1. madeline proust. the french say 'oh, a madeline proust,' to signify something that reminds them of their past. as benedicte feeds her children smashed bananas avec sucre, for her, it is a madeline proust moment.
2. ducks say coin coin, like qua qua, but really emphasizing the qu part.
3. thermometers for taking temperatures go in the butt and not in the mouth.
4. cou cou! what children say as hello hello! and even adults. pronounced cuckoo.
5. no underwear at bedtime.
6. penis is a medical term. we never discussed the non medical terms, like the everyday names, but i gave them a few terms. we had a laugh.
7. yogurt, pronouced yaaooot in french, is a breakfast, snack, or dessert.
8. fruit is eaten as a starter dish, rarely, but mainly as dessert. eating it at other times is weird or eating it with something like fish is weird.
9. if there is not bread on the table, jen, go get some.
10. if you attempt at your poor french, you may get asked out on a date from the fish guy. your poor french is appreciated over your no french at all. it is quite true.
ten things learned thus far.
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did you go on a date with the fish guy? you should. why i think paris is romantic, for me it doesn't really have to do with the conventional sense of romance or love. for me the city is romantic in terms of its history (and the history of intellectuals and artists in the city), architecture, pace of life, the way people move and dress, the language, it all seems very sensual in a way that for me gave the city a very romantic feeling.
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