The day I thought my boss was getting fired
Posted in communication, living in france on Jul 28th, 2011
Category Archive for 'living in france'
Do you have the peach? the potato? or the banana?
Posted in language, living in france on Jul 20th, 2011
Why I hate big company software demonstrations
Posted in Business, living in france on Mar 13th, 2010
This week I sat in on a demonstration of a large company’s presentation of cartography software. I was wondering to find out how this would be different from the one’s I had attended in the Netherlands. Unfortunately it was not. Listen to this if you ever want to sell me something.
Jack Bauer has been spotted in Paris
Posted in driving, living in france on Dec 27th, 2009
Some Months ago I bought a 125cc motor cycle and have since used it for my daily comute. Let me share some of my experiences with you.
How to cross the street in Paris… I’ll look you in the eye!
Posted in driving, living in france, Uncategorized on Mar 28th, 2009
In Paris I cross the street every day.In paris this is different from the Netherlands. Let me tell you how I cross the street in Paris… the Dutch way. Use the contents of this post at your own risk!
I’ve invited a homeless man to have lunch… Now you know how I feel.
Posted in living in france, reflection on Nov 30th, 2008
Recently I have invited a homeless man whom I have been seeing on my way to work to have lunch with me in a restaurant across from where he always is. This is what happened…
Monochronic or polychronic, that’s the difference… Which are you?
Posted in communication, living in france on Nov 13th, 2008
No they are not diseases. They are not forms of art. They are ways of time orientation. They determine the way you view and interact with the world. They are different ways to manage time. Let me explain to you how this influences me and how I needed to adapt.
Public transportation around Paris: … Yes you can hugg me and I will hugg you back
Posted in living in france on Nov 1st, 2008
One of the things that I like a lot around Paris is the public transportation system. But as with all things in France different rules apply also to the concept of public transportation. Let me share with you some of my experiences.
Our transition is like… jogging
Posted in living in france, reflection on Oct 13th, 2008
Recently nothing really surprising or funny has happened over here. However I have started to pickup something new over here: jogging. Let me tell you what I’ve learned from jogging as a way to look back on the first 5 months here.
Customer service in France – My life is in your hands, o great servant
Posted in bureaucracy, living in france, shopping on Sep 14th, 2008
It is true, there is customer service in France, if you know where how to get it . We ordered furniture in IKEA and this is how we got customer service. There are more examples of this trick working.