SonnyVabitch

French is too generalised, in my experience.

Paris, they’ll pretend they don’t understand neither your English nor your 100 words of French.

Towns in the country, you meet indifferent professionalism and you kinda get by in English.

Rural areas, you encounter the greatest of enthusiasm for your knowledge of the local language, and just as well, because those 100 words are all you can rely on for the entire duration of your stay.

ich_iel

On the one hand, it has zero impact on my life, since I will not be buying these cars for another 15-20 years, if ever. On the other, seeing evidence of enshittification everywhere I look is the thing that will radicalise me, much sooner than that.

Cycling two abreast is better for the driver, since they can overtake much quicker.

Anon triggered empty nester’s brooding instinct. Stand by for awesome home baked cakes.

It must be quite common where there’s not much love is lost between neighbours.