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Saturday, June 14, 2003
posted by gbarto at 12:25 AM:
Updates from France:Says one American in Paris, the bus strikes in Paris haven't been too bad in his area as long as you keep a couple alternate routes in mind. Of course he is a student and doesn't face the usual time pressures. And he has been unable to see a friend in town because she's on the other side of town and the timing there hasn't worked.
From another:
Had a HELL of a time getting home today cuz of les grèves. Living in la banlieue is SO not cool during strikes.And a positive impression of the French, if not the strikes, from an Italian en route from Paris to Italy by rail:
I got into France; run cancelled, so I had to change metros one more time than what I was supposed too. It was really chaotic and warm, people did not seem to enjoy that! I asked a couple of people ..so what about the strike, and they were looking around and basically bitching about it! Something else besides the strikes...those French people I talked to were really nice! Isn't that unusual eheheh... I was asking in French and some words were in English and they were actually trying to speak English and make sure I was understanding, even bringing me to the train directly!
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