Re: Re: Gendarmes
By: Holger Granholm to Joe Delahaye on Mon Sep 26 2016 08:57:00
HG>> So the gendarmes are probably military polices, or just soldiers.
JD>> Or perhaps the State Police. I believe there is a Gendarmerie (sp)
JD>> in France. Perhaps it is something like the British Bobby?
HG> I have always thought that an english Bobby is a patrolling police,
HG> creating a sense of safety in a neighbourhood, and helping citizens and
HG> tourists.
Yes, wrong comparison. The UK does have a state police, but it is not the the
English Bobby. My mind wont wrap around the name of that organization right now
though.
HG> Since nobody frenchspeaking person appears here, I think we will have to
HG> leave the question of what a french gendarm is or does, open.
True enough
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