A Little Irony in France

In 1860, Louis Pasteur discovered germs. He created the first vaccine for rabies and he invented “Pasteurization”. What an accomplishment for the French! Here is the ironic part of Pasteur’s discoveries.

The best cheeses are still not pasteurized here in France. (In America, all cheeses must be pasteurized or they cannot be sold to the public.) But, these cheeses with all the bacteria really do have more flavor.

Raw and undercooked meats are found in the best restaurants in France. Have you ever tried raw ham with butter?

And, the reason that I am writing this post…

Claire had to go to the restroom before we left school last week. I peeked around the corner while she was washing her hands. I looked just in time to see her take a drink out of a little blue cup in the restroom. Her response when I told her that we don’t drink out of cups in public restrooms? “That’s what the cup is for. All the kids drink out of it.”

Berk! (French for “yuck”!) Talk about germs!

I was so horrified I took a picture with my camera phone!

Change of Post

I was going to post something silly about a challenging French language experience. I was going to attempt to write a halfway humourous post about life here in France. But, all I can think of right now are my friends Bryan and Olivia Brigham. They were almost able to adopt a baby girl 2 weeks ago, but she was taken back by the birth parents hours later. http://bryanbrigham.blogspot.com/