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A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi The Ideal Guide to Sounding, Acting and Shrugging Like the French

Paperback • 2009 • English

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi The Ideal Guide to Sounding, Acting and Shrugging Like the French

By Charles Timoney

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About the book

Vocabulary alone isn�t enough. To survive in the most sophisticated � and the most scathing � nation on Earth you will need to understand the many peculiarities of the (very peculiar) French culture. And for that you need A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi. If you want to fit in with the French you�ll have to know how to deal with sardonic waiters; why French children hate Charlemagne; the etiquette of kissing, joke-telling and drinking songs, what to do with a bidet, the correct recipe for a salade nic...Show more

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ISBN

9780141041674

Publisher

Penguin Adult

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi The Ideal Guide to Sounding, Acting and Shrugging Like the French

Format

Paperback

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