tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post8478616455832396226..comments2024-01-19T11:05:43.355-05:00Comments on Polly-Vous Francais?: Quelle pain in the nuquePolly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-64954638155241481972008-03-31T13:01:00.000-04:002008-03-31T13:01:00.000-04:00BV - Yes, it was the American Cathedral. There's ...BV - Yes, it was the American Cathedral. There's quite a din in the reception hall when a crowd is gathered, so<BR/><BR/>many thanks to roseanglaise and isabelle for the social cues/gestes.<BR/><BR/>The only experience I'd had with this was decades ago, when a funny but often formal friend, Andre, announced his head cold in a mock-aristo-falsetto voice, "Ne vous approchez pas, chers amis, j'ai un rhume!"<BR/><BR/>I knew I didn't have time for that particular sound bite in a crowded room, so the gesture info is much appreciated!<BR/><BR/>Merci!Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-89868409589680206332008-03-31T12:36:00.000-04:002008-03-31T12:36:00.000-04:00I hope you are feeling better.For future reference...I hope you are feeling better.<BR/>For future reference, I agree with Isabelle, when you are unkissable for some reason, when someone does that movement as if they are moving in for a kiss, you can hold your hands up or simply move back, smile and say "I can't faire les bises because I have a bad neck/flu/stomach bug (gastro)/coldsore" and then extend your hand for a handshake. Then you are considered nice for not infecting them rather than unsocialble.<BR/>Being a Brit, I'm usually a bit doctor shy but since about a third of my salary goes to social security, I again agree with Isabelle and would say take advantage of the available medical care!<BR/>Take care, hope it feels better.<BR/>Roselaroseanglaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161269574914286557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-17546188821961536892008-03-30T16:15:00.000-04:002008-03-30T16:15:00.000-04:00The kiné usually helps people recover the functio...The kiné usually helps people recover the function of their muscles after a car accident, a broken leg or after a delivery for women for example. Your doctor will write you an "ordonnance" to see a kiné, and the cost will be covered by the social security and your mutuelle.<BR/>You go to the osteopathe on your own will, usually when you have a chronic pain that won't go away with pain killers (like sore back, sore neck etc.). The osteo works "en douceur" on different parts of your body to put everything back in order. The cost of each visit isn't reimbursed by the social security.<BR/>I've seen an osteo for a very bad sore neck and it helped wonderfully. Plus they usually "feel" other things that are not right in your body and put them back in place!!Isabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941076675305356648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-29220084672479154452008-03-30T16:13:00.000-04:002008-03-30T16:13:00.000-04:00Did you go to the American Cathedral? I had the p...Did you go to the American Cathedral? I had the pleasure of meeting quite a few folks there in the fall of 2006 and again at the "Transformed by Stories" workshops twice in 2007. Maybe we have some common acquaintances??!<BR/><BR/>A pain in the neck is, well, a pain in the neck. Hope it's better!<BR/><BR/>Meilleurs voeux!!blueVicarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400247178245102554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-77853507406567024092008-03-30T15:22:00.000-04:002008-03-30T15:22:00.000-04:00Great advice, Isabelle - merci!So now my question:...Great advice, Isabelle - merci!<BR/><BR/>So now my question: what's the difference between an osteo and a kine? I was wondering which I should consult for the pain-in-the-neck...Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-77667327452769396392008-03-30T15:09:00.000-04:002008-03-30T15:09:00.000-04:00Instead of trying to explain that you have a sore ...Instead of trying to explain that you have a sore neck when someone wants to kiss you, just tell them that you have la grippe, they won't insist!<BR/>I advise you to see an osteopath for your neck, he (or she) will really help you.Isabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941076675305356648noreply@blogger.com