![]() ![]() Moreover, at one dinner party she commits a grievous faux pas when she attempts to converse with some attendees at a dinner before she has been introduced. They are very formal dinners always involve the same courses served in the same order. One of the hardest things for Turnbull to understand is how Parisians entertain. For Turnbull, learning the Parisian social system involves a steep learning curve. French people outside The City of Lights often view Parisians the way Americans outside New York City view New Yorkers – hip, cool, and urbane, but also pretentious, rude, and stuck on themselves. The reader quickly learns that there is France – and then there is Paris. She shares her story in the excellent book Almost French. ![]() It sounds like a romance novel, but it actually happened to Australian Sarah Turnbull. ![]() Review: You meet an attractive French person and soon move to Paris to begin a new life. Almost French is a terrific account of her real-life adventure. Throwing caution to the wind, she moved in with him in Paris. Summary: Australian Sarah Turnbull met a handsome Frenchman named Frederic. Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris ![]()
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