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[ucbfeminista]

We're in Paris for a while longer now, and there's something that needs to be put in writing, a frustration that needs to be expressed.

The last time we were here, I didn't really notice it although I know it to be true: everyone in Paris smokes. And they smoke everywhereIf I spoke French, I'd probably be one of the least-liked women in Paris

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[zee_triscuit]

Paris? WTF are you doing in Paris? ::does a double take::

[ucbfeminista]

I kidnapped my husband for a week. One last proverbial hurrah before we turn into a your average middle aged married couple with an infant, a mortgage, and a governor's race to win.

[us_feminist]

Je suis enceinte. Pourriez-vous pas fumée svp s'approcher de moi?
I am pregnant. Could you please not smoke near me?

Also, Women in France are oftentimes encouraged to drink wine and spirits. Some doctors there think it aids in the birthing process. Read that somewhere when Mom was pregnant. I think they're crazy.

[ucbfeminista]

Thank you. I'll try this.

I know some women in the US are encouraged to drink a glass of red wine a day in the third trimester. I'd rather have a difficult birth and a healthy baby than an easy birth and an underweight one. I'm with you about the crazy.

[settlingtheroom]

I thought rude, smoking Parisians were part of the city's charm?

[ucbfeminista]

They were charming when it was just me. They're not charming to my daughter.