Monday, March 25, 2013

SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES

An unusual sort of outdoor ashtray embedded on the exterior wall of the Hôtel Claridge on avenue Marbeuf just off the Champs-Elysées in Paris. It's literally a box for cigarette butts. Having just looked into the matter, I've discovered there is a crusade in France against tossing cigarette butts on public streets and sidewalks, which has been illegal since 2007.

Vocabulary
une boîte:  a box
un mégot:  a cigarette butt
éteindre:  to put out

©2013 P.B. Lecron

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