Public Address | Cafe | Island Life: The doctor will see you now https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address James Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36473#post36473 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36473#post36473

This, of course, is a measurement which can be enormously problematic.

You can always look at the most easily measured health indicator: Life expectancy. (Figures from WHO). US health spending does not seem very efficient. And if you want to have a play for yourself
http://www.who.int/whosis/database

France
Life expectancy at…

]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:00:19 +1300 Mark Graham https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36460#post36460 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36460#post36460 Best coffee ever – Ecuador – coffee syrup topped up with hot milk. French coffee – average. Italian coffee – ok. New Zealand coffee – amongst the best.

Ducks: yep. Time to let them in to the country. French ones, that is. Even at risk of avian influenza. And un-pastuerised…

]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:26:09 +1300 AndrewD https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36384#post36384 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36384#post36384 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:30:48 +1300 AndrewD https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36383#post36383 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36383#post36383 Aaaahhh the French and ducks.

In my French sojourn I ended out at at a ski resort in Provence called La Foux d'Allos. Just outside the town was a barn which housed a restaurant called "The Farm".

Everything on the menu was made of ducks. INCLUDING THE ICE CREAM. But…

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:28:26 +1300 Robyn Gallagher https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36362#post36362 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36362#post36362

I'm definitely not a fan of French coffee (the one exception being an espresso I had in McD's in Lyon – go figure) but the coffee in Italy is OMIGOD

I wonder if this is because it's the Italians with their fancy espresso machines that have come to dominate coffee…

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:10:36 +1300 andrew llewellyn https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36356#post36356 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36356#post36356 I found the coffee very good in Aix & Arles... and a super little place called Frejus.

But I came here to mention that I have experienced the health system in France – with a sick relative – and it was fantastic. And quick – like WAY quicker than here, in…

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:55:19 +1300 Che Tibby https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36344#post36344 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36344#post36344 sweet jesus... i can't begin to express my envy...

david. eat at least one more duck before you leave. one more, for me.

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:01:47 +1300 InternationalObserver https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36339#post36339 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36339#post36339 OMIGOD ... no wonder they're all Catholics. One sip and you can see Jesus ... ]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:47:53 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36327#post36327 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36327#post36327

Such choices. Albondegas – a form of spanish meatball; daube of canard; choux farci; duck breasts as big as you'll find on your turkey this christmas; pure duck sausages; 99 ways to eat a canard.

Mmmmmm ...

But how was the coffee?

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:13:31 +1300 Eric Olthwaite https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36326#post36326 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36326#post36326 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:11:08 +1300 InternationalObserver https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36313#post36313 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36313#post36313

If you find yourself in the southwest of France, look in the markets for a friendly, smiling, Spanish-looking woman with trays full of duck.

Heh heh

Let me warn PAS readers that M'sieur Slack is pulling your leg. Every town/village in the southwest of France has a market. You may spend…

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:29:06 +1300 Tom Beard https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36288#post36288 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36288#post36288 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:52:29 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36287#post36287 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/island-life-the-doctor-will-see-you-now/?p=36287#post36287 Discussion from blog post.

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