Reply #5: I'm glad to hear it [View All]

[ginnyinWI]

The French people we talked with last summer seemed only to be against Bush, not us. One,smiling, wished us good luck in the election for getting a new president. Ah, those were the days of such high hopes! I just hope Europeans realize that we are not all so stupid as to vote for Bush! It is just so embarrassing!

I'm also glad Kerry got to Europe first. Such a contrast to Bush. I read that he and Chirac did not need to use an interpreter: Kerry spoke in English, and Chirac replied in French, and they did fine. Kerry said his French was too "rusty" to speak it after so many years. But it was still cool that he could understand Chirac without help. If you have been learning about Kerry for a while, you will know about all the family connections he has to France. :)


Are you a French citizen? Do you live in Paris or elsewhere? My eldest daughter is in Paris right now working a three-month translating job. She's due back next week. She also was in Paris all last summer doing the same--hence our visit in August.