November 13, 2004

paris update

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Paris still rocks.
The Pari­sians have this qua­lity not found in the English spea­king world: the abi­lity to be both really chic and really laid back at the same time. In New York, LA, Lon­don, it’s usually one or the other. Teeth-grinding fashio­nis­tas or grungy hip­pies. Not so in Paris. Ever­yone is beau­ti­ful. Everything is demain, demain (‘tomo­rrow, tomo­rrow’). I still can’t get used to it.
The bars are open till 6 or 7 here. And most peo­ple remain sober in spite of that. As a half-Scot I find that utterly unbe­lie­va­ble.
Paris lacks the inten­sity of New York or Lon­don. Ever­yone walks slowly. It’s hard for me to recon­cile the idea of a world-class city being so sleepy.
Again, still can’t used to it.
Me? I have a few pro­jects I’m wor­king on. Will go public later this week, maybe.

3 Responses to “paris update”

  1. nat says:

    im going to new york tomo­rrow, and im sta­ying in the same YMCA you sta­yed in i think.. shall i check under the bed for busi­ness cards? im sure you’ll get used to that chi­lled out’ness pretty soon, good luck with it x

  2. Brethil says:

    Your blog is very nice, i like it pretty much. You’re so crea­tive, crea­ti­vity was a right theme for you to write a book :)
    I drew on the back of cards too, but now i just use a note­book :)

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