July-14th-2005, 12:07 PM
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Dijon Foire Gastronomique - Nov. 1-13
I think I'll be heading to Dijon for the humungous international food expo this year. China is the country of honor. I have a frequent flyer ticket on reserve, and I expect to be in Dijon from Nov. 3-6, heading to Paris the evening of the 6th, and returning to NY the next afternoon. I hope I can hook up with some of our friends in France in Dijon or Paris.
La Chine, hôte d'honneur de la foire
Succédant au Mexique, la Chine sera le pays hôte d’honneur de la prochaine foire internationale et gastronomique, qui aura lieu du 1er au 13 novembre. Ce pays immense, riche d’une culture millénaire, est devenu un acteur de premier plan de l’économie mondiale. La Chine est à la mode et pourtant nous la connaissons peu ou mal. Le pavillon chinois sera l’occasion pour les visiteurs de se familiariser à sa culture et à ses étonnants paradoxes, de découvrir ses attraits touristiques, ses produits typiques, son folklore, d’apprécier le savoir-faire des artisans, de déguster ses spécialités culinaires… Une journée d’information économique sera organisée à l’attention des chefs d’entreprise bourguignons et une exposition de photographies se tiendra à l’hôtel de ville de Dijon durant la foire.
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July-14th-2005, 12:09 PM
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The mouldiest of all figs
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Grey Poupon, anyone?
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July-14th-2005, 12:24 PM
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Our man in P.
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Originally Posted by Pete C
I think I'll be heading to Dijon for the humungous international food expo this year. China is the country of honor. I have a frequent flyer ticket on reserve, and I expect to be in Dijon from Nov. 3-6, heading to Paris the evening of the 6th, and returning to NY the next afternoon. I hope I can hook up with some of our friends in France in Dijon or Paris....
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Oh I didn't know that !
Don't know yet what I am doing on 6th Nov. But you are welcome.
If I have time, let's go somewhere and have a drink. But please remind me...
You will explain me what is eai and taomud :-)
Jacques
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July-14th-2005, 12:26 PM
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Isn't life WONDERFUL !
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Your (Pete) french is definitely improving
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Last edited by Jazzzoline; July-14th-2005 at 02:20 PM.
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July-14th-2005, 12:34 PM
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Unless the dates coincide with the Tampere Jazz Festival, I will not miss this opportunity to meet and have a chat, Pete.
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July-14th-2005, 12:54 PM
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Our man in P.
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Originally Posted by Jazzzoline
You french is definitely improving
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Are you sure ?
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July-14th-2005, 01:12 PM
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The mouldiest of all figs
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BTW, Happy Bastille Day everybody!
Let's go and behead some aristocrats.
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July-14th-2005, 02:11 PM
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Isn't life WONDERFUL !
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Don't tell me Pete C is a French in disguise !!
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July-14th-2005, 02:15 PM
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Jazzzoline, tu cherches Pete, n'est-ce pas?
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July-14th-2005, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Oger
You will explain me what is eai and taomud :-)
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July-14th-2005, 02:17 PM
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Isn't life WONDERFUL !
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Jazzzoline, tu cherches Pete, n'est-ce pas?
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Non, pas vraiment. Mais si jamais je changeais d'idée saurais-je où le trouver?
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July-14th-2005, 02:19 PM
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BTW, Happy Bastille Day everybody!
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Merci beaucoup, mon ami!
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July-14th-2005, 02:22 PM
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Isn't life WONDERFUL !
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BTW, Happy Bastille Day everybody!
Let's go and behead some aristocrats.
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France gave up beheading a long time ago, United States still uses death penalty.
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July-14th-2005, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Jazzzoline
Non, pas vraiment. Mais si jamais je changeais d'idée saurais-je où le trouver?
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July-14th-2005, 02:52 PM
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France gave up beheading a long time ago, United States still uses death penalty.
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Many of the states have abolished capital punishment.
Speaking of beheadings, Congo, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates still use beheadings as a form of capital punishment.
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July-14th-2005, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete C
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If you feel umconfortable, come with Uli.
Jacques
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July-14th-2005, 03:25 PM
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Our man in P.
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Originally Posted by Jazzzoline
France gave up beheading a long time ago...
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Are you sure ?
Jacques
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July-14th-2005, 03:38 PM
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Don't tell me Pete C is a French in disguise !!
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July-14th-2005, 03:40 PM
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Yes, I'm a gentleman's gentleman.
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July-14th-2005, 03:42 PM
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July-14th-2005, 03:47 PM
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Isn't life WONDERFUL !
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Are you sure ?
Jacques
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Nah!
J'suis certaine de rien avec les Français.
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July-14th-2005, 03:48 PM
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Isn't life WONDERFUL !
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Yes, I'm a gentleman's gentleman.
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T'es un homme aux hommes?
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July-14th-2005, 03:54 PM
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Jul 13, 2:43 PM EDT
Tokyo Governor Sued for Insulting French
TOKYO (AP) -- A group of teachers and translators in Japan on Wednesday sued Tokyo's outspoken nationalist governor for allegedly calling French a "failed international language," a news report said.
Twenty-one people filed the lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court, demanding that Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara pay a total of 10.5 million yen ($94,600) compensation for insulting the French language in remarks last October, national broadcaster NHK said.
In their suit, the plaintiffs accused Ishihara of saying: "French is a failed international language because it cannot be used to count numbers."
"It's natural for different languages to have different names for numbers and different ways of counting them, so it's unacceptable for him to insult French in this way," Malik Berkane, who heads a French-language school in Tokyo, told reporters at a news conference.
The Tokyo metropolitan government refused to comment, saying it hadn't received word of the lawsuit.
French is the official language in about three dozen countries and territories worldwide and is one of the official working languages for international organizations such as the United Nations. In French, some numbers can be unwieldy to say, such as 90, which translates as "four-twenty-ten."
Japan's counting system can also be tricky. Adopted from Chinese, the Japanese numeric system ignores the western system of classifying large numbers every three digits. Though one thousand is the same, 30,000 would translate as "three-10,000," 4 million would be "400-10,000" and 4 billion would be "40-100 million."
Counting one pencil or one bottle of beer ("ippon") in Japanese differs from counting one sheet of paper ("ichimai") or one book ("issatsu").
Ishihara, one of Japan's most popular politicians, is known for his blunt nationalist talk, criticism of illegal immigrants and unapologetic view of the Japanese wartime military's atrocities in Asia. His remarks often rile Chinese and Korean residents in Japan.
© 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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July-14th-2005, 03:59 PM
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What the fuck??
Has everyone been doing a little drinking this afternoon?
What's with all the fucking gibberish?!
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July-14th-2005, 04:02 PM
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Sounds like it could be fun, Pete.
Let us know when you have an idea of your schedule. Sunday evening would probably be easier than Monday for me, but my work schedule for the fall is not settled.
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July-14th-2005, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Douglas
Sounds like it could be fun, Pete.
Let us know when you have an idea of your schedule. Sunday evening would probably be easier than Monday for me, but my work schedule for the fall is not settled.
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Maybe we can aim for a JC Paris dinner hang for Sunday the 6th. I plan to get to Paris some time between 5 & 7 PM.
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July-14th-2005, 04:28 PM
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Let me give you a warning: If you go to Paris: 'Chapeau' means 'hat.' 'Œuf' means 'egg.' It's like those French have a different word for everything!
--Steve Martin
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July-14th-2005, 04:31 PM
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Where does Tom Storer live? Pete, I believe Tom owes me a few drinks over a bet he lost to me a while back. Since I won't be in France any time soon, maybe he could just cash them out by letting him buy you the drinks instead?
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July-14th-2005, 05:34 PM
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My hotel in Paris is pretty close to the Duc des Lombards, but it looks like they're closed on Sundays.
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July-15th-2005, 03:09 AM
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Our man in P.
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My hotel in Paris is pretty close to the Duc des Lombards, but it looks like they're closed on Sundays.
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As you can see, France is a rough country.
But maybe Les Instants Chavires will be open. So I hope you will be able to discover live taomud music.
Jacques
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