[AGL] Paris and Prague

[Michael Eisenstadt]

Jon,

Yes, many are eager to practice their English, them
what have some Englist. many have no English. cops on the
street do not speak English.

Actually i have often left passport at the apartment
but i thought i would test the system by asking a cop.
I had noticed the police substation so i figured id go
in and ask. when wearing jeans and a t-shirt where is one
supposed to put the passport?

Of course if i was going to ask them, i made sure i
had the passport with me because cops will be cops.
and sure enough, the question prompted the flic to
ask if i actually had a passport. i said yes and split.
he didnt ask to see it.

according to a friend who has lived in Paris for 30
years, if you are stopped and do NOT have your
passport you will be detained until someone goes
and gets your passport.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Ford" <jonmfordster at hotmail.com>
To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Paris and Prague


> Mike-- funny, I never carried my passport in Paris and never had any 
> trouble
> on that score. The one time I did carry my passport, someone in a movie
> theatre stole a little bag I was carrying all my stuff in. Apparently
> someone found the bag (minus my cash) and returned the passport to my
> apartment. That was about 20 years ago, though-- Frenchies might not be so
> honest today.One thing about traveling to day in Europe, everyone is eager
> to proctice their English on you.
>
>
> Jon
>
>
>>From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele at ando.pair.com>
>>Reply-To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the
>>60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>>To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the
>>60s"<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>>Subject: Re: [AGL] Paris and Prague
>>Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 17:40:56 -0600
>>
>>Jon,
>>
>>But i dont speak Czech. Whereas in paris
>>i get to practice my fractured french.
>>
>>Did i tell you about going to the police
>>station? I wanted to ask a cop if i
>>really had to carry my passport around
>>or would they accept an American
>>drivers license if i was stopped and asked
>>for my papers. Vos papiers d'identite
>>s'il vous plait Monsieur. That's what they
>>say. So i went in and first i said Je suis
>>un touriste americain. Puis-je vous
>>demander quelque chose? He gave me a
>>fishy stare and said j'ecoute. im listening
>>
>>so i fractured some french to the effect
>>of did i have to carry my passport
>>bla bla bla.
>>
>>He said Yes.
>>
>>Then he asked if i had my passport
>>with me. Oui oui monsieur  i said and i
>>departed out of that gloomy substation
>>(in a store space).
>>
>>part of the fun of being in Paris is fighting
>>your way through the resistance of their
>>otherness. it's an effort but it's also to
>>be in a magical kingdom if you find that you
>>are actually pushing your way through
>>the resistance.long live fractured french.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>
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