Piste 52 - U8 - Savoir faire - p96

Savoirfaire.

Know-how.

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In front of the huge Escudero supermarket, located on the national road that links Spain to France, hundreds of cars registered in the Pyrénées-Orientales, Hérault, or even Bouches-du-Rhône are parked.

Alisortdumagasinavecdeuxchariotsremplisdenourriture,debouteillesdevinetdecartouchesdecigarettes.

He leaves the store with two carts filled with food, bottles of wine, and packs of cigarettes.

CetagentterritorialduCanet-en-Roussillonvientfairesescoursesiciunefoisparmois.

This territorial agent from Canet-en-Roussillon comes to do his shopping here once a month.

QuandonvoitlesprixicietlesprixenFrance,iln'yapasphoto.

When you see the prices here and the prices in France, there is no comparison.

Jediraisàlafindumois.

I would say at the end of the month.

Onleressentparrapportànotrepouvoird'achat.

You really feel it in relation to our purchasing power.

C'estvraiqu'onfaitpasmald'économies.

It's true that we don't save badly.

Sioncomparevraiment,vraimentlesprixàLaJonquera,laplupartdesproduitscoûtententre30et50 %moinscherqu'enFrance.

If you really, really compare the prices to La Jonquera, most products cost between 30 and 50% cheaper than in France.

Leprixdulitredesans-plombnedépassepasles0,88 €.

The price of unleaded petrol does not exceed €0.88.

Etàl'heuredudéjeuner,lesrestaurantsquiproposenttousdesmenusàvolontécommeceluideXavi,affichecomplet.

And at lunchtime, the restaurants that offer all-you-can-eat menus like Xavi's are fully booked.

Guy,lui,habiteàSète.

Guy, on the other hand, lives in Sète.

Ilafait180kilomètrespourveniriciavecsafemme.

He traveled 180 kilometers to come here with his wife.

C'estlapremièrefoisqu'ilvientetvisiblement,ceretraitén'estpasdéçu.

It's his first time here and clearly, he is not disappointed.

C'estdésastreuxdevoirqu'à2030kilomètresd'iciqu'onpaye,çaaunprixfou.

It's disastrous to have to pay, 2030 kilometers away, at a crazy price.

Onyreviendrasouvent.

We will often come back.

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And once the classes are over, Guy plans to offer a trip to Cadaqués, a lovely little Catalan port located a few dozen kilometers from La Jonquera, the French-Spanish border.