i wanna be french
when i was younger, i wanted to be french. i longed to visit the country and learn the language. but since i could not afford it, i was contented watching a lot of french movies (the unfaithful wife, the umbrellas of cherbourg, le samourai, the leopard, the four hundred blows, jules and other francois truffaut classics). i fell in love with the gorgeous french actors and their accents (catherine deneuve, alain delon, brigitte bardot). i also read a lot about french fashion (chanel, lv, gaultier, dior, ysl, hermes, louboutin, givenchy, lanvin). their food. all about paris. i always thought that the french were sophisticated and glamourous. something that was strengthened when i met and befriended a lot of french nationals here and abroad. in my previous life overseas, i had a lot of french friends: all gorgeous, all fabulous, especially the young. we partied almost every night. got drunk quite early on weekends. went to the beach a lot. partied on the yacht. i loved it when t...