Getting social: tales from French bureaucratic hell
In which I brave the treacherous quagmire of the French fiscal system, and emerge sadder but wiser. Or do I mean sadder but more of a wiseass?
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Expat experience
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Who says the French are rude?
If the French are apparently so rude, how do I cope in their country?
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Going postal in France: tales from French bureaucratic hell
In which I summon up the ghosts of French post offices past — one of…
How to make friends with the French
I am not French. Who says that I have to play by their rules, and…
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My (imaginary) life as a monk in medieval France
In which a trip to the Abbey of Cluny inspires me to speculate on what…
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French lessons
Who or what has taught you the most about France?
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Finding your feet at French university
Do you know someone who is hoping to go on exchange to France? Or perhaps…
Paris, FranceOn French wine: how much is too much of a (really) good thing?
In which I confess to a fondness for one of France’s finest products. And then wonder how much fondness I should confess, and to whom... Paris, France