Metro station or IKEA showroom?

I haven’t seen it in person, but apparently IKEA has taken station domination to a new level. The Nordic furniture company has “furnished” several Paris metro stations for a couple of weeks. Read about it and see a photo here.

Septuagenarian safe sex

I’ve come across this ad in a few places around Paris and each time it cracks me up. It’s not unusual to see ads in the city advocating the use of condoms, but this is the first one I’ve noticed that uses a senior citizen as the primary model. The headline says that condoms protect from AIDS, and just below it states “Odette 13,874 condoms”. Use condoms and you may live a happy and sex-filled life as long as Odette’s. I think that's pretty straightforward.

Is it the sex or the cigs?

The French have been known to show naked women in ads so when I read that anti-smoking ads with a sexual overtone have sparked some debate, I was surprised. The Family Minister objects to the ads because they “…might constitute an affront on public decency…” and the Families of France spokesperson claims that the ads don’t make sense. Whether you like the ads or not, given the number of young people seen smoking in France, I think something needs to be done. Read about it and see the ads here.

Funny condom ad from Durex