I used to hang out on SOC and got in trouble ALL THE TIME. I've now come to realize the intellectuals live here - it's much more fun!!!

Well, I am headed to Geneva next week!

Lovely. I think you were in St. Moritz

Which reminds me, there's a country south east of Switzerland I forgot: some of our members are representatives of Greek crème de la crème.

^^ Etes-vous Fraçais?

Did somebody say St. Moritz?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30703721@N02/sets/72157607967327449/with/2973827155/

^^ Etes-vous Fraçais?

Non, je suis juste un francophile.

But one SON member is French and another one half-French.

SFK, remind me to bring my $80,000 mink and my crocodile Bugatti bag next time I'm frolicking in the snow, hmm, 'kay?

Non, je suis juste un francophile.

But one SON member is French and another one half-French.

I assume the fantabulous and kind FrenchFan is to whom you are referring.

remos, je suis à moitiée française.

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SFK, remind me to bring my $80,000 mink and my crocodile Bugatti bag next time I'm frolicking in the snow, hmm, 'kay?

If I were a woman, I could never wear it... It's so damn gorgeous, but then again – to kill a poor mink in order to peel it off of him?

Sure, there's fake fur, but that's just an offense against good taste.

If I were a woman, I could never wear it... It's so damn gorgeous, but then again – to kill a poor mink in order to peel it off of him?

Sure, there's fake fur, but that's just an offense against good taste.

I was just kidding. Actually, I was wondering why people would dress up that way with such expensive things in a climate which is so cold, damp and inhospitable. I mean, I know the fur coat would keep you warm, but all those minks cost a fortune. I'd be worried about ruining such an expensive piece in the snow. Or, better yet, getting mugged on the road to St. Moritz or Méribel.

I was just kidding. Actually, I was wondering why people would dress up that way with such expensive things in a climate which is so cold, damp and inhospitable. I mean, I know the fur coat would keep you warm, but all those minks cost a fortune. I'd be worried about ruining such an expensive piece in the snow. Or, better yet, getting mugged on the road to St. Moritz or Méribel.

I guess it's just nouveau riche who above all things like ostentatious displays of wealth.

They're also damaged by the sun, the gorgeous brown colour of the hairs fades. They should've known better.

SFK, remind me to bring my $80,000 mink and my crocodile Bugatti bag next time I'm frolicking in the snow, hmm, 'kay?

I assume the fantabulous and kind FrenchFan is to whom you are referring.

remos, je suis à moitiée française.

J'ai été élevé dans Nouveau Brunswick, ainsi je parle français…. mal, et écrivez avec l'aide des Babel Fish, lol.

In person I can actually communicate!

I was just kidding. Actually, I was wondering why people would dress up that way with such expensive things in a climate which is so cold, damp and inhospitable. I mean, I know the fur coat would keep you warm, but all those minks cost a fortune. I'd be worried about ruining such an expensive piece in the snow. Or, better yet, getting mugged on the road to St. Moritz or Méribel.

Sweetie, that's what fur coats were made for.

Every hear of a group of guys called les Voyageurs?

J'ai été élevé dans Nouveau Brunswick, ainsi je parle français…. mal, et écrivez avec l'aide des Babel Fish, lol.

In person I can actually communicate!

No way! Ma meilleure amie vient du Nouveau Brunswick (mais elle vit maintenant dans le Massachusetts). Elle est de Fredericton, très belle ville anglophone.

LOL. Connecting across oceans, people. The internet is a beautiful thing.

St. Moritz is famous for its parade of furs, it's been that way forever.

From the NYT:

The first step, as always, is to dress the part. Blend. St. Moritz winter style, even in a winter that begins as snowlessly as this one, can be summed up in one word: Fur. St. Moritz is the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ anti-campaign. “I’d rather go naked than not wear fur” could replace “Top of the World,” as the St. Moritz motto. Sable, lynx, chinchilla, mink, fox, raccoon. Chubbies. Full length. Vests. Cuffs. Boots. Hats. Muffs. The boldest wear a combination of all of the above. Men, women, children all bundled alike. You will be forgiven for thinking that you can rent the furs at the local airport where some 19,000, mostly private, jets land each year, or at the train station, where men in uniforms that harken to another era wait to whisk you to the Suvretta House or the Kulm Hotel in stretch Mercedeses that recall taxis in oil-rich desert countries.

Lovely. I think you were in St. Moritz

Had a fabulous vacation there, just gorgeous and such friendly people too.

Ma francais n'est pas bien. Mais, je parle un peu parce que j'etudie le francais dans l'universite et en ma jeunesse. (Apologies for not putting accents on anything!)

No way! Ma meilleure amie vient du Nouveau Brunswick (mais elle vit maintenant dans le Massachusetts). Elle est de Fredericton, très belle ville anglophone.

LOL. Connecting across oceans, people. The internet is a beautiful thing.

Oui???? J'ai habité dans Dalhousie.

Had a fabulous vacation there, just gorgeous and such friendly people too.

Ma francais n'est pas bien. Mais, je parle un peu parce que j'etudie le francais dans l'universite et en ma jeunesse. (Apologies for not putting accents on anything!)

Aww... do as the L'Acadie do - we accent everything with our hands!