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That first book
Share000000000or copy the linkA very warm welcome to this my first blog. Yes, I can just hear you saying to yourselves, ‘What, yet one more funny book about those freakish French! Well, that’s...
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French without (too many) tears
Share000000000or copy the linkIt was at the beginning of my first year at secondary school that I began studying the French language French, and with it became gradually aware of an irresistible...
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Hand Shaking and Cheek Kissing in France
Share000000000or copy the linkHand Shaking – What all Brits Abroad Should Know. It is a double paradox that a people whose perception of politeness requires them to make total strangers believe they...
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Deep in the Heart of Rural France
Share000000000or copy the linkAs I explained in my website bio, after spending two years as a French master in an English secondary school I successfully applied to go on a year’s official teacher...
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Deep in the Heart of Rural France (1)
Share000000000or copy the linkMy Teacher Exchange As I explained in my website bio, after spending two years as a French master in an English secondary school, I successfully applied to go on a year’s...
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Deep in the Heart of Rural France (2)
Share000000000or copy the linkThe Bedroom A slightly smaller version of the living room stove was to be found in the bedroom which was large enough to accommodate a single, and a large double bed...
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Deep in the Heart of Rural France (3)
Share000000000or copy the linkThe Dangers of Colloquial Expressions One morning while sitting in the staff room, I eavesdropped on a conversation between my eccentric German teacher and le proviseur,...
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Deep in the Heart of Rural France (4)
Share000000000or copy the linkMy Eccentric Friend’s Wife His wife, a calm, private sort of woman (she was some kind of social worker) was considerably younger than him, but I never knew her well...
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Does Expat Living Influence Your Self Identity?
Share000000000or copy the linkTwo Different People? My recent reading of Louise Wiles’ ‘How Has Expat Living Impacted on Your Sense of Who You Are?’ at http://www.successabroadcoaching.com recalled to...
View ArticleParis Elected As Their Favourite Shopping Town
According to an article which recently appeared in the Economics Supplement of the Figaro newspaper Brazilian, Chinese and Russian tourists have voted Paris their favourite shopping town. Moreover, 28%...
View ArticleIntercultural Marriage and Relationships
The recently-landed Anglo-Saxon expat might find the following tips and observations food for thought when addressing some of those problems which an intercultural marriage or serious relationship...
View ArticleDon’t Mind Me – I’m Just a Foreigner
In an intercultural partnership not only might your Anglo-Saxon expat’s limited comprehension of everyday spoken French make it difficult for you to have more than just the vaguest idea of what a...
View Article‘Voisins vigilants’– Neighbourhood Watch
It is yet one more measure of the often diametrical opposition that exists between French and English – geographically separated by just a narrow stretch of shallow brine but mentally oceans apart –...
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