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How to Drink Wine in France, Like a Local

Salut ! Wine, cheese and bread are the 3 symbols of French food. But we don’t drink wine, buy bread and eat cheese like in the movies set in Paris. Today, I’ll demystify French wine by giving you 5 tips about wine in France. From

Social Occasions: Etiquette à Table

Coucou ! When invited for a meal in France, don’t expect to be received in a Versailles dining room with silver cutlery and porcelain plates. Nope. We are normal people. BUT we have plenty of unwritten rules for the table. We call all these rules

Cultural Differences: How to Scare the Hell Out of a French Person

Salut ! Today, we’ll cover precisely the kind of topic you come to Comme une Française for. Deep insight on France and French people that only a local can reveal. Delivered with kindness and honesty. Never judgmental. Today’s video is about “How to frighten a

Pour les Hommes: 5 Ways to Live Like a Frenchman

Coucou ! On March the 8th, it’s “La Journée de la Femme”: International Women’s Day, and as this blog is called “Comme une Française”, I’ve decided to do something special! Since we talk about us, women, all year long here, I’ve invited an authentic, pure

How to Eat Crêpes on Chandeleur

Salut, This Sunday on February 2nd, it’s La Chandeleur. In France, that means it’s time for us to cook and eat the famous « crêpes ». Today, you’ll learn about the origins of the Chandeleur tradition in France. Then we’ll look at the vocabulary and

How to eat la galette des rois in France

Bonjour, Bonne année ! In France, today, on January the 6th, we eat la Galette des Rois: the king cake. You’ll see galettes in all boulangeries in France. And children with their crown on the head after school. It’s not only about eating a galette,

What to eat at a traditional French Christmas dinner

Coucou, Christmas is coming and your dream comes true: you are in France! You visit the Christmas markets, eat roasted chestnuts and drink « vin chaud ». While walking around the stalls, French people talk about their preparations for Christmas: what they’re planning to cook,

How to pay at the market in France

Imagine: you’re at the market in France. Every person around you speaks French while buying vegetables, eggs and flowers. It’s casual French. When you hear it, you notice that everybody uses the SAME phrases. As if it was « automatic phrases ». These scripted conversations all French

French baguette: How to buy the perfect one in France

Salut c’est Géraldine! The boulangerie is at the heart of French culture. For example the French can drive miles for a good baguette. And you can spot the best boulangeries by the waiting line on Sunday mornings. French people want the baguette they actually look

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