Home is land of great food, wine, cheese and bread. Aka France.

To be fair there’s usually the same kind of cheese you would find in a crappy burger (those small slices that melt easily). I think we call it an “American” because it’s big, not healthy and has way too much to eat :) Standard cliché stuff basically.

What about “burgers” with fries in them?

Probably not much since the engine is in the floor of the trunk. There were rumors about a slightly more powerful version, but I think Renault always dismissed a proper RS version for this one.

I can’t wait for the future Mégane RS that will be based on the new chassis. Knowing the mind at Renault Sport this thing could be a beast if they don’t make the same mistakes they made with the Clio RS.

I know that Mini used to use CountryMan for recce.

My favourite recce car run in WRC still is M-Sport’s Volvo S60.

My father used to own a Renault 11 Turbo. Really a nice car, was like a go kart on dry roads, but as soon as you would find wet pavement, it couldn’t handle for the life of it. Back then it was also the de facto recce car they would use for rallies.

That’s a lovely DS5! Which engine have you got?

Yep.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... You know you still love us though. And the French attitude is part of the charm tha our country has (Parisians are in a class of themsleves though).

Good god, I payed 700€ for mine back in 2007. It was a 1989 one, pre-big bumpers (though it had them), with 250,000 km on the clock but still, that seems a bit steep.... Are they really rare across the pond? (We sold it for 1500€ in early 2012)

Usually when you serve the wine it’s better to twist the bottle after you finished pouring the glass to catch the drip and prevent it falling on the table. I also think there is something where you’re supposed to pout your thumb in the back of the bottle (in the hole some of them have,, like burgundy bottles, bordeaux…

Is smelling the cork actually a thing??? I’ve never seen anyone do that (and I spent my life in France, in the midle of a wine region)....

Loved the movie! The only thing that bugged me about it was the fact they didn’t used the right model for the Land Rover....

They might have that covered too.

Ahaha, that’s kind of true. I don’t really ever eat popcorn, except when I’m at the cinema, and most of the time I don’t get any. Also, we don’t put butter on it, you guys are weird about that...

Southern France has always been the kind of place where high-end burglaries tend to happen. Lots of money, jewelry, fast cars, you name it. We’re only hearing about it because it’s high(er) profile victims than usual.

I’ve discovered the grilled cheese sandwich while watching the movie Chef. I’ve been craving one since then.... I don’t think it can ever top up a Croque Monsieur, but still, I desperatly want to taste one!

Still, he is right. A rosé with firends is always a nice thing, especially with a bunch of friend at a café afterwork in summer, or for appetizers while preparing the barbecue if you don’t want the usual Pastis (or a sweet white wine). Anyway, but for a business lunch (or any lunch/dinner for that matter), a Red or…