Je_nie_dieu  +  223245 Sun, 07 May 06 11:48 AM Hello The sentence sounds like this: "For many years I used to think that the national interest in weather was as much a British obsession as the state of their lives was a French one, but I've realised it's not really like that." what means "state of their lives" and what meaning "lives" has here? brown-colored part of sentence isn't clear for me. Could you help me? Je_nie_dieu Joined on Fri, Apr 14 2006 Lithuania Junior Member 56 Over the line?! You-you’re-you’re so far past the line, that you-you can’t even see the line! The line is a dot to you!

	Mister Micawber  +  223247 Sun, 07 May 06 11:53 AM the state of their lives = the condition / quality of their lives / life style / way of life / current situation in life. I'm afraid I am not familiar enough with this French obsession to be more definite. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,802 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'