If you’re a weekend Telegraph reader, you’ve probably come across Michael Wright. He’s one of the many Brits who’ve up-sticks and crossed the Channel in search of a better life, subsiding his new farm-country existence by writing a weekly column called C’est La Folie. The column is the inspiration for one of the most entertaining [...]
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Brits in France – Michael Wright
Posted in Books about France - non fiction, Ex-pats in France, France, French stereotypes, Life in France, tagged C'est la Folie, Columns about life in France, English ex-pat in France, French animals, Jolibois, leaving London, Life in France, Michael Wright, moving to France, The Daily Telegraph on August 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Frenchified women
Posted in Books about France - non fiction, France, French chic, French diet, French fashion, French food, French stereotypes, tagged Debra Ollivier, diets, Entre Nous - A woman's guide to finding her inner Frenc, French diet, French lifestyle, French stereotypes, French style, French weight loss, French women, French women don't get fat, French women for all seasons, Frenchified Women, Japanese women don't get old or fat, lifestyle, Mediterranean Women stay slim too, Melissa Kelly, Mireille Guiliano, Naomi Moriyama on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a popular stereotype about French women that conjures images of slim, elegant pouty beauties who grace sidewalk cafés as they puff sexily on cigarettes and sip espressos. These women go everywhere in a garter belt and stockings, never chip a nail and wouldn’t be seen dead in a pair of trainers. It’s a beautiful [...]
