Oh yes, they were right after all
I won't bore you with details of my holiday (in the South of France) except to say that the right's view of France -- a socialist rich-hating enemy of personal liberty (ok... it never gets quite that sophisticated but you know what I mean) is pretty spot on the mark. Watching the Lamborghinis and Ferraris driving down La Croissette in Cannes I noted how the French feel they have to be ashamed of their wealth and pretend to be poor, whilst drinking wine on the beach at 10am I had time to ponder on their hatred of personal liberty. Don't get me started on their cheese-eating surrender monkey status, which was made all to clear to me at the Musse de l'Armee in Paris on my way back home.On a more timely note Time magazine (Europe) has a fascinating series of photos (Europe 'Then and Now') showing the same place in Europe, and from the same angle, historically and today. The photos are also on exhibition in the National Theatre from today.
Finally this has been the longest period of time I was without an internet connection (you should see how much hotels charge to get online -- 30 euros an hour in Monte Carlo...), and I've been amazed how little interest I can get in blog entries of more than a few days old, even on sites I like. Yet I still want to read last week's Economist. What does that tell us?
ps there will be no prizes for anyone who comments 'it tells us that you are a very sad man indeed'.
posted by Matthew @ 8/18/2003 06:29:00 AM
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