Archive for the ‘Cultural stuff’ Category
Special day today
Smoking and Blow job
The new French campaign against cigarettes… The message of this campaign means ” Smoking a cigarette is the same than giving a blow job to the tobacco makers” …
Do you Kare ???
A little bit of UK Culture with EastEnders
Culture… Yes. Obviously EastEnders is a big part of the UK culture. Everybody know this TV serie, even if they don’t watch it. Why I speak about that today because it’s the 25th anniversary of the serie and every media talk about it…
What is EastEnders ?
Basically EastEnders is a UK [...]
OH YES… France best place to live in the world
Not me who say that… I swear I didn’t pay anyone to change the figures…
Just have a look here… It’s from CNN.
I put the picture they choose to illustrate the good life in France, and yes it’s Normandie…
A little private thought to my friend Kevin who is from Brittany….
Do you think the same about France [...]
Kirpan might be allowed in public places in the UK
When France wants to ban full veil in public places and transports, an Asian judge wants UK allows Sikhs to wear their Kirpans.
What is a Kirpan ?
It’s a ceremonial dagger. Not really the same than a veil. The thing is, Kirpans are not visible when you wear them. So the point is, should [...]
Full veil will be ban in France…
Everyone has an opinion about the full veil. Mine is quite clear : I think is a radical and degrading for women, but I’m against a law that bans to wear it. As a feminist and republican, I feel sorry for women who wear it. But I have a west european point of view. Do [...]
11th of November … Should be a bank holiday ?
Especially today the 11th of November I’m wondering if this day should be a bank holiday. In France, it is. But a part, old people who go to put flowers to commemorate the soldiers who fought and died during the WW1, no one is really commemorate anything. But maybe in the UK it should be [...]
Goncourt: And the winner is …
Today it’s a big day in France in the literature world. The most famous prize, The Goncourt, is chosen. And this year the winner is Marie Ndiaye for “Trois femmes puissantes” (Three powerful women) published at Gallimard. This competition recognizes the talent of a writer and a novel but it’s also a competition between publishers… [...]
