My favourite French traditions and customs! Nostalgia is on! Today, I’ll share with you the typical French customs that I miss the most as a French expat living abroad!
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French women are slimmer: myth or reality?
Why are French women slimmer? And are they really that slim? Let's see the 3 main reasons why it might be true.
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French etiquette rules: the 10 don’ts to avoid in France
Avoid these 10 faux-pas in France: things you should not do in France! And that many foreigners do without meaning to be disrespectful. Avoiding these 10 faux-pas will avoid some uncomfortable situations.
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Pain au chocolat vs chocolatine: the French pastry battle
Who said food wasn’t a serious topic? Not the French! And when it comes to viennoiserie (a type of pastry), it can even become political! You’ll soon know what happened!
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The typical French breakfast: choose your team!
What is a typical French breakfast? Do they really eat what you can find in touristic cafés? Discover this weird French breakfast habits!
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French kids drink wine: myth or reality?
Do French kids drink wine??? France, wine and children: is the incredible cliché true? Did you know that not so long ago, French kids drink wine at the school canteen! There is this cliché of the French kids drinking wine. But are French kids still really drinking wine?
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Pardon your French: Why French people correct you
Will French people pardon your French or will they keep correcting you? How to react? I'll give you my tips as a French woman and as a foreign language learner.
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My French woman diet
The French woman diet: is it a myth or a reality? You’ll tell me. What do French women do to stay slim-ish with all our heavy traditional French cuisine? I’ll share with you my eating habits and also my subjective opinion as a French woman.
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It changed my life, why not yours?
Expatriation is a major crossroad in life. It has deeply changed my life and who I am. Let me tell you how...
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The French and the vaccines: a long-standing controversy
French people are not eager to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Let's try to understand where this scepticism against vaccination come from.