Liberté, égalité, anxiété: why are the French so pessimistic?
How can the French be renowned bons vivants but also such incorrigible grouches?
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06, 2015
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12, 2014
Apartments in Paris: social hierarchy of the chambre de bonne
The chambre de bonne does more than house semi-starving students and hopeful expats. It serves as a prism into the past...
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03, 2012
Blasting your way to discovering the secrets of old French houses
When we bought our first house in France it had the lovely old oak beams I’d always dreamed of; however, they were covered in nearly two centuries worth of soot and grime. I spent hours trying to scrub them clean... If only I’d known about Julie and Graham and the wonders of sandblasting...
