How to live the French dream: Visit, move, live, study, work in France: Stories about frustrations, achievements & celebrations.
The Roman city was dubbed Lutetia, which the Gauls, who even then couldn’t be bothered to pronounce the final syllables of most words, immediately shortened to Lutèce. It spread out south from the Seine, covering the area now occupied by landmarks like the Sorbonne, the Jardins de Luxembourg and the restaurant Polidor, whose toilet dates from this period.
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In which I brave the treacherous quagmire of the French fiscal system, and emerge sadder…
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If the French are apparently so rude, how do I cope in their country?
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In which I summon up the ghosts of French post offices past — one of…
I am not French. Who says that I have to play by their rules, and…
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In which a trip to the Abbey of Cluny inspires me to speculate on what…
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Who or what has taught you the most about France?
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Do you know someone who is hoping to go on exchange to France? Or perhaps you’re a teacher dreaming of making the big move?
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