Now is not a good time to visit Paris . . .
Revolution Redux
It's rather timely that I read both this article today about rioting in the Paris suburbs and the cover of a French magazine today which had side-by-side photos of Marie-Antoinette and Madonna: the headline asked , "Why the enduring fascination with Marie-Antoinette?"
posted by Libby @ 7:29 PM
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Can you comment on our American seemingly perpetual quest for a better zip code (schools, parks, public amenities"The territory ahead", as Huck Finn put it, although Huck didn't give a hoot about schools, that American impulse is still there), even as you have found the perfect zip code in a modest, relatively obscure, French Department. Are you pursuing The American Dream and taking it abroad, or are you rejecting it? Something about which I would be delighted to know your thoughts. A Bientot.
Would you comment on our seemingly unending American quest for a better zip code, (schools, parks, public amenities, Huck Finn's or was it Jim's "Territory Ahead". While Huck and Jim didn't give a hoot about school.. that American impulse is still there.) As you have found the perfect Zip in relatively obscure (not Provence) area of France, how do you view your quest? Is yours the culmination of the American Dream... to live abroad, The new Territory Ahead under the Neocon Regime, or is yours a rejection of it.
Merci Anonymous, for your interesting question. I will answer it in detail in my next post.
However, I do know that we didn't seek out a place in France because of the Bush Regime . . .we started looking in the summer of 2000, not knowing who would win the election. And we purchased in January 2001, before Bush was installed.
I believe that I wanted to escape the "American Dream" . . . I wanted to quit searching for the next big reward and that's how I ended up in southwestern France.
One of the things that I enjoy the most about being in rural France is that people just "accept" where they are . . .and with beautiful results. Americans seem to be always restless.
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