friday december 22 2006
PSA: 2 days to giftwrap
+ Merimekko Giftwrap in silver ...and+ Merimekko Giftwrap in greens
...at crate and barrel stores
*for when you don't have time to make your own, of course
+ Merimekko Giftwrap in greens
...at crate and barrel stores
*for when you don't have time to make your own, of course
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le syndrome paris
+ Paris Syndrome strikes Japanese
A dozen or so Japanese tourists a year have to be repatriated from the French capital, after falling prey to what's become known as "Paris syndrome" ...what some polite Japanese tourists suffer when they discover that Parisians can be rude.
Visitors come with a deeply romantic vision of Paris — the cobbled streets, as seen in the film Amelie, the beauty of French women or the high culture and art at the Louvre.
The reality can come as a shock.
An encounter with a rude taxi driver, or a Parisian waiter who shouts at customers who cannot speak fluent French, might be laughed off by those from other Western cultures, but for the Japanese - used to a more polite and helpful society in which voices are rarely raised in anger - the experience of their dream city turning into a nightmare can simply be too much... article on BBC »
Visitors come with a deeply romantic vision of Paris — the cobbled streets, as seen in the film Amelie, the beauty of French women or the high culture and art at the Louvre.
The reality can come as a shock.
An encounter with a rude taxi driver, or a Parisian waiter who shouts at customers who cannot speak fluent French, might be laughed off by those from other Western cultures, but for the Japanese - used to a more polite and helpful society in which voices are rarely raised in anger - the experience of their dream city turning into a nightmare can simply be too much... article on BBC »
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Unrelatedly, this guy will digitize your cds, tapes and records, and transfer them to your iTunes or iPod: + jeffreyberner.ipod.daylo.com
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