When you have an accent in your second language, which most of us do if we started learning it as an adult, people sometimes react to you differently. Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s not. Here’s my list of 19 things that are true when you have a foreign accent.
Have you ever made a list of things that make you utterly, ridiculously, jumping-up-and-down happy? Here are things that make me happy. I’d love to hear yours too.
If you’re new around here, you should know that I’m married to a pretty cool French dude named Tom. He…
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Just like that, 2017 is coming to a close, so I’m popping in with a look back at some of the most popular posts on Oui In France this past year. Re-read your faves or discover some posts you might have missed!
When I moved to France, there are all kinds of everyday things that confuse me. I felt like my adult self was tossed back to infancy in some ways. From French culture, to the language to general know-how, moving to France as a foreigner can be pretty confusing.
My post on things you can do in France that you can’t in the USA was a hit, so here’s the reverse: Things you can do in the USA that you can’t in France.
Moving to suburban France introduced me to things I’d never seen with my own eyes. Some strange, some just different and some completely and mind-blowingly awesome. Cheers to new experiences! Here are 11 things I’d never done until I moved to France.
I love lists and today I’m back with part 2 of things that make me happy. Share a few of your own with me!
Everyone says that the USA is the land of opportunity… but not for everything! Here’s a list of things I can do in France that I can’t in the USA.
Salut! Tell me, if you’re an American living in France, have you ever felt like you’ve been an expat for…
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Being a tourist is fun. Going somewhere new and seeing all the sights, getting lost, awkwardly pulling out your map…
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Learning a new language as an adult is no easy feat. Becoming conversational in a foreign language is more or…
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Salut! Tom’s here today bringing you this post that goes hand in hand with the one I wrote recently on…
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It’s a thrill to visit a place for the first time and all kinds of thoughts will run through your…
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