Bare feet are acceptable in France only if they sting

Contessa, <BR>Shoes can be torture & no one knows that like I do! (Well, Frodo, but must we discuss him?) I do find bare feet much more conducive to dancing.

You are welcome to visit my barefoot restaurant in Lourmarin. However, you must understand that all patrons are required to step into a little pan of bleach at the door, since we do not wish to spread disease. if that goes well with you, we do hope to see you there.

Barefoot in France - the only way to truly absorb the most of what this country has to offer.

I saw lots of bare feet in the Louvre, so maybe you could get work as an art model while visiting. Of course, they had a few other parts bare too...<BR><BR>Also reminds me of the comment on one of Rick Steve's shows about a certain French cheese smelling like the feet of angels.

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You should always put your best foot forward when traveling in a foreign country. If that foot is a lovely one, grin and bare it!

My foot hurts but that would not stop me from taking it to France or Italy right now!

They don't use the foot in France. The use the metre.

jmetric, you are not implying that Contessa's foot is anywhere near a metre in length, do you????

Ah, that explains the meter fetishes in France.

I have it on good authority that Contessa has exquiste small feet. Indeed, they are the wonder of the Western world!

Can't believe that people are losing interest in this thread. The possibilities were only just being explored! Contessa needs help.

At the risk of putting my foot in my mouth, I must say there ae some people here more interested in giving the boot to some poor little trolls than to attempting some small feat of innocent word play.

Contessa: Glad to hear that droll trolls are "a good thing".

Oh, jmetric, the mere thought that a foot could be a meter just thrills us--all the more to love. Then, too, as we podiatric surgeoons age, surgery on this beautiful mechanism becomes more visually challenging for us, and if only the foot were the a meter, it would be so much easier to see. Alas, we can only dream....

I have been a loafer around this post so now I am going to slipon in and pump you for information. I hope no one gives me the boot , I am not a sneaker so I'll just slide this question in quietly, what color polish should I wear in Ireland when going barefoot? I tried to find out from the tourist board but I couldn't understand the brogue!

Still far better than all those white sneakers....

Solesister: As your poor feet may turn blue from walking bare in the chill Irish rain, may I suggest a coordinating shade of azure. I must warn you, that if you walk barefoot in the cold, your feet may seem to become smaller, but the shrinking is merely temporary. If you ever plan to be shod again, do warm up your blue feet before trying on new shoes for size.