Comments on: Basil Fawlty in France

By: K8

K8 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:10:10 +0000

Heh… you must’ve asked for a Waldorf salad

By: RhodesTer

RhodesTer — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:57:22 +0000

I’m TELLING you, Granddog, you need to holiday over here sometime and let me put you up at OUR hotel.. we treat people a bit better than that, be they Irish or not. You can sit down in the lobby and read all night if you’d like. That’s when I’m on duty over the weekend, so maybe you could read to me. I’ll sit at your feet and soak it in.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:02:24 +0000

TT - Don’t mind Brianf. Nobody else does. He thinks Merca won the war on its own.

Welcome Hails! See you over there

By: Hails

Hails — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:17:15 +0000

And here’s me about to set off for a life of adventure… in France. Merde.

By: tt

tt — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:33:02 +0000

Indeed. The bugles blew in 1914 and 1939. I bought a ball cap in Honolulu that says WW2 1941-1945. Then again I guess it only actually became a “World” war after Pearl. Also, at a later date, you would think Dien Bien Phu would have been a warning to us.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:22:17 +0000

Brianf,

France surrender? Did you ever read the speech of de Gaulle on 18th June 1940 or see their war memorials?

And at least they are there from the start

By: Grandad

Grandad — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:40:28 +0000

TT - Nah! The very first thing I say is that I’m from Irlande.

Brianf - France? Because it’s not America. It’s just as well they have a different word for everything. That’s because everything is different. Mind you - it would make learning the language a lot easier if they only had one word for everything?

By: Brianf

Brianf — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:01:41 +0000

France? France? Why? Did you know those rude french people have a different word for everything!! Seriously, if you want to order eggs in the morning you have to ask for ouves or oofs or something like that. Geez! What they can’t say egg? Well at least they drive on the correct side of the road and have good wine but shitty beer and even shittier cars. I hope your vacation isn’t too disturbed by all the french people surrendering to you.

By: tt

tt — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:52:55 +0000

Scruffy probably thought you were Anglais.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:43:51 +0000

Natalie - I love France. It’s a hell of a lot cheaper there too [apart from petrol!!]. Enjoy!!

Ian - I’m a Campanile person myself. I first came across them in ‘82 and have used them since. It just happened there wasn’t one available for that night in Angers. I’m pre-booking all Campanile this time. As you say - clean rooms and good food.