Sunday, March 15, 2009
Thursday, March 05, 2009
"One France Is Enough" - NYTimes.com
I posted this comment:
"My "home" is divided between two worlds - one here in North Carolina and one there in Nice, France. I am both a US and European citizen. Roger COHEN presents this in far too extreme manner, and that is good for debate but not so good for understanding. When Barack OBAMA first visited Nice, many years ago, he and Michelle came on the train, it has been reported.
Whether it be transportation or health care, or a focus on eating well, and yes, even innovation and opportunity...these two great countries have far more to learn from one another than often happens. That's learning about things done well and things done not so well. Language gets in the way too often and reliance on interpreters like COHEN or me is no substitute not just for visiting, but for trying to understand.
I retain optimism that our President recognizes the need for extraordinary action taken with American determination .... learning and relating to what others have done in places from France to Japan and well beyond. If our policy pendulum swings a little more wildly or far than some of us would like, we'll get it back. Maybe we won't have General Motors or AIG to kick around, and huge suffering if that happens, but I for one remain optimistic that we can get ourselves out of this mess with a plan that is as much global as it is American, and that includes a good dose of French seasoning."
"My "home" is divided between two worlds - one here in North Carolina and one there in Nice, France. I am both a US and European citizen. Roger COHEN presents this in far too extreme manner, and that is good for debate but not so good for understanding. When Barack OBAMA first visited Nice, many years ago, he and Michelle came on the train, it has been reported.
Whether it be transportation or health care, or a focus on eating well, and yes, even innovation and opportunity...these two great countries have far more to learn from one another than often happens. That's learning about things done well and things done not so well. Language gets in the way too often and reliance on interpreters like COHEN or me is no substitute not just for visiting, but for trying to understand.
I retain optimism that our President recognizes the need for extraordinary action taken with American determination .... learning and relating to what others have done in places from France to Japan and well beyond. If our policy pendulum swings a little more wildly or far than some of us would like, we'll get it back. Maybe we won't have General Motors or AIG to kick around, and huge suffering if that happens, but I for one remain optimistic that we can get ourselves out of this mess with a plan that is as much global as it is American, and that includes a good dose of French seasoning."
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Monday, November 03, 2008
French coverage of the US election....
Nice, France - As I sit here, I am amazed at the amount and quality of the French coverage of the US Presidential election. Newspapers, radio, television, websites, are all pulling out the stops to bring this story to their readers, viewers, listeners and "visitors". They have been counting down the days for two weeks now, and there is great excitement in the reporting but a strong dose of uncertainty about whether the US really can elect a Black President. French reporters and French people have been all over the US offering their perspectives during recent days, and one of the national TV networks sent over a whole planeload of people to cover the story.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Saturday, September 06, 2008
"Now Europeans Are Slower to Spend, and It Shows" - NYTimes.com
French retail spending is up just a little.....as shown in the graphic.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
"La France comme vous ne l'avez jamais vue" - Journal du Net Economie
A fascinating cartographic tour of France.
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