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Comment on What to do before an operation in France by Going into hospital for an operation in France

Going into hospital for an operation in France — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:42:18 +0000

[...] See my previous post about the appointment with the anaesthetist here. [...]

Comment on Well done Brittany Ferries by Michael Collinson

Michael Collinson — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:47:08 +0000

Unfortunately If you need to get access to the South West UK there is little option but to use Brittany Ferries.
As an alternative, partly due to my wife not being a good sailor, we drove via the tunnel this Christmas. Even though part of our vist was to north of London I don’t think I shall be doing this again in a hurry as it is pretty much an 8 hour drive from central Brittany.
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Comment on Careful when eating oysters by simon pocock

simon pocock — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:50:12 +0000

You hear lots of different comments afterwards such as never buy oysters from a supermarket around Christmas as they stockpile them and they aren’t fresh much better to buy direct from a market seller or chewing versus swallowing , the next time you are more sensitive. Still think I’ll give them a miss this lifetime.

Comment on Head Lice dilemma in France by Martin Jarvis

Martin Jarvis — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:16:16 +0000

The widespread use of wigs in Europe (most notably in France) during the 17th Century was linked to the prevalence of head lice, so this isn’t only a modern day issue.

The translation of ‘Head Lice’ in French is ‘Poux de tête’ or ‘Les poux’, and the eggs of the lice are translated as ‘les lents’.
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Comment on Careful when eating oysters by Martin Jarvis

Martin Jarvis — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:33:33 +0000

I didn’t really start eating oysters until 4 or 5 years ago. My wife’s family are in Bordeaux and it’s a tradition for them to have oysters as part of their Sunday afternoon / evening meal. Their oysters come from the Bassin d’Arcachon.

When we’re at our holiday home near La Roche Bernard (Brittany / Pays de la Loire border) we now ritually pick up a dozen size 3 oysters from the market on Thursday mornings, and then share these as our entrée.

Touch wood, we have never had the misfortune to eat a bad one, but understand that it can be quite serious – hope you’re well again now Simon.
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