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BMWs of Paris

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lately a lot of you have been writing and calling me and saying, "username, what is the state of the BMW motorcycles in Paris? how are they doing?" so i thought i would go off and take a look and report back. so here you go, a small sampling of the beemers i went and checked on for you.

there is a special prize for anyone that can name the bike, as well as the location in every photograph.

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statdawg - sweet, you got rue brea! it's not a big road. have you been in that area? there is an old timey candy shop on rue brea with incredible caramels. everything comes in a cool little metal box and the lady who runs it personally wraps everything by hand for you. it's really nice. she didnt speak english, so i had to ask her questions in my high school french, and she was super gracious. (as was the shoe repair guy a few doors up who directed me to a drug store.)

i enjoyed that neighborhood a lot in the short time i was there. that's a cool city.
 
Nice bikes. What really surprised me, was the pictures of the French gendarmes. The back of their jackets, as well as their bikes, spelled "Police". I believe that "police" is an English word. I doubt that would be allowed in our "belle province" of Quebec with their stringent, anti-English language laws.
 
Nice bikes. What really surprised me, was the pictures of the French gendarmes. The back of their jackets, as well as their bikes, spelled "Police". I believe that "police" is an English word. I doubt that would be allowed in our "belle province" of Quebec with their stringent, anti-English language laws.

this post intrigued me as NOBODY, not even the belle provincials, are more protective of french than Parisians. My Websters says that "police" is Middle French. I have a friend that worked for French Customs. ALL testimony for court records must be in French. He was in court when a witness used the term " Walkman". They stopped the testimony until it was agreed that the term for the Sony product would be " Ballader" which is basically the French term to sing while walking.
 
when i saw the guy with the baby carrier, and it was empty, it took ALL my self control to keep from yelling, "vous oubliez votre bebe!!!"

:ha

but maybe he lost it, and didnt forget it, and i couldnt remember the word for lost.
 
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