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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (37681)	7/26/2004 1:56:13 AM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (3) of 81568

Hmmm ... let me check my old passports. I've been to France several times. Great place, wonderful people. On my first trip to France, when I was in college, I was supposed to meet my girlfriend in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral, on a Sunday. I had a few days, and on the spur of the moment, I took a train to the west coast of France thinking I could easily get back in time. It ends up the return train didn't run on the weekend! I screwed up. So I started hitchhiking back to Paris. Each time I was picked up, the driver took me out of their way to help get me back to Paris. Awesome. I'll never forget their kindness. I've heard the other stories, and I can understand why some people have that reaction. The French can come across as aloof and unfriendly. But it has never happened to me. My Dad (a WWII veteran in the Pacific) made his first trip to France this year for the D-Day celebration. He had heard my stories and the negative stories too. He kind of discounted my stories because he knows I get along with everyone. Or perhaps he assumed I was being generous. But guess what? He had a great trip and he really enjoyed the Country and the people. It didn't surprise me; I thought he would. As an aside: A photo from my Dad’s trip made the front page of the local paper in his hometown. It is a picture of him standing in a sea of crosses, right next to a Star of David, in an American cemetery in France. He is not Jewish, but many Jewish people in his community have called him and thanked him for standing there … he says it was unintentional, but he is glad it made so many people feel good.

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