Helpful Score: 7
Loved this true story. It provides insite about how French people think and behave, why they seem snobby to English speakers in particular. Very entertaining story of culture clashes.
Helpful Score: 5
I thought this was a great book. I love France and have visited there a lot, so this was a really interesting look inside their culture and thoughts of tourists.
Helpful Score: 5
A charming story about an Australian falling in love with a Frenchman and adjusting to life in Paris. A very enjoyable book!
Helpful Score: 3
This book is delightful and even funny in parts. But it also contains some wisdom--and not only about learning to live happily in a foreign country: One thing that stuck in my mind was how Turnbull at first disliked the French custom of going back (in her case, going back with her boyfriend) to be with one's family *every* weekend, but after a while, she realized that your mate comes as a package, so to speak, and you can't cut out an important part of his/her life, so she stopped resisting. In the end, she came to love his family and enjoyed them.
I posted this book into the system several months ago so others could enjoy it, too, but it is one that I wouldn't mind reading again!
I posted this book into the system several months ago so others could enjoy it, too, but it is one that I wouldn't mind reading again!
Helpful Score: 1
Great insight into the French culture. Fun read.
