Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Je suis une oreille indiscrète



Guilty as charged, especially in Paris.


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19 comments:

  1. Shell SherreeMay 9, 2012 at 3:26:00 AM CDT

    Special Agent Jones.

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  2. LA VIE EN ROSEMay 9, 2012 at 5:20:00 AM CDT

    Oh Virginia, me too! It was one of my favourite pastimes. I know it's awful but I used to stare in windows of apartments to get a glimpse of the lives of the people within. Summer was great cos everyone would throw open the windows in the evening! Except, one evening I got caught!! the shame of it, looking in a window I saw a party of four, two middle aged couples enjoying a casual supper with old style French music playing on a record player. But one of the men spotted me and shouted out in French "Come in, come in! sit down and have something to eat" and then they all started laughing. I muttered 'sorry' and ran. I was SO embarrassed. Great city to be a voyeur - once you don't get caught!!

    Sharon

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  3. Cezar and LéiaMay 9, 2012 at 6:20:00 AM CDT

    It's a wonderful shot and I like your idea for the title!Great one!
    Léia

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  4. DarylMay 9, 2012 at 6:49:00 AM CDT

    I do it all the time ...

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  5. MMay 9, 2012 at 6:53:00 AM CDT

    Love this photo! I'll spy with you ;)

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  6. HermMay 9, 2012 at 10:57:00 AM CDT

    Salut tout le monde

    I had to look up the word "voyeur" and the meaning I got was "spying for sexual pleasure"! Is there another french word for spying that's not so descriptive?

    Herm

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  7. StarmanMay 9, 2012 at 11:41:00 AM CDT

    Wonder what they're discussing.

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  8. WayneMay 9, 2012 at 11:42:00 AM CDT

    I like this, I'll keep an eye out for opportunities like this.

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  9. AlainMay 9, 2012 at 11:56:00 AM CDT

    Je regrette de ne pas comprendre tout ce que tu dis. Le traducteur dit "guilty as charged, especially in paris" = Coupable comme facturé, particulièrement à Paris ????.

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  10. VirginiaMay 9, 2012 at 12:18:00 PM CDT

    Herm,
    Merci, I've retitled this post with something a little tamer! :)
    V

    Alain,
    Hmmmm, coupable de cela, surtout à Paris. Voyeur a une signification différente en français, pardon!
    Voir le nouveau titre svp! :)

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  11. VirginiaMay 9, 2012 at 12:19:00 PM CDT

    For all my French readers, I had to use the translator for my comments to Alain, I hope you'll forgive if it wasn't just right!

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  12. AlexaMay 9, 2012 at 12:42:00 PM CDT

    Alain -- Not guilty as charged (as by a shopkeeper, for example); rather guilty as charged (arreté pour un crime). Or maybe you were kidding.
    Anyway, it's a great shot, V—and you're not the only one who's guilty of this particular "crime"!

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  13. AnonymousMay 9, 2012 at 12:51:00 PM CDT

    Nice!

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  14. AnonymousMay 9, 2012 at 2:41:00 PM CDT

    I love watching people. When in restaurants or cafe's I like to watch people's expressions and wonder what they might be saying to each other. One could almost write a story about what they thought they were discussing. HA

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  15. VreniMay 10, 2012 at 12:27:00 AM CDT

    I´m wondering what they are talking about...

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  16. NatalieMay 10, 2012 at 11:31:00 AM CDT

    Great shot, guilty or not, Virginia. Hope they didn't care if someone clicked away a moment. It looks like old daddy and middle age son conversation. Don't worry, parisians seems to be used to be sort of celebrities for people with cameras. This duo haven't even notice you, they didn't mind.

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  17. JackMay 10, 2012 at 4:26:00 PM CDT

    I figure that anything I can see is fair game . . .

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  18. AnonymousMay 10, 2012 at 5:46:00 PM CDT

    Excellent shot - love the framing here.

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  19. -K-May 15, 2012 at 7:40:00 PM CDT

    Intriguing.

    And have fun with your upcoming class.

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