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It’s cold and snowy in France right now. Even Paris was all white this WE, it’s been all over the news! Well, let’s start with what I told you last week. (drumroll) I’m happy to present in exclusivity: (cheering and clapping in the public) Each
In January, France gets slowly back to work after a 2 weeks break. Every French person talks about their family Christmas and their New Year’s Eve gueule de bois (hangover). And how they need a few days off to recover from holidays. 🙂 But what
Bonjour ! Oh wow, it’s already Christmas! Are you ready? I’m not. Still have to find a few presents, order the dinde farcie at the butcher’s and the bûche de Noël at the boulangerie. By the way, Christmas is SO different from one country to
Bonjour, Have you ever ended up stuck in a « Ca va? » « Ca va bien et vous? » conversation? Where you don’t know how to articulate phrases of more than 3 words? When you’d really love to connect with the person in front of you? YES! And
Have you ever thought « Oh my god, Parisians speak SO fast! I’m not ready for this.» ? If you’ve already been to France, that answer should be yes. And that’s fine. It takes time to understand French. Here is the good news. Either you assume
Hi, Is this your very first visit to Comme une Française? Bienvenue! I’m glad you’re here. As you saw on the news, I send free weekly tips about life in France to my subscribers. Every Tuesday. To receive these tips, click here to enter your
I had the idea for the article from a reader. And this is such a good idea. Comme une Française is not about French clichés, it’s about real life in France. And this includes ordering a pizza after a long day of work. This is
Salut ! As I was in Brazil last week, I thought « Hey, I’m just like my readers right now! ». And asked myself tons of questions such as: – What if I was sick? I see the pharmacies all around me… But what about a doctor?
As a reader of Comme une Française, you are looking for real French advice about France. And it’s my duty to give the accurate, real, sometimes painful truth about my country. Not clichés to sell you food, stripped shirts or wine tastings. As I was
When a French person says « no », she often means « yes ». This idea came to me while talking to Aisha. It is SO good to talk to expats: you give me awesome subjects for posts. All these little things are so obvious to me (and to
