Anecdotes

 

This anecdote section is a bit of fun and not meant to be serious.

If there is anything I am full of... it would be ridiculous and strange stories. 

I don't know why these things happen to me. Sometimes I ponder whether there is something in the French water.

The wonderful thing about living abroad in a completely different culture are the experiences that go along with it.

THE CASE OF ME BREAKING MY WRIST FROM TOO MUCH CHAMPAGNE ON NYE AND SLIPPING ON ICE THEN MATCHING WITH MY GORGEOUS ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON (WHO HAD MADE ME SUDDENLY FORGET THE PAIN WHEN FIXING ME A CAST A BIT EARLIER)

What are the chances? Only in Paris!

THE CASE OF BEING ASKED OUT BY A PICKPOCKET WHO TRIED TO STEAL FROM ME UNTIL HE REALISED I WAS A LOCAL BECAUSE I ASKED HIM IF HE ENJOYED HIS JOB

I found this experience so bizarre and overwhelming. Immediately following this experience, I posted on the Aussies in France Facebook groups and began a new thread where other members shared their own unique stories.

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THE CASE OF BEING ASKED OUT AFTER BEING POOED ON BY AN EVIL FRENCH PIGEON IN ANTIBES

THE CASE OF THE SLEAZY GUY IN THE CHEESE AISLE OF THE SUPERMARKET IN TOULON

THE CASE OF THE FRENCHMAN FROM MONTPELLIER WHO FOLLOWED ME TO AVIGNON TO TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER

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THE CASE OF BEING CHATTED UP WHEN INNOCENTLY PUTTING ON MY SANDALS ON A BENCH AT THE BEACH IN ANTIBES BY A GUY ON THE BENCH NEXT TO ME WHO WAS EATING A BAGUETTE OF THE SALAD VARIETY FOR HIS LUNCH

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THE CASE OF THE METRO THIEF WHO STEALTHILY STOLE MY PHONE OUT OF MY COAT POCKET SO I SOMEHOW INSTINCTIVELY GRABBED HIM BY HIS COLLAR AND ASKED HIM NICELY TO GIVE IT BACK