I only have time for a short post, so here's a little quiz for you.  Choose the right answer:

(A) It's totally plausible that on Bastille Day in 1993, the author of this blog, finding herself in France, got drunk with a couple of other Americans (male graduate students) and went down to the festival by the river to stumble around singing "La Marseillaise" as loudly as possible, because she knows all the words, while French people glared at her and her gym shoes and her T-shirt from an American rock concert.  Then she got some killer ice cream.

(B) No, no, the Bearing I know would never do such a thing.


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8 responses to “Bastille day.”

  1. Cathie Avatar
    Cathie

    Totally A! You end up shocking me on a regular basis.
    I really, truly hope A is true.

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  2. I don’t speak French or likely have an ounce of French heritage but a few years ago I hosted a Bastille Day Home Decor Swap. It happened to fall on July 14 and it seemed a fairly idealistic thing to do. We had some wine and good desserts too. Set prisoners free, clear your house of clutter. Kind of similar, right? 🙂 “A” sounds like an amusing memory.

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  3. Rebekka Avatar
    Rebekka

    Having been abroad myself (in Russia though) and now living abroad and often witnessing what Americans can get up to when combining alcohol and other cultures, I totally, totally vote for A.
    Also, it’s a much better story.
    Also, ice cream. Mmm.

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  4. I vote A. I think the Bearing I know would do such a thing.

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  5. Cathie Avatar
    Cathie

    So? Fess up already!

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  6. Come on, Cathie, do I really have to spell it out to you?
    Allons enfants de la patrie, le jour de gloire est arrivé! Entre nous de la tyrannie, l’étandard sanglant est levé!

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  7. Cathie Avatar
    Cathie

    Merci beau coup!
    I just wanted you to say it, that’s all!

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  8. A – Definitely 🙂

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