The above collage is a selection of lovely bourgeois buildings in the Musicians quarter of Nice, where we used to live. It is called the
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What do you mean, you can’t bring it inside???
I was sitting in a folding chair in our empty new apartment waiting for our delivery from Ikea, which was scheduled to come between 1:00
British Cuisine
In continuing the theme of linguistic differences between American and British English, we must talk about food. And since dessert is my favourite part of any meal, it is as good a place to start as any…
More Mixed-up English
The English Language, still causing confusion After the last post, I received some funny stories, some from the British point of view, so I thought
Divided by a Common Language
When we moved to England from America, I didn’t expect any problems with the language. After all, English is my mother tongue…