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<blockquote data-quote="ThreeShadows" data-source="post: 435101" data-attributes="member: 6370"><p>Those ancient villages have alleys that are too small for the passage of cars, since they were built in the days of horses and carts. It is not at all unusual to see little children play outside without an adult. I used to disappear for hours and only resurface when my grand-maman would shout "lunch!". There are still adult eyes in this house or that.</p><p> </p><p>We got the same type of comments when we lived in small town Maine. The head of the small school which the boys attended told us that "everyone in town knew about 3s's sons' wild behavior". We didn't take them out much as we lived on 5 acres and they spent most of their Summer time naked, up a tree, building things. I don't know how that rumor got started. husband always said that the town natives reminded him of the type of people who stayed back in Europe and never ventured out to find a better life. They need to be in their comfort zone.</p><p> </p><p>You have shifted their comfort zone (I think), you are British, une étrangère, and have a North African son. I was always surprised by the attitude of the French toward "les English". They were angrier at them than at the Germans who devastated their country! It's as if they never forgave Lord Nelson for winning at Trafalgar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThreeShadows, post: 435101, member: 6370"] Those ancient villages have alleys that are too small for the passage of cars, since they were built in the days of horses and carts. It is not at all unusual to see little children play outside without an adult. I used to disappear for hours and only resurface when my grand-maman would shout "lunch!". There are still adult eyes in this house or that. We got the same type of comments when we lived in small town Maine. The head of the small school which the boys attended told us that "everyone in town knew about 3s's sons' wild behavior". We didn't take them out much as we lived on 5 acres and they spent most of their Summer time naked, up a tree, building things. I don't know how that rumor got started. husband always said that the town natives reminded him of the type of people who stayed back in Europe and never ventured out to find a better life. They need to be in their comfort zone. You have shifted their comfort zone (I think), you are British, une étrangère, and have a North African son. I was always surprised by the attitude of the French toward "les English". They were angrier at them than at the Germans who devastated their country! It's as if they never forgave Lord Nelson for winning at Trafalgar. [/QUOTE]
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