Converting, transforming and adapting in France…electrically speakingOne of the big questions we had before moving to France was what we were going to do with all of our electrical and electronic appliances and things. My company paid for all of our moving expenses so we could take eveything with us, but would we be able to use them.
The two main differences read more.. Greeting people in France
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One basic rule is that when two people meet each other (even if they know each other very well) for the first time that day they will greet each other with a hand shake or “les bises”. Successive meetings in the day do not require the greeting. This is pretty much systematic even if read more.. NBA, FBI and the CIA!Pronouncing French words is often challenging for a native English speaker. When first learning French we are taught how to pronounce each letter of the alphabet. Some of them are tricky, for example the letter ‘G’ in French is pronounced almost exactly like we pronounce the letter ‘J’ in English and vice versa. This was read more.. Did you eat your Wheaties?I’ve been living in France for over 5 years and there are some parts of the culture that I have adopted completely and others that I may never adopt.
This morning I had breakfast at home before taking the plane this morning (I’m going to Halifax, England for a few days for business). I had my read more.. Hoopin’ it up in FranceI just turned 34 years old (Happy Birthday to me) and just had a basketball game on Sunday. France has an absolutely incredible amateur sports system. In the US you usually have the chance to play sports in high school (sometimes only if you are really good and make the team) and then in college read more.. It’s a school day…saturday.. ??Yes, in France young kids often have school on Saturday mornings. It varies a bit depending on the area of France you are in and if it is public or private school but traditionally in elementary school there is no school on Wednesday but school most Saturday mornings.
I think the traditional logic was that this would read more.. The blog entry that few will ever see…A first blog entry is really a leap of faith. Faith that someone will actually read it someday. Faith that I will continue writing blog entries. Faith that someone might actually care. But I am feeling positive today, so why not.
I hope that this blog will celebrate the differences between the American and French cultures read more..
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