Helping you discover the best of Paris
1. You sprint everywhere You sprint for the metro because you can’t bear to wait two minutes for the next one and you power walk, all the time, even on weekends. Your normal walking pace triples because you have to keep up with the crowd or you’ll literally get trampled. Then you realise that tourists…
1. A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke. This was the first book I read when I moved to France and to this day it remains one of my favourites. The book explores the cultural differences between Britain and France and broaches the subject of how the French really feel about their very own…
1. Use the public toilets The public toilets in Paris are horrible. Even if you are desperate to go to the loo and feel like if you don’t go soon you may pee on your own shoes DON’T use the public toilets. The toilets smell awful, the one time I used them I physically had…
When you can finally speak another language well you start trying to push yourself and your abilities a little further. You start thinking hey, I’d really like to be fluent soon, so what can I do to make that happen? I’ve lived in France for four years now and being in a relationship with a…
After doing a little extra research into the French accent I stumbled across this clip which I felt compelled to share with you I have some friends and students who speak English really well without much of an accent. However this clip sums up perfectly what happens sometimes when people just don’t have an ear…
1. They all smell like garlic (or worse) This, believe it or not, is not true. It’s somewhat similar to the British stereotype that says we all drink tea. Yes, a lot of people DO drink tea but with a population of around 50 million you can’t expect everyone to enjoy a brew just because…
Before I begin I would just like to say that this blog is in no way intended to be offensive or critical of the Frenchies. These are simply my personal observations and the French stereotypes that have been confirmed during my stay in France. My next blog will focus on the stereotypes that we got…
The word metrosexual generally refers to a man that can be both masculine and feminine without being gay. A metrosexual man is normally manly and works on cars but at the same time is interested in art, fashion and even celebrity gossip. Basically…most European males, especially in France and Italy, are considered to be metrosexual. I honestly…