Bastille Day in France and a Brief Encounter

Last week Sharon over at My French Country Home was talking about French Men and how they are trained to be charming and learn to how please from birth.  She explained that the French Man takes great pleasure in complimenting women and this training usually begins with his maman.  It got me thinking and the comment I left on Sharon's blog was along these lines:

"One day in France, whilst driving around visiting little villages in the mountains, my husband, son and I, were met in the car park of a little Haute Provence village by a French and an English boy, who offered us a walking tour of their village. We gladly accepted and that brief encounter with them, is now a cherished memory. We ended up at the English boy's grand parents' holiday home. It turned out we had mutual friends in Australia. And whilst we were chatting away to the grandparents and being shown around their lovely little stone cottage, which straddled both sides of the mountain path, the little French boy excused himself saying he would be back shortly. He ran off and 15 minutes later he burst through the cottage door with a grin on his face from ear to ear. He stepped forward, pulled his hand from behind his back and handed me the the most stunning posy of beautifully arranged dried lavender. This French boy was about 10 and that gesture was one of the most beautiful I have ever experienced. Le Frenchman in training was a truly wonderful experience to behold."

 It is that certain 'je ne sais quoi'  that makes La Belle France what she is.  A true study in the beauty of the human condition.  Vive La France on Bastille Day 2011!!!!!

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