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Americans are being charged 50% more than the French in Paris

Americans are being charged 50% more than the French in Paris

Fake American catches Paris restaurants charging US citizens more than locals It’s no secret that Parisians aren’t the biggest fans of tourists, especially American tourists, who are often deemed loud and obnoxious. For that reason, it’s long been suspected that tourists pay more than locals at restaurants in the French capital. However, the newspaper Le […]

8 months ago

‘I’d rather be French’: Young Brits asked if they’re proud to be British

‘I’d rather be French’: Young Brits asked if they’re proud to be British

“The government sucks, the weather is awful, job hunting is terrible, we get paid terribly, the NHS was really good now it is not funded nearly enough.” Young Brits delivered a damning response to being asked whether they are proud to be British in a viral video produced by JOE. With employment prospects looking bleak, university […]

1 year ago

French police shoot migrants with rubber bullets

French police shoot migrants with rubber bullets

One migrant was shot at point-blank French police have fired rubber bullets at migrants to stop them from crossing the English Channel to reach UK shores. During the night of September 22, numerous rounds of rubber bullets were fired at eight Iranian Kurds who were carrying a dingy towards the channel on a beach at […]

4 years ago

French set to replace English as EU’s ‘working language’

French set to replace English as EU’s ‘working language’

“The basis to express oneself in French remains fully in place in the EU institutions” France is making plans for French to replace English as the official “working language” of the European Union. The French government is taking over the presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2022, which will be the country’s […]

5 years ago

Learn French in lockdown with these useful phrases

Learn French in lockdown with these useful phrases

Bonjour, lecteur That means ‘hello, reader’ in French. At least I think it does. But since I don’t speak a huge amount of French I cannot be quite sure. We’re all living in lockdown at the moment, and this time presents us with the opportunity to learn some skills that we didn’t have before. You’ve […]

6 years ago