It has been three weeks already that we highlight the parking lot looking as misplaced as an elephant in an aquarium... Everyday now, some Germans, Danish or Swedish campers park near our RV which we use as our tool shade. They spend the night there. Often, very often, they ignore us, not even acknowledging our obvious and very colorful presence.......It seems that we do not inspire any curiosity or interest. During the week-end, a lot of visitors or owners of boats invade the lot, though as they drive or walk under the boat, close to the trailer which support her, they do not look up, do not wave, do not smile. That is a behavior contrary to the Gallic rule of savoir vivre !!! Home, we would have a little concentration of curious, giving non solicited advices, slowing down our work by telling stories about their own experience: Help would be proposed, a break, drinking to boost the moral of the crew would be mandatory. I miss this easy going spontaneous behavior which is definitely not in the Swedish character. Though there is always exception to the rule, our friends Jonas and Anne Sophie have been a remarkable help and made things a lot easier for us. I have to add that Höllviken, the close by town is very upper class, with a nouveaux riche attitude, It is chic and expensive. They probably see us as tramps with our older outdated boat...
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