August is a dead month in France. Everything is closed, everyone is on holiday. Even the homeless guy outside my office has packed up and left. The few leftover folks (in my office, just me and the intern out of 18 people) have to find ways to occupy themselves. And that’s how the Post-It Wars were born.
Look at any office building in Paris this month and you will see a Post-It note version of Pac-Man, Asteroids, an Angry Bird or two, or Cartman staring back at you. Today I even saw an entire tropical paradise, palmtree and all.
It’s a great phenomenon, doubly weird because it’s only referencing Western, ie not specifically French, pop culture. It brings a smile to my face every time I see them, because in the last two weeks I’ve come to relate totally to the complete work ennui that is August here. Here are some pics I stole off the Internet!
