French Toast (2010)
“Much of the reason for this is that Frenchwomen are far more comprehending and tolerant of men than their American sisters. In fact, Frenchwomen are very different from American women, a fact I was to discover and eventually appreciate.
Frenchwomen were another thing I had to master. One wouldn’t think there would be much of a gap between a woman from one Western country and a woman from another, but there is.
Actually, I get along quite well with Frenchwomen, outside of Paris. But the Parisian... woman can be a bit tough to take. The worst Parisiennes are to be found in upper-class neighborhoods. These slim, elegantly coiffed and made-up creatures can really make you feel as if you just got off the boat, third-class, from Yemen. Even the salesladies in these neighborhoods start to get that way. I once went into a bakery and asked for the miettes, or crumbs, of candied chestnuts, which are less expensive than the whole candied chestnut. The saleslady looked at me with utter scorn: “We only sell whole chestnuts,”MoreLess
Frenchwomen were another thing I had to master. One wouldn’t think there would be much of a gap between a woman from one Western country and a woman from another, but there is.
Actually, I get along quite well with Frenchwomen, outside of Paris. But the Parisian... woman can be a bit tough to take. The worst Parisiennes are to be found in upper-class neighborhoods. These slim, elegantly coiffed and made-up creatures can really make you feel as if you just got off the boat, third-class, from Yemen. Even the salesladies in these neighborhoods start to get that way. I once went into a bakery and asked for the miettes, or crumbs, of candied chestnuts, which are less expensive than the whole candied chestnut. The saleslady looked at me with utter scorn: “We only sell whole chestnuts,”MoreLess
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