tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post7997834101872168118..comments2023-10-30T11:13:57.380+01:00Comments on FRENCH FANCY MOVES TO CORNWALL: ProtectionismFrench Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-60454815767227920252009-11-26T17:34:56.721+01:002009-11-26T17:34:56.721+01:00Doesn't it just! As does battling with URSSAF ...Doesn't it just! As does battling with URSSAF which seems to be an ongoing thing atm - they are making such errorsFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-8413468093129828912009-11-26T16:08:19.230+01:002009-11-26T16:08:19.230+01:00It drives me crazy sometimes!
GGIt drives me crazy sometimes!<br /><br />GGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-65950355292723373622009-10-24T13:10:35.348+02:002009-10-24T13:10:35.348+02:00Phil - I'm having a laugh imagining how you mi...Phil - I'm having a laugh imagining how you mimed 'the trots'. And could you stand comfortable whilst you did so?<br /><br />cheshire wife - if you take something simple like Fervex, which is the French version of Lemsip - We've both got colds and going to buy some the other day was a real performance of trying to park. Why is something like that not sold in the supermarket?<br />French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-91681302977693774792009-10-22T23:54:52.898+02:002009-10-22T23:54:52.898+02:00~I recall that it is very peculiar to try to buy f...~I recall that it is very peculiar to try to buy feminine requisites in pharmacies in la belle France, whereas here they are on sale, and not as expensibe, partout...<br /><br />I always feel that there are pros and cons to wherever we choose to live, FF... Everywhere. Of course, if you ever need anything, I am always willing to act as a post-box for you, if you are not en trajet to the UK...A Woman Of No Importancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-89884819495513841192009-10-22T22:06:29.662+02:002009-10-22T22:06:29.662+02:00I was interested to see the Chemist Direct website...I was interested to see the Chemist Direct website. Although we do have a lot of medicines available to buy over the counter in the UK, sometimes so many questions have to be asked it feels like the Spanish Inquisition. It does not make sense, to me, to make medicines available to buy then make it so difficult for customers to actually buy them. I had not realised that the system in France is so cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-91428430707592419432009-10-22T21:51:36.505+02:002009-10-22T21:51:36.505+02:00I would forgive them anything for the fancy green ...I would forgive them anything for the fancy green flashing cross outside. Dunno why but I just love them.<br /><br />I have used the chemist in Bordeaux several times on visits. Because my French isn't fluent I have had to mime everything from savage blisters, the trots,toe nail scissors and gut ache. Thankfully I have never had to ask for use a suppository! The very thought!Phil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-76761540098865621352009-10-21T17:16:00.595+02:002009-10-21T17:16:00.595+02:00I just did a load of replies to the last lot of pe...I just did a load of replies to the last lot of people and it disappeared.<br /><br />sigh - I hope people don't mind me not reposting it. It is a bit difficult to sit down for very long today.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-52217723436845425572009-10-21T14:11:30.542+02:002009-10-21T14:11:30.542+02:00Novel Canadian notion -- pharmacy/chemists shop ri...Novel Canadian notion -- pharmacy/chemists shop right in the supermarket. Best of both worlds. There are things you can get over the counter, and they'll fill your prescription while you do your shopping. Quite civilized, actually.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-27782546253294516842009-10-21T08:56:12.218+02:002009-10-21T08:56:12.218+02:00MIL has boxes of parcetamol prescribed so we haven...MIL has boxes of parcetamol prescribed so we haven't bought any in years. Yes, France can be a headache sometimes I suppose, but on balance I know where I'd prefer to be.<br /><br />I like to hear of consequences of living outside the UK and especially in France.Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-21880173411229902172009-10-20T22:16:02.416+02:002009-10-20T22:16:02.416+02:00On the other hand, when we were in France and I wa...On the other hand, when we were in France and I was suffering from a nasty sinus infection the clerk at a Pharmacie in Grenoble suggested certain nasal spray that we couldn't get at home and it worked like a charm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-19232831939640791802009-10-20T15:36:26.785+02:002009-10-20T15:36:26.785+02:00It will be nice when we can get aspirin at the sup...It will be nice when we can get aspirin at the supermarket. France is still very old-world. I guess that's part of the charm (and frustration).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-40454081349338139922009-10-20T14:07:53.086+02:002009-10-20T14:07:53.086+02:00Poor Sweetie, Husband gets hay fever quite painful...Poor Sweetie, Husband gets hay fever quite painfully like you.<br /><br />Love your picture of the shop and the town, fabulous depth to it xxxJennysmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176560381292594341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-42578021524179734062009-10-20T11:32:12.113+02:002009-10-20T11:32:12.113+02:00Quite the opposite here in Turkey. We can buy abs...Quite the opposite here in Turkey. We can buy absolutely anything over the counter in pharmacies..and there are so many of them..you never have to walk far to find one. In fact I have on occasion bought antibiotics here when I'm due a trip to the UK to give to my daughter because it's faster than her waiting for an appointment.<br /><br />We have a similar procedure with new spectacles Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-77363336951182873852009-10-20T11:22:49.607+02:002009-10-20T11:22:49.607+02:00I think you find that where ever you live!! It all...I think you find that where ever you live!! It all balances out in the end but when your having to go from pillar to post to get what you want it can be very frustrating!! <br /><br />Bangkok was a bit like that....I never did get used to handing over the credit card before having any hospital treatment or having to pay before being allowed to leave....in saying that, the service was excellent Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-40323701706714257362009-10-20T10:45:00.848+02:002009-10-20T10:45:00.848+02:00ASD - to see the French in the chemist is like wat...ASD - to see the French in the chemist is like watching me in a shoe shop - their eyes light up and they don't know what pills to buy first. I've seen it in every pharmacy I have ever gone into here. They are obsessed with their livers.<br /><br />Dumdad - sometimes it just gets to you, doesn't it. Occasionally we say 'let's go out to a bar for a drink' and then we drive French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-73604842846098998202009-10-20T09:45:06.415+02:002009-10-20T09:45:06.415+02:00I think sometimes the grass is always greener... I...I think sometimes the grass is always greener... I could lament about Wales but deep down I like it.<br /><br />That said, I so agree about shopping on the internet. This Christmas I want do as many purchases on line if I can.<br /><br />But then you see, on Saturday I went to see local glass blower, and his works were fabulous. So I might make an exception there.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-2954561681663274732009-10-20T07:56:37.808+02:002009-10-20T07:56:37.808+02:00French chemists, French doctors....you pay for the...French chemists, French doctors....you pay for the consultation to get the prescription, then pay over the odds at the chemist.....travelling miles in my case because the project to have a local shop collapsed thanks to the monopoly regulations in force on where chemists can set up shop.<br />France makes me spit at times.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-29087965838779534712009-10-20T01:21:37.683+02:002009-10-20T01:21:37.683+02:00Prescriptions by mail are what we have here -- so ...Prescriptions by mail are what we have here -- so much less complicated than having to take them to the pharmacy. Hope Chemist Direct has everything you need!This Ro(a)mantic Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324882155203905958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-7580760255717626292009-10-19T23:48:24.333+02:002009-10-19T23:48:24.333+02:00And I got all hot under the collar when I visited ...And I got all hot under the collar when I visited a bristol supermarket recently and dropped a pack each of Aprin, paracetamol and ibuprufen in my basket, the nice lady was so concerned that I was on a suicide mission that she made me choose just one...fannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179361597045797178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-60450913997792020352009-10-19T23:07:54.125+02:002009-10-19T23:07:54.125+02:00Back to the 50s eh? You could always stock up next...Back to the 50s eh? You could always stock up next time you are visiting the UK - I have a shelf of ibuprofen and antihistamines in the kitchen so we always have them handy when we need them. Or do they shake you down when you get off the ferry/train?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-87165564960032133532009-10-19T22:55:19.591+02:002009-10-19T22:55:19.591+02:00I noticed a lot of homeopathic remedies in Brittan...I noticed a lot of homeopathic remedies in Brittany. When I go to visit, I do feel like it's a step back in time too (but am sometimes shocked to hear modern music!).Veggie Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341981466609953937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-55969084431691505092009-10-19T21:28:34.512+02:002009-10-19T21:28:34.512+02:00And yet WHO found that France had the best health ...And yet WHO found that France had the best health service in the world. Canada was way down at thirtieth.marc aurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811106443815434007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-16399382685510751072009-10-19T20:03:36.298+02:002009-10-19T20:03:36.298+02:00But to speak in favour of the French for one momen...But to speak in favour of the French for one moment I'm sure some of them launched a campaign to get chocolate recognized as a health food and given out free on the health service. That redeems everything in my opinion.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-38920356158455563382009-10-19T18:04:34.395+02:002009-10-19T18:04:34.395+02:00Thank you for that little wake up call, I do tend ...Thank you for that little wake up call, I do tend to glamorise our lives when lived in France and there are so many things I still miss-but yea I remember well the rather awful smelling supermarkets,late lunches, monday closing, and how the doc would give six prescriptions for a bad cold which usually included putting something up the bum [sorry] but just can't think of the name-ah yes, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-86452576737494036262009-10-19T15:57:11.559+02:002009-10-19T15:57:11.559+02:00Oh, gosh, I take so many things for granted here i...Oh, gosh, I take so many things for granted here in the US. Not only can I buy the non-drowsy 24 hour Claritan, I can buy it in generic form, at the grocery store!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com