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céleri-rave
Céleri-rave looks strange, I agree. But it's very good. It's a part of what we call "crudités", "cru" means "raw", so it's a vegetable we eat raw, like a salad. To prepare it, you only need to peel it, and "râper" : Then, add a sauce salade. Have this...
“tu” or “vous” ?
One more interesting question ! It's the same as “faire la bise” or serrer la main”. As a foreigner, use the polite form “vous”. If someone thinks it's time to switch from “vous” to “tu”, he/she will start talking to you using “tu”, or he/she will say...
Beurre de cacahuète : peanut butter
So many of my students ask me where they can find some... You might find « beurre de cacahuète » in a supermarket, but it's not sure. Only in some regions of France with many foreigners living here ! If there's « beurre de cachuète », it will be in the...
expatwomen
http://www.expatwomen.com If you want to share your expat experience with other women, you can go and visit this site.
"Serrer la main" (shake hands) or "faire la bise ?"
That's a difficult question ! In France, you can shake hands or "faire la bise". Do not hug people execpt if it's a very, very good friend you haven't seem for ages. Shake hands (serrer la main) is more formal, but it's also more polite. You take no risk...
Epiphanie / galette des rois
Epiphany In France, this occasion is now celebrated by everybody, and many people don't really know it's a religious event. For this occasion, you will see everywhere, in the supermarkets and in the boulangeries (bakery shops), hips of « galettes des...
Les voeux : Season's Greetings
With the beginning of this new year, you will receive and send "Season's Greetings" (des voeux). If you need to send yours, you can find a special postcard. If it's for some of your friends, you can also send an e-card. What do you write ? I show you...