Voila...

Blog post #1 - attempt #3.
Day #45 in Nantes.
This week, I have been mostly... mixing drinks.

This blog is best accompanied by: he Magic Numbers & amadou & mariam - all i believe in.

Travelling convention dictates I blog my adventures. Firstly I'm no Indiana Jones, I don't plan on having too many adventures, so don't come to expect too much, and secondly I'm not entirely sure I have a firm grasp on what it is 'to blog'.
To continue this theme of inadequacy, the only photos I've taken so far are photos of recurring nintendo graffiti I keep spotting around Nantes, so as yet I don't have much to offer in terms of
visuals.

Since this is my first blog, I think I'll use this post to share a few of the cultural differences I've noticed thus far.

Culture find #1: Square Pillows.
I regret to inform you it's not just a hotel phenomenom. They're standard. The bedding department of the french IKEA is unsettling. Why square over rectangle? Perhaps it's just a case of historical habit but they're far too big to be practical. I have a theory that they're needed to accommodate the larger sized head of the arrogant frenchman.

Culture find #2 Squared Paper.
Lined paper is like the holy grail in France. While average maths workbook style squared paper can be found, the continental norm is imcomprehendable, nonsensical, minutely squared paper. Witty explanation for this? Currently unknown. Although the French do like to protest a lot, perhaps their independant nature extends to a refusal to write on regimented lines.

Culture find #3 Street Names.
The most simple things seem more sophisticated in france. Their street names are a perfect example of this. Streets here tend to be named after famous/historical figures. Rue Voltaire, Rue Moliere, Rue Rousseau... et cetera... In England we have Crotch Crescent and Slutshole Lane (fact).
I was asked by one of the germans to explain binge drinking. He expressed an interest in trying it and wanted to know what it entailed. I hope that somewhere in england there's an equally hungover french girl typing her blog about les oreillers rectangulaires, le papier avec lignes, et les noms drôles/drôles noms* des rues.



*funny haha/funny perculiar.