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Quote: Originally posted by BobCat10 on 25/9/2014

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Chave strctly speaking are 'council house average', but this is not strictly true as you get people of a certain type everywhere.

In Fountaine de Vaucluse we saw them and they were definately French. The common denominator is usually tracks suit bottoms, trainers, baseball caps...vests. Girls, a bit hardert to spot.

I was a fashion stylist for years, so I have a trained eye for these things (just in case you were wondering).

The Brit chav girls tend to go for 'Juicy Couture', Pauls Boutique, velour tracksuits, neon brights. Then men/boys go for Bench, Super Dry....come on you know the type.

If you can spot the difference in others, then teh chances are that you do not fall for it yourself.

The only nationality which seems to rise above this is, the Italians, they always look good.

If you have ever been in ASDA (Owlcoates, nr Pudsey) you will see them in droves. I refuse to go in..I go into M&S and then wait in the car, (shocking but true) 

 

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Oh I forgot Hollister, and Hilfiger..I'm sure a few more wil follow that trend in the new season.

Tents for next year...well if it was me they would all be neutral shades and stripy windbreaks would be banned.

I saw some lovely Jack Wolfskin tents and a Quechua in tan/ beige tone.

As for the camper attire.......noone can account for peoples taste but outdoor qwear does tend to be sympathetic to the countryside, although I have seen some pretty garish pinks in the ladies ranges (heaven forbid).

That sounds more like a market to me Val. The market in Beaune is just the same, although there are stalls selling handbags and CDs on the perifery.

Still not decided where to go next year.  the frends I mentioned who kyaks with a club has a pal wanting to sell a 'high end' inflatable double that he won in a competition, so if it is still up for grabs we are going to buy it from him. So we need somewhere with water, preferably a lake. Ideally I would like to frind somewhere in Provence....perhaps over near Verdon. I enjoyed the weather in Provence and of course there is so much in the region to explore that we haven't yet seen.

I loved the Luberon so much, and so did Robert.

The concert in Hubberholme was amazing. The new landlrd and landlady at The George are from Rodley, and thety have friends in Calverley (small world). tA recent loaction, location programme featured our viallge, in fact the house tey boght is about 300 yards from us..they are so going to get some stick when the go in the local pub.

A bit like the origin of Plebs, Actually defined as a member of a despised social class, a commoner, a member of the plebs of ancient Rome. Also low-born, undisinguished, vulgar, and my personal favourite: vulgar-looking. 
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Plebs sounds more descriptive somehow....

One of my favourite terms is Philistine..again going back to Roman times.

I will always remember rehearsing with Bradford Festival Choral Society, that well known anthem I Was Glad.....a famous Hubert Parry composition popularised by the fact that it was used at Qeen Elisabeths coronation . Well being a dye hard catholic I wasn't familiar with this Anglican hymn...bless her she said 'You Philistine'. Of course a few years on I can sing it without the muisc, but at the time it was quite a challenge. 

Oh no, I don't do busy, this is why we liked the campsite in Gordes...in te evening when the tourists had gone it was beautiful.

I think Aquitiane is calling, at least then we can callin and see my friend in the Limousin, she has some more Alpacha and the house is almost finished.