Taxi G7 – bande de voyous

Ce matin, passant par la rue Cambon 8è à Paris, j’ai retrouvé la rue bouchée par un camion. La longue queue de voitures indiquait que ça faisait bien des minutes qu’ils attendaient. Plusieurs voitures et taxis se sont mis à claxonner. Il y avait aussi 3...

The Untranslatables – Part 3 of the Things we say…

Having always enjoyed learning languages, I revel in the difference between one language and another. Amongst my musings, I conjure up reasons to explain a language’s structure or vocabulary. Herewith are some of my favorite, if frivolous, observations about a...

Odd things adults say – Part 2 of 3

In a continuation of the favorite things kids say, this one is for the odd things adults say. The challenge with this is the cultural context. So, with my Western prejudice, I will limit my thoughts to the Anglo-Franco-American that I am.How are you doing? (that...

Favorite things kids say – Meme in the making?

This entry will be the first installment of a 3-part string (not a [string] theory, yet) of assorted things people say. The three parts will be: Kids sayings, Adults sayings and Untranslatables. It’s not exactly a meme if you follow the strict the definition....

Geting a new US passport

A little story that I didn’t talk about regarding our holidays and one that is, by nature, a tad embarrassing. Three days before going for our holidays in Turkey, I went on a business trip to London. After a day of meetings, on the Thursday night, upon arriving...

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