Nights Out

So I have been going out a fair amount at night, trying to find those places that suit me but won't force me to eat ramen for a week. There is talk about French people being mean or hating Americans, but that is simply not true. I have met SO many great Parisians while out at night. The only people who I find to be bitchy or seem entitled are other Americans who have been here for while. Isn't that funny? Are they trying to take on the stereotypical French attitude since they now live here?

Some of my favorite activities so far have been a boat party on the Seine, I wore a bow-tie and it was a hit. The French really love my bow-ties or "noeud-papillon" which translates to butterfly knot. There was an open air bar on the top and then two floors down a DJ and a hoppin' club.

Then there is La Pop-In. First of all, I think that name is hilarious, since it is in the neighborhood of Popincourt. Secondly, it's kind of a hip, cheap, dive bar. For my friend in New York, like Blue Gold Bar but twice the split into 4 levels, one being a downstairs dance club. And much more social.

I also end up at La Perle a lot, which is more a of a cafe/bar that spills out onto the street and has cool crowd, but a little older around 25-30. The other night when I was there a guy came up to me and told me he liked my look (another bow-tie) and asked me to be in scene that takes place in an art gallery in his movie. He said it is the last day of shooting, so there will be a wrap party after. I mean, it's not like I have too many commitments here in Paris, so yeah, I'll stand around and drink wine and look at art and then go to a party after. I just better remember what I wore that night and then wear the same thing, because I don't trust my sense of style that much...