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Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted…
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Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words.
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Sunglasses must be kept on until an acquaintance is identified at one of the tables, but one must not appear to be…
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The day when a Frenchman switches from the formality of vous to the familiarity of tu is a day to be taken…
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I have a terrible weakness for collecting snatches of other people's conversations, and occasionally I'm rewarded with unusual fragments of knowledge. My…
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Next to the defeated politician, the writer is the most vocal and inventive griper on earth. He sees hardship and unfairness wherever…
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It is at a time like this, when crisis threatens the stomach, that the French display the most sympathetic side of their…
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There is nothing like a comfortable adventure to put people in a good humor. . .
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