Numbers

Nathan and I had our first hair cut on Saturday. My hair is much shorter now, and it will be easier to take care of. Nathan asked for his usual hair cut, which is "2cm at the top and 1cm on the side." We practiced how to say this phrase before we left home. As Nathan's Japanese has replaced many of his French vocabulary he learned in school, he keeps saying the numbers in Japanese. "Oh, not Ni, Deux!" Even with the review, he ended up saying the number in Japanese. It is pretty amazing how he always gets what he wants though. I guess his request is pretty universal.

Speaking of numbers, the number of working hours per week in France is 35. The minimum holiday per year is 5 weeks. The store hours here is interesting too. Épiceries (veg/fruit), fromageries (cheese), and boucheries (meat) are usually open early in the morning till 13:00, and it reopens again around 16:00 to 19:00. Many of them are open on Saturdays and be closed on Mondays. Cafés, restaurants, and bars are open when these stores are closed.

And as you noticed, the 24h clock is used instead of AM/PM. This means that we have to know how to say the numbers up to 24. Quatorze and quinze...Why are you so similar?