Monday, July 7, 2008
Petrol
The topic du jour, today I spent 1.53 Euro per liter of diesel fuel. Doesn’t sound so bad, does it? Well, let’s see… Actually this is 5.79 Euro per gallon. Starting to sound a bit worse? Now apply the current exchange rate, that comes to $9.07 per gallon of diesel. Gas is actually a few Euro cents more expensive. So be thankful you live in the US. Gas prices are a concern to the locals, we talked about it at work. I was told that 80% of the price is taxes, haven’t been able to confirm this yet. Seems ridiculous, like something straight out of an Ayn Rand novel.
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Great blog! I feel like I am visiting France myself by reading your great play-by-play narrative here. My cousin is actually over in Nantes right now for a few more weeks. She is a student at Ohio State University and studying abroad for 6 weeks. If you happen to run into a Sarah Zachrich, tell her hello!
As for a quick French lesson...if I can remember correctly from junior high and high school...
"J'em appelle Shawn." means my "name is Shawn."
"Je voudrais..." means "I would like...."
And last but not least...when Shareen arrives, use "Je t'aime" quite often!
It's amazing how much you can forget after 15 years of not using the language!
Have fun out there and keep blogging!
Jeff
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