Thursday, January 04, 2007

Guide to Understanding French Rudeness

Heh. Even French tourism authorities know rude Parisians hamper foreigners' vacation experience, ultimately hurting the tourism industry, so they provided a tongue-in-cheek visitors' guide. Take a look at the common Parisian rude gestures. My favorite is the Bof, the gallic shrug: "Use it to deny knowledge, agreement, or responsibility." Sounds like French foreign policy right there.

1 comment:

  1. Dude - darn it...I was going to post something on that story, but you beat me to it...and the hybrid hard drive story, too!

    I had to make do with another hybrid story. Oh well.

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