tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post3411231090774491569..comments2024-02-19T06:37:30.811+01:00Comments on The Everyday Life of a Young American Woman in France: “Time is an illusion. Lunch time doubly so.”laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14263960049152617876noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-59024572180009617722011-09-20T18:50:20.612+02:002011-09-20T18:50:20.612+02:00seems so challenging! i agree about needing the di...seems so challenging! i agree about needing the difference between 3:14 and 3:17! how does this translate to bus times?? when i'm catching the bus is when i'm most concerned with individual minutes and seconds - because it means the difference between a pleasant ride to work and a frantic scramble to find an alternate route!Mandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919070432249607446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-52515558618870413592011-09-05T14:17:07.526+02:002011-09-05T14:17:07.526+02:00In Ireland we call it Irish time...always 10/15 mi...In Ireland we call it Irish time...always 10/15 mins late...it might be a European thingclairmariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462064540194427077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-9042439365392509802011-09-02T04:20:29.119+02:002011-09-02T04:20:29.119+02:00In Greece time is in *ish*....small step after fra...In Greece time is in *ish*....small step after franciousJennAventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229534225287730295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-21540449252628327882011-09-01T21:31:11.771+02:002011-09-01T21:31:11.771+02:00that's funny I always have winged recipes and ...that's funny I always have winged recipes and my french MIL thinks its so annoying that when I give her a recipe I don't say how long to bake something for (I'll say until it's golden brown). she puts timers on for EVERYTHING in the kitchen and doesn't understand how I don't even own a kitchen timer...MilkJamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739677330268984829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-43290252894470681332011-09-01T12:00:55.588+02:002011-09-01T12:00:55.588+02:00Joshua: YES!! I was wondering when somebody was go...<b>Joshua:</b> YES!! I was wondering when somebody was going to say something about it! You win :)laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263960049152617876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-70096646385084431242011-09-01T11:57:38.693+02:002011-09-01T11:57:38.693+02:00I also don't know how I'm just realizing t...I also don't know how I'm just realizing that your post title is from Hitchhiker's Guide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-15634397747821203382011-09-01T11:53:06.081+02:002011-09-01T11:53:06.081+02:00Amber: I hadn't even thought about the varying...<b>Amber:</b> I hadn't even thought about the varying temperatures of ovens effecting this! But even with my toaster oven I set a timer. I feel lost without one.<br /><br /><b>Émilie:</b> I think it's more acceptable in France to be late, but I do agree that it changes slightly in the business world. That said, even when teaching English to people who worked in big companies I would belaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263960049152617876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-12358363918324406942011-08-31T23:52:19.889+02:002011-08-31T23:52:19.889+02:00Cooking by a timer is the way I have always cooked...Cooking by a timer is the way I have always cooked. Winging it isn't in my DNA. It is the same with measurements. I always measure everything and use a timer. My mother-in-law never used measuring cups on spoons but used a timer. My grandmother also never used measuring cups and always used a timer. Hence, whenever I asked for a recipe they could never give me the exact amount of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-3312042739999556712011-08-31T20:18:47.789+02:002011-08-31T20:18:47.789+02:00Really, Americans will tell you exactly if it'...Really, Americans will tell you exactly if it's 3.38 or whatever? My watch only has 4 marks at the 12, 3, 6, and 9 position so I couldn't tell you that precisely even if I wanted to! (And I would round it anyway even if I could, unless there was some good reason to be precise like we were catching a train or something)<br />PS Just came across your blog, hi!Gwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13127784431543135980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-8163177688890504962011-08-31T18:09:28.481+02:002011-08-31T18:09:28.481+02:00I've noticed at my internship with the local g...I've noticed at my internship with the local government here, people are slightly better about being on time for appointments, but that's probably just because they're usually there asking us for money, lol. Internal appointments seem to be on time, again, maybe because it's lots of money talk. Also maybe because we deal with a fair amount of foreigners, so habits are adapted. <brBlondeInFrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931640652874076974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-19771428281538486332011-08-31T16:21:56.564+02:002011-08-31T16:21:56.564+02:00It drives me bonkers that The Wife is perpetually ...It drives me bonkers that The Wife is perpetually late. I typically cook by taste and texture, but I always use a timer. Always. I set it short of the time so I'm reminded that it's close to being done and to pay attention to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-39905452213316695412011-08-31T12:10:56.594+02:002011-08-31T12:10:56.594+02:00You made a very good point! I myself am amazed at ...You made a very good point! I myself am amazed at how much rough the notion of time can be for me sometimes. :-) I always observe the "quart d'heure de politesse" when I'm invited to someone's place, I have a cooking timer that I barely use, I don't always arrive exactly on time at work in the morning, but there's one thing that I always take very seriously: being onEmiliehttp://scrapofnowhere.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879338329893887728.post-54802532749048627902011-08-31T09:23:24.468+02:002011-08-31T09:23:24.468+02:00I learned how to cook in France and i'm more l...I learned how to cook in France and i'm more likely to wing it as well. You know what i've noticed though is that there are so many different types of ovens here that you can never know just exactly how long to cook something. We had a toaster oven in our first apartment so obviously we had to improvise on the time, and in our second we had a gas oven/stove combo where things were never Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496193808385291916noreply@blogger.com