tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post1082366379011318336..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: A Perfect Dordogne ReadMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-38066486540837494652009-08-01T17:03:52.619+01:002009-08-01T17:03:52.619+01:00Got it, Mike. My tongue was firmly in cheek... I r...Got it, Mike. My tongue was firmly in cheek... I really appreciated your phrase "less-favoured parts of the country where only the French live."Kent Wileyhttp://www.manmadewilderness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-83972602255055807812009-07-31T08:23:08.554+01:002009-07-31T08:23:08.554+01:00I'm assuming, Kent, you're not missing my ...I'm assuming, Kent, you're not missing my ironic tone here. The relationship between England and France is a complex on-again, off-again love-hate affair, encompassing 1000 years of war, detente, and envy. You will have heard of the Hundred Years War: whether we or France owned the Dordogne was no small part of the argument. The English have, not unreasonably, been accused (by the French) of taking it back by stealth during the 20th century.<br /><br />The bizarre thing is that 90% of English summer invaders drive straight through some really attractive parts of France (the Cotentin Peninsula immediately behind Cherbourg, for example).Mike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-51671822495020064382009-07-31T01:30:07.709+01:002009-07-31T01:30:07.709+01:00"...through the less-favoured parts of the co..."...through the less-favoured parts of the country where only the French live."<br /><br />How do they do it? The French, that is. Unfathomable, that anyone would want to live in those <i>less-favoured</i> areas.Kent Wileyhttp://www.manmadewilderness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-72304810893510875602009-07-29T09:05:40.880+01:002009-07-29T09:05:40.880+01:00True, flying would put a dent in that plan, but an...True, flying would put a dent in that plan, but an essential part of the whole Dordogne experience is to fill a car with sulky kids and essentials like proper English tea, cross over on the Channel ferry, and then drive for two days through the less-favoured parts of the country where only the French live.Mike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-2428354847906114072009-07-28T23:39:08.852+01:002009-07-28T23:39:08.852+01:00Ballast, eh? Is that what the Amazon box is? Great...Ballast, eh? Is that what the Amazon box is? Great idea - tough to do when flying...Kent Wileyhttp://www.manmadewilderness.comnoreply@blogger.com