Comments on: Grenoble: a food lover’s paradise? http://www.grenoblelife.com/grenoble-a-food-lovers-paradise/ The English speaking forum of Grenoble Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:19:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Don't stress: it's France! | Grenoble Life http://www.grenoblelife.com/grenoble-a-food-lovers-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Don't stress: it's France! | Grenoble Life Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:42:41 +0000 http://www.grenoblelife.com/?p=351#comment-264 [...] quality healthcare, for example, or efficient public transport, good weather, a proliferation of delicious fresh produce, living two years longer on average, being paradoxically slim, etc. etc.) – the French strike [...] [...] quality healthcare, for example, or efficient public transport, good weather, a proliferation of delicious fresh produce, living two years longer on average, being paradoxically slim, etc. etc.) – the French strike [...]

]]> By: James Dalrymple http://www.grenoblelife.com/grenoble-a-food-lovers-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-227 James Dalrymple Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:11:46 +0000 http://www.grenoblelife.com/?p=351#comment-227 Ha! You're probably right Suzanne, generally the French are much more complimentary about the British than the other way around. Generally debates around food between the two nations revolve around accusations about eating pudding and jelly (the Brits) and frog's legs and snails (the French). James Ha!

You’re probably right Suzanne, generally the French are much more complimentary about the British than the other way around.

Generally debates around food between the two nations revolve around accusations about eating pudding and jelly (the Brits) and frog’s legs and snails (the French).

James

]]> By: Suzanne Bonnefond http://www.grenoblelife.com/grenoble-a-food-lovers-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Suzanne Bonnefond Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:22:59 +0000 http://www.grenoblelife.com/?p=351#comment-226 Well James, I must say that when I lived in London, I heard much worse about French people from the British ... keep cool, as long as it is just about food !!! Well James,

I must say that when I lived in London, I heard much worse about French people from the British …
keep cool, as long as it is just about food !!!

]]> By: James Dalrymple http://www.grenoblelife.com/grenoble-a-food-lovers-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-41 James Dalrymple Thu, 07 May 2009 11:59:03 +0000 http://www.grenoblelife.com/?p=351#comment-41 Following on from this article, I had an interesting experience at the market in Aiguinards this morning. I was at at the 'fromagerie' when a man struck up conversation with me, at first curious about my five week old daughter in a baby carrier. Realising I was British, he then used the occasion to practise his English, even though I persevered in French. He told me he had spent time studying in the UK, before complaining about the "shitty weather". He went on to add that the "food was really shitty in England, absolutely disgusting. The food was so shitty it was the first time in my life that I lost weight. There's probably more cheese here [guesturing at admittedly fantastic selection on the market stall] than in whole of Britin". "I don't mean to offend you", he added. Charming! Following on from this article, I had an interesting experience at the market in Aiguinards this morning. I was at at the ‘fromagerie’ when a man struck up conversation with me, at first curious about my five week old daughter in a baby carrier.

Realising I was British, he then used the occasion to practise his English, even though I persevered in French. He told me he had spent time studying in the UK, before complaining about the “shitty weather”. He went on to add that the “food was really shitty in England, absolutely disgusting. The food was so shitty it was the first time in my life that I lost weight. There’s probably more cheese here [guesturing at admittedly fantastic selection on the market stall] than in whole of Britin”.

“I don’t mean to offend you”, he added. Charming!

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