Un petit blog sans prétentions et sans ligne éditoriale fixe.
Extrait express d'un entretien avec William White, chef du département des études économiques de la BRI (Banque des règlements internationaux), dans le Libé d'aujourd'hui, intitulé Endettement des ménages, une situation sans précédent : Y a-t-il un risque...
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One thing I deplore about Ireland is that I am so deprived of decent chocolate that last night I had a long and elaborated dream about(*) religieuses au chocolat. Honest. What conclusion can I draw from that? Lust is for wimps. Gluttony's the real thing....
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Irish contradictions: You can read in the same serious newspaper an article commenting the sparkling opportunities for science carrier, and an interview of a faith healer that attributes his alleged gift to his being a seventh son. I was extremely disappointed...
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I love Ireland because... although the Irish write the Border with a capital B, the cinema programs give the flicks' hours in both South and North, and no ID is needed to go over to watch them...
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I love Ireland because... I just read in the news that a lamppost has been sitting in the middle of a busy road for two years now, and is liable to stay there a good time longer.
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I love Ireland because... Irish accent sounds much more natural to a French than that of an Ox-bridge elderly teacher (I've met a few). There is such thing as too much of a good thing, though...
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I love Ireland because... you can see "lovely fags " written on a television screen, and nobody seems to think anything is the matter. But then again, it's in Father Ted (look it up, it's worth it...).
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I love Ireland because... Irish people love us French. It might be a simple effect of the maxim "my enemy's enemy is my friend", but it's still nice to be appreciated.
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I love Ireland because... The Irish Times can afford a singularly vitriolic advertisment campaign, asking red hot questions like "Does Catholic Church deserve absolution?", a clear reference to the recent abuse scandals, or ever better "Must 3 million...
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I love Ireland because... their advertisings make me laugh aloud: in full blown winter, an ad for a beer explains lamely "Hey, it's warm inside"...
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