COFFEE DATE

So today on dropping the kids off at school, it was -5C by the way, I was invited by my friend Caroline to coffee at the local restaurant.  The only one open in November because the whole town is closed and resting before ski season.  So I entered the bar and was met by 10 women and 1 man.  It went ok, I speak pretty good French now so it wasn't that but the locals here, and most of them aren't even born here, do not speak to foreigners, but I felt uncomfortable anyway.  The man was particularly rude then I found out he was from Paris so that goes without saying.  It takes a lot to move to a foreign country, speak there language, respect their ways but maybe it takes alot for them to accept a foreigner moving in on their turf, feels that way I must say.

Coffee in France usually costs between 1 and 3 euros and you require about 3 if you are from anywhere else other than Europe.  It is tiny, bitter, very dark, and has a fabulous mousse on the top, it tastes decadent and delicious and I urge you to drink it black even if you need sugar, milk spoils the whole cafe thing.  You won't catch the French walking around with a travell mug of coffee or even drinking out of a mug, NOPE the older and cracked the cup the better.