There is no-one quicker than me to denounce the french as a

[Luis Anaconda]

I am led to believe it can be cold, you perhaps need to make a definite point of getting up early in order to really get it, you spend a lot of time falling over and let’s be honest the fashions are deplorable.

At least 2 of the above are covered by everyday life in Ireland.

Now unless somebody can guarantee me that by end of day 1 I will be attacking the black runs like an Irish Franz Klammer then bollócks.

I went on a skiing holiday once - abandoned the skiing after one day. Enjoyed the rest of the week in a lovely French village with fantastic scenery and some good books