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When your waiter asks you “Ça a été?”

When your waiter asks you “Ça a été?”

ByPaulMarch 9, 20251 min read

A la fin du repas votre serveur vous demande “Ça a été?” You’ve finished your main dish (le plat) and…

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Campaign to Eat More French Bread ‘Coucou, Tu as pris le pain?’

ByPaulAugust 5, 20131 min read

We’re doing our best while in Paris to make up for it, but French people are not eating as much…

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Whiteboard in French?

ByPaulJanuary 24, 20131 min read

I love my kids’ education at the French American school here in San Francisco. Among other things, it’s made them…

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Good news/Bad news – no more smoking outside French cafés

ByPaulSeptember 23, 20101 min read

Well, no more heaters that allow folks to sit outside and smoke. Paris is moving to ban outdoor heaters at…

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Even the French elite speak English

By39vwpadminMay 9, 20101 min read

An interesting rumination on defending the language, in defense of values.. Pardon My French by Michael Kimmelman of NY Times.