Did you know?

Did you know that France doesn't include race in its census? 

Which might explain why they think this is a good representation of the population.

Did you know? Hamburgers

Overheard during an apéro on Tuesday night:

          The wedding was lovely.  A good mix of people since the couple is mixed. The groom is American. 


          How was the reception?  What did they serve? 


          The wine was superb! And they served steak haché.  It was so good.  Melt in your mouth.  But, you know that every American took their hamburger back to the kitchen and had it cooked well done!  Shameful! And such a waste.  

What the Americans don't know:  French hamburger meat is literally made from a ground steak.  If you go to a butcher he will take out a beautifully cut steak and grind it in front of you.  It is also generally around 5% fat.

What the French don't know:   American hamburger is "made from the less tender and less popular cuts of beef." American hamburger contains up to 30% fat.   And apparently bacteria! (And possibly pink slime?...so maybe sanitized bacteria?)

But you know the French have no problem with bacteria

And seriously, Americans - you should really try some raw hamburger with raw egg yolk.  

Steak Tartare with egg yolk served in its shell, tarragon, capers, pickles, parsley, chives and shallots

Reeducation

So of my friends in France, I only have 2 who have had children. As opposed to my friends back in the good old U.S. who have all had children and are on their 2nd, 3rd and surprisingly common 4th child. (yay for Utah spiking the water and replenishing the earth!) (And yay really for people willing to have babies)

And so my french friends told me after having their children they had to go for physical therapy (rééducation).

Of what, might you ask?

per·i·ne·um (pr-nm)

Magical, Frantasyland has physical therapy for the perenium. (If you don't know what that is, think peeing yourself when you laugh really hard, only doing it a little every time you sneeze.)