There's a folksong that starts, "A young man goes to Paris, as every young man should. There's something in the Paris air that does a young man good."
Paints a picture, doesn't it? Youth and strength, brisk walks along the wintery Seine; smokey cafes and experienced women; late night philosopy over cheap wine.
Change the character.
"A woman goes to Paris, as every woman should. There's something in the Paris air that does a woman good."
What picture does that paint for you? And why?
What an intriguing thought. I get an image of Elizabeth Taylor in the movie, "The Last Time I Saw Paris" but something of that ambiance lingers.
ReplyDeleteA swirl of mist, the lights of the Eifel Tower twinkling in early evening, music from a small cafe, the throaty French sound of people conversing...and oh, surely a handsome Frenchman ready to assure you that...
Since I'm not a woman and I've never been to Paris this is a stretch, but I immediately started thinking of Leslie Caron in An American In Paris. I don't remember if she is Parisian in the film, but that's my first reaction.
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Tossing It Out
Heh...I see whar' ya' meant this to go. one is a comin' of age (young man) t'other mayhap is comin' to wisdom ( note that the woman ain't "young" necessarily) or, mayhap, she is finally learnin' to shop wif' elan!
ReplyDeleteIt's butter. And heavy cream. Does the skin good...
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