5 Francs of the past...
Jun 3, 2019 14:09:30 #
... Today I told my grandson the big changes since his grandfather was a child.
Look, when I was a child like you are now, my mother sent me to the local grocery store with 5 francs, which now represents 75 cents for shopping.
I came home with a plate of butter, a liter of milk, a bag of potatoes, a piece of cheese, a packet of sugar, a baguette and a dozen eggs !!!
And my grandson replied:
OK Papy, but in your day there were no surveillance cameras !!! "
Look, when I was a child like you are now, my mother sent me to the local grocery store with 5 francs, which now represents 75 cents for shopping.
I came home with a plate of butter, a liter of milk, a bag of potatoes, a piece of cheese, a packet of sugar, a baguette and a dozen eggs !!!
And my grandson replied:
OK Papy, but in your day there were no surveillance cameras !!! "
Jun 3, 2019 14:50:30 #
smlek
Loc: Chicago, IL
So is it the good old days or the bad old days?? Did you have to walk uphill both ways to this store, or was that only in wintertime?? :-)
Jun 3, 2019 20:18:13 #
Jun 3, 2019 22:38:53 #
happy sailor wrote:
Funny joke Frenchy. Thanks for the laugh!
You are welcome
Jun 4, 2019 09:09:41 #
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Jun 4, 2019 12:12:20 #
was it new or old francs , the old francs where new francs x 100 .so , 500 old francs became 5 francs .
Jun 4, 2019 13:30:10 #
That is the probable response I'd get from my grandsons if I told them a similar tale.
Jun 4, 2019 16:32:41 #
Jun 4, 2019 16:35:54 #
smlek wrote:
So is it the good old days or the bad old days?? Did you have to walk uphill both ways to this store, or was that only in wintertime?? :-)
Yes...of course, It was 24 7 365, rain, ice, snow or sunshine and no vacations.
Jun 4, 2019 16:36:09 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
That is the probable response I'd get from my grandsons if I told them a similar tale.
Jun 4, 2019 16:38:14 #
agillot wrote:
was it new or old francs , the old francs where new francs x 100 .so , 500 old francs became 5 francs .
Old I presume, the last time I saw Francs was in 1957
According to old peoples, the switch to Euro cost them a bunch individually
Jun 4, 2019 16:38:32 #
Jun 5, 2019 05:04:42 #
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