French election
Apr 21st, 2017, 12:31 PM
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There is hope...
From my experience on internet and esp on forums you take the positive and ignore the negative.
Regulars like me are different, as we are addicted to these forums we think we have the right to comment everything or we feel compelled to commenting.
Don't start an argument with addicts ;-)
And don't bother about riots, and don't panic when you read about the latest attack on the champs elysees. That is unfortunately the world we live in.
From my experience on internet and esp on forums you take the positive and ignore the negative.
Regulars like me are different, as we are addicted to these forums we think we have the right to comment everything or we feel compelled to commenting.
Don't start an argument with addicts ;-)
And don't bother about riots, and don't panic when you read about the latest attack on the champs elysees. That is unfortunately the world we live in.
Apr 21st, 2017, 01:23 PM
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This is my first time posting on a forum like this and I don't have thick skin at all unfortunately! And I'm a nervous momma leaving my kiddos for the first time so that isn't helping matters at all!!
Thank you both for your kindness!!
Thank you both for your kindness!!
Apr 21st, 2017, 02:55 PM
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cdy0115, I hope this experience posting on Fodor's doesn't scare you off permanently, as I've found through the years that one can get some pretty helpful advice on here and I've benefitted from the site quite a lot for my travel planning.
Unfortunately, it seems that the snarkyness/rudeness is more prevalent than it previously was, and seems to be directed more at newcomers asking simple questions. A shame.
Anyway, there are mostly very nice people on Fodors - so don't give up. And in my opinion Christina is one of the frequently helpful posters, who goes out of her way to answer questions. I've also read somewhere recently the same thing that caused you to post your question. Don't remember where I read that, could have been some random thing on the internet - but the Wall Street Journal is the only daily paper I read. Since I'll be in Paris in 2 weeks, that article also got my attention, just as it got yours. We're living in a whole new world these days, and anything can happen. And often does!
I'm sure you'll have a wonderful trip.
Unfortunately, it seems that the snarkyness/rudeness is more prevalent than it previously was, and seems to be directed more at newcomers asking simple questions. A shame.
Anyway, there are mostly very nice people on Fodors - so don't give up. And in my opinion Christina is one of the frequently helpful posters, who goes out of her way to answer questions. I've also read somewhere recently the same thing that caused you to post your question. Don't remember where I read that, could have been some random thing on the internet - but the Wall Street Journal is the only daily paper I read. Since I'll be in Paris in 2 weeks, that article also got my attention, just as it got yours. We're living in a whole new world these days, and anything can happen. And often does!
I'm sure you'll have a wonderful trip.
Apr 21st, 2017, 03:03 PM
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We had our home's windows washed today by the same company that has been washing them for the past 20 years. They know that we travel to France quite a bit. When the owner of the company arrived, the first thing he said was something about the killings in Paris. I told him that a few days ago there was a similar killing in nearby Fresno. The France attack received worldwide attention. The Fresno attack "not so much". He said "that puts it in perspective".
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Apr 21st, 2017, 05:23 PM
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Cdy0115, I am not a regular poster, I tend to jut ask questions when I am in the middle of trip planning. The world is a scary place right now and leaving babies behind for a trip can be nerve racking. I remember my first trip to Europe without my kids I climbed in my daughters bed the night before and cried and told my husband I couldn't go. (She was in high school at the time!)
There is danger everywhere and joy everywhere. They were predicting riots in the streets here in California if Trump got elected, well thats another story but they didn't materialize in the way the media had predicted.
Stay safe, have fun and come back to Fodors people can be snarky but they mean well......
K
There is danger everywhere and joy everywhere. They were predicting riots in the streets here in California if Trump got elected, well thats another story but they didn't materialize in the way the media had predicted.
Stay safe, have fun and come back to Fodors people can be snarky but they mean well......
K
Apr 24th, 2017, 07:38 AM
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For those who haughtily made fun of the OP.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/...l_twitter_abcn
http://abcnews.go.com/International/...l_twitter_abcn
Apr 24th, 2017, 07:59 AM
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Keep your perspective
in an article from DW:
( read the whole thing at this link:
http://www.dw.com/en/protesters-clas...ult/a-38554227)
" . . . . Several hundred young people rallied in eastern Paris on Sunday as initial projections coming in from France's first-round presidential voteshowed centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen heading to the runoff election.
The protesters, some from anarchist and "anti-fascist" groups gathered in Bastille square - the historic site where the 1789 French Revolution began. . . . "
1. Several hundred people (metropolitan Paris has a pop. of 10 million
2. Check your Paris map and see that Bastille "square" is not a huge area of this city
And this was it. Unfortunate yes, but way below par for a usual Paris demonstration
in an article from DW:
( read the whole thing at this link:
http://www.dw.com/en/protesters-clas...ult/a-38554227)
" . . . . Several hundred young people rallied in eastern Paris on Sunday as initial projections coming in from France's first-round presidential voteshowed centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen heading to the runoff election.
The protesters, some from anarchist and "anti-fascist" groups gathered in Bastille square - the historic site where the 1789 French Revolution began. . . . "
1. Several hundred people (metropolitan Paris has a pop. of 10 million
2. Check your Paris map and see that Bastille "square" is not a huge area of this city
And this was it. Unfortunate yes, but way below par for a usual Paris demonstration
Apr 24th, 2017, 08:45 AM
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My point was the OP in a first post asked an innocent question. Some of the responses were snarky which was rude amid not necessary. In fact there was some trouble so her question proved to be a valid one. I know what and where the Bastille is, the fact is there was some trouble regardless of where or the size.
Apr 24th, 2017, 02:07 PM
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That you for putting everybody in their place, yestravel, although I missed the thread where you were appointed chief of etiquette and forum rules.
May I ask when people were exempted from posting questions with civility and politeness and the use of terms like "please" or "thank you"?
And of course I am still wondering how any sort of situation that took place 4 days before the arrival of the OP could have prevented her from obtaining the necessary information for the media about whether a trip was safe or not. I would be alarmed to think that information found on the Fodor's forum would not run the risk of being post-truth or fake news.
(As for what actually happened on election night, a group of 400 "antifas" went from Bastille to République to Belleville to Louis Blanc before going home to be tucked in by their parents, after being completely hemmed in by the forces of law and order. No one was harmed.)
May I ask when people were exempted from posting questions with civility and politeness and the use of terms like "please" or "thank you"?
And of course I am still wondering how any sort of situation that took place 4 days before the arrival of the OP could have prevented her from obtaining the necessary information for the media about whether a trip was safe or not. I would be alarmed to think that information found on the Fodor's forum would not run the risk of being post-truth or fake news.
(As for what actually happened on election night, a group of 400 "antifas" went from Bastille to République to Belleville to Louis Blanc before going home to be tucked in by their parents, after being completely hemmed in by the forces of law and order. No one was harmed.)
Apr 24th, 2017, 02:36 PM
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Cdy, you have probably moved on from the nonsense and are preparing for a great vacation. Trust me you are not alone in feeling attacked. But take the good with the bad and in the future don't acknowledge the negative. Not sure what Christina did to piss them off, she's nice and has been helpful to me. And Stu Dudley is one of the nicest and most helpful...there are many! Enjoy!
