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Vie Française

Inspiring women: chopsticks or fork? Catherine Soulas-Baron will help you choose

Do you know in which hand to hold your fork? Inspiring woman Catherine Soulas-Baron will teach you!
 France

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10 ways to offend the French and how to avoid it

A list of 10 common social faux pas that offend the French, and how to…
 France
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Escapades

Dining à la française: a French night out in Melbourne with Dîner en Blanc

Dîner en Blanc’s formula is simple: gather friends together in a secretive location revealed to…
 Melbourne, Australia
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French faux pas: the worst of the worst

It is inevitable that we will occasionally, inadvertently, make a faux pas. And if not…
 France

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Vie Française

What is your expat experience?

Last year, HSBC published their first Expat Explorer survey, assessing expat satisfaction worldwide in a…
 France


Gastronomie

Cutting the cheese correctly: a guide to French table manners

You’ve just been invited over for lunch at a French family’s house. But there’s no…
 France


Gastronomie

Demystifying French dining etiquette - Part Four: After the meal

Table manners are very important to French people and can be tricky for overseas visitors.…
 France

Gastronomie

Demystifying French dining etiquette - Part Three: During the meal

Table manners are very important to French people and can be tricky for overseas visitors. If you are planning on visiting France any time soon, you can't go past our guide to French dining etiquette.
 France

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