Jeez... it's just H&M, Ladies

Watching the video below is one of those times I am glad  that an ocean separates North America and Europe. I guess the chicks in France are a little crazier for H&M than  the ones over here, because quite a few waited hours for the opening of the first H&M store in Toulouse, France late last month, before spilling into the store and pretty much destroying the place. I'll have to be sure to remember this scene the next time some French person tries to regard me as a "fat arrogant American with no taste" as if they are the epitome of cultural refinement. Sheesh!

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French Divorce Fair

In France there are about 260,000 divorces annually. (Insert French surrender joke here.) With this in mind, Paris (AKA: The city of love) is hosting something that's being referred to as a divorce fair. It's a 2-day event that is actually called the New Start Trade Fair. The fair has 60 stands, some with lawyers, others profit on self improvement, while others still have fortune telling and tarot readings. The conferences cover topics such as plastic surgery, self image and separation law. Most in attendance are women, but that's fair, because the same is apparently true of Parisian marriage fairs. So, I guess that means they are at least committed to their sense of balance.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/Europe/EU_France_Divorce_Fair.html

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