Nutella versus Peanut Butter: vive la différence
For a conversation course, I’d set up a mock debate on Nutella versus Peanut Butter...
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04, 2021
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01, 2019
Colette le film: to like or to not like – the importance of debates in French society
I'm glad the film revived my interest in Colette the famous French writer, but, but but...
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11, 2015
Nous sommes la France: the taboo question of French national identity
'Nous sommes la France' is a phrase that has been used to express French solidarity following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in early 2015. But who exactly is this 'nous' and what is 'France'? asks French journalist Natacha in her new book, 'Nous sommes la France'.
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09, 2015
Paris in October – what’s on?
Are you exploring Paris this October? If you are, you're in luck. Autumn is the perfect time to get to know Paris like a local, and we have the best picks to make sure you get the most out of your visit.
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05, 2013
Le phénomène FEMEN, vu de France
Fondée en Ukraine, une nouvelle vague de féministes mène des actions coup de poing en dénudant leur poitrine publiquement. Par ces actes, elles souhaitent se réapproprier leur corps et imposer leurs revendications. Comment ce mouvement est-il perçu par leurs consoeurs françaises ?
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05, 2012
French presidential elections: Match nul ?
The long-awaited confrontation between Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande kept more than 17 million French people in front of their TV for almost 3 hours on Wednesday night.
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04, 2012
French parenting: qu’en pensez-vous ?
Is one particular nation better at raising children than another? Our francophile, francophone and French friends became involved in a Facebook discussion on this topic. Here is what some them had to say...
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03, 2012
Who is worthy of raising the tricolore?
In two and a half months, the French will go to the polls to elect their president.
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02, 2012
Qu’en pensez-vous? Can you ever become French if you weren’t born French?
Some would say that you have to eat baguette on a daily basis, others that being cranky is the least a Frenchman can do. Be it as it may, the question is: Is it possible to become French? -- An open-ended debate... it's never too late to join in. Pensez-vous?
