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Have you ever been a flâneur?

Flâneur (/flæˈnjʊər/; French: [flɑˈnœʁ]) is a French noun referring to a person, literally meaning 'stroller', 'lounger', 'saunterer', or 'loafer', but with some nuanced additional meanings. Flânerie is the act of strolling, with all of its accompanying associations. A near-synonym of the noun is boulevardier. Traditionally depicted as male, a flâneur is an ambivalent figure of urban affluence and modernity, representing the ability to wander detached from society with no other purpose than to be an acute observer of industrialized, contemporary life.

Posted - August 6, 2020

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  • 16239
    I'm more inclined to be a Socratic gadfly.
      August 7, 2020 2:58 AM MDT
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  • 52931

     

      None for me, thanks; I have to drive later. 

    ~

      August 7, 2020 5:28 AM MDT
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  • Yes I've been sweet and custardish most of my life. 
      August 7, 2020 5:48 AM MDT
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  • 22904
    I admit I had to check the definition.

    And I still am a bit unsure of its meaning.

    But not too long ago, I went walking during the evening, my favorite time of the 24-hours time period called a "day." (I sometimes wonder why we call the entire 24-hours period "day" when the preferable-to-me "night" is half of that time. Ha.)

    Anyway, I walked with no purpose, just strolling, and I ended up standing on the sidewalk for literally about 45 minutes just looking up at the beautiful, ever-changing skyscape.  

    Free stock photo of clouds, cloudy sky, evening sky

      August 7, 2020 6:03 AM MDT
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  • 7405
    Flaneur  Flâneur 
      August 7, 2020 10:41 AM MDT
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  • 52931

     

    I LOVE YOU, LADY!

      August 7, 2020 10:54 AM MDT
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  • 7405
      August 7, 2020 10:56 AM MDT
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  • 22904
    "Ha!" to the lady bowing gif! :)

    (And what a classy presence she has!)
      August 7, 2020 6:30 PM MDT
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  • 13257
    Don't start.
      August 7, 2020 4:20 PM MDT
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  • 7405
    GIVE ME BEST ANSWER!! NOW! 
      August 7, 2020 4:29 PM MDT
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  • 13257
    All right, already!
      August 7, 2020 4:35 PM MDT
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  • 7405
    You’re such an azz lol :) 
      August 7, 2020 4:36 PM MDT
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  • 13257
    Oh come on. I did as you told me!
      August 7, 2020 4:37 PM MDT
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  • 7405
    It was pretty good, my face hurts from  laugh after I saw that. You’re alright for  an azz Lol :) 
      August 7, 2020 4:39 PM MDT
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  • 22904
    "lol" on the "Don't start."  :)
      August 7, 2020 6:30 PM MDT
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