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Tag Archives: france
France welcomes us all!
Yet another reason to love France: French President Emmanuel Macron launched a website urging anyone concerned with climate change to move to France: www.MakeOurPlanetGreatAgain.fr – Exxon Shareholders Approve Climate Resolution: 62% Call for Disclosure in Landmark
Weirdest Part of Hollande’s Sex Scandal
The weirdest element of the Hollande scandal was finally pointed to by Anne Roumanoff, a French humorist and political satirist: the clash between the French President’s nerdy look and his rakish extra-curricular activities. Draping the French socio-political scene in a … Continue reading
Posted in French culture, Language Tips, News from France, Only in France !
Tagged conjugal, france, Hollande, nerd, sex scandal, Trierweiler
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Bernard’s reactions to the latest wrinkle
Bernard B. sent in that cartoon from Le Monde. Here are his accompanying thoughts: J’ai l’impression qu’on tourne en rond. Il y a deux choses : d’une part la « clarification » lapidaire et peu généreuse de Hollande et d’autre … Continue reading
Our self-proclaimed Frenchie, Doris, is scandalized by those of us who are scandalized
Je n’implique pas plus les Anglos que quiconque s’identifie à des bornés de puritains et de débiles: il faut vraiment avoir un QI de taré pour être attiré par ce TRASH. Même le Pape François ne se considère pas ” … Continue reading
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Tagged bureau à l'Élysée, france, French, Hollande, Puritains, scandal, Trierweiler
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Bernard, an observer of French culture writes with savvy eye and a golden pen : Décidément, l’année a commencé avec une actualité française bien chargée : une version présidentielle de Romeo et Juliette, le mélodrame de l’épouse abandonnée, ou plutôt … Continue reading
A Frenchie’s reaction
After having lived a long time in the States, Doris P. sees America with French eyes : “Ce que X, Y, le Président fait dans sa vie privée ne regarde personne, seulement lui et son entourage. Toutefois un bémol … Continue reading
Hysterical franglais British view of the Hollande pickle
Michel C. of Cambridge, Mass, sent us a Britsh scetch that looks a lot like the kinds of French I would hear as a high school and college French teacher. Maybe that’s a good way, actually, to learn French. It’ll … Continue reading
Michèle voit tous les côtés !
Michèle L. voit le phénomène de tous les cotés: Oui Susan, je ne suis pas étonnée de ton message. Je sais qu’aux Etats-Unis et ailleurs l’affaire « Hollande » a eu un certain retentissement. En France un peu moins, paradoxalement. Je constate … Continue reading
English rags tell more than French
Several English rags are publishing rumors that Julie Gayet, President Hollande’s new mistress, might be 4 months pregnant. The rumor is said to have been started on Twitter, subsequently removed, but taken up, mostly, by the foreign press. True to … Continue reading