Diverses pensées

• People seem much more willing than previously to tolerate our French and much more willing to add the odd word in English to aid comprehension
• The queue for the butcher on the corner extends into the street, which is fine in summer, but in winter...
• People eat out a lot because their kitchens are so small (we're told)
• The popularity of the butcher's does not square with the previous sweeping statement
• For the first time in his working life Peter has been given luncheon vouchers! 
• There are a lot of women smoking...