Okay, so I must confess I don't have much to say about this little aspect of the city. I was walking home one Saturday through the older part of town near St Etienne (pictures to follow), when I saw this sign. A combination of the French sensibility for puns, anglophilia, and general bad taste, I suppose. I have yet to passer chez le coiffeur (go to the hair salon) since I have arrived in Nevers, but something tells me I'll still be looking. Also, to appreciate the full humor, you must know that the french never pronounce the h as americans do, with un petit souffle d'air (with a little breath of air). Instead, they make a sharp, almost glottal attack of the succeeding vowel, so that the word "hair" effectively sounds like "ere". So enjoy, and more to come soon.
Gros bisous !
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