Affectionately known back home as the Post Office. Generally this french service is passable, however ... de temps en temps ... its pretty dire at best! The prime example being a present sent for my birthday (18th feb) from a certain matt green (see web site links). So he probably sat there for a long time thinking "ungrateful bastad, not saying thanks", however this parcel just happened to turn up in my postbox yesterday morning... 24th march... about one and a half months after being sent! Not bad service!
Another habit they have is stuffing handfuls of "pub" (crap advertising!) into my postbox nearly everyother day... anything from supermarkets to bra designers ... made interesting reading the other day!). Now most people here slap a big sign on their box reading "pas de pub, merci"... roughly translated as stop putting your f'ing crap in my box, please!
I've been tempted to follow suit but i live in hope that once in a while something will be dropped in that will keep me entertained! Although on waiting for this, i am doing my part in destroying half the atmosphere!
numero 2: Peeing in public
I'm not really against this as i do my fair share while out training, however i think there is a line which only the french could cross! Today while in town, i caught sight of a regular looking guy (by this i mean not some stinking, alcy hobo!) having a quick wazz up against the church in the town square as dozens of people walked past without even a raised eyebrow! I can remember training with my dad a few years back when we rode for a bit with a french guy before he made a break only for us to pass him a few clicks up the road taking a pee on the town highstreet! No shame!
numero 3: Phone credit
This just annoys me out of inconveinience and the fact that its a french money making scheme... basically what happens is when you have a french sim card and you buy some credit, you only have a limited amount of time to use it before it is wiped off your phone! How stupid is that!
numero 4: Priorité à droite!
This silly french driving law gives the right of way to motorists turning onto the road you are on from the right. These places seem to pop up when you are least expecting so you can imagine my surprise last season when just popping out down the supermarché when all of a sudden i'm licking the steering wheel as i've slammed the breaks on as cars come flying out the junction right into my path... just plain stupid!
Oh and on this point, a similar peeve is the STOP signsat junctions at which it illegal if you don't come to a halt before turning, even if you can plainly see there is nothing coming either way... as i again found out last year when out on a ride as apparently this rule also applies to cyclists as mr gendarme policeman was waiting just round the corner to catch such severe criminals as me... however a quick few words in english saying i dont have a clue what you're on about mister! and they soon waved me on!
I could go on but i wont bore you any more! It's not all doom and gloom over here though as there are many things for which france beats england hands down in... one of which being the Far Breton (Flan with prunes) which the local bakers make across the street!! Yummmy!
EN ANGLAIS PLEASE !!!
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