{"id":2580,"date":"2012-09-17T17:46:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T17:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quintessential.org.uk\/sa-mathieson\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2017-07-12T18:18:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T17:18:00","slug":"why-are-french-pharmacy-signs-so-animated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samathieson.com\/sa-mathieson\/why-are-french-pharmacy-signs-so-animated\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are French pharmacy signs so animated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pharmacies in France are useful places. They offer a wide range of medicines and advice. However, the same is true of pharmacies elsewhere in the world&#8230; but they don&#8217;t have signs like French pharmacy signs. This one was filmed in Lille, but is typical of many.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RunC0Ecx71E?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It might be different if French high streets were a riot of flashing lights, but they generally aren&#8217;t &#8211; except for the local pharmacy. Certainly you might want to find a pharmacy in France quickly in a medical emergency, but the same is true in Britain and other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Unless the answer has something to do with owners having easy access to pharmaceuticals &#8211; the end of the sequence above does look a bit like something you might see at a rave in the 1990s &#8211; I don&#8217;t know the answer to the question of the title. However, I do know how that it is very easy to find a pharmacy in France, and that if you do so, you will often also know the air temperature &#8211; which could perhaps help you decide if you have a fever.<\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"Religion and healthcare: why the NHS provokes holy arguments\" href=\"https:\/\/samathieson.com\/sa-mathieson\/religion-and-healthcare-why-the-nhs-provokes-holy-arguments\/\">Religion and healthcare: why the NHS provokes holy arguments (inspired by a visit to Lille&#8217;s Hospice Comtesse)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pharmacies in France are useful places. They offer a wide range of medicines and advice. However, the same is true of pharmacies elsewhere in the world&#8230; but they don&#8217;t have signs like French pharmacy signs. 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