5 tips from Valerie on how to feel French when living in America
Of course, if you have attended Feel French 101 by going on one of our tours, you know that first, you should eat cheese after dinner and not before, slice cheese according to its shape and most of all, drink your cafe in a bowl for breakfast and not in a cup or a mug.
Here are 5 tips to make you feel French when living America.
1. Throw away that Grey Poupon mustard that is everything but French and switch to Maille, which is available at any supermarket.
2. If you want to keep up on what is going on in France and if you know some French, watch the daily French news report that everybody watches in france at 8pm. Of course, you can watch it at any time on the web at
http://jt.france2.fr/20h/
3. When you think cookies, think Le Petit Ecolier by LU, and even better, get Petit Beurre cookies, also by LU, and dip them in your cup of coffee. Divine!
4. All French people have a picnic knife, often including a bottle opener. Their favorite brands: Opinel, made in the French Alps, or Laguiole, made in Aveyron. This brand is more upscale.
5. I know you are not going to like this one: do not drink wine outside meals !!!! One glass right before a meal is acceptable, as an aperitif … and ony if you add half an inch of Creme de cassis in it, to make a Kir!








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