I'm sure we're all aware of the phrase "I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on". Well, Robert and I have gradually been perfecting what we like to call the "oui-nod". This pretty much consists of a situation in which a French person says things to you, and you respond with "oui" whilst nodding the head. This can be adapted to suit other European ways of saying "yes". So, for example, it could become the "si-nod" or the "ja-nod". Anyway, the reason I'm telling you this, is because the other day, Robert and I had to endure what was essentially a 3hour seminar. It was a 2h seminar followed by a 1h seminar, with 15mins inbetween. As it was a first year course, however, it wasn't really a seminar. It was just the tutor introducing the course. For three hours. After 2h30, he asked us, and the American girl, whose name escapes me, "Ca va? Je ne parle pas trop vite?". Instinct kicked in. "Oui, ca va. C'est bien". So he continued for another half an hour. Not fun.
The rest of Thursday was fun though. Robert, Maire (pronounced Moya, she's Irish *rolls eyes*) and I decided to go on a tour of the métro here. It basically involved going right from one end to the other, getting off, going "ooooh. look at the architecture on that carpark" and returning back. Then doing the same at every métro stop until about Gares. It was an experience. We saw some nice parts of Rennes (Clemenceau) and some not-so-nice parts of Rennes (Italie). We also found the cultural centre at Triangle. Let-down. Outage ensued in the soirée. As per.
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