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| The Parisian Cafe Society across from Les Halles |
Here is my article as published in Shore Magazine's July 2012 edition.
There is some truth to the saying
that we Americans “Live to Work” and Europeans “Work to Live.” This became very
evident during my family ‘s Spring break trip to Paris this year when we all
noticed significant differences between how we live in the America and how the
Parisians approach the joys of everyday living.
My family was fortunate enough to
have my mother’s home in central Paris as a base during our nine-day visit.
This granted us a local perspective as we went about our days in the City of
Light.
The French are by no means perfect.
However, their approach to life seems more focused, or shall I say, less
cluttered, than the lives we live in the states. It became my mission during
this trip to identify some of the variances in our lifestyle;
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