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My hovercraft is full of eels

Posted on November 30, 2011 by misplacedperson

On of the big irritations of wintersports, judging from detailed observation of your holiday punter, is the fact that they have to be done in Johnny Foreignerland. And before you all think here she goes again doing the superior expat … Continue reading →

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We don’t need no education

Posted on October 5, 2010 by misplacedperson

I gather from reports in the likes of the Daily Mail (and even the serious press from time to time) that education is going to the dogs. Modern children don’t know their algebra from their elbow, proper sciences have been … Continue reading →

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Life in the Tower of Babel

Posted on August 12, 2010 by misplacedperson

According to biblical myth Yahweh got a tad disgruntled with the builders of the tower of Babel on the grounds that “They are one people and have one language, and nothing will be withholden from them which they purpose to … Continue reading →

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Speaking French like a Spanish cow

Posted on July 16, 2010 by misplacedperson

The British like to beat themselves up about their ignorance of foreign languages – ooh it’s so rude, they tell you, usually looking not particularly ashamed of themselves, it has to be said. Actually it’s not that rude at all … Continue reading →

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Mad about cows disease

Posted on May 16, 2010 by misplacedperson

One of the more baffling aspects of life in France is the disproportionate importance attached to cows. In fact I’d go so far as to say that the French have a  disturbing obsession with cows. Admittedly we do live out … Continue reading →

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Gissa job/donnez-moi un boulot!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by misplacedperson

Leaving the comfortable wombworld of UK tour operators for a job with a real-life French employer is a shock to the system. No more food and accommodation, paid-for health insurance, free lift pass. But given that the living quarters were … Continue reading →

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