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.
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!
ReplyDeleteI had to make do with another hybrid story. Oh well.