[DemolitionRed]

Where we live in France, everything is closed on a Sunday and the church bells ring out all day long, so even if your not religious, you're constantly reminded you should be.

I never go shopping on a Sunday in the UK, not that I'm religious but because I've always been in the habit of planning a family day. Its just an 'us' sort of day I suppose and anyway, by 4pm I'm starting to prepare a family roast and a jam roly poly with custard.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Where we live in France, everything is closed on a Sunday and the church bells ring out all day long, so even if your not religious, you're constantly reminded you should be.

I never go shopping on a Sunday in the UK, not that I'm religious but because I've always been in the habit of planning a family day. Its just an 'us' sort of day I suppose and anyway, by 4pm I'm starting to prepare a family roast and a jam roly poly with custard.

When I lived in France for 3 months (with my then-fiancée, in her University halls on her year abroad) the town was totally shut down all weekend to the extent that if you didn't have food in, you were basically screwed. No church bells though... instead... every two weeks, they would test the air raid sirens! I liked to pretend it was the apocalypse .

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

When I lived in France for 3 months (with my then-fiancée, in her University halls on her year abroad) the town was totally shut down all weekend to the extent that if you didn't have food in, you were basically screwed. No church bells though... instead... every two weeks, they would test the air raid sirens! I liked to pretend it was the apocalypse .

They do the same in Spain (obviously not the holiday/tourist spots)

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

They do the same in Spain (obviously not the holiday/tourist spots)

Yeah it was a non-touristy area. No one spoke English and I lived in fear of getting "lost" like a toddler, as whilst my wife is a fluent French speaker, my French is... err... basic, at best

"Playyys haaalp"

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Yeah it was a non-touristy area. No one spoke English and I lived in fear of getting "lost" like a toddler, as whilst my wife is a fluent French speaker, my French is... err... basic, at best

"Playyys haaalp"

One time me and my husband got the ferry to Roscoff and drove all the way through France into Spain. We went out for dinner in some town in France and neither of us spoke much french so i had this translator thing I'd bought in Lidl and started entering words from the menu, first one was "Slide" second one was "backpacker" .............

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

When I lived in France for 3 months (with my then-fiancée, in her University halls on her year abroad) the town was totally shut down all weekend to the extent that if you didn't have food in, you were basically screwed. No church bells though... instead... every two weeks, they would test the air raid sirens! I liked to pretend it was the apocalypse .

I pretend that sometimes when I'm in bed on the boat and the winds howling. Gives me some sort of sick comfort

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

When I lived in France for 3 months (with my then-fiancée, in her University halls on her year abroad) the town was totally shut down all weekend to the extent that if you didn't have food in, you were basically screwed. No church bells though... instead... every two weeks, they would test the air raid sirens! I liked to pretend it was the apocalypse .

How Nice

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

When I lived in France for 3 months (with my then-fiancée, in her University halls on her year abroad) the town was totally shut down all weekend to the extent that if you didn't have food in, you were basically screwed. No church bells though... instead... every two weeks, they would test the air raid sirens! I liked to pretend it was the apocalypse .

Sounds more fun than when i was in Egypt and you heard all the yabbering from the mosques at high volumes five times a day.I did'nt like to let my imagination run wild with that going on

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Sounds more fun than when i was in Egypt and you heard all the yabbering from the mosques at high volumes five times a day.I did'nt like to let my imagination run wild with that going on

Now that's funny

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Now that's funny

I have my moments

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I have my moments

Whens the next, shall I keep 2018 free?

[arista]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Where we live in France, everything is closed on a Sunday and the church bells ring out all day long, so even if your not religious, you're constantly reminded you should be.

I never go shopping on a Sunday in the UK, not that I'm religious but because I've always been in the habit of planning a family day. Its just an 'us' sort of day I suppose and anyway, by 4pm I'm starting to prepare a family roast and a jam roly poly with custard.

Yes I have been in France
Sundays - bad days in France
The Fecking Bells