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Friday’s French – merde
When kids start to learn a foreign language, the first thing they do is to find out how to say all the four (or five) letter words they know. They’re called gros mots or coarse words in French. I never … Continue reading
Posted in French language, Paris
Tagged Comédie Française, French language, merde, theatre superstitions in France
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Buskers in Paris and Prague
When I came up out of an overcrowded metro the other day onto Place de Valois at 6.30 pm (now why didn’t I take the bus like a real Parisian? because there’s no direct bus to uni so I’d have … Continue reading
Posted in French customs, Paris, Prague
Tagged buskers, Comédie Française, Palais Royal, Prague, Vienna
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