Stuff Parisians Like

Stuff Parisians Like 1

by Olivier Magny
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Publication Date: 05/07/2011
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In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Stuff White People Like, a tongue-in-cheek homage to Parisians.


To be mistaken for a Parisian, readers must buy the newspaper Le Monde, fold it, and walk. Then sit at a café and make phone calls. Be sure to order San Pellegrino, not any other kind of fizzy water. They shouldn't be surprised when a waiter brings out two spoons after they order le moelleux au chocolat- it is understood that the dessert is too sinfully delicious not to share. Go to l'île Saint-Louis-all Parisians are irredeemably in love with that island. Feel free to boldly cross the street whenever the impulse strikes-pedestrian crosswalks are too dangerous. If they take a cruise on the Seine, they will want to stand outside, preferably with their collar popped up. If they want to decorate, may we suggest the photographs of Robert Doisneau? To truly be cool in Paris, own an iPhone, wear Converse sneakers, and order sushi. And as they stroll through the Luxembourg Gardens, remember-they can't go wrong wearing black.

ISBN:
9781101516713
9781101516713
Category:
Humour collections & anthologies
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
05-07-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group

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A humorous collection of pieces on stuff that Parisians like. Stuff they like includes Cherry Tomatoes, wishing they could live in New York, making fun of Tourists and valuing intelligence more than happiness. Each section finishes with a useful tip eg the useful tip for the section on Cherry tomatoes is "the more you slice your cherry tomatoes the more civilized you appear". Each section also has a sentence or two in French to help you sound Parisian. This book will make you laugh, it will make you cringe, it will make of wish you knew that before you visited Paris.

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