Don’t they have Burger King in France?!
Shit, they don’t have Burger King in France!
It turns out there was, but this Belgian group Quick, yeah it turned out to be from Belgium, bought the whole French chain of Burger Kings some years ago.
I had dinner at a Quick last night, and it was nothing close to the Burger King experience or taste. What a shame!
Went to the nearby Virgin Megastore last night; it’s pretty unorganized compared to the ones in London. I browsed through some DVDs but got fed up of it because whenever I thought of a specific movie, I wouldn’t be able to find it because it had a totally different name in French.
What is it with the French and their totally unrelated movie title translations? They really suck!
On my way to Virgin Megastore I passed through a small alley which was full of African restaurants, especially Senegali cuisine. The smell was spread throughout the alley and it reminded me of my childhood in Zimbabwe and the smell of the food there.
It didn’t make me want to eat there, in fact, it nearly made me not want to eat anywhere, but well it was nice unearthing a few memories.
Ah, last night…
It’s either that my upstairs neighbours are a couple of horny energizer bunnies or that there’s a very friendly woman living up there, because last night there was certainly a lot of action going on with 5.1 surround sound effects and all.
Very interesting…
Note to self: Your studio is on the second floor, definitely not the third!
thats fucked up, i miss uk.
According to Bill Bryson, Quick is short for ‘Quick, a bucket!’
Subzero that’s an obvious indication that you are an anglophile 😛
Moey, I really liked London. I wish I get to go again someday. Hope you do too.
Keefieboy, good one, lol…
Hannibal, I’m curious to know what exactly you thought is an indication of me being an anglophile.
Is it the observation that Virgin Megastore is more organized in London?
well it might be 🙂 Besides I guess, and please correct me if I am wrong, that your last trip to London was much easier and enjoyable than the one to Paris:)btw I feel better in London !
Marwen, I’m sorry to inform you that UK virgin megastores are no longer what they used to be (depending on when you’ve last been in London). they underwent some funny changes in their layout and they look ugly and congested. Oh, and unlike years ago you can’t listen to the same track for more than 30 seconds!
I officially hate Virgin Megastore!
HMV is better.
Hannibal, well honestly, yes I felt more at ease in my trip to London, not that I don’t like Paris, in fact I’m liking it more each day as I go and discover new places, but London is just more organized I guess and more like my type of city.
Plus, the language plays a big role, after all I’m a lot better at English than I am at French, so I feel more comfortable in an English speaking country.
Tarek, well it was in December, and I’m not saying the organization was perfect, it took me a while to figure out how it was organized, but I still think it’s better than the two stores I checked out here.
Not that it was the focus of your post above, but regarding the movie thing I think rather than going for typical Hollywood fare with a terrible french voice overs, check outsome native French Cinema, particularly some of the comedies; A really terriffic french comedy is Le’ D
jmarie, I do watch French movies now and then, and I totally agree they’re better than watching US movies with French voice overs.
I know “Le diner de cons” which I agree is a really funny movie.
I’ll try to check out “L’empire des loups”. I’ve seen the dvd a number of times but never rented it, maybe I should next time.
As for staying here, well I’m here for 2 weeks. More posts will be coming about my thoughts from Paris, so I hope you enjoy them 🙂
I jotted off my previous comment in quite a hurry and without preview. I should have clarified something. “Empire of the Wolves” although entertaining, is not even close to the caliber of the “Le diner de Cons”. It was just an example of a movie that should not be watched in English, and something that is far more enjoyable in French than English. As a movie addict myself, I guess I only rented it because I enjoy the acting of Jean Reno, and I had seen almost everything else available in the video store that day. In fact the movie had some very implausible, and at times poorly executed storypoints, (I would probably rate it a 5 or 6) but its definitely a departure from reality in a good way. If you find yourself wondering what to rent because nothing is jumping out, it defintely fits the bill of a watchable and entertaining film.
Luc Besson was not one of the writers of that movie. In the above comment I had left out my suggestion of “Danny the Dog” aka “Unleashed” starring Jet Li, written by Besson. I only thought to suggest it because it popped into my mind while reading your posts about being in France and thinking about UK. The movie was a joint production venture between UK/ France/ USA. The movie is a unique blend of UK and French Flare with the Americanized martial arts fights of Jet-Li. As a disclaimer regarding my latest recommendations, please note that in my opinioin, the aforementioned two action/thriller films are not award worthy in any way shape or form, just escapist style entertainment and possibly something to keep you occupied and distracted from the energizer bunnies in the apartment above! 🙂
Jmarie, I understand what you mean completely.
I’ll do just that and rent it when I have no other better options.
As for Danny The Dog, I saw the movie already some months ago, and as you said it’s more a form of light entertainment than an award-worthy movie.
As for distracting myself from my upstairs neighbours, well I’ve bought the first season of a series called “The 4400”, which is really cool and is keeping me occupied 🙂