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A Dozen Anecdotes12 Things You May Not Know About the French
1. - Switching on the hazard lights makes one exempt from all road rules and permits the driver to park where he or she may wish for any period of time;
2. - The freeway speed limit of 130km/h is only to be adhered to by those who don't possess the driving skills to roll at higher speeds;
3. - Making sandwiches with le plat de jour is a big no no;
4. - Rendezvous are given as vague periods such as ‘mid afternoon’ rather than precise times;
5. - Queue jumping is rife;
6. - The French consider Judo and Fencing the showpiece events of the Olympic Games;
7. - Anything less than two hours off for lunch is pas normal;
8. - The talk show is king;
9. - Any non French wine is a poor imitation of the real thing;
10. - Passive smoking is unavoidable. The same man who asks you to talk quietly as you're disturbing his peace has no qualms blowing smoke all over you for the ensuing two hours;
11. - Alcohol plays at an important role at the dinner table. Un aperitif (pre-dinner drink)creates space for the meal. Du vin (numerous wines) accompany the meal and enhance the flavours of each course. Un digestif (post dinner drink) finalises proceedings and facilitates digestion. For a particularly big meal, un trou normand (shot of liqueur with a scoop of sorbet) may be required at some stage to create space for additional food.
12. - Males spend as much on beauty products as females.
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