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Some Lost Illusions
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Polite and Friendly Politeness
Share000000000or copy the linkEnglish ‘Friendly’ Politeness Not only is the Frenchman in me astonished by how familiar you Brits are with those you’ve just made the acquaintance of, but how distant...
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It has always been an enigma to me that the English, so universally condemned for the uninspired nature of their cooking, could have managed to impose on our planet such a varied, copious and delicious...
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As I’ve had numerous occasions to observe during my more than 40 years of co-habitation with the French, the average Gallic’s conviction that rules are necessary – as long as they’re for others – has...
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