Kjeldearkiv:Brev fra Trygve H. Wegge til Carl G.O. Hansen 1909-04-29
Brev fra Trygve H. Wegge til Carl G.O. Hansen 1909-04-29
| Brev fra Trygve H. Wegge til Carl G.O. Hansen 1909-04-29 | |
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| Informasjon om brevet | |
| Dato: | 1953-07-25 |
| Sted: | Marseille, Frankrike |
| Fra: | Trygve H. Wegge |
| Til: | Carl G.O. Hansen |
| Samling: | P0543, Carl G. O. Hansen papers |
| Oppbevaringssted: | NAHA |
| Transkribert av: | Nasjonalbiblioteket via Transkribus |
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Marseille. le 29 April 1909 190
Dear friend.
You will excuse me for writing to you in eng-
lish, but that is the only way for me to keep up the language, and
I will not for any price forget it.
I do not remember if I really owe you a letter, or if you
owe me. But never mind I owe you so much anyay so I am glad I
get a chance to pay off some of my debt to you.
I suppose you are anxious to know how I am getting along
in my new country. Well, I am getting more and more used to it
now, but the worst thing to get used to is the language.
I live x in a pension, where there are 10 different nati-
onalities,mostly speaking freuch,but as they take me for an eng
lishman on speak English to me. I also talk quite much german there
and when i at the office speak nowegian you and understand there
is a Babylons forvirring in my head,
France is certainly the land of the free par ex ellancé
The lady who makes a living by means of her own body
is just as common and expected as the one who works for her li
ving. It is considered from a business standpoint.
In Paris I got sick and tired of the girls. They were
alltogeteher too imposing. They would not leave you alone neither
on the boulevards nor in the cfees, especially café Americaine.
The district where Marseille is located Provence, is
very dry, so here is very rocky. But he sun shines bright al¬
ways,and the light wellow-red rock stand wonderful against the
deep blue Mediterronean Oceai. I have alreadu taken quite a few
excursion. Easter were 3 of us down in the Reviera, and there
was a wonderful change in the negetation and klimá. There was
nothing but palms and Klower,and everybody were summerdressed.
For Pentecote I expect to go further down to Nice and
Monaco,where Monte Carlo is.
There is a big change in the food here. Breakfast
consists of a cup of coffe and a small dry breadpiece. But the
dejeuner is heavy with red or white wine so everybody does no
thing but sleep for 2 hours in the afternoon. At 8 o'clock we
have a big diner. I live very fashionable and there is a very
nice crowd. Marseille is a very dangerous town, so it pays to
room at a good place. The streets ae very narrow (in order to
prevent the sun and the heat) and all kinds of much and rotten
stuff are scattered all over From the windows on brush and shake
rugs etc down in the heads of the people passing.
MARSEILLE
Furthermore I am disappointed as to the general
behavieur and taste, which the Frenchmen display regarding music
and other elevated matter, which partains to "bon ton".
When youxxx have read about the high cultivation,
that prevailed under the emperors, you will at present time note
a remarcable change and demoralisation as to the taste and habits,
I was to the Grand Opera a couple of timez last month,
and expected to find people in full dress etc., but instead there
was the worst crowd,men and women with their hats on in shabby
dress. I heard 'Samson et Dalila" which is wonderful, and "Madam
Butterfly." I have a suspicion that people do not go for the
Opera, but on account of the ballet, that commences or finishes each
performance, and lasts for a good hour. The etraction is of course
the girl,who can show most of their beauties.
When I home in my pension play the good old classic music
the other boardes hollor and ask for ragtime." They will not listen
even to their own masters,f ex. Chopin. And they all belong to the
best class of people.
You must not, however, judge by this that I am disgusted
with France. But I will say that I will prefer America. Here I
have no friends, although I am introduced in two very distinguished
norw. families, shipbrokers. Mr. Rossw,with whom I work, is a very
nice and bright fellow 30 years old. We are mostly together. I am
entitled to enter his firm as x partner next fall. But I dont know
yet if it pays. In the meantime I have a good chance to learn
the business and language
The letters from the same getting more and more now
adays. But I hope you wil write me a few lines on your Saturday
evenings, and tell me about your doings and our friends incommon
Last sunday Rossow took me along to an excursion with a
crowd about 80 girls and boys. In the afternoon each one got up
and did something. They also called upon me: "The Englishman", and
i Sang: Love me and the World is mine".
Well, greet your wife and boys, and our friends at your
office and outside.
Your old friend
Trygve.
Skannede brev
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