Note from the editor: Parisian for more than a decade, ex-chef turned food tour guide Chef Tris shares his passion for French food and life in Paris on his blog Eat Like the French. Tris has recently joined the TAIP … Continue reading
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Using Cookies to Learn More About the French
“If you give a mouse a cookie, he is going to ask you for a glass of milk.” Thus starts the children’s story, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff, a story I have read dozens, if … Continue reading
Mailbag: Home Improvement, Crooks, and Real Estate Lawsuits in France
It’s been a couple of years since I’ve done a Mailbag article. Because so many questions are answered in the comments section of articles or in our Facebook group, I have less and less of a need to do one, … Continue reading
Another Take on “French for ‘Customer Service'”
Unlike Stephen’s article on French customer service, my experiences have not been nearly as rosy. It’s interesting that one or two specific events can stick out in our minds as indicative of an entire system. There are enough tales and … Continue reading
Why So Serious: French Advertising
More and more American audiences are getting used to something that has happened in French movie theaters for some years now: advertising that has nothing to do with movies, but is cinematic (and often quite serious) in scope. The challenge … Continue reading
French for “Customer Service”
“It’s not my problem” — accompanied by a shrug, said by almost every French person ever to a customer in need of help. The quote above is a caricature, surely, but my French friends will admit it’s pretty close to … Continue reading