Well... I've been in France for about a week now, and what have I noticed? A LOT of funny things! Funny things about the people, their driving, their stuff, just everything!
The People...
All of the french people are so classy! They just dress classy really. And it seems they can pick Americans out of the crowd very easily, and look at you as if to say, wow, you are NOT french because you are NOT classy. Also, all the french people have two things: dogs and cigarettes. Some have big dogs, some have small dogs, and some have ugly dogs. And EVERYONE here smokes. Smokes when they are eating, when they are walking, when they are sitting, all the time. Therefore, it is hard to find people in france with white teeth. But, there are a LOT of attractive french men, and somehow they are all awkwardly paired with not so attractive french women. And the kissing thing? Once on each cheek? Yep, they do it. It just looks so awkward and weird haha! Also... the toilet paper? Worse than the schools! Definitely not two ply. The french do have a sense of humor though. I happened to be yawning and looking at a police man at the same time, he then proceeded to say "Bonne Nuit!" and laugh hysterically at the same time, and then I also began to laugh hysterically. Maybe it was only funny cuz it was like 2 in the morning my real time... And little French kids, THE cutest things ever. I want one.
Their Driving....
Oh goodness. There is like endless things to say about their driving! They all drive super fast and crazyily! But, they are AMAZING parallel parkers! Which is very necessary here, because that is the only parking they have haha. They all have teeny little cars too, and the roads are very skinny, and practically all one way roads. They don't have double yellows or anything here either. And in Italy, they didn't even have stoplights! It is really funny. But basically all the cars here are smart cars, motorcycles, or boxy little cars. The motorcycle people are even more nuts than the cars! They weave in and out like crazy! Everyone is fearless.
Their stuff...
Their appartments are all little and cute and little! Just everything they have is little really. Their toilets too. It's as if they want to say, nice try obese Americans! But their food, their food is amazing and disgusting at the same time. Crepes, pastries, fresh fruit and veggies, orangina, tons of fromage (cheese), quiche, etc, etc! They are all delicious! Then again... they love eating ducks and lamb and horse and weird meats that spread like toothpaste, shrimp with their heads still on, weird looking things that I don't even want to know what it is... They just have funny food shall we say! Their drinks are funny too. EVERYBODY drinks alcohol here. Everybody is drinking wine or beer, and has coffee or tea after they eat dinner. Its very strange. But I really like it here! France is super neat!
