tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954152482368676678.post8189987912022603803..comments2023-03-24T15:42:10.836+01:00Comments on Interpreting France: Looking outwards ....from VersaillesPhilip Minnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11146885833809218888noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954152482368676678.post-53164004323984646042018-02-13T21:35:52.212+01:002018-02-13T21:35:52.212+01:00Well, now I have to order the book you've sugg...Well, now I have to order the book you've suggested!NewMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172571318565002724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954152482368676678.post-71821948708243676232018-02-13T18:38:51.190+01:002018-02-13T18:38:51.190+01:00Many thanks for this tip. I have found the book on...Many thanks for this tip. I have found the book on Amazon and shall download to Kindle. I'm currently reading "How the French think" by Sudhir Hazareesingh, not easy but worth the effort! I'll let you know - in due course - what I think of "The Bonjour effect"!Philip Minnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146885833809218888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954152482368676678.post-31188994669161050992018-02-12T22:01:37.969+01:002018-02-12T22:01:37.969+01:00You might be interested in a book I've just ab...You might be interested in a book I've just about finished reading called The Bonjour Effect. Written by two Canadian journalists (husband bilingual francophone, wife bilingual anglophone), the book looks at France through the prism of how the French communicate. It was published in 2015, which makes the observations on French current affairs somewhat less...current, but aside from that, I generally found their analysis of the French--the good, the bad and the downright mean--to be spot on. <br /><br />As someone who has lived in France for many years, I'm sure you would have lots of interesting things to say about their take on France. NewMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172571318565002724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954152482368676678.post-27978037496629714292018-02-07T15:02:23.788+01:002018-02-07T15:02:23.788+01:00Many thanks for your kind words ! I shall do my be...Many thanks for your kind words ! I shall do my best to continue that way and hope you will continue to read and to comment.Philip Minnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146885833809218888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954152482368676678.post-83816462992143037002018-02-06T16:07:21.310+01:002018-02-06T16:07:21.310+01:00Thank you for this thoughtful opinion piece. I gre...Thank you for this thoughtful opinion piece. I greatly look forward to reading your blog posts.NewMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172571318565002724noreply@blogger.com