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Operation Undercover : Learn to Walk (Feet are It)
By Herald de Paris Contributor's Bureau at 17 May, 2010, 12:07 am
By Marine Vidal
PARIS (Herald de Paris) – Being a Parisian gives you access to many means of transportation. The ease with which you can move around is one of the definite perks of living in a capital city. Well, that, and the incredible number of sex shops – but I digress.
Let’s give you a [...]
“Operation Undercover in Paris” is back!: GET THINGS DONE
By Marine Caillault at 6 February, 2010, 2:51 am
PARIS (Herald de Paris) – Some say that the French “fonctionnaire” is one of the most dangerous things on earth. I personally strongly believe that one single “fonctionnaire” can be more dangerous than a weapon of massive destruction hidden in North Korea, combined with biochemical anthrax and a Dr. House sickness – without Hugh [...]
Read More >>OPERATION UNDERCOVER #6: Speak English like the French
By Marine Caillault at 23 March, 2009, 2:58 pm
PARIS (Herald de Paris) – What is an under developed country? We partly locate one based on the weakness or bias of the educational system. Is learning a foreign language considered as education? Probably. But most of the French don’t know how to speak proper English. Are we an underdeveloped country? Most surely.
The news website [...]
Operation Undercover Paris # 5: Table Manners
By Marine Caillault at 3 March, 2009, 8:20 am
PARIS (Herald de Paris) – We, the French, are lovers. But there’s another world which lies at the center of our social life. Food. Some of the most famous Chefs are French. Heck, even the word ‘Chef’ is French. Menus in America are filled of French words. Most of the time, those words aren’t used [...]
Read More >>Operation Undercover #4: Read the newspapers
By Marine Caillault at 23 February, 2009, 11:38 am
PARIS (Herald de Paris) – Every press room is growling with one sentence: “La presse va mal!” Well, yes. But let’s be honest, it can’t be worse than the other media.
Nicolas Sarkozy is now officially the one who can appoint the directors of both public TV (France Télévision) and public radio (Radio France). We also [...]
Operation Undercover, Paris No.3: Date a French woman.
By Marine Caillault at 13 February, 2009, 8:15 am
PARIS (Herald de Paris) – Parisian women are said to be at the height of fashion. I’m sorry to crush a dream, but most of us won’t wear heels unless we absolutely have to. If nothing the Parisian woman is logical, and doesn’t gets the urge to crush her toes and ruin her back just [...]
Read More >>Operation Undercover, Paris No.2: Drink Wine.
By Marine Caillault at 5 February, 2009, 12:27 pm
PARIS (Herald de Paris) – Like most Parisians, I don’t actually come from Paris. My ancestors made wine in the South of France. How traditional, isn’t it? Unlike what you may believe, alcoholic beverage from this area is not highly regarded in France. In fact, though we are somewhat educated in that field, we don’t [...]
Read More >>OPERATION UNDERCOVER, PARIS: Take the MĂ©tro.
By Marine Caillault at 30 January, 2009, 10:24 am
PARIS (Herald de Paris) – There are some common points that most Parisian people share: everything outside le pĂ©riphĂ©rique is “abroad”, we never under any circumstances go to the Eiffel tower, and we all take the MĂ©tro.
Of course, when you’re a foreigner in Paris, which I am not, you must be wary of mishap. Facebook, [...]
