Martin prides himself on being physically fit and limiting his diet to fresh, healthy foods. At a social gathering, the menu consists of foods he would never consider eating due to their incompatibility with his lifestyle, yet he doesn't want to call attention to himself by not eating. Martin is experiencing .

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.