Archive for 'Culture'
Le 14 Juillet With A Song – Celebrate Bastille Day In French Posted by John Bauer on Jul 10, 2019
It’s almost time to start le défilé (the parade) and light up les feux d’artifice (fireworks)! That’s right, le 14 juillet (Bastille Day) is this weekend and all of France is set to celebrate. En tant qu’Américain (as an American), July is a fun month in France. There’s 2 big fêtes nationales (national holidays) right…
French Culture – Retro Pubs Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jul 9, 2019
When I lived in France in the 1980’s, I found popular culture, including commercials, to be a powerful way to connect with and to learn French. J’étais donc enchanté (I was therefore charmed) to stumble across this great YouTube clip (video) that features de biens bons (some great ones). Over the next few weeks, I’ll…
Bonne Fête Nationale ! – Happy Independence Day In French! Posted by John Bauer on Jul 4, 2019
Happy 4th of July to all les lecteurs américains (the American readers)! Here’s to a day off, barbecue, and fireworks! While today is the big national holiday for les États-Unis (the United States), nearly every country has an important fête (holiday) centered around their national identity in some way or another. Here en France le…
French Vocabulary – Internet Policies Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jul 2, 2019
Last week I shared a link to an article about the new gite (guest house) that my stepdaughter and husband opened at their nursery. If you happened to click through to see the details, then you might have encountered un message pop-up (a pop-up message) explaining the sites use of les cookies. When is a…
La Canicule Everywhere But La Bretagne – Heatwave In France Posted by John Bauer on Jun 28, 2019
Il fait chaud (it’s hot) in Paris. Sweating through my morning commute and dealing with the lack of air conditioning throughout the city has made this a rather difficult time. La canicule (the intense heat, heatwave) is incredibly famous in France. Every year once warm weather moves a few degrees too high, everyone starts to…
French Culture – Current(ish) Events Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 25, 2019
As you know, I had the great privilege of studying in France au lycée (in high school). I also enjoyed returning during my junior year (3rd year) à l’université (in college*). Reading a recent New York Times article, I learned that that was just one thing I shared with the late Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Une…
French Music – Christophe Willem Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 18, 2019
Christophe Willem exploded onto the French pop scene in 2006 when he won the French singing competition Nouvelle Star (the French version of American Idol / Pop Idol). Since then he’s become one of my favorite singers, though his songs (and particularly his videos) aren’t always well suited for a blog. I recently came across…