So, the 30 most played Christmas song at the beginning of December 2019 and then the same list after Christmas, yes things change in life don’t they?
The list in the beginning of December:
And the list after Christmas 2019
Etikettarkiv: December
24th of December
The 24th of December, the day of Christmas celebrations in Sweden and here I am in a normal working day environment in Paris.
And not much to do really, so I dig into the DVDs and ened up with the Buckets
Have a nice Xmas my Swedish friends, God Jul
Björn
23rd of December
Day one of the free time started with looking at a new apartment and leaving the dry cleaning where the new lady behind the counter burst out in a “Björn! Swedish!!!”
Beside all this not much to report, but cold as hell for some reason
Björn
Rain
Early this morning I went from my home to the bus stop to try to take the first morning bus (in my world where French people usually wake up at 9h00 and go to work around 11h00 I guessed the earlier the better) to Opera in Paris. If any buses during the strike I try to avoid walking the whole way to work if I can. And so far so good, but God was I wrong, the first bus just passed, the second one just opened the doors in the middle of the bus cause people could not get on or off in the front and the third one was as crowded and just a few people managed to get on.
Then, like a blessing, a almost empty one arrived, after 1 hour waiting in a rain that not as rain normally do coming from above… It came from the sides, all sides… Yes, windy.
Finally at work I actually notice that even my underwear is, just to use the word, moist.
Not fun at all.
I also decided to skip the planned walk to the Embassy today to apply for a new passport, I do not want to walk around for 5 years with a wet look passport photo.
Todays picture, I can’t decide if I think it’s awful or the best thing ever… But I think I like it.
Björn
And the strike goes on
Again, following yesterdays blog post, more and more people start earlier and earlier from home so soon its time too set the alarm 30 minutes earlier again… But do anyone really like to get up at 04h00 if not needed?
In any case a fun link on why French people strike when they really do not need it.
Björn
The Christmas music season
So it’s kind of Christmas Music season for real now. And below you can find the most played Christmas songs as of today. Later on in December… Let’s see if there is any changes.
Björn
Try to be positive
Just a new day, trying to be positive, not think about the grève, grippe ou refroidissement.
Not easy at all…
Björn
Pardon my French….
Pardon my French, but this fu***** strike! Seriously, the whole of Paris will spend the weeks up to Christmas AND Christmas in bed sick based on over crowded buses, long walks in the “fantastic” winter weather.
And to find out that none of the commercial unions don’t protest…. For me it’s mind blowing. If I was the owner of a shop, weeks before Christmas and the transport industry decided to strike… I mean, people do not shop when it’s impossible to bring your purchases home, so the income must drop. So, fire the store staff and blame the transport unions, maybe Mr Macron will wake up and not run around trying to save Russia and Ukraine.
Another thing I don’t get is that French people whom literally protest about everything buy this situation. It’s against all the rules you learn about the French.
Stop strike! NOW!
Björn
The Strike
The upcoming strike creates a lot of problems when it is at the same time as a huge Conference. People leaving earlier to be sure to get home at all, staff need to walk to work… Fine if you live close to the venue but from the suburbs?
Not looking forward to this at all.
Björn
December
First blog post in December 2019, and the last month of the year (where did it go????) – and start with one of the most hectic weeks of the year at work so there will be both good and bad stress during this week.
Hopefully my free Friday will stay where it is, we know on Thursday.
Have a nice week
Björn