One thing I can say, is that both countries have both similarities and differences as well. But that’s the case for every single country in Europe.
I guess that’s what makes Europe so rich.
You could drive or Read more
5 Reasons Why You’re Not Ready To Move Overseas For A Year
We are at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, and my husband (now ex) have a 6 hour wait for our connecting flight that’s going to take us from Paris to Lyon, France.
While waiting, I decide Read more
Je Suis Charlie The Huge March
Last week I wrote a post on my travel section about what happened in France on January 7th at the headquarters of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
This hit close to home, and while being someone who rarely Read more
Charlie Hebdo France Has Been Hurt Because Of A Cartoon
France and the rest of Europe, really, as well as the rest of the world have felt the hurt.
Many countries in Europe, and all over the world, such as Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, Poland, the UK, Read more
Louis Braille The French Inventor That Changed Blind People’s Life
Louis Braille Birth Place
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I am proud to introduce you to a very special blogger and writer who was introduced to me by my friend Maxwell Ivey, also known as the “blind blogger.”
Her name is Read more
7 American Products Found In France Which Prove That French Don’t Hate Americans
French Hate Americans! Really? Did You Know About This?
I have to say that I find it strange at times when I hear that French hate Americans. I assume that as in most cases when people make statements like Read more
French Ratatouille Recipe
The Word ratatouille comes from the occitan word “ratatolah” and somehow became a French dish from the Provence region, but people don’t have to be from Provence to prepare and enjoy this delicious dish.
The ratatouille is a summer Read more
French A Live Language Of The Present And Future
You know how it is right? When you grow up in and around something you tend to have very little appreciation for it.
Not because you’re ungrateful, no, but more because the human tendency is to take for granted Read more
Chocolate Fondue
This is strawberry and other delicious fruits season, so I thought that I’ll show or remind you how to do a chocolate fondue.
For 6 Servings
– 300 gr of chocolate – Half a glass of milk – 40 Read more
Funny French Expressions That Can’t Be Translated But Will Make You Laugh
If you are a reader of this blog, you may have heard me say or write that the French language has many more common and slang expressions than English does. I’m not just saying. It’s just true. I Read more
Limoges The Headquarter Of Porcelain
Have you ever heard of Limoges Porcelain?
Well, it’s called like Limoges Porcelain (Porcelaine de Limoges) because this type of beautiful fine dishes, cups, vases, and other table ornaments are made in the center of France in a town Read more
The Eiffel Tower Just Turned 125
Just the past Monday the Eiffel Tower was celebrating its 125th anniversary.
The birthday that what French like to call “la Dame de Fer” ( the Ion Lady) should have never seen as it was scheduled to be demolished Read more
The History Of The Euro
Can you believe it? It’s been 15 years already that the Euro was introduced to Europe as the new currency to exchange for goods.
Well, to be precise, from January 1, 1999 to January 1, 2002 Euro currency was Read more
What On Earth Happened With Paris Pollution Alert?
Thank goodness none of that ever happened while I was leaving in Paris, but I felt very bad for my French people when I heard about this terrible pollution that affected Paris and other big cities in France over Read more
40 French And English Words That Would Throw You Off Unless You’re In The Know
You might be surprised at the number of words that spell exactly the same in French and English. How many? Try over 500.
Yep, that’s a lot of words that spell exactly or almost the same in both French Read more