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madamvlb

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20. We chose not to go to.

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 06:00 AM

Jul 2016

Thank God. We were going to go to see the fireworks after leaving my in laws in La Seyne-Sur-Mur but decided to go to Germany.

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La France est dans une douleur intense aujourd'hui. Nous pleurons nos innocents. [View all] Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 OP

Toutes mes BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #1

J'ai des larmes aux yeux constamment. Des enfants fauch�s dans la rue par un fanatique. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #3

Viva la France!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeffersons Ghost Jul 2016 #25

Vive la R�publique !!! Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #26

K&R betsuni Jul 2016 #2

Remember how the French said "We are ALL New York"? raven mad Jul 2016 #4

Merci...il faut surtout penser aux familles d�chir�es et devast�es. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #7

I don't want to watch the news anymore LittleGirl Jul 2016 #5

Thankfully, the French are a resilient and resourceful lot--many decades of dealing with this crap. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #6

imagine WW1 and WW2 in a time of 24-7 news, YouTube, Twitter, fb, etc AntiBank Jul 2016 #10

The prospect is mind boggling. Thanks the Gods for media blackouts. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #12

Vietnam on the news every night LittleGirl Jul 2016 #23

France is tough. auntpurl Jul 2016 #8

Thank you so much for those wise words, auntpurl. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #9

The best thing about the French is that they will not be cowed. auntpurl Jul 2016 #11

^^^AMEN to this!^^^ Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #13

It's one of the (only?) things the French have in common with the English (especially Londoners) auntpurl Jul 2016 #14

This is my biggest worry, too. Marine Le Pen is sure to get a big bump in the polls from this... Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #15

Awful woman Le Pen. Put her on a boat with Farage and Trump and send them out to the deep blue sea. auntpurl Jul 2016 #17

True...when I hear her strident voice and rhetoric, I get a "frisson" of disgust. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #18

I weep for the innocent in France and everywhere else n/t malaise Jul 2016 #16

Merci...l'�me �ternelle de la France a subi un coup dur. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #19

We chose not to go to. madamvlb Jul 2016 #20

Vous l'avez �chapp� belle. You had a close call. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #21

I am so sorry. yardwork Jul 2016 #22

Thanks. France needs lots of positive thoughts today. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #24

Il n� y a pas de mots. BooScout Jul 2016 #27

Non, �a d�passe les paroles. Merci, Boo... Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #28

konotabiha wa gosyusyou samadesu. yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #29

Dōmo arigatōgozaimashita... Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #31

dou itashimashite yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #32

Prayers Iliyah Jul 2016 #30

Peuvent ils dorment avec les angles. sheshe2 Jul 2016 #33