Subj : Re: Gendarmes
To   : Joe Delahaye
From : Holger Granholm
Date : Mon Sep 26 2016 08:57 am

In a message on Monday 09-25-16 Joe Delahaye said to Holger Granholm:

Hi Joe,

 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?

I have always thought that an english Bobby is a patrolling police,
creating a sense of safety in a neighbourhood, and helping citizens and
tourists.

Since nobody frenchspeaking person appears here, I think we will have to
leave the question of what a french gendarm is or does, open.


73 de Sam, OH0NC

aka Holger

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