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Tuesday 21 August 2012

La bise

Saying hello the French way ("la bise", kiss of friendship) outside a café on place Saint-Louis on Saturday. Outside temperature 37° (just short of 100°F). No A/C... This is actually a reflection in a mirror inside the café.

Café place Saint-Louis. Température extérieure 37°. Ceci est en fait un reflet dans le miroir du café.
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19 comments:

  1. Sylvia K21/8/12 00:41

    Lovely looking place, but I'm afraid I'd need more than "la bise" to make up for the heat and no A/C!! Great shot as always, Ciel! Hope you're staying cool!

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  2. Anonymous21/8/12 00:54

    Danke für die Erinnungen an Frankreich.

    Etwas kühler hier. Einen guten Dienstag dir.

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  3. LONDONLULU21/8/12 00:59

    That is a lovely silhouetted shot, but I would've positively melted at those temperatures with no A/C! Hope you're staying cool somehow!

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  4. Olivier21/8/12 01:10

    ah vivement l'hiver...belles silhouettes

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  5. raf21/8/12 02:19

    Got to love the French way of saying hello, Ciel, but also love that great silhouette capture!

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  6. Michelle21/8/12 03:52

    I often wish we had that way of saying hello here.

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  7. Bob Crowe21/8/12 03:53

    That's hot! We have gone back to summer normal.

    La bise is problematic for Americans. It's not at all part of the culture. However, it's not unusual on the upper end of the economic spectrum. Those are the people who have spent some time in Europe. It can be quite awkward if you are in the border between middle class and privileged.

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  8. Wayne21/8/12 04:07

    True friendship doesn't care about the temperature :-)

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  9. Randy21/8/12 04:12

    Wow that was a warm day. I don't miss those temps.

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  10. Dave21/8/12 07:15

    Nice shot, that warm.

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  11. Malyss21/8/12 07:51

    La problematique de la bise à la française! Je t'en envoie plein, tiens!
    Nous on a un "petit" 34°, cool! :o)

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  12. Cezar and Léia21/8/12 10:31

    ahhh bah oui, c'est magnifique!
    je vais t’envoyer un e-mail avec une photo. :)
    bises
    Léia

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  13. joo21/8/12 11:10

    Oh, inside must be cooler and nicer:)
    We have a wave of heat here as well...well, it's summer after all, isn't it?
    Have a great day Ciel!

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  14. VP21/8/12 13:30

    Glad we missed the canicule there, but she got us here at last!

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  15. Thérèse21/8/12 13:58

    Mais bon tu te trouves du bon côté de la porte...

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  16. PerthDailyPhoto21/8/12 14:23

    It won't be long before we're back to those temps Ciel. You see I knew I had French blood, that's my favorite way of greeting!! Keep cool.

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  17. Halcyon21/8/12 15:26

    Love the bise in the golden light. Beautiful silhouette.

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  18. Rob Siemann21/8/12 20:00

    C' est un art... Tu l' as peut etre vu chez Jilly, mais si non...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9m0OEpE0z8&feature=youtu.be

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  19. Loree21/8/12 21:06

    It's hot everywhere. I think I am going to go mad :(

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