Keith,

Thank you for your remarkable and insightful statements. You're quite "on the money" in everything you wrote. The French do have drastic different outlook on life. Just look at one of the basics of life: food. Compare the attitude of food between the French and Americans and you'll discover how different they are from us. They "live to eat" and enjoy life; Americans just "eat to live."

Thanks for your hard work for us cruisers. We really appreciate it.

Cheers!