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When I visited Paris, I decided that I'd very much like to live there. Part of that desire is born of the undemanding nature of vacation, but I do genuinely love the pace of the city. If I lived there, I could learn better French, foster a better understanding of European culture, and get fat and happy on crepes and croissants. I could also serve as a unofficial ambassador from the United States, where it is seemingly acceptable to hate the French. Personally, I love the Frogs, and I would do my part to break the stereotype of the anti-French American.
The problems in my expatriation process are as follows. First, my French is pas si bon. It's largely limited to food and drink requests, political diatribes delivered in nursery-school language, and, for some reason, a detailed history of my relationship with Evan. Go figure. Secondly: without fluency, it's hard to get the proper papers. Without those, I won't find a job. It's important to have a job if you plan to pay your bills. On the flip side, if things became very desperate, I could become a stripper. You don't need to talk much, and in France, they like smaller breasts. Euro City, here I come!
When I visited Paris, I decided that I'd very much like to live there. Part of that desire is born of the undemanding nature of vacation, but I do genuinely love the pace of the city. If I lived there, I could learn better French, foster a better understanding of European culture, and get fat and happy on crepes and croissants. I could also serve as a unofficial ambassador from the United States, where it is seemingly acceptable to hate the French. Personally, I love the Frogs, and I would do my part to break the stereotype of the anti-French American.
The problems in my expatriation process are as follows. First, my French is pas si bon. It's largely limited to food and drink requests, political diatribes delivered in nursery-school language, and, for some reason, a detailed history of my relationship with Evan. Go figure. Secondly: without fluency, it's hard to get the proper papers. Without those, I won't find a job. It's important to have a job if you plan to pay your bills. On the flip side, if things became very desperate, I could become a stripper. You don't need to talk much, and in France, they like smaller breasts. Euro City, here I come!
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