‘Heave La France’: 13-year-old dog mysteriously throws up French flag, entertains Twitter

One of the best and worst things about having a dog is that they never cease to surprise you. Just when you think you know all of their quirks and bad behaviors down to a tee, you get complacent and they throw you a curveball that you could never have seen coming. The one thing …
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‘France made me cry’: Influencer complains about feeling isolated in Lyon, splits opinions on travel behavior

French speakers are notorious for gatekeeping their language. I took French classes for most of my school days, but when I attempted to ask for a table for two in Paris, the server immediately responded in English. It bruised my ego, to say the least. I understand that my accent isn’t perfect, and he doesn’t …
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25+ of Les Funniest Meme Reactions to the Paris Bedbug Outbreak

Ah, Paris, the city of lights! Well, actually, it’s the city of bites right now. Currently, the popular French city is experiencing an insane bedbug infestation throughout the city. It’s pretty common for this to happen in big cities, NYC being no stranger to this kind of bug problem. But since France is about to …
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Opinionated Gourmands Argue Over Whether USA or France Has the Best Cuisine

To put it politely, the French are very particular about their food. Gastronomy has been their bag ever since Escoffier. They’re fiercely proud of having a boulangerie on every street corner, and they’ve invented more cheeses than it’s even possible to imagine. France is a country insistent that it lives to eat. However, not everybody …
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Europeans Share Things Americans Aren’t Ready To Hear

American culture can be pretty cringe. Even though I’m pro-America on some Europe vs. America issues (Stephen Sondheim over Andrew Lloyd Webber any day), I am not ignorant of my nation’s flaws. The Pledge of Allegiance is one of my favorite stupid things Americans force children to do. Not only did I have to recite …
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French Woman Claims English is a «Simple» Language, Gets Schooled By Linguists

A fun fact about me is that I got a Linguistics minor in college. Educated diva, I know. Getting a linguistics minor isn’t the most challenging thing in the world: all you need is five courses, but I learned so much about language. The most important thing I learned in Linguistics class is that no …
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Workers Discuss The Possibility of a 4-Day Workweek

The four-day workweek is a very appealing concept to a lot of workers. Everybody always wants a day between Saturday and Sunday. We’re always doing chores and upkeep on Saturday and recovering from the week on Sunday. Maybe we should make that extra day a reality! Most of us spend the majority of our waking …
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Funny Times English Movie Titles Were Edited to Appeal to French Audiences

Ever see a movie title and think, «Man, they could do better»? Yeah, me too. While Snakes on a Plane may not fall into this category, there are plenty of American titles that could, well, be better. Thanks to a Twitter thread from @juanbuis, we now know that the French would have to agree. In …
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Funniest Tweets and Memes About the Thrilling FIFA World Cup Final

Football. Soccer. The beautiful game. That sport where players drop to the floor and wiggle around at the merest touch from one of the opposing team. Whatever you want to call it, it can’t be denied that it was played at a truly breathtaking level yesterday at the World Cup final.  While the tournament at …
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‘Band of Brothers’ Memes For Lovers of the HBO Miniseries

I guess I need to admit that we don’t all have the urge to watch gruesome, bleak, and violent war movies and read books about statecraft and strategy. I fully recognize that as a 34-year-old woman, this may be considered an odd passion or pastime. But if you, too, watched Band of Brothers  as many …
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