(Its necessary to go all the way over to the other side of the city.) Avoir la cagne If you say jai la cagne youre feeling lazy, or not really up to doing something (just like standard Frenchs avoir la flemme ) Il me tarde An expression of impatience or looking forward to something, like jai hte in standard French or I cant wait in English (sometimes used in Northern France as well) Ptanque (f.) A summer game popular throughout France (particularly in the Southwest) involving throwing baseball-sized balls as close as possible to a smaller ball Pastis (m.) A flagship Southwestern France drink (an anise liquor, mixed with water) often ordered by the brand name, Ricard Frias Small town festivals typical of Southwest France and Spain with parades, music, corridas (bullfights) and traditional food and dance Trou gascon Literally translating as the Gascon hole, this refers to the Gascon tradition of drinking the regions celebrated aged brandy, armagnac, during a multiple-course meal, which supposedly helps to reset digestion to make space for the next course
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Given the shift in practice patterns toward models of care that include the practitioner's home as the distant site, we believe it would be appropriate to continue this flexibility as CMS considers various proposals that may better protect the safety and privacy of practitioners
