Author Archives: Mecca O'Canainn
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Mecca O’Canainn * St. Patrick’s Day 2022
Take it off! Put it on!
*** Part One : Take it off ! *** On Monday, March 14, 2022, the mandate to wear face coverings inside public places (except for public transportation and health facilities) will come to an end in France. In light of this I’d like to share some thoughts about the putting on and taking off of face coveringsContinue reading “Take it off! Put it on!”
Back to Hibernia, or A part vs. Apart
I’m posting this again for St. Patrick’s Day 2022. Have a Happy Emerald Green Day! Many an American has taken that soul-searching, family-roots-searching trip back to the home country to see if they can find traces of fellow descendants who grew up on the other side of the Atlantic. Some are just happy to seeContinue reading “Back to Hibernia, or A part vs. Apart”
A merited long and heavy sentence on the West’s double standard
You can choose whether or not to believe that Poland refused entry to non-White refugees fleeing Ukraine due to the Russian invasion; but you cannot deny the double standard of allowing Western professional athletes to show their supoprt for Ukraine by displaying its flag, but not permitting the same to be done for Palestine againstContinue reading “A merited long and heavy sentence on the West’s double standard”
Misdirected Anger
Today, I would like to share a quote which I learned early on in my French life and that I have never forgotten. It is by Léopold Sédar Senghor, 1906-2001 (poet, politician and first president of Senegal): Les racistes sont des gens qui se trompent de colère. My personal attempts at translation: Racists are peopleContinue reading “Misdirected Anger”
A Positive Side of France
I know a woman, who I’ll name Ms. Hart, who is genreous, helpful and has a big heart. She is down to earth and reliable. She barely gossips and gives good practical advice. I am so glad to know her. However, I can only be with her in small doses because despite all of theContinue reading “A Positive Side of France”
White College Guys Only
Some time ago, as I waited in line at my local mini-mart I saw a man in his 20s come through the door with a serious expression. He knew exactly what he had come for and it was obviously that it was not to shop. He walked directly to what he thought was the endContinue reading “White College Guys Only”
Pardon My France 