Of course, any trip back home to the United States involves a trip to Target. This is a conversation I had with my checkout girl:
Me: I know this is a bunch of junk...but I need it and I can't get it in France!
Her: You live in France?
Me: Yes.
Her: Is it hard to find this stuff there? Or is it just expensive?
Me: A bit of both. Some things are not available there...like these Sesame street paper plates for my son's 3rd birthday party. And there is NO way they have 4th of July stuff there.
Her: Why wouldn't they have 4th of July stuff there? They don't celebrate it?
Me: Uh...why would they celebrate the 4th of July there? It's an American holiday.
Her: Oh, I mean...I don't know what they celebrate.
Apparently.
Reactions? Mine was a bit of disbelief that this girl thought the French would celebrate the independence of America from England.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
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