I'd actually love to go to Europe this year, but it's crazy expensive w/ the exchange rate now. Do you guys know that the price of fuel hasn't gone up in Europe because of the strong euro:dollar situation? (Oil prices are always in dollars).
I was in Paris in '02 and found people to be OK, it was 6 months after 9/11 and there was a lot of sympathy for Americans. France has seen its share of terrorism. I had only one rude waiter, so I just treated him like the biatch the was, frankly I live for that kind of *****.
I really wanted to slap him to sleep and then slap him for sleeping, but he wouldn't take it that far. I wish that I spoke a few languages like you, Fintstone, that would be fun!
Really I think that the weak dollar and uncertain economic conditions have more to do w/ U.S. tourism being down in France than Franco-hating, plus the fear of being a terrorism target doesn't help matters any. I wouldn't go near the Eiffel Tower when I was there, no way Jose'.
