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Category Archives: Cultural Perspectives
La France brûle encore
France is burning again! The entire news program tonight was about the French soccer disaster. Are any of you following this in English? I’m not and am having trouble figuring out how the players are so arrogant (other than that … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, News from France
Tagged Coupe du Monde, Domenech, soccer
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List of Paris Restaurant Recommendations by American Fans
Un ami, Eric, m’a demandé: Je me disais : si j’avais des amis américains qui venaient à Paris et qui me demandaient l’adresse de 3 restaurants “sympa-typique-parisiens” qui laissent un bon souvenir, je ne saurais pas quoi leur indiquer ! … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, Only in France !, Reasons to learn French, Tourism in France
Tagged cuisine, French, paris, restaurants
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Champs Élysées Inimaginables !
Aurions-nous jamais imaginé les Champs Élysées comme ça? C’est pourtant une vraie image de l’avenue transformée en forêt dimanche dernier. Regardez le link du Figaro.. Évidence que les Français devancent les Amérains!
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, News from France, Tourism in France
Tagged Champs Elysées, imagination
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2009’s Top New Words
‘Unfriend,’ ‘Twitter’ and ‘podcast’ are the top new words of 2009 according to the New Oxford American Dictionary and Global Language Monitor respectively. And guess what: the French Dictionary, Le Petit Larousse added those same three words! It published the … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicisms Invade, Cultural Perspectives, French versus English, Language Tips, News from France
Tagged French language, podcast, twitter, unfriend, words
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Tiger Woods Seeks Refuge in France – une blague
Cultural observers have often noted that France is more tolerant of adultery than prudish America. It thought our big deal over Monica-Gate was ridiculous when their President Mitterrand had a wife, an official mistress, and an illegitimate daughter. How childish … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, News from France
Tagged adultery, france, sexual, Tiger Woods
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This Says a Lot !
What does this French cartoon about Purchasing Power say about the French economy? Beaucoup!
What does it mean to be French?
The latest debate in France is about French identity. Qu’est-ce qu’être français? A new minister of French Identity was recently appointed to open this question up not only to French citizens – immigrants and “de souche” – but to those … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, News from France
Tagged égalité, être français, débat, debate, france, fraternité, French identity, identité française, liberté, Marseillaise
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Thanksgiving Explained to the French – Hysterical!
Art Buchwald’s classic explanation of Thanksgiving is priceless! It’s still a riot after 50 years. In 2005, a copy of it was reprinted in the Washington Post and it still packs its punch! I thought it was written to explain … Continue reading
Antisemitism in France — hoax email still making the rounds
Récemment, j’ai reçu mon enième exemplaire d’une alarme d’anti-sémitisme en France. Pourquoi s’alarmer sans savoir les faits ? Pourquoi blâmer la France ? Comment croire un mail sans auteur? Il y a assez de racisme dans le monde pour ne … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, News from France, Uncategorized
Tagged anti-semitism, antisemitism, chain letter, france, hoax, Jew, Jewish
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Etienne’s View on French and BHL’s Politics
Etienne sent our blog a post of Bernard-Henri Lévy, interviewed in L’Express about his views on French politics today – the future of its Socialist Party (PS). That appears on a separate post. This post was written by Etienne Roop, … Continue reading
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