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• Mon Téléphone Et Moi

  

  Pretty much everyone who knows me knows I hate talking on the phone. I don't know what about it turns me into a stammering idiot, but there it is. Calling a... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Germans, Please Stop Saying F*ck

  

  Un phoque If you learned all your English from non-native speakers, British people, or from the movies, you might be excused for thinking that the word I will... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2012 EXPAT, LANGUAGES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Soldes in Paris: the Summer Sales Begin

  

  It's the time of year when it's fun to walk down a street like the rue de Passy in the 16th, or any Paris shopping street, to see what creative ways the window... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 CULTURE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Texas Embassy in Paris

  

  While riding around with my high school classmate on the top of a double-decker tourist bus, I noticed this second-story commemorative carving on the rue de... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2012 CULTURE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Spot the American!

  

  What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days. This year, along with the not-so-perfect days of Paris's June weather, a lot of American... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2012 CULTURE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Fête De La Musique... Or Noise?

  

  Tonight was the Fête de la Musique, and there are free concerts all over town until late. "But not as late as last year," said a storeowner on the rue Lepic,... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2012 CULTURE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Even the Mannequins Are Sexier in France

  

  By the way, did you know that in French, mannequin means a real live person? It's a fashion model. I had to explain to someone recently that they couldn't use... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 CULTURE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Anomalies of French Life: the Philosophy Exam

  

  At the time of year when American high school seniors are finished with school, having spent the last two months with severe attacks of senioritis, French... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 CULTURE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• At the Hairdresser, Discussing Children's Parties

  

  This was a cute gadget, a lorgnette, so that women having a balayage or getting their hair dyed can read without having to put their glasses near their hair.... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Législatives: Vive Le Roi!

  

  "Reconquer our liberties! Vote royalist!" Walking around my neighborhood today, I spotted this royalist poster on one of the official campaign boards. Curious, ... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 EXPAT, POLITICS, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Anomalies of French Life: Strange Numbers

  

  After all these years in Paris, I still have a hard time with French numbers. That's because the French, unlike other French speakers, for example in Belgium... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Queen's Jubilee, from France

  

  The Gloriana, Renaissance replica manned by star oarsmen (and women) I am not a royalist, but when I was in London a few weekends ago I bought some jubilee... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 CULTURE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Yes, There Are No Donuts in Paris

  

  Primo's Donuts on Sawtelle Boulevard in Los Angeles has the best donuts ever. Celia and Ralph Primo (that's Celia in the photo) have been running it since... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 CULTURE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Life in Paris: the Eurostar

  

  The Gare du Nord, late at night One of the things that makes life in Europe so exotic for Americans is that it's so easy to go to another country. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• FAQ: Some Favorite non-French Paris Places

  

  If you have been to Paris once or twice before, or even better if you live here, why not explore a little? Like every great city, Paris is full of hidden and... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 CULTURE, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• FAQ: Advice to Visitors to Paris

  

  I would like to stay here if I were a tourist and could afford it.... If you live in a city tourists like to visit, you probably have had the same thing happen... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Anomalies of French Life: Loving New York

  

  The French do not share the Middle American distaste for New York City. The mention of New York in a conversation will instantly call up coos of admiration and... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Parc Astérix: a Visit to Gaul

  

  Like Paris Disneyland, Astérix is a huge theme park less than an hour from Paris. It has crowds and long lines and attractions and shows. But if you would go... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Gourmands in the Galeries Lafayette Elevator

  

  Had to do some errands at Galeries Lafayette yesterday. Boy was it crowded! Lots and lots of Chinese and Middle Eastern tourists. It was the Ascension holiday,... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Paris Coat of Arms: It Floats!

  

  Did you know that the coat of arms of Paris, a river city that lies far inland, is of a ship? The motto of the city is Fluctuat nec mergitur, "It floats but... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL