweet 17"][quote user="ebaynut"][quote user="sweet 17"]
If, as rumour has it, these Roumanians are everywhere, where is it safe to look for a house?
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Try Romania, there cant be many left there now. [Www][/quote]
Yes, a bit of lateral thinking there, I must say [:D] Only thing is, I'm experiencing enough difficulty with learning French and can't contemplate learning Roumanian!
Is it true Roumanian is a devilishly difficult language to learn?
Anyone know any Roumanian on here (the language and not the person) who could give us a bit of a taster? Say, just the alphabet?
GG, I know, it's very disappointing but then life is a bit like that. There are indeed no certainty and, as you say, onwards and upwards..........Compostelle, here we come!!!!!
Eeuh, just a thought, will there be Roumanians on the route?[:-))]
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Just checked the stats, Sweet. Since 1995, 35 Roumanians have made the Pilgrimage, 8 in 2007 the year of the latest statistics. I'm sorry about the news about your house purchase and we'll discuss next weekxxx
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Frederick, that was really touching, thank you.
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Well with the rubbish weather we have today - cold, damp, dark and miserable - if I had a bathtub I'd be in it up to my neck in bubbles, surrounded by candles, good books and a bottle of champagne. And I'd stay there, topping up the hot water until Spring arrives.
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Alors, Sweets, qu'est ce qu'on mange (et surtout boire) au Pays Basque? C'est le vin! La bas il y a un vin sublime... l'Iroulégey. J'apprecie surtout le blanc (or je préfére normalement le vin rouge). Les vignes poussent sur les collines entre St. John Pied de Port et St. Etienne de Baigorry – c'est un tout petit AOC de 200ha mais ils font des grands vins.
Si on aime le fromage, il y a toujours le fromage de brebis servi avec sa petite confiture de cérise et bien sûr il y a le jambon du pays – le jambon de Bayonne. A Espelette on trouve les piments qui ont leur propre AOC. Comme plats il y a toujours les piperades (omelette de poivrons) et quelque chose que j'adore, la gabure, une soupe de choux, haricots blancs, couenne je jambon, gras d'oie! Je ne suis pas très sûr que la garbure est basquaise, c'est peut être Béarnaise. Et bien sûr il y a les truites partout par ce qu'il y a Nive.
Swissie j'espère que la neige n'abime pas tout ce qui poussent dans ton joli jardin actuellement.
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Poisson d'Avril!
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[quote user="Swissie"]Thank you RH and PPP. Great innit?
Now I will tell you the truth and why I am a bit biased. My first 'proper' boyfriend was Romanian. The son of a noble family that had to escape after the Revolution. They first came to Switzerland to stay with my Tante Berthe, who had been his father's governess at their wonderful Castle near Bucharest. Parents later went to live in a very posh part of Paris, near the King of Romania. And the son stayed in Lausanne to study Geology. I still go weak at the knees just thinking of him.
[/quote]Cachottière va!
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A big pharmacy might have a catalogue of that kind of stuff to give you the name and price at least.
Are you gonna operate on the poor old soul yourself; is this is a new expat trend?
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You're on great form Wooly! The last thing Aunt Mavis needs is an operation. She has never been near a hospital, never been ill, eats like a bird, drinks like a fish, can whizz trough her crossword books and when she gets out of the shower, to dry her feet she stands on one foot and dries the other without holding on to anything. Hallucinant!
Thanks, Benjamin, I'll google right now.
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Does anyone know where I could find a hospital table, the sort which pivots, and is adjustable to rise and fall? I need one for my 96 year old aunt who stays with me from time to time. I don't know what they are called in french so I haven't been able to look on ebay or leboncoin.
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Fascinating topic! My father's family were Huguenots who settled in the Norfolk/Lincoln area. They eventually made their fortune in farming by buying a threshing machine at a time when one harvested by hand and then renting the machine out to his neighbours. And I was raised in the Plymouth Brethren [:-))]
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Wow Pauline, how exciting! I really hope you find the home of your dreams in whichever part of France you choose and do keep us posted on your progress.
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I watched the TFI report Pachapapa and found it really interesting. A warning sign is the smell of damp but from my memory, a residence secondaire shut up all year always seem to smell damp. A worrying problem.
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Well, like most of you, the countryfied (bag lady?) look suits me well. If I have work to do in the house, even washing up, I have my tenus de travail which consist largely of hand me downs from my son. When my daughter was visiting me recently she went through my entire wardrobe and chucked everything which wasn't suitable for wearing in public. I can't complain as she wants her ol' mum to look presentable but I just can't function when I'm not slopping about the house. Now, if George Clooney lived next door, it wouldn't be a problem - I'd make an effort every day[Www]
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Le Pays Basque! C'est un région fabuleux avec les montaignes d'un côté et le mer de l'autre, les collines, les maisons si bien entretenue et les gens si charmants. Je connais le région depuis des années et chaque fois que j'y retourne je n'ai pas envie de repartir! Je suis allée faire des repérages pour le pélerinage à St. Jacques et je suis bien rassuré. Nous sommes rentrés à travers la fôret des Landes et la, quel désolation. Depuis la tempête Janvier de 2009 et celle de cette année les pinèdes sont décimés. Il y a bien sûr des coins indemnes mais c'est quand même désolant.
Merçi de corriger mes fautes d'orthographe et grammaire - c'est comme ça qu'on apprend, non?
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[quote user="5-element"]if foam mattresses could rip the kilos off one, it would be common knowledge by now. (sigh).[/quote]
and the inventer a very, very rich person!!!!!
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Actually, 5element, I think the 2litres is accumulated dampness, not one night's absorption - my fault for not explaining myselft better. And as any serial dieter knows, water loss isn't weight loss[Www]
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Thanks to everyone who posted their thoughts and experiences concerning mattresses. Last week I did a tour of various shops ending up with Ikea and have to say that € for €, Ikea seem like a very good deal pricewise. I tested their latex and sprung mattresses and have to say that the sprung ones were certainly excellent . After taking on board all that posters mentioned about heat with latex, the sprung mattresses with lattes underneath will suit my purposes as air circulates and as I read somewhere that the average sprung mattress contains 2litres of water [+o(] I hate to imagine how much latex mattresses absorbe!!!!!!
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Me voila Swissie, de retour du Pays Basque! Comme chez toi, il fait un temps exécrable ici dans le sud ouest et je commence à me demander si le 'printemps' est parti pour toujours. Alors, une brocante dans la vallée! Quelle joie! C'est mon passe temps preferé même si je suis un peu fauché par ce que il'y a tellement de choses a voir. La semaine dernière je suis tombée sur une brocante a Cambo les Bains et pour la maudique somme d'un euro j'ai trouver ma bonheur.... un cendrier pour lexterieur en forme de grosse mouche ou grosse gueppe. Un cendrier qui va restrer vide jusqu'àu fumeurs arrivent pour leurs vacances cette été. Tu as déjà fait une brocante comme 'vendeuse'? C'est rigolo!
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[quote user="suein56"][quote user="Gemonimo"]The other problem, of course, is what the **** do I do with my old mattress and sommier? [/quote]
Contact your local Emmaus and they should collect it; if they are a branch that has their own collection van. You will be doing the homeless a favour.
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[/quote]Sue I don't think Emmaus would want mine! It's over twenty years old, the springs come out and bite you in the derriere in the night and the sommier only has three wheels! It has served me well but I have a brand new bedroom and ensuite bathroom and my rather tatty bed spoils the effect. Not to mention the bad nights and insomnia.
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Oui, c'est vrai Swissie, j'ai une piscine, mais de me baigner en plein hiver c'est pas l'ordre du jour! Mais il il y avait un reportage hier au sujet de Biarritz. La bas il y a un club de nageurs qui se baignent tout hiver, meme lorsque l'eau fait sept degrees! Il y avait une petite bonne femme d'une soixante dizaine années qui n'a jamais manquée une seule journée de baignade! Quelle courage! Personellement, il faut un bon temperature de 26 degrees (d'eau) pour me mettre dans l'eau et un bon petit gin tonic a la sortie!
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