Contributor(s): Author: Keith Van Sickle Keith and Val had a dream - to Live in Provence, the land of brilliant sunlight and charming hilltop villages.
Thomas Jefferson is supposed to have said, "Every man has two countries - his own and France." Maybe he was on to something..
It wasn\'t just a place we visited; it was becoming one of the places we lived.
Oops, preservative means "condom." Interregnum France had started to capture our hearts.
These are the infamous faux amis, or "false friends." Ask Val about the time she shocked her co-workers by talking about preservatives in food.
There are words that exist in both languages and have entirely different meanings.
But you have to be careful.
It works most of the time.
If I don\'t know a word in French, sometimes I will just fake it by using the English word with a French accent.
And Enjoy Your Lunch, Especially the Asparagus, Which is Delicious Right Now.") A Night at the Opera There are many words that are the same in French and English, like nation, pause, and danger.
Please Follow the Local Kissing Regulations.
How were we supposed to know this? Was there a border we had crossed but somehow missed the sign? ("Welcome to Eastern Provence.
How to Kiss a Frenchman Here, not far from where we had stayed the year before, it was two kisses on the cheek rather than three.
I had so much to learn from the French. . .
His inscription read, " Valerie, vous etes jeune et delicieuse comme les feves du printemps " ("Valerie, you are young and delicious like the fava beans of springtime.") .
From the Book Joyeux Anniversaire The chef had written a cookbook and and signed it for Val.
If you\'ve ever dreamed of changing gears and Learning what joie de vivre is really all about, you won\'t want to miss this delightful book.
This light and breezy memoir is full of wry observations on France, like the power of cheese to sway elections, the right and wrong ways for men to kiss each other, and the law requiring that blood donors must speak French.
Laugh along as they build a life in Provence, slowly mastering a new language and making friends with the locals over long meals and just a bit too much wine.
Follow their adventures (and misadventures) as they quit their jobs, become consultants and split their time between two countries.
So they came up with a plan...
But there were two problems: they weren\'t French speakers and they had full-time jobs.
Contributor(s): Author: Keith Van Sickle Keith and Val had a dream - to Live in Provence, the land of brilliant sunlight and charming hilltop villages
