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• Autolib', a New Car-share System in Paris

  

  Autolib' is a new service in Paris, on the model of the popular bike-sharing service Vélib', which will rent out small, automatic electric cars by the hour to... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 CULTURE, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Bad Neighbor

  

  Yesterday morning the gardienne came up to ask us not to use the water in the front of the apartment at all, all day. Workmen are doing travaux (renovation work... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 CULTURE, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Les Présidentiables: Meet the French Presidential Candidates

  

  While the French occasionally cast a horrified eye on the U.S. presidential campaign, the average American knows nothing about the French one. As a long-term... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 EXPAT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Madame, Or Mademoiselle?

  

  Caption: It's absolutely none of our business but we still demand to know if you are a virgin, unmarried, divorced, a widow, or just a naïve young thing.... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 CULTURE, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• My Favorite Ten... Best Funny French Films

  

  I won't be back in Paris for a few more days, so I thought I would fill the time by posting some "Ten Best" lists. I prefer funny films to serious ones, maybe... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, EXPAT, MOVIES

• Inspired by France... but Not Enough to Check the Dictionary

  

  Le grande cuisine in a thrift shop Le Fleur de Lis in Chicago La Salon of beauty in New Jersey Le belle couture seems to be based in Singapore Le belle façon... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 EXPAT, LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Strikers Versus Management: French Version

  

  One of my grandfathers was a coal miner until a mine collapsed right in front of him, killing a man standing three feet away. He emigrated to America and... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 CULTURE, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• I Could Have Been a Mommy-blogger

  

  I'm sure I would have been a Mommy-blogger if blogging had come along a little earlier. As it is, I'm glad I wasn't, because using your kids as blog-fodder (or... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 EXPAT, FAMILY, TRAVEL

• French Titles in the DVD Store

  

  While trying to think of what to write about today, since I'm not in Paris till later this month, I looked through the stash of images in my Paris file and foun... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, EXPAT, MOVIES

• French at the Supermarket

  

  Trying to find a common theme here. I think it's just that it's hard to imagine another country's name being used so much to persuade you to buy something.... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Onze Septembre, Ten Years Ago

  Le Monde published a front-page article after the attacks on the World Trade Center, by the editor-in-chief Jean-Marie Colombani, entitled "Nous sommes tous... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2011 COMMUNITY, EXPAT, MEDIA

• C'est La Rentrée!

  

  The rentrée, in France, means more than simply going back to school. Because the French take real vacations, the cities empty out in the summertime and people... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 CULTURE, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The American French Girl

  

  Until 1993, I believe it was, any child born in France automatically acquired French nationality. The number of immigrants and their descendants from the... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 CULTURE, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Paris, FRANCE?

  

  If you are an American living in Paris, you may get tired of Americans back home asking, "Paris, FRANCE?" when you say where you live (followed often by, "Wow,... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Bureaucracy Versus Bureaucratie

  

  The word "bureaucracy" literally means "desk power" and is supposed to have been invented in France. But lately I find that it's the U.S.A. that is being ruled... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Dolores

  

  The breakfast at the little Colorado inn where we were staying had been touted as the best in town, and breakfast is my favorite meal. Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2011 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• The Fat Kid

  

  The Little Rascals (originally Our Gang) was my favorite TV show when I was little. I have often struggled to explain to French people how Americans see them. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 CULTURE, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Yearly Closing

  

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  Posted on 10 August 2011 CULTURE, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Air France Airbus 380: No One Asked Me

  

  The Airbus needs two skyways to deplane I travel a lot, but only recently have I begun paying a lot of attention to which airplane the airline is using. But som... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2011 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Casting Couch in Paris

  

  La promotion canapé? My upstairs neighbors are moving, and I'm so sad. They're the only people in the building I really felt were kindred spirits. They are... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 CULTURE, EXPAT, TRAVEL