tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6077122155411023512..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Playing Petanque in ParisOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-41280425222542034292016-07-26T17:26:01.001-04:002016-07-26T17:26:01.001-04:00Cara, thanks for bringing back so many memories. ...Cara, thanks for bringing back so many memories. I have played boules in Provence and bocci in Paterson, New Jersey. The game was the same. The behavior of the participants during play EXACTLY the same. The Italian immigrants who taught us to play as children in NJ wore fedoras, drank red wine, and smoked DiNobili cigars. The men in St. Denis wore berets, drank pastis, and smoked Gaulloise. They all spoke heavily accented English to us. The accents differed only slightly. Otherwise the men were identical. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-15472139295070237252016-07-26T11:40:55.133-04:002016-07-26T11:40:55.133-04:00I remember when I first moved to NYC there was a r...I remember when I first moved to NYC there was a restaurant in midtown east that had a bocci/boules "court" right in the middle of the restaurant! I doubt it's still there...owners are too concerned about increasing "covers." But it's nice to know there are still places in Paris, even though getting there from midtown might be a bit delayed. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.com