Issue No. 5, October 3, 2007

This week, we discover the Islamic tradition of Ramadan as celebrated by an expat family in France, partake in Moroccan cuisine at l'Etoile d'Agadir, learn Cajun French with Jimmy Trout, hear Catalina's take on the French obsession with cheese, break some rules with Isabel, visit the medieval village of Provins, debunk French conspiracy theories with Martin,  and then take in a little chamber music in this week's video.

Issue No. 5, October 3, 2007
Treading Perrier
Rules: how not to be a well-mannered foreigner
 Rules: how not to be a well-mannered foreigner. Since arriving in France, I have noticed that I seem to be breaking rules that I never even knew existed.  I am an unwitting recidivist, flouting s...
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French Tease
Ramadan: How An American Expat Family Celebrates Ramadan in France
  Ramadan:  How An American Expat Family Celebrates Ramadan in France. A few weeks ago I noticed the tell-tale signs of Ramadan that I've grown accustomed to in my years of living in the banlieue of...
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Shadow on the City of Light
 Moon Rocks: An Interview with Dr. Igor Bogdanovik.  An exclusive, rarely accorded interview in Paris with elusive astrophysicist Igor Bogdanovik. Born 1969 in the Gers region of France, and schooled ...
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Tumbleweed
Divided by a common tongue: Jimmy finds that Cajun and French aren’t the same language Divided by a common tongue: Jimmy finds that Cajun and French aren’t the same language
 Divided by a common tongue: Jimmy finds that Cajun and French aren't the same language. It was the television that woke me up, but the incessant moaning across the room is what really got my attention.  Upon surveying my surroundings, I realized ...
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France vs. Catalina
Cheese: a religion invented in France Cheese: a religion invented in France
 Cheese: a religion invented in France. There is a German expression to qualify the perfect happiness:  To be as happy as God in France.  Outside of France everybody likes France, which would certainly be paradise on earth, if it weren't for its i...
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Outbound Train
Provins:  Go Medieval Provins: Go Medieval
 Provins:  Go Medieval. Provins is a living medieval village that dates back to the 9th century.  It is surrounded by wheat and yellow canola fields and has around 12,000 residents.  Located in the Seine-et-Marne department (77), it is a UNESCO Wo...
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The Grub Hub
L’Etoile d’Agadir: The Stars Over Agadir L’Etoile d’Agadir: The Stars Over Agadir
 L'Etoile d'Agadir: The Stars Over Agadir. As a companion restaurant review to this week's French Tease article about expats celebrating Ramadan in Paris, I'll share with you an authentic Moroccan restaurant in Paris.  It's not exactly in an idea...
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