Oh Norrköping, I lived there for four years or so. Parents had a real house there back then - this was 2003-2007. I studied there at a high-school/gymnasium the first three years (third year I was offered to study a technical preparational year at the University at the same time. I did it and it was Hell On Earth trying to study 100% with high school stuff aiming at highest grades and trying to do my best at the University at 100% too). I almost crashed hard, but I'm used to taking beatings and dealing with them in my own way so it didn't stop me.

Little Mermaid, you managed to make Norrköping sound so much better than I can remember it!
When reading your description of it, I almost want to go back there for a visit. Good job! :)

acpartsman,

Je n'arrive plus à me souvenir d'où ça vient. Mais oui, avoir cinq vrai amis, je ne sais même pas si c'est possible.

Il y a 3 ans, je n'allais pas bien du tout. La plupart des gens (que je pensais des amis) se sont éloignés de moi, voir m'ont carrément enfoncé. Il n'y en a qu'un seul, qui a agit en vrai ami. Un jour il m'a dit très calmement : "Maintenant tu arrêtes de faire n'importe quoi, tu prends ton chien et ton PC, et tu viens habiter chez moi quelques temps". J'ai passé trois mois chez lui, pour me remettre les idées à leur place. Et la vie aimant faire des blagues, peu après, c'est lui qui a eu besoin de mon aide pendant 3 mois.
Lui, même si il vient à 4H du matin, la porte sera ouverte. Que bien sûr, de s'être aidé quand on était au plus mal, ça créé une amitié très forte.

C'est rare et précieux, un ami comme ça. J'espère que les choses vont s'arranger pour Dave.
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I can not remember where it comes from. But yes, having five real friends, I do not even know if it's possible.

3 years ago, I was not well at all. Most people (whom I thought of friends) walked away from me, see me downright. There is only one who has acted as a true friend. One day he told me very calmly: "Now you stop doing anything, you take your dog and your PC, and you come to live at home for a while". I spent three months at home, to put the ideas in their place. And the joking life, soon after, it was he who needed my help for 3 months.
He, even if he comes at 4am, the door will be open. That of course, to have helped when we were at the worst, it creates a very strong friendship.

It's rare and precious, a friend like that. I hope things will work out for Dave.

Little Mermaid,

Visite très intéressante, merci !

Un petit détail cependant, concernant la cathédrale qui est très jolie. Les voûtes en ogives me font plus penser à l'architecture Gothique, qu'à l'architecture Romane, où elles sont arrondies.
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Very interesting visit, thank you!

A small detail however, concerning the cathedral which is very pretty. The vaults in ogives make me think more of the Gothic architecture, than the Romane architecture, where they are rounded.

Exemple avec la Sainte Chapelle de Paris / Example with the Sainte Chapelle de Paris :

On a un soucis avec les crêpes, vous les avez déjà toutes mangées ! (Il faut dire qu'avec du beurre demi-sel et la confiture de mures de maman)

Mais on peut pas rester comme ça, alors, je vais vous apprendre comment on fait un feu, même avec des risques d'incendie.

L'outil essentiel, c'est d'avoir une pelle ! Il faut faire un trou, entouré de pierres. Ne perdez pas de temps à chercher de l'eau, contrairement à ce qu'on croit, c'est le moins efficace. Un tas de sable à jeter sur le feu, c'est le top. De la terre sinon, ou des coups de pelle.

Chez les pompiers, il y a ce qu'on appelle le triangle du feu. Il faut un combustible, un comburant, et de la chaleur. Si on arrive à enlever un des trois, on éteint le feu. Très souvent, le plus facile, c'est d'enlever l'oxygène, le comburant.

Maintenant qu'on sait faire un feu en toute sécurité, bacon grillé ?
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We have a problem with the pancakes, you have already eaten them all! (It must be said that with half-salted butter and marmal jam)

But we can not stay like that, so I'll teach you how to make a fire, even with fire hazards.

The essential tool is to have a shovel! You have to make a hole, surrounded by stones. Do not waste time looking for water, contrary to what is believed, it is the least effective. A pile of sand to throw on the fire, it is the top. Earth otherwise, or shovel.

Firefighters have what is called the fire triangle. It takes a fuel, an oxidizer, and heat. If we can remove one of the three, we put out the fire. Very often, the easiest way is to remove the oxygen, the oxidizer.

Now that we know how to make a fire safely, grilled bacon?

I would like to add the following to this.
In Dutch, 'to buy' = kopen.
There are lots of Dutch cities, villages and hamlets ending in -koop (*), but that doesn't have anything to do with kopen ('to buy'). It seems that a 'koop' (in old Dutch: 'cope') was a parcel, a section, a lot, e.g. peat, that someone was allowed to reclaim against payment of an annual amount of tax.

Some examples: Boskoop, Hoenkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Vriezekoop.

On the other hand there are lots of Dutch places ending in -markt ('market'). Even solely "Markt" exists as a place name and - oh wonder - there are at least 18 villages and hamlets called Markt in The Netherlands.