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. Continue Reading »
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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. Continue Reading »
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This morning I discovered (through lifehacker.com) that you can now see the strees of Paris in google. Hit the read more link for a description.
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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. Continue Reading »
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This week I won’t write to you about something French but rather something that I experienced this week. Last Wednesday I had to go to Rotterdam. I arrived at Rotterdam station, after my 3 hours in the high speed train. Let me tell you what I realized… Continue Reading »
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I thought I’d just share some more language mistakes I have made the last couple of months. Again perhaps not suitable for our younger readers but very necessary for our older ones. To prevent mistakes alike
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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.
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I have driven in several countries now. Every one of them being different. Let me just give you my observations.
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This story you will find in may books about France, it’s about the French and their food. But because it’s such an important one I name it here as well with the addition of a small analysis.
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Whenever you have to move to France you have to learn the language. As I do not have any barrier to communication I just go out there and try. In doing so I make mistakes. I’ve written some of these mistakes below, beware not suitable for our younger readers
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