Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
DSK and Conspiracy Theory - NYTimes.com
I am not sure the "average" French person is a lot different than the "average" person in the US. I think Roger COHEN needs to get out more when writing columns like this.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
France’s View of Strauss-Kahn Case Tinted by Courts’ Differences - NYTimes.com
Well, we surely can improve our mutual understanding.
French Press - NYTimes.com
From my experience, listening to a few and judging the many is not the best path toward understanding. I could cite an equal number of people who both know and understand looking in both directions than the people quoted here. It's so hard to resist sweeping generalizations and it surely proved to be the case here.
Book Review - The Greater Journey - Americans in Paris - By David McCullough - NYTimes.com
I don't think anyone has yet captured the full extent of the impact each country and its people, culture, etc has had on the other. We tend to get blinded by the headlights of stars and trendy news, and fail to think about basics like why we eat corn on the cob in the US and the thought remains alien, at best, in France....or why a Subway fast food place looks the same in each country (but are the menus the same?).
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Friday, April 01, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Thursday, March 03, 2011
MARCH 3-4, 2011: THE CONSUL GENERAL OF FRANCE TO VISIT CHARLOTTE, NC - France in the Southeast region
Several NC people to be presented Legion d'Honneur for WWII Normandy and South of France.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Glass jars and bottles
It sure seems to me that we wind up with a lot more glass bottles to recycle in France than in the US. I wonder if there are any statistics on this to support my perception?
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Price of wine
Why is it that I can buy great wine here in France for 1.50-2 USD/bottle and yet buying good wine, or any wine, at that price in the US (from any source) is pracitcally impossible?
French FM Accosted on Her Way Into Gaza - NYTimes.com
The Foreign Minister has won the condemnation of huge numbers of peopel in recent weeks inside and outside France.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
French Business School Offers Luxury Degree in China - NYTimes.com
This is the school with a campus opening this year in Raleigh, NC.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Les produits fabriqués en France - Journal du Net Economie
What do the NC companies look like that may be doing the same?
Monday, January 10, 2011
Friday, January 07, 2011
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
"The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities" - Soledad O'Brien
It's prettty interesting - listening to an interview with her about why she has to "appear" in stories she reports that rarely do French television news correspondents appear in their stories. We hear their voices, but don't see useless shots of them in made up circumstances, so often. Instead, the entire story is about the story and not about beauty shots of the "reporter".
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
"French Court Rejects Noriega's Request for Release" - NYTimes.com
How interesting it would be to get him to talk about his experiences in the US and French justice systems! The time to do this is probably before they return him to Panama.
"In France, Civil Unions Gain Favor Over Marriage" - NYTimes.com
There are many opportunities to learn from comparing French circumstances with those in the United States.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Monday, December 06, 2010
Friday, December 03, 2010
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