cybercat wrote:
> I think I've kind of ruined any opportunity I may have had to crow
> about my lovely Italian leather shoes and boots.

you go girl


> I can tell you this: when I was in France, the French though I was
> English. Of course, the French hate the English, so this was not
> really a good thing.

Pah, who cares?

> (All the Germans and Americans were in sweats or jeans and t-shirts
> and running shoes. It was like a uniform. Also, they tended to be
> large, both tall and obese.)

Oh dear