Comments on: Bové’s bad start http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/boves-bad-start/ Tim King on French politics Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:55:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Wint Discontent http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/boves-bad-start/#comment-67 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:21:03 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/boves-bad-start/#comment-67 Were a king is, cabbages are never far. Were a king is, cabbages are never far.

]]> by: Tim http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/boves-bad-start/#comment-65 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:19:52 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/boves-bad-start/#comment-65 <p>As (nearly) always, Wint, you are right. Michel Onfray is one of the most interesting thinkers, a true independent - as anyone can see visiting the site you mention. Only a truly independent Frenchman would extol the virtues of vegetables, indeed few of my friends and family here know how to cook them and really enjoy them. Discovering this lack was the first inkling I had that the French appreciation of food is more limited than I had imagined. Doubly surprising because one of the first thing British tourists notice travelling round France profonde is the beauty of the well-kept potagers. Knowing my neighbours now a little better, I suspect the vegetables are grown only to feed the chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, pigs and sheep they raise for the table. </p> As (nearly) always, Wint, you are right. Michel Onfray is one of the most interesting thinkers, a true independent - as anyone can see visiting the site you mention. Only a truly independent Frenchman would extol the virtues of vegetables, indeed few of my friends and family here know how to cook them and really enjoy them. Discovering this lack was the first inkling I had that the French appreciation of food is more limited than I had imagined. Doubly surprising because one of the first thing British tourists notice travelling round France profonde is the beauty of the well-kept potagers. Knowing my neighbours now a little better, I suspect the vegetables are grown only to feed the chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, pigs and sheep they raise for the table.

]]> by: Nicola Hulot http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/boves-bad-start/#comment-64 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:48:39 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/boves-bad-start/#comment-64 French politic is surprising. I spent hours today to bowser articles on Nicolas Hulot cause my name sounds like the one of this well known televison star, and now, I would like to meet this BovE to understand his opinion. Please give me your feedback on http://www.secondawareness.com/2007/nicolas-hulot-not-nicolai-tuloh.html thanks you French politic is surprising. I spent hours today to bowser articles on Nicolas Hulot cause my name sounds like the one of this well known televison star, and now, I would like to meet this BovE to understand his opinion. Please give me your feedback on http://www.secondawareness.com/2007/nicolas-hulot-not-nicolai-tuloh.html thanks you

]]> by: Wint Discontent http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/boves-bad-start/#comment-63 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:09:21 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/boves-bad-start/#comment-63 José Bové has received the support of one of the most powerful thinkers of contemporary France: Michel Onfray, the Epicurean author of the unforgettable Traité d'Athéologie and of the classic Le ventre des philosophes, which approaches the cognitive content of philosophical systems through the content of what their authors eat. Michel Onfray also the founder of a "popular" university in Caen and of the "Université populaire du goût". http://perso.orange.fr/michel.onfray/universitepopulairedugout.htm So in additon to the support of the highest intellectuals José Bové has now the backing of the country of La bonne bouffe. Given that it's a value that 99% Frenchs consider as absolutely superior to any other, I predict for him ( with a margin of error) at least 80% votes, unless the other candidates claim that they too are worshippers of la bonne bouffe and against la mal bouffe. A suggestion: he should, like M. Hulot make them sign a "pact" for good food. So British citizens visiting France should have a strong interest in the lection of Mr Bové José Bové has received the support of one of the most powerful thinkers of contemporary France: Michel Onfray, the Epicurean author of the unforgettable Traité d’Athéologie and of the classic Le ventre des philosophes, which approaches the cognitive content of philosophical systems through the content of what their authors eat. Michel Onfray also the founder of a “popular” university in Caen and of the “Université populaire du goût”.

http://perso.orange.fr/michel.onfray/universitepopulairedugout.htm

So in additon to the support of the highest intellectuals José Bové has now the backing of the country of La bonne bouffe. Given that it’s a value that 99% Frenchs consider as absolutely superior to any other, I predict for him ( with a margin of error) at least 80% votes, unless the other candidates claim that they too are worshippers of la bonne bouffe and against la mal bouffe.

A suggestion: he should, like M. Hulot make them sign a “pact” for good food.

So British citizens visiting France should have a strong interest in the lection of Mr Bové

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