http://purelyfrance.com/2009/08/16/the-value-of-respect/ A New Zealander with one foot firmly in central France, the other frequently in his mouth writes of life, the beloved French, property transactions and how to run a successful B n B and Gite business Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:24:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://purelyfrance.com/2009/08/16/the-value-of-respect/#comment-488 Nancy Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:00:35 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2009/08/16/the-value-of-respect/#comment-488 Well said. We Americans have a lot to learn from the French in terms of daily manners. It still takes us aback when we walk into a small bakery where we have never been before and immediately hear Bonjour. And then when we leave we hear, and have learned to also say, "Au revoir, et merci." Well said. We Americans have a lot to learn from the French in terms of daily manners. It still takes us aback when we walk into a small bakery where we have never been before and immediately hear Bonjour. And then when we leave we hear, and have learned to also say, “Au revoir, et merci.”

]]> http://purelyfrance.com/2009/08/16/the-value-of-respect/#comment-489 bruce Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:53:00 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2009/08/16/the-value-of-respect/#comment-489 As well as the words themselves Nancy, they are said with such grace and genuineness. As well as the words themselves Nancy, they are said with such grace and genuineness.

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