What I've learnt about France by spending 3 days there

- French law states that your property must go to your children when you die, although your spouse may live in it for the rest of his/her life. You can't override this, no matter how much you hate your kids.

- Despite this, French people do not usually write wills

- When someone dies, two policemen must seal the coffin with wax. They use a blowtorch to do this.

- French bulldogs have bunny ears 

(both images from Wikipedia)


- Parisians are hated by countryside-dwellers. They are regarded as worse than English people.

- The French are very keen on homeopathy, and you will be given homeopathic remedies in a Pharmacy.

- Beurocracy is a French word, and France is full of it.

- French train tickets are gigantic

- French trains are very nice and clean in comparison to English ones.

- The ticket inspectors wear hats as part of their uniforms and look rather smart.

- The sides of some trains have pictures of happy children. Which is a bit weird.

- There are also some ridiculously pretty stations. I thought the little station at Tulle was rather nice, and then I saw Limoges

 

Tulle

 Limoges

- Almost all cars are French. If it's not a Citroen, a Renaut, or a Peurgeot, it's rare 

- By law, you must carry a breathalyser and a fluorescent jacket in your car at all times
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- If offered water when they would prefer alcohol, people say 'No, it rusts'

- Tulle has the last accordion factory in France, and they perform folk music on the accordion one evening every week to accompany a folk dance.

- Wild boar and deer are hunted in the Limoge region. It is acceptable to put the foot of one on your office wall (sadly I couldn't get a picture of that)!

- Limoge also has famous Limousin cows. They're quite lovely.