March 25, 2008
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Want to enjoy Paris? Stop texting.
I don’t watch The Hills. I liked the definition of “drama” before it got convoluted for MTV’s marketing convenience; I don’t really respect anyone with my chest size who gets a boob job and sells her story to OK! Magazine and Pinkberry is fun every once in a while, but not every day.
That being said, I watched the season premiere last night and have some thoughts.
“ohmygodddddddd, there’s the Eiffel Tower! I hope we get to go see it!”To truly appreciate Paris (and accomplish what you’ve been assigned to do), you might want to stop texting your friends 3000 miles away.
“wait, what?”For real, LC – you could brush up on your French a little bit . . .
“First, we have to go to Guh-ven-chy”
“You mean Givenchy?”
“Givenchy.”
“Brody is a cul.”
“A cool?”
“Scum!” [laughter] 1
“I need a rebondir.“ 2
“A real man?”
“A rebound.”1 Note from a French major: cul does not mean what you think it means
2 Perhaps your friend did not understand you because you were using a verb instead of a noun.
or maybe you could do anything but get caught up in the results of your own personal choices and pay attention to what’s going on around you!
Just put down your phone
before you realize that you didn’t get to see or do anything you wanted.
xoxo,
someone who went to Paris without her phone
Comments (55)
hahahaha, this is exactly why I don’t watch alot of T.V.
great post though!
Haven’t seen it… It is to easy to make fun of ditzy people.
the mtv people know how hard the show is to turn away from, once they get people to watch it once. it’s like a car wreck. you wanna look away. but it’s just…so…compelling.
I don’t like such reality thingys
i watched it
Let’s just watch The Riches.
Viva Eddie Izzard!
didnt watch it. strikes me as a little on the superficial side when i saw a few minutes of it.
classic dumbness.
but I do agree with chesspieceface (somehow it made me think cheesepieface. LOL!)
@chesspieceface - yes. it doesn’t help that all the fast-moving b-roll makes the whole thing feel like a neverending movie where 13-year-old mtv fans can be whisked away to a glamorous international destination just by watching *~monday night tv~*
@lyricsninja - yeah . . . i wanted to see what the fuss was all about, and now i know why i loathe so many kids today
@bryantomato - mmm, cheesepie
Yeah, it’s on DVD, a friend of mine got it for me as a going-away gift (feel free to awwz), and I’ve watched a couple episodes. Plus, I’m one of the people who is fond of everything Eddie Izzard is in, excluding that shit-pipe Across The Universe.
As for ze maturity, I had one of my Needed To Be Said moments again (and I even credited you for part of it!) and I think I was just augmenting Theo’s idea that if we’re going to have a Featured, have an alternative Featured too. Since those NFC guys have all gone myspace on us, eck.
@Drakonskyr - i thought you hated across the universe to the point where you couldn’t find any redeeming qualities about it! there are so few of us who feel that way . . . will have to check it out. and awwww
and yeah, your post was interesting (although that sad puppy picture was epic and is my desktop at home)
@Natalia -
I said excluding! I meant even Eddie Izzard couldn’t redeem ATU.
I should get a picture of me and my cat out sometime. I’ve got it around somewhere. Unfortunately, I’m leavin’ the poor bastard when I move. He’s not a big city cat.
@Drakonskyr - agh! blame my lack of coffee and/or reading comprehension. and yes, if the picture is extra fuzzy, i will undoubtedly feature it.
@Natalia - really – i figure i see enough of how people are more fortunate than me. the last thing i need to do is waste my time watching a show where they showcase it – and really some of those damn kids dont deserve it. reminds me of the people crying on “my super sweet 16″ when they didnt get the new lotus they wanted, but only a porche. grr.
@lyricsninja - exactly! i’m not sympathetic to someone who got an internship for being an mtv celebutard, drives a brand new mercedes and whose biggest problem in life is deciding which boy to toy with that particular day.
@Natalia - the funny thing is id be more than happy with some extra cash to start looking at houses, and a steady girlfriend and whatnot. and unfortunately that isnt happening currently, so the last thing i need to see is someone who doesnt know what to do with all of the money they have and can have anyone they want. i wish some random celebrity would come up to me and be like “hey dude, heres $50k to get you started. ive got a good life and i want to pass it on to you too.” *crosses fingers*
Never watched it.. But I really enjoyed this post.. XD
Guh-ven-chy..
Ooh.. you’re online.
@YuetMooNEvelyN - i’m ALWAYS online
I like the show for the “train wreck” aspect. I’m sure the people of Paris were none too impressed with our lovely American import. Hopefully they don’t think all Americans are this lame
You went to Paris without your phone? How did you ever survive?! Next you’ll tell me you aren’t always on the Internet (looks above at most recent comment) phew, at least you have some sense :-p Techie addiction forever! j/k
Gawd, The Hills and Laguna Beach and those kinds of shows make me absolutely sick. More kids getting famous simply for being rich – like Paris Hilton.
Hahaha – that’s so very true, although it’s only television. It’s people like this Lauren character who give American travelers a bad name.
Thanks for the Mini! Wow…the picture is on your desktop? I’m honored!
Invite you to my blog
It’s just so flaky… I really dislike that show, and ones like it. People really do emulate that crap. Anyways, I should stop before it really upsets me.
I’m responding to your comment on Google Maps. The.. house isn’t always accurate. Like, when I look up my house in New Orleans, it shows the little arrow above another house. Google can’t look at every single house and sign for it.. unless they do. xD Maybe your friend’s house didn’t exist the time the picture was taken. What city and state is your friend at?
@xxhopingtearsxx - he lives in columbus and was looking for his gym, which was off of indianola . . . i guess it’s new because it didn’t show up on there at all!
lol
you’re funny
and think exactly what i think when i see her!
i liked this show cuz of the drama! eheehe but then i found it was kinda fake, i still watch it once in awhile
Haha I rarely watch that show too but during my crazy cold-induced delirium I caught this episode and the whole time I wondered, ‘who the heck is she texting??’ And I kept on thinking, ‘those French guy probably hate her, but just want to be on tv.” kekeke
LOL enjoyed this post! I’d never seen The Hills before, and saw this episode last night… I kept thinking, is this for real?? (it’s fiction right? it’s weird, it looks like a reality show kinda)
HHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHA
i hate tv.
Haven’t seen it, so have no real idea what you are talking about!
CLASSIC.
I’ve only watched a few episodes of The Hills (mostly because it’s so horrifying I just can’t… turn… away…)
and this post validates my decision to not watch it again anytime soon.
I watch a lot of reality t.v. Why you might ask because some of it is just so hilarious and filled with mindless entertainment (see: Flavour of Love). I watched this episode but I didn’t like it to me it was a waste of a trip and a waste of time to watch it but I do look forward to the episodes that were filmed recently sometimes you need to laugh and as dumb as it may seem reality t.v. does that for you
ryc: I take it you lurk now and then
@eadie - try all the livelong day
nice
@eadie - tell you what, this is faster than IMing
@Natalia - oddly enough
@eadie - indubitably
@Natalia - hahaha, additionally this conversation has been reduced to merely us agreeing with eachother
@eadie - that’s what everything should be on the internet – loads of agreement
but anyway i have to go do office hours so we can agree with each other there, y/y?
@Natalia - kk
Someone that went to Paris without her phone?
Now now, give me a box of crayons and some paper and I can make anything XD
even a phone
You are so funny.
I seriously had to stop myself from laughing aloud. (Et je souhaite que je peux aller au Paris, mais j’ai peur que mon francais n’est pas assez bon pour parler avec des gens. Je ne sais pas beaucoup de mots et je ne peux pas utiliser les verbes compliquees.)
@himynameisgusandiscarepeople - bien fait! et meme si ton francais n’est pas parfait, tu auras shocké car presque tout le monde là parle l’anglais!
I hate texting in general. Texting in Paris should be an international offense.
@Natalia - je le sais! j’ai passer un mois au cambodge, et j’ai trouver beaucoup de gens qui ont parler anglais pour moi. (je deteste cette verbe. je ne sais que le present, le futur, et le passe simple. alors, on pense que je suis bete.) alors, la probelme est que je veux parler francais en france! pourquoi etudier une langue si on ne le parle jamais?
l’autre probleme est que je sais pas assez de mots pour parler francais comme je parle anglais. alors il faut quitter et chercher pour un mot qui suffit.
@himynameisgusandiscarepeople - ouais et c’est vachement difficile – je pensais d’un situation dans lequel j’ai du demander a ma mere d’accueil de me donner un ampoule (light bulb) et car je ne savais pas le mot, il faudrait trouver quelques autres mots pour expliquer assez bien ce que j’avais besoin . . . je crois que c’etait quelque chose comme “ummm, ca brille comme le soleil? ummm…”
I haven’t been to France, but I agree. My phone was turned off and stowed when I went to England. MOSt shows on MTV set a bad example. I’m not preachy normally. But I find that these shows are about exactly the opposite of what people should do in any given situation. They show shallow people judging people based on their surface qualities.
@Natalia - c’est une petite lumiere… pour les salons… alors, c’est tres amusant! je le comprend completement! mais, j’ai une question pour vous: est-ce c’est une probleme si je suis aller en france comme ca? avec mon francais. pensez-vous que les francais peux me comprendre?
@GreekPhysique - this was three years ago – i’m not sure i can do it now
@JadedJanissary - yes, don’t get all verklempt over silly throwaway tv
@himynameisgusandiscarepeople - si, ca va – y a tant de gens qui parlent l’anglais la (surtout a paris – j’ai parle francais a eux et ils m’ont repondu en anglais – c’etait marrant) et si tu essaies de parler francais (meme si le niveau n’est pas tres haut) ils vont comprendre que tu veux faire un effort
donc ca va! je crois que j’irai en juillet et il faut que je commence a pratiquer encore pour ne pas devenir frustree quand j’irai
@Natalia - Bon. Je suis tres heureuse de trouver que je sais assez de francais pour parler avec des gens la. Cette ete, je veux aller a Ecuador. (Je ne sais pas le nom francais.) Je ne parle pas d’espagnol, mais je n’ai pas peur, parce que mon prof serait la. Il est tres intelligent, et je serait bonne, je le sais.
Alors, peutetre il faut que vous trouvez des gens qui ecrivent en francais quelque part et etudier leurs mots. Si il faut que vous parlez francais avec eux, vous pouvez practiquer comme ca.