The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #53535 Message #824847
Posted By: CET
12-Nov-02 - 11:26 PM
Thread Name: BS: What have the French ever done for us ?
Subject: RE: BS: What have the French ever done for us ?
Wild lavender growing on the side of the road in Provence.
The victory over the All Blacks in World Cup 99.
One of the best Irish bars in the universe: The Quiet Man, rue des Haudriettes, Paris.
The battle of the Foreign Legion against the Afrika Korps at Bir Hakeim (yes, I know, mostly composed of non-Frenchmen, but led by General Leclair)
Charles Trenet
Those incredibly fattening deep fried dough things dipped in sugar that you can buy from street vendors in Paris.