Almost French

‘Driving over Lemons’ by Chris Stewart was a little bit disappointing in view of a lively written expat experience. Quite the contrary was ‘Almost French’ by Sarah Turnbull.

This is her story. Sarah, an Australian journalist, felt in love with a Frenchman, whom she decided to visit in Paris. However, what had happened is that it went extraordinary well that she decided to stay with him (but I can guarantee you, it is definitely not one of these trashy love stories).

One might think it is not hard to live in Paris but Sarah proves that the French have their own codes of behaviour furthermore it is almost impossible to get by without adopting to them.

While reading the book I have tried to underline most of the differences between the French and Australian culture, which may help you. Unfortunately I can not find it the book, but I will try to catch up on this as soon as possible.