Francophone lunch

This was billed as grilled beef and fries on a French influenced
Vietnamese eatery. It was pretty good even considering the
anachronistic colonial vibe of the setting.

Let's face it, for all that Sarkozy does with intimating a boycott of
Beijing 2008 and his over exposed intimate life, France is a tapering
civilization.

The local Vietnamese should stop with the translations of menus and
local newscasts into French. Embrace instead the language of a more
ancient colonial power and go with Mandarin Chinese.