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Mon Dieu! Sunday Work Hours Upset French Devotion to Rest By DAVID GAUTHIER-VILLARS PARIS — Many French people aren’t devout but hold to at least one religious teaching: Sunday is a day of rest. That practice is under threat from a controversial pro-work law that will allow more [...] So yeah, I paid for 2 weeks at Alliance Francaise, 4 hours each morning, Monday to Friday. In a note to anyone wanting to go to Alliance Francaise in Paris – make sure you go there at least a day in advance in order to sit the test, stand in line, realise its the wrong line, [...] Its been described as “The Look”. All French men (and some women) do it. Its more than a glance. Its much, much less than a stare. Its never a leer. Its never accompanied by a smile. It perhaps includes an almost imperceptible look up and down. Its a brief meeting of eyes. Its nothing more than an [...] Seems like most French people (a generalisation of course) either dont want to/dont need to be introduced say, to a group of friends in a bar or at a party. Its ok to just make eye contact and wait for an opportunity to speak to each other. So it is possible to be out with [...] French families seem to go out, all together, on the weekends, even if its just to go for a walk together, then sit down for a coffee. |
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