tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post1555435475478550676..comments2024-03-22T10:18:25.233+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: Newly weds!Eric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-40891698747444707692008-02-10T14:37:00.000+01:002008-02-10T14:37:00.000+01:00Oh, go on then... i just had to make it a hundred ...Oh, go on then... i just had to make it a hundred comments. Someone had to do it...:)Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-6007734257097295442008-02-08T20:33:00.000+01:002008-02-08T20:33:00.000+01:00I'm glad you were as interested as i was in my son...I'm glad you were as interested as i was in my son's information! Another thing, just esperience not academic, is always count it! I was short-changed by £20 twice! Went into the bank who apologised but said it often happens! I got my £20s but extra time etc., and i wondered how many times people do not count it. So. We must always count lol !Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-71845096325579505832008-02-08T19:07:00.000+01:002008-02-08T19:07:00.000+01:00erratum: forgoterratum: forgotguillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-52735906555248154042008-02-08T19:06:00.000+01:002008-02-08T19:06:00.000+01:00Whaa do you think people are paid to think about t...Whaa do you think people are paid to think about that?? <BR/>It's amazing but so true what you said Lynn.<BR/>I'm absent-mindedly so each time I go to the ATM I repeat to myself "guillemette you're too absent-mindedly, be careful"...so finally I never forget my card!guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-80908956903899977122008-02-08T18:36:00.000+01:002008-02-08T18:36:00.000+01:00Very interesting indeed Lynn. I am usually very ne...Very interesting indeed Lynn. I am usually very nervous when I´m at an ATM because I know there´s a big chance I´ll forget something. Also I´m nervous because I know there´s cameras and guards and I always think they´ll get suspicious of me so I try to look as normal as possible. Of course all that effort probably makes me LOOK nervous and strange and suspicious while waiting for the cash machine to give me money. <BR/><BR/>I get that same feeling at airports while waiting to go into the boarding gate. Maybe there should be a psychology to study ME.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-68351310924211238572008-02-08T17:17:00.000+01:002008-02-08T17:17:00.000+01:00LOL Lynn! I just walked in from the cash machine a...LOL Lynn! I just walked in from the cash machine and read your post. While I was standing there, I was thinking as I always do (even after all this time), which way to turn my wallet - to receive the card or the cash... NOW I know why and my life is fulfilled! Whew!Michael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-55307472188790425122008-02-08T14:42:00.000+01:002008-02-08T14:42:00.000+01:00Yes isn't that interesting Monica and Guille! It'...Yes isn't that interesting Monica and Guille! It's just a small module of his Psychology degree, but it's there and covers how people behave at cash points, on websites, etc. so that they may become more efficient (the machines, not the people; there's no hope for them). e.g. You used to get the cash before the card, but they found that too many people were walking away leaving their card BECAUSE they had got what they went there for - the cash. So, now, you get your card before your cash, because your mind is telling you to wait for the purpose (cash) and of course while you wait you safely get your card back. Fascinating stuff!Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-6102633595864968732008-02-06T22:18:00.000+01:002008-02-06T22:18:00.000+01:00LOL GuilleLOL GuilleMonicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-2534905310079595572008-02-06T14:19:00.000+01:002008-02-06T14:19:00.000+01:00MonicaYou can't imagine that you can learn at scho...Monica<BR/>You can't imagine that you can learn at school nowadays. LOL.<BR/>Mathematics and English are too common and old fashion now.guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-31589877894978430272008-02-06T13:44:00.000+01:002008-02-06T13:44:00.000+01:00Is there such a thing?? A Computer Psychology??? W...Is there such a thing?? A Computer Psychology??? Wow...Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-53731193997870610522008-02-06T10:02:00.000+01:002008-02-06T10:02:00.000+01:00Well that was an honour, then, Michael. His new s...Well that was an honour, then, Michael. His new spouse not on his arm? Your website is not up to date, the last entry being 17 Jan. Tut tut no pics of the Pres. We want pics! My son is studying psychology and as part of that, computer psychology and he told me yesterday that people have patience for only 8 seconds for a page to load. You need to talk to that webmaster! lol. <BR/><BR/>You can do the boy thing to me, Michael; i won't mind ;)Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-20110194608364190892008-02-06T06:06:00.000+01:002008-02-06T06:06:00.000+01:00Yes Lynn, it was a boy thing. I have no idea if th...Yes Lynn, it was a boy thing. I have no idea if there was a special outfit, but one can assume only "yes" as that would be a girl thing to do for the big day!<BR/><BR/>For Sarkozy's honeymoon (well at least ours), he was at our factory in La Rochelle, France yesterday to help us unveil our newest high speed train called the <A HREF="http://www.transport.alstom.com/home/news/hot_events/agv/index.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=/home/news/hot_events/agv/" REL="nofollow">AGV (Automotrice Grande Vitesse)</A>.Michael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-64283928416616075922008-02-05T23:44:00.000+01:002008-02-05T23:44:00.000+01:00he he we can all improve each other's language ab...he he we can all improve each other's language abilities! <BR/><BR/>Michael yes you knew and yes you caught me hook line and sinker (yes we have that too). However, you didn't say; are you admitting it was a red herring? Was there no special outfit at all? .... oh now i'm just sad. What a boy thing to do to me. :(Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-26678367745890889462008-02-05T22:54:00.000+01:002008-02-05T22:54:00.000+01:00he he girls, like I said I practice it by reading ...he he girls, like I said I practice it by reading books, magazines, I love to watch american sitcoms, I'm a maniac about the movies so I watch dozens of them every week (most of them American and British but I love French films too and often go to the theatre to see it) and since I discovered PDP about 2 yeas ago I can practice it here everyday too.<BR/><BR/>I'm from Rio, Brazil - as everyone here knows! - and ages ago, before going to college I went to California for a couple of months to study English. Oh and I had an american boyfriend while I was there. It sure helped a lot!<BR/><BR/>Now, like Petrea said, I have to find a way to practice French more often. I try to do the same thing I do to practice English, but it's harder because I'm still in begginers level.<BR/>Guille, maybe in a couple of months if I improve my French a lot more I could feel bold enough to write you in French and practice it like your friends do!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-33042112292293277982008-02-05T22:38:00.000+01:002008-02-05T22:38:00.000+01:00Lynn, Lynn, Lynn...Hook, line and sinker (do you h...Lynn, Lynn, Lynn...<BR/><BR/>Hook, line and sinker (do you have this expression in England?). I just knew if I mentioned her "outfit" you would bite! LOLMichael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-741721754379876372008-02-05T22:03:00.000+01:002008-02-05T22:03:00.000+01:00I am a native English speaker. When one majors in ...I am a native English speaker. When one majors in English at an American university, it's generally in English literature, or in writing. I'm from Illinois!<BR/><BR/>Now it's Monica's turn to answer. How do you practice, Monica?Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-89823072653051325252008-02-05T21:14:00.000+01:002008-02-05T21:14:00.000+01:00"thought" of course..."thought" of course...guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-45085333661145498272008-02-05T21:12:00.001+01:002008-02-05T21:12:00.001+01:00Bonjour mesdames,I'm really surprised, I though yo...Bonjour mesdames,<BR/><BR/>I'm really surprised, I though you were both native English speakers!!<BR/><BR/>How is it possible to bo as fluent as you are?..Please tell me, I want to do the same!<BR/>If it's not indiscreet Petrea, where are you from? From eastern Europe maybe?<BR/>Monica I though you were an expat...Your English is so perfect too, you use slang and really actual terms. Maybe living on the American continent helps? <BR/><BR/>Félicitations à toutes les deux en tout cas.<BR/><BR/>Petrea, oui s'il vous plaît, écrivez-nous un petit message en français! <BR/>And you could find a French blog without any problem, but I'm not sure they will be as open minded with your French as you are with my English. French people are a little bit rude sometimes. You were lucky not to meet them in Paris!<BR/><BR/>Anyway the better way not to lose it (French, or English) is to practice. One of my bestfriend is Norvegian and since we're friend, she made real progress. One of my best friend is Londoner and since I write to him, I made real progress. It's the proof that it works for each language!guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-88709386267325731902008-02-05T21:12:00.000+01:002008-02-05T21:12:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-70354497671767492422008-02-05T19:11:00.000+01:002008-02-05T19:11:00.000+01:00It's a pleasure for me, too. Maybe I should find a...It's a pleasure for me, too. Maybe I should find a blog where French is spoken, and join in!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-68677677813076288842008-02-05T18:42:00.000+01:002008-02-05T18:42:00.000+01:00Oh Petrea, I'm flattered, thanks! But I know I oft...Oh Petrea, I'm flattered, thanks! But I know I often make lots of errors here. I must say it's rather easy to practice English in the world we live in because everything is very "americanized" nowadays. I try to take advantage of it, seeing as many English sponken movies as I can, reading books, magazines, watching the news and of course I used to practice a lot during my trips to the US. Now I try to do it with French stuff too. I have always loved foreign languages, so for me it's a pleasure to learn (or at least try to) them .Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-71668981241439478052008-02-05T17:58:00.000+01:002008-02-05T17:58:00.000+01:00Ooh, I must join in this conversation! Guille, you...Ooh, I must join in this conversation! Guille, your English is wonderful. Monica, I thought you were an American or a Brit living abroad! <BR/><BR/>If I tried to write French here, it would take me hours to compose even short messages. I was a star French student in high school (lycee) and college. But over the years I've gotten rusty, as they say.<BR/><BR/>Speaking comes faster than writing, as you all have said. When my husband and I went with friends to Paris in 2006, I led us around the city--asking directions, reading guide books, talking to cab drivers, etc. (My husband figured out the Metro. I must give him credit. And he made trips on his own--a brave man.) <BR/><BR/>As a young girl I had a perfect accent, but now I sound clumsy, and I was embarrassed. I'm sure I sounded awful.<BR/><BR/>Most Parisiens were nice. We only had a couple of experiences with the "rude" Parisiens we'd heard of. But by the end of the week I was doing better. <BR/><BR/>This is a long way to say what I said before: I'm grateful to every person on here who "speaks" English here as a second language. It's most generous of you all. Tiny mistakes are NOT silly. They are not points for us native English speakers to ridicule. My major in college was English. My minor was French. My English is still pretty good. My French, not so much.<BR/><BR/>If you want something to ridicule, I'll write some French for you here and we can have a laugh.<BR/><BR/>End of diatribe!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-58986854051928915532008-02-05T17:06:00.000+01:002008-02-05T17:06:00.000+01:00Guille, if I may, I know what you mean when you sa...Guille, if I may, I know what you mean when you say it takes some effort to write in a foreign language. Sometimes I take more time to write a few words here in English than I wish. Lynn has taught me a few things (that I'm afraid I forget now and then) but people here are very nice and they put up with the grammar errors. The important is not just a perfect sentence, but that we get to practice everyday! It certainly helps me keep up with my English<BR/>so that when I meet somebody from the US or UK (funny 'cause just yesterday I met two tourists from Chicago) it's easier to have a flowing conversation because my English is not rusty.<BR/><BR/>As for my French, well, I understand a lot better when I listen to it or read it. I'm dying for my classes to begin again by the end of the month, I still have a long way to go before I'm able to have a conversation in French. <BR/>But at least last year when I was in Paris, I was able to speak French in a level that I could make my self understood and more important, I also understood what THEY were saying! Yay!!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-57553472591573587732008-02-05T10:40:00.000+01:002008-02-05T10:40:00.000+01:00So your conversational English must be wonderful t...So your conversational English must be wonderful then, Guille. Whenever, on rare occasions, i DO meet someone French, my words leave me! All my studies desert me, rendering me dry and non-verbal, apologising stupidly and only retrieving from my fumbling brain things like "ou est la poste?" from schooldays. The embarrassment is intense. I am sure after a few days in France though, it would return. Maybe a few hours would bring some back. I would hope so. I have always fought not to be the English person abroad who simply waves an arm around, frowns and shouts louder in ENGLISH. Oh the shame of those, the shame.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-14509455287326036702008-02-05T10:10:00.000+01:002008-02-05T10:10:00.000+01:00Michael, LOOOOOL.Just once, it will be great to se...Michael, LOOOOOL.<BR/>Just once, it will be great to see you writing a superb French sentence. :)<BR/><BR/>Lynn, <BR/>I speak English better than I write it. <BR/>It takes me a lot of time to write in English, I check my message two, three times or more. I don't want you, bloggers, to be "sceptical" in front of a sentence without any sense! But I admit that's hard.<BR/>When I have a conversation with an English speaker, it's easier because I don't think about all the mistakes I make, and my speaker generally don't care about. But here or in a letter, the tense (F****** tense!) must be perfect or it's incomprehensible.<BR/><BR/>For example, this message took me almost 13 minutes!!<BR/><BR/>I would like to be fluent!guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.com