tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post5906091593246674399..comments2023-06-30T12:27:06.738+02:00Comments on Le Blagueur à Paris: Why Paris?Le Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13830769667849287708noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-84157484428069037612008-09-10T04:16:00.000+02:002008-09-10T04:16:00.000+02:00rue oberkampf! thereeee you will find the artsies....rue oberkampf! thereeee you will find the artsies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-7192373433717053172008-08-31T22:22:00.000+02:002008-08-31T22:22:00.000+02:00I love your posts! This one was particularly inte...I love your posts! This one was particularly interesting to me as I am planning another trip (ssshh!) and want to make this one alone. I have been fortunate in that every trip I've taken to Paris, some friend or another has always wanted to join me. Unfortunately, that means much time is used back-tracking because they want to see the "sites." On my next trip, I plan to FINALLY get out of "tourist central" beginning with the clubs in the 10th. What will i find in the 17th, 19th and Belleville? Not much is posted about these areas. Where else should I go? Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335136962233305636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-68161482194051565592008-07-28T16:50:00.000+02:002008-07-28T16:50:00.000+02:00Well said Le Meg. He may have written quite a love...Well said Le Meg. He may have written quite a lovely book but alas, alas he has been taken in by the Adam Gopniks of the world.He who did not write such a lovely book about getting to the moon and all that. Disappointing. Maybe it's a New York syndrome....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-7977054705011889892008-07-21T14:32:00.000+02:002008-07-21T14:32:00.000+02:00The 10th is where it's atThe 10th is where it's atAdrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907670122039998097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-86885177936185098292008-07-17T18:00:00.000+02:002008-07-17T18:00:00.000+02:00Completely agreed! There are so many fun places to...Completely agreed! There are so many fun places to visit in Paris, and yet so many tourists insist on continuing to spend their time either in Saint Germain or in the Latin Quarter. As you said: "move on. There's nothing to see here."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-37624808835001121702008-07-10T12:53:00.000+02:002008-07-10T12:53:00.000+02:00Yeah, I'm totally curious now to read it. Perhaps ...Yeah, I'm totally curious now to read it. Perhaps this is all just a big publicity ploy? Remind me to find out who Dinaw's agent is...Le Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830769667849287708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-68767693920254382032008-07-10T12:45:00.000+02:002008-07-10T12:45:00.000+02:00I liked Dinaw's novel. I recommend it. I'm surpris...I liked Dinaw's novel. I recommend it. I'm surprised by the contrast with this (quite weak) piece.Garrinchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540181842028416002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-28512681897054921202008-07-10T04:03:00.000+02:002008-07-10T04:03:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-32545711090460873022008-07-10T03:27:00.000+02:002008-07-10T03:27:00.000+02:00quite well said :)Dinaw responded in the comments ...quite well said :)<BR/>Dinaw responded in the comments on my blog.<BR/>The Paris Manifesto is coming, boys and girls... stay tuned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-78528289157994690452008-07-09T21:17:00.000+02:002008-07-09T21:17:00.000+02:00I wait with disagree with what is being said about...I wait with disagree with what is being said about St-Germain (by "blagueur", I admit I haven't read the article, it bored me after 10 lines)...<BR/><BR/>First, people have a quite wrong image of what was St-Germain in the 50's, people like Sartre, Vian et al. were not giving shows or whatever. Sometimes when I read Anglos talking about St-Germain of that period, I wonder what they really imagine... The famous people of the time where there living their lives and that's pretty much it. Also, remember that even if they were very famous, TV was not really around these days, and being famous didn't necessarily imply being chased by fans and paparazzi, most people didn't even know what face the famous writers had.<BR/><BR/>-About today's St-Germain, it's a fact that it has become an overpriced tourist trap, no doubt about it. Thing is, this is still where most of the Parisian intellectual life still happen. All the major literary publishers are still located there (with the exception of Flammarion that moved a couple of years ago) and the famous writers and publishers still hang out at the Flore, the Lipp and the Deux Magots... Thing is that these people are usually unknown by the foreigners that come to the area and even if they know them by name, they rarely know their face... But believe me, I just can't walk in this neighborhood without running into a famous French person.<BR/>Also, these people (the few remaining French intellectuals) don't hang out at the terraces of these cafés (well, I saw Arnaud Klarsfeld at the Deux Magots terrace once, but I'm not sure he can be qualified as an intellectual) but inside, or even on the second floor...<BR/>The terrace is reserved for the clowns (the tourists that want to "feel like" they're Jean-Paul Sartre and the wannabe and/or has been French stars)...<BR/><BR/>So to summarize, there was nothing "visual" about what happened back in the days there (if you want visual, you gotta go to Montparnasse around WW1), and the same things happen today, and they're no more visual than back then...David in Setouchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895289419248698831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-6123156673692217162008-07-09T18:24:00.000+02:002008-07-09T18:24:00.000+02:00Nicely said.Nicely said.Misplacedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320113457252429472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-38181518159009097452008-07-09T14:45:00.000+02:002008-07-09T14:45:00.000+02:00nice dig. does anybody know if dinaw responded to ...nice dig. does anybody know if dinaw responded to this and maitresse?pilar chapinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258582437474244623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-91113083641914888772008-07-09T14:14:00.000+02:002008-07-09T14:14:00.000+02:00I'm really partial to the 19th also Belleville. I ...I'm really partial to the 19th also Belleville. <BR/>I (almost) feel sorry for those visitors who think the Paris they are looking for is in the 7th.marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749049392512929663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-67292547563992478312008-07-09T12:57:00.000+02:002008-07-09T12:57:00.000+02:00Well said and I second that!Well said and I second that!KFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12532490726726475091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31294977.post-29922767881256991532008-07-09T12:43:00.000+02:002008-07-09T12:43:00.000+02:00And for hip placs in Paris, I suggest the Marais o...And for hip placs in Paris, I suggest the Marais or the 11th arrondissement. I don't know, for me, Paris has a whole lot of charm.Irinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01281357550561392805noreply@blogger.com