...not as I do! While we are on the subject of what the French are not particularly good at, it is necessary to mention a certain propensity for bucking authority and disregarding instructions, even their own. While I was shopping for groceries this evening, I came across this door. The sign reads, loosely translated, “Emergency Exit, keep unobstructed.” As you can see, the store cheerfully disregarded its own directive by obstructing the exit with a Coca Cola display case, a stack of milk cartons, and two empty pallets (out of sight on the floor). In short: there had better not be an emergency any time soon. The same lack of discipline is evident in the way the French drive, or worse, park their cars. Does one get used to it? Well, some of us do, more or less...