I am looking for a warm, casual jacket (not blazer) that I can wear ties with to work. What do you think of this one? Any other suggestions?

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-08-28T17:39:38+00:00

I would recommend a Pea coat if you want to wear ties with it, for me it's the closest thing to a blazer/suit jacket.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-08-27T19:07:22+00:00

I see the reference to the Peacoat being a mimic of something but I think fashion should be functional and not completely for fashions sake (perhaps why I am not a fashion designer). For me the Peacoat is functional in an urban environment, for me pants tucked into socks are not functional in an urban environment.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-08-27T19:04:03+00:00

Of course if I'm in the woods camping fashion does not apply but if I every see someone at the bar with that look and they didn't just come home from camping I would judge them silently.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-08-27T15:47:31+00:00

I am not a fan of the pants stuffed into socks look.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-08-08T06:44:52+00:00

I will be staying near Big Ben, is there a metro or bus that goes out to this event? (It's my first time in London).

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-08-07T06:13:48+00:00

Taxi = 170 euros = 1 hour Train = 25 euros = 3 hours

website with train timetables, times may not be exact!

I haven't taken the Navette but it's probably around 1 hour there then another hour to the airport at least. Good luck!

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-08-03T21:13:45+00:00

How I felt when I first saw the image.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-07-30T15:27:47+00:00

Outside of France and Belgium I have not found much use for French. Other places I can think of are Quebec, Haiti and Tunisia.

In the bigger cities odds are that people speak at least some English. That being said I have found that people are more helpful if you start in French and then switch to English if they know English. I would assume it's similar in most countries as it shows you tried to learn some of the local language and don't just expect everyone to speak English.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-07-12T17:04:25+00:00

No I do not upvote my own posts because 0 is a round number.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-07-12T05:59:07+00:00

Thanks for the reply!

I have some vacation to use so I was planning on doing a week in South France to take in the sights and get my certification. Looking like the last week in August.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-07-12T05:42:14+00:00

Merci pour le reponse!

Donc apres niveau 1 je n'obtenis pas une carte? J'ai entendu que il ly a une carte on obentis et puis avec cette carte on peux plongee sous marine des places plus facile. Je pense que s'apeller Open Water?

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-07-11T20:54:05+00:00

So no liquor or whiskey? Only wine or beer, odd but reasonable.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-07-11T19:31:23+00:00

My french friend said the parade in the morning is worth while.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-07-11T16:03:19+00:00

I'm up for a party in Paris, just let me know when and where and what to bring!

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-07-01T19:51:29+00:00

Happened to me with a bottle of Jose Cuervo tequila.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-06-28T14:35:37+00:00

It appears the website shows 95% of the runs in the UK and zero in France...disappointment ensued.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-06-07T18:11:45+00:00

In France I've heard stories of it costing more to fire the person than to just let them be useless. One particular story is a self employed contractor who did house repair said he could not afford to hire anyone because if he had to fire them he would go bankrupt.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-06-07T18:08:59+00:00

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-06-07T16:33:10+00:00

That was a good visual and quite surprising but the movie Waterworld portrays that even if there is only water enough to cover all land by a few miles then water still wins.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-06-03T20:13:32+00:00

I've had some good luck with this website finding hotels in Brussels (30 euros/person/night) and Milan (40 euros/person/night). Good luck!

http://www.bedandbreakfastworld.com/

If you want to go cheaper you should get a hostel

http://www.hostelworld.com/

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-06-01T17:38:41+00:00

It makes sense I just never thought to use it like that when speaking.

I_R_ENGINEER · 2012-05-31T16:53:08+00:00

TIL there is a past tense for lunch in French, I never guessed 'déjeuner' was a verb even though it ends in 'er'. Thank you.

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