Say what you like about the French

[suityou01]

Seriously, the racists amongst us would say they smell of garlic, the girls have hairy pits and they all wee in the street.

Well, I am pleased to announce this is not so, and to dispell the myth ....

Link

One of France's best-known actors, Gerard Depardieu, has enraged fellow plane passengers after relieving himself in the middle of the aisle on an Air France flight.

A passenger on the flight told French radio station Europe 1: "You could see that he had been drinking, but there were no comments. The hostess was shocked but there was no argument, nothing."

The plane was preparing for take-off when Depardieu (star of ‘Green Card’ and the Asterix series) reportedly tried to get out of his seat to go to the toilet. When he was refused access to the bathroom and told to sit down, he urinated in the aisle in front of shocked passengers.

Conclusive evidence, oui?

[TimberWolf]

Did he shrug, pucker his lips and smell of garlic though?

[shaunbhoy]

Weeing in the aisle is preferable to weeing on another passenger.

That's just taking the piss!!

[Zippy]

Weeing in the aisle is preferable to weeing on another passenger.

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Sure, but if you are in an aisle seat (and taking splashback into account) there may not be much difference. On the plus side you'll be a cert for an upgrade on your next flight.

[TimberWolf]

Paula Radcliffe's record takes some beating. Not only dropping her pants in the street, but had it televised all over the world, and it was a no.2. Although she later said it was more of a 1.5.

[xoggoth]

Re PR. I was very disappointed we never really saw anything. Where are the glass coffee tables with no glass when you need them?