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Mini DU Meetup -- in Paris! (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 OP
Neat! rownesheck May 2019 #1
Thanks, it was! CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 #2
Well aren't you two the cat's meow. That's great! Fla Dem May 2019 #3
Well, I'm not so sure about that! But we did have a nice time. CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 #4
How wonderful! MLAA May 2019 #5
Aw, thank you, my dear MLAA! CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 #6
very cool! looks like fun! JuJuYoshida May 2019 #7
Thanks, my dear JuJuYoshida! CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 #8
This place is actually known for being one of the best (if not THE best) teppan yaki places in Paris DFW May 2019 #16
Awesome wryter2000 May 2019 #9
Well, it really wasn't that big of a deal for me. I'm in Paris once week. DFW May 2019 #10
Nice! Floyd R. Turbo May 2019 #11
Thanks! CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 #14
What no food pics ?? Just kidding looks like a great meetup! lunasun May 2019 #12
Be patient. DFW May 2019 #13
Thanks! There might be food pics! CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 #15
Lunching with a TWEEZER??? elleng May 2019 #17
Picky, picky, picky DFW May 2019 #18
LOLOL! elleng May 2019 #19
We always do that DFW May 2019 #20
Who'd y'all settle on??? elleng May 2019 #21
Well, I hate to let you down, there, but... DFW May 2019 #27
GOOD!!! elleng May 2019 #37
CHOPSTICKS, as you well know, my dear elleng! CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 #23
HA! elleng May 2019 #38
That's a whole lotta awesome in one room! backtoblue May 2019 #22
Aw, you are too kind, my dear backtoblue! CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 #24
Hey, Peggy, you know something? DFW May 2019 #25
I've never been there either! It's certainly something to think about.......and little jet lag! CaliforniaPeggy May 2019 #32
Little jet lag? DFW May 2019 #34
I wish I had known! Stargazer09 May 2019 #26
I don't think I qualify as a legend (Peggy does, of course) DFW May 2019 #28
I mostly lurk Stargazer09 May 2019 #29
Anywhere near Ramstein? DFW May 2019 #30
Yes Stargazer09 May 2019 #31
Copy that DFW May 2019 #33
Maybe next year Stargazer09 May 2019 #35
Got it. DFW May 2019 #36
I heart You both so much OriginalGeek May 2019 #39
Thanks! And it's not some kind of exclusive club or something DFW May 2019 #40
Oh it's on the list OriginalGeek May 2019 #41

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,296 posts)
6. Aw, thank you, my dear MLAA!
Thu May 23, 2019, 11:56 AM
May 2019

We are great friends and so are our spouses. We spent a week together last year in Germany, and they've visited us in California.

He is very knowledgeable about politics and we always hear the best stories!

I just try to keep up my end of the conversation.

DFW

(54,047 posts)
16. This place is actually known for being one of the best (if not THE best) teppan yaki places in Paris
Thu May 23, 2019, 04:06 PM
May 2019

Last edited Fri May 24, 2019, 03:25 AM - Edit history (1)

It was started over 25 years ago by a rich French man who loved the teppan yaki restaurant in the Méridien hotel in Paris. When the head chef there was contemplating retiring and returning to Japan, the French patron was devastated, and persuaded the chef to come with him to open their own place--as it happens RIGHT near my office there! The Japanese chef has long since retired and finally did return to Japan. However, he schooled a new generation of chefs from around Asia (ours today was Cambodian) to be as good as he was, and the food was excellent, as it has been since the place opened so long ago.

Peggy and I got lucky. Usually you can NEVER get a seat there at lunch time. However, today, we went a little later than the usual lunch crowd, and the weather was glorious, nicest day of the year so far here in Central Europe. So, all the outside cafés were jammed, and we had this place to ourselves. Since I was on kind of a tight schedule, this worked out perfectly for me. It turned out Peggy and I wanted the same thing (salad plus a fish assortment after grilled tofu), so ordering was easy. I noticed Peggy's French was a little rusty--quite excusable if you live in Southern California. So to save time, I did the ordering, and we got to divide the rest of our time between talking about politics and how great the food was. Come to think of it, just like every other time we have met up!

DFW

(54,047 posts)
10. Well, it really wasn't that big of a deal for me. I'm in Paris once week.
Thu May 23, 2019, 12:57 PM
May 2019

However, I found it gracious in the extreme for Peggy to come 5600 miles just to have lunch with me. Now THAT was above and beyond the call of duty!

DFW

(54,047 posts)
20. We always do that
Thu May 23, 2019, 07:03 PM
May 2019

Peggy and I usually see eye to eye about 90% or more of the time. It makes for rapid-fire conversation, as we can cover one theme and move on to the next in a hurry. In our 45 minutes today, we managed to touch on Butigieg, Inslee, Howard Dean, Biden, Sanders, Harris, Klobuchar, Pelosi, and a whole bunch of YOU guys ( )

DFW

(54,047 posts)
27. Well, I hate to let you down, there, but...
Fri May 24, 2019, 03:22 AM
May 2019

Mostly just mentioning our one trick ponies. Posters who only show up to post about one sole subject, repeat their line ad nauseam, and then vanish into the fog when there are posts about ANYthing else happening in the world. Like people who go out to restaurants for thirty years and never order anything other than beef barley soup with a slice of whole wheat bread--kinda difficult to take seriously.

The rest of you got off scott free, I promise!

backtoblue

(11,323 posts)
22. That's a whole lotta awesome in one room!
Thu May 23, 2019, 08:06 PM
May 2019

Whenever you guys are ready to visit the crazies here in the Ozarks, let me know!

DFW

(54,047 posts)
25. Hey, Peggy, you know something?
Fri May 24, 2019, 03:13 AM
May 2019

I've never been to the Ozarks. Maybe we should take backtoblue up on that suggestion someday. Paris is routine for me. But the Ozarks? I've seen pictures, and the nature looks pretty nice there. Just watch out for predatory wild animals, you know--bears, wolves, Republicans with guns, and the like.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,296 posts)
32. I've never been there either! It's certainly something to think about.......and little jet lag!
Fri May 24, 2019, 03:35 AM
May 2019

Republicans and other wild animals--HA!

DFW

(54,047 posts)
28. I don't think I qualify as a legend (Peggy does, of course)
Fri May 24, 2019, 03:23 AM
May 2019

But for future reference, how far away are you?

Stargazer09

(2,131 posts)
29. I mostly lurk
Fri May 24, 2019, 03:27 AM
May 2019

So my perspective may be skewed. I do enjoy reading posts from both of you.

From Paris, I’m about four hours away by car. Near an American base with lots of air traffic.

DFW

(54,047 posts)
30. Anywhere near Ramstein?
Fri May 24, 2019, 03:28 AM
May 2019

By any chance?

Lurking is not the same as coming on here only to defend Monsanto (or any other single subject to the exclusion of all else). So you are quite safe!!

DFW

(54,047 posts)
33. Copy that
Fri May 24, 2019, 03:38 AM
May 2019

You should have let us know last year. Making it up to the Düsseldorf area would have been a lot easier for you.

DFW

(54,047 posts)
36. Got it.
Fri May 24, 2019, 05:30 AM
May 2019

Otherwise, if you ever have occasion to be in the K-D area, let me know. I'm usually always on the road, but have been known to take a day or two off every month (shhh, my immediate superiors do not know that).

DFW

(54,047 posts)
40. Thanks! And it's not some kind of exclusive club or something
Fri May 24, 2019, 04:35 PM
May 2019

If you're in either of our neighborhoods, you're welcome to stop by! Another DUer stopped by our place in Düsseldorf, and lived to tell the tale.

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