My stories about moving to Paris, france and other things I find interesting or useful
Nov 13th, 2008 by Jeroen
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 »
Nov 1st, 2008 by Jeroen
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 »
Oct 15th, 2008 by Jeroen
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.
Oct 13th, 2008 by Jeroen
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 »
Oct 4th, 2008 by Jeroen
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 »
Sep 25th, 2008 by Jeroen
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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Sep 14th, 2008 by Jeroen
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.
Sep 14th, 2008 by Jeroen
I have driven in several countries now. Every one of them being different. Let me just give you my observations.
Sep 4th, 2008 by Jeroen
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.
Aug 17th, 2008 by Jeroen
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 Continue Reading »