| Title | : | A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Charles Timoney |
| Release | : | 2009-08-06 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Travel in Europe, Books, Travel & Adventure, Reference, Foreign Languages, Humor, Nonfiction, Social Science, Society, Words & Language |
| Size | : | 4251736 |
| Vocabulary alone isn't enough. To survive in the most sophisticated - and the most scathing - nation on Earth you will need to understand the many peculiarities of the (very peculiar) French culture. And for that you need A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi. If you want to fit in with the French you'll have to know how to deal with sardonic waiters; why French children hate Charlemagne; the etiquette of kissing, joke-telling and drinking songs, what to do with a bidet, the correct recipe for a salade nicoise and, of course, how to convey absolute, shattering indifference with a single syllable (Bof!). Charles Timoney, the author of Pardon My French, provides a practical, pleasurable guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs. Read on and put the oh la la back into your French vacances. Your inner gaul will thank you for it. |
