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Utrecht french question around strange people of utrecht..!
Posted: Tue May 3, 2005 04:22 PM UTC
bonjour,
je reviens d'un week-end à utrecht - où j'ai assisté à la fête de la reine - avec des questions plein la tête...!

avant la fête j'ai remarqué qu'il était quasiment impossible de croiser le regard de quelqu'un dans la rue,
que les gens semblaient s'ignorer, que les gens jamais ne s'excusaient lorsqu'ils se gênaient,
ni ne se remerciaient pour un geste gallant ou prévenant.
l'impression que j'ai eu par rapport aux gens que j'ai croisé c'est que tout leur était dû...
alors j'imagine que la politesse existe aussi chez vous et que vous avez une façon d'aborder les choses que je ne comprends pas...

puis vint la fête... ! alors mes amis.. utrecht ruinée en une après-midi,
utrecht sous les cadavres de gobelets de bière, et là sous la mousse orange : des gens chaleureux, engageant la discussion...
chantant, dansant sur la moindre embarcation, sur les places, dans les rues, pissant des ponts, jetant tout aux canaux,
là je me suis c'est pas possible c'est pas les mêmes..!?
... et puis à 22h l'heure où les fêtes commencent en france, ça s'est terminé... (!)

voilà quelqu'un pourrait m'expliquer cette différence d'attitude..?
et puisque que personne se calcule dans la rue, et que quand même vous êtes un peuple qui se perpétue,
où vous rencontrez-vous?..!?

: )

merci d'avance pour vos réponses...

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I return from one weekend to Utrecht - where I assisted with the festival of the queen - with questions full the head...!
before festival I have noticed that it was almost impossible to cross glance of somebody in street,
that people seemed to be unaware of, that people never did not excuse themselves when they were obstructed,
nor did not thank themselves for a gesture gallant or attentive.
the impression that I had compared to people that I crossed it is that all was owe them...
then I imagine that the courtesy also exists on your premise and
that you have a way of approaching the things which I do not understand...

then the festival came...! then my friends.. Utrecht ruined in one afternoon,
Utrecht under the corpses of beer goblets, and there under orange foam: cordial people, starting the discussion...
singing, dancing on the least boat, the places, in the streets, pissing of the bridges(!!!), throwing all with the channels,
there I is it is not possible they are not the same ones.!?

... and then with 22h the hour when the festivals start in France, that finished... (!)

here are could somebody explain me this difference in attitude.?
and since that nobody is calculated in the street, and that nevertheless you are people which remain,
where meet you?..!?

: )

I hope the google's traduct is ok and thank those which will answer me
best regards..

; )


Kenny_FrenchCharles
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Utrecht RE: RE: french question around strange people of utrecht..!
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 10:16 AM UTC
I totally agree with marcel, alcohol does a lot to people, but they do have fun, and the city is cleared up within a hour.
This is only happening for one day a year.

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Utrecht RE: RE: french question around strange people of utrecht..!
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 10:39 AM UTC
I totally agree with marcel, alcohol does a lot to people, but they do have fun, and the city is cleared up within a hour.
This is only happening for one day a year.

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Utrecht RE: RE: RE: french question around strange people of utrecht..!
Posted: Fri June 3, 2005 10:45 AM UTC
i want thank you all for yours answers

i make a precision : i don't want to say that people or country have no qualities. (i appreciate this country, for nederland's people i don't know it, I only can say that the tradesmen are accessible)
just, they have strange, surprising differences with french people (and for french people)..
the queen's festival was at the same time beautiful and crazy, but it 's more the duality of caracter of nederland's people who questions me..
and i don't understand your code of courtesy..

(i was trying to find a reel translater but i don't find it...!)



I hope that there still exists out of ground of Europe in spite of our differences the desire to build something of larger, something which exceeds our national destinies...
greetings




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