Author of quotes: Daniela Postel Vinay
Sometimes it seems to me that the French treat their basements in the same way that Americans treat life insurance: an accident is unlikely, but if it happens, then the survivors will be provided for. Understandably, neither insurance nor a basement full of vintage burgundy can ease the pain of a family tragedy. However, the desire to equip such a storage is due to similar emotional reasons: if any misfortune happens, we at least leave something behind.
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MegaMozg 21-11-2020 / 00:36
The French always serve bread, and without butter (except for breakfast, toast or tartins). Therefore, during dinner, you will not find oil on the table. Usually baguettes are bought for dinner, and the French cut off or simply break off pieces from them, putting them on the table, and not on the plate. To determine that the meal is truly French, you can by the huge number of crumbs on the table.
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MegaMozg 18-11-2020 / 22:33
Together is the underlying word and idea. The meaning of joint meals is not so much in food as in unity. While food itself is important and enjoyable, the most important is the process of setting the table together, gathering together, eating together, and cleaning together.
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MegaMozg 18-11-2020 / 22:30
Dinner is a sacred ritual, one of the most essential activities for humanity, and it requires reverent treatment.
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MegaMozg 18-11-2020 / 22:27
True or not, the fact remains that a French house is being built around a dining room.
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MegaMozg 18-11-2020 / 22:24
The French know how to find pleasure in everyday life like no one else.
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MegaMozg 11-11-2020 / 11:36
The words of the hostess of the house accurately reflected the very essence of the French worldview: solemnly set the table, adhere to rituals and traditions, and then play a little naughty and get pleasure from it.
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MegaMozg 11-11-2020 / 11:33
