Traveling

Getting prepared to go to Paris made me remember that there would be a few barriers, one being the customs and way people behave. I tend to act out regardless no matter which country I'm in but it's still at least good to know which ones you're breaking. Then there's the language barrier, which going to a place like France can make your life a little difficult. Think about it, why do people want to go to Paris? The Wine, the romance, the history and the food. The food in France is supposed to be immaculate, in fact it was the French who really taught us how to cook, just ask Williams Sonoma. Having said that you should know that nowhere else in the world, save China, will you eat such strange food if you don't know what to eat or order. Steak tartar sounds good, right? Heard about from the movies did ya? It's raw hamburger. Not bad, but weird. How about some nice cow's brains in a good hollandaise sauce? So I've worked up a few questions that everyone should ask when traveling to avoid eating or doing something that will forever scar them. "What part of the animal does this come from?" This can also be used while clothes shopping. "How many legs does this animal have?" Some places eat insects, you may as well have bragging rights if you eat a grasshopper. "Did you spit in this because I'm American or because you hate all people?" Never worked in a restaurant have ya? It's a rhetorical question. "What is tripe?" I know it's intestines, I'm still just waiting for some country or group of people to give a good reason why anyone eats it. Or better yet, why do we pay a premium to eat it? Because it's harder to prepare? IT'S WHERE OUR SHIT COMES FROM! Who thought that would be a good thing to eat? "Which sex club did the Republican Jack Ryan take his ex wife Jeri Ryan to that tanked his political career when it came out that he was trying to get her to have sex with strangers in front of him under the guise of a romantic trip to Paris?" What? I want to take a picture of the place. I'm sure there's more I need to know, but for now I'll have to learn these phrases. I'm thinking that last one will be misinterpreted. I mean, how many politicians have been busted for this? Right?