I passed my driving exam!
Posted by: Fidji SIMO in American way of life, Art, Blogging, Entrepreneurship, Expatriation, Innovation, Internet/Technology
I am finally not a desperate case! It started really badly though: I arrived 45 min late because my instructor refuses to buy a GPS, and the examinator I got started by saying “oh, you’re from France? I hate France, people are so mean and rude there!”… It turned out that the guy was delighted to see me smile, since he thought that it might be the sign that “new generations are probably France’s last hope”… The guy was actually really nice, and I couldn’t really disagree with what he was saying: I did leave France for a reason! He ended up the conversation by asking me if Carla Bruni was smart, and I was… speechless! So now I’m going to buy a car… without knowing a single thing about cars! Any advice? I want to keep it under $10,000 (used) and ideally be able to resell it.
Well, this week is completely crazy at work, so I’m going to bed now, but just for info I posted an article about the New Media Arts conference on Tech IT Easy here, and an article about a great conference I attended today by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, about customer satisfaction, here.
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U so strong
Congrats!! And thanks for your great article about New Media Arts!
Congratulation for the driving licence !! Always a big adventure to have this f… licence until you start thinking as an american
Pay attention to buy a car here, it could be a real nightmare. The most secure is to buy it to a car dealer. The car dealer I bought our car is a little shop but very very honest (http://www.greenlightmotors.com/). For a used car, it is good to take an additional guarantee (generally 500 USD for 6 months) and always to check the history of the car thru Carfax report (on line).
Good luck.
@bea: thanks! Your turn now
@david: I’m hesitating to go on craigslist because the price difference is huge, but on the other hand you’re right, I don’t know a single thing about cars so it would be safer to go through a dealer… Thanks for the advice!
Please buy a mustang
With a vehicle registration plate “FIDANDREM4EVER”
Well, maybe you know KBB (www.kbb.com) which is amount to our “ARGUS”. It might help you a lot!
So, I return crying with my 5 Speed Manual car!
@rom: and you’ll come then? Aren’t you like the more demanding brother in law ever? Oh sorry, you’re not my brother in law, I forgot
@bea: Since there are only 7 characters on a plate, I was going for Fidji with 1 heart on both sides. What do you think?
congrats on your driving license! and dont worry about the mustang….. romain can buy you one when he moves there!! hehehe … i on the other hand, would prefer if you buy a jaguar!
Thanks honey! I haven’t given news in a while, I am unforgivable
If you promise to come to see me, I might consider a jaguar… Ok, it is a too obvious lie, sorry!
yes… you are such a bad liar miss! but your new car looks great. have you picked it up yet?
I have just spent all day cleaning… finished my last exam ever yesterday!!! now i will have to start planning my holidays… AFTER i buy a new camera
Yes, I picked it up, and it’s awesome
Planning your holidays… in California I guess? 