To Marche in Paris after the lifting of restrictions on going out!
On May 11th, the restrictions on going out in France, which lasted for two months, were finally lifted!
There are still many restrictions on movement,
Restaurants and movie theaters remain closed.
No more carrying your permit with you every time you go out!
On Saturdays and Sundays of May 16th and 17th, which was the first weekend after the cancellation,
Along the Saint-Martin Canal in Paris and the Vincennes Forest,
It seems that it was crowded with many people.
On the administrative side,
I would like you to be a little more restrained...
There is no way.
The freedom-loving French often persevered,
Even I think
As for me, I don't go out to meet friends,
I went to the usual marche.
It's been two months since I went to the market where I used to buy vegetables and fish every Sunday morning.
Honey shop, herb shop, flower shop, cheese shop...
I wonder what everyone in the stands are doing...
When I arrived at the usual Marche under the clear sky,
fault? Something is different.
Usually, there are stands lined up on both sides of the sidewalk,
Shoppers are walking in the center,
If you look closely, the stands are not lined up facing each other.
People who shop at the stands lined up on the left walk in the center as usual,
People who shop at the stands lined up on the right walk on the roadway (although cars do not pass),
It was a new moving line!
I see,
This is to prevent shoppers from crowding together. Well thought out!
In addition, in order to protect the products lined up from infection,
There is also a protection that wraps around the stand.
Many of the sales people standing in the stands were also wearing masks.
During the restrictions on going out, I wondered, "What will happen to the world after lifting?"
Even if I tried to imagine it, it was completely no idea.
I have no clue, or rather,
I couldn't image it well.
But while I was idling with no ideas,
There were people who were working out concrete measures in this way.
When I think of it like that, I feel energized and very encouraged.
One more thing that encouraged me.
It's a flower shop in Marche Square.
Florists are not included in the minimum requirements recognized by the government,
We couldn't open the middle of the outing limit.
So this flower shop,
Surprisingly, he turned into an organic greengrocer,
It was still in business.
For toughness, action, and flexible ideas,
So far positive.
Moreover, as an organic greengrocer,
It was very prosperous. Victory of action!
restrictions on going out have been lifted
Is this flower shop operating as a greengrocer?
Or did she go back to the flower shop as before?
I was curious and went to see it,
Surprisingly, it has resumed business as a flower shop and greengrocer!
A new business is born!
"As the work content has doubled and the number of customers has doubled,
We've increased the number of staff at the store," said the shop owner.
In other words, it is more prosperous than before.
That's great!
"France doesn't have oil, but it has ideas."
When summer time (summer time) was introduced due to the oil shock,
These are the words of President Giscarde Stan.
It expresses the French temperament very well,
i love this word
When faced with difficulties,
It may be that the person's characteristics will be demonstrated.
For flower shops and greengrocers,
I wanted to see the French personality itself.
I hear that Japan's state of emergency declaration has also been lifted.
I still have a long way to go,
Both Japanese and French people are tactful and positive,
May we overcome this difficulty.
Hope everyone is doing well.
See you again, Abianto!
Keiko SUMINO-LEBLANC
Paris-based writer/coordinator Japanese-French translator
Moved to Paris in 1997. After getting married and raising children in Paris, she is active as a freelance writer and coordinator.
As a journalist specializing in food and lifestyle,
Contributed to numerous magazines and media in France and Japan.
He also co-authored a book as a translator.
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