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High Life
Sure, the Frogs were Frogs: xenophobic, ungenerous, suspicious and intellectually superior. But Paris was also full of foreigners, rich foreigners out to enjoy themselves
The young had all gone up to the terrace, taken bottles of vodka, downed it and then politely left thanking the wife
The crowd is brainwashed by celebrity, cheering for the rich and powerful bully rather than the shy and poor unknown
The luminous little village still retains signs of a bygone civilized era
A total disregard for the law is now acceptable, with bikers openly performing glissandos past very fat and short traffic wardens
I once again find myself hanging out with men and women much too young for me
Money managers invest one’s wealth — and I happen to have the best there is
