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The Credit Card Hell - Angelique

Angelique — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 12:53:49 +0100

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Job Hunting: How Culturally Unconventional Can You Be? - notafish

notafish — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:47:14 +0200

Yeah, I get that sometimes. I actually wrote the first recommendation right. Funny thing is, I usually do that mistake the other way around!

Job Hunting: How Culturally Unconventional Can You Be? - Dedalus

Dedalus — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:35:33 +0200

Recommandations? You're definitely francophone. Try to get some more recommendations.

The Credit Card Hell - ParkerQ

ParkerQ — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:25:44 +0200

Credit cards are widely known as a medium for acquiring goods and services. It is safe and convenient to use unless the issuer offers a very high interest. Its terms may vary depending on the issuing company. You can use one to open your door if you have a cheap enough lock and you get locked out. They also can be used for shot glass coasters. You could even use credit card to gap spark plugs, in a pinch if it's the correct distance.

[blog owner edit] I got rid of the spam link and kept the comment because I found it funny.

Choosing a Name: The Last Name - notafish

notafish — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:04:45 +0100

@Circéus oui, la loi le prévoit. Seul un seul nom est transmissible. J'avais oublié ce lien dans mon billet, qui explique cela assez clairement.

Choosing a Name: The Last Name - Circéus

Circéus — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:58:09 +0100

Est-ce que la loi a déjà prévu la situation quand ces nouveaux noms composés auront des enfants à leur tour? La loi a due être amendée au Québec au début des années 90 quand les premiers enfants de parents dont les deux noms étaient composés sont arrivés (n'importe quelle combinaison de deux noms est désormais acceptable, en autant qu'elle respecte la position d'origine de ce nom dans le nom composé du parent).

Choosing a Name: The Last Name - notafish

notafish — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:00:40 +0100

@pfctdayelise no, we're not going to change her name, since it's now her real name, written on her birth certificate. Frankly, whether one, two or zero hyphen is not so important in the end. It is, as far as I am aware, a very normal hyphen, times two.

@keriluamox merci infiniment pour les liens qui éclairent ma lanterne. Etant donné que l'acte de naissance de ma fille n'a pas encore été transcrit à l'état civil français, je sens qu'on va rigoler. Si j'avais su, cependant, j'aurais pris le double nom sans tiret.

Choosing a Name: The Last Name - pfctdayelise

pfctdayelise — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:10:51 +0100

That's so funny. And by funny I mean bizarre. Are you going to change her name to have a single hyphen, or will you keep it for her as a relic of this strange time?

Is it supposed to be an em-dash?

BTW the baby passport is really cute :D

Choosing a Name: The Last Name - keriluamox

keriluamox — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:28:02 +0100

Le coup du double trait d’union, comme l’indique ton lien, ne résulte pas de la loi, mais d’une circulaire du 6 décembre 2004. En 2005, Paxatagore et Maître Eolas avaient déjà rêvassé d’un recours en Conseil d’État contre cette chinoiserie arbitraire, et je suis heureux d’apprends que le TGI de Lille l’a annulée. On tremble tout de même de lire que « l’Insee avait… proposé une étoile (*), un slash (/) ou un plus (+) » (Pascale Robert-Diard, ''le Monde'' daté du 26 décembre 2008).

Trick Question: Where Do You Come From? - Hzaphry

Hzaphry — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:33:38 +0200

"Well I born in this hole and I'll die in this hole" Ice age 2

I think this question is a very nice one cause it gives you much free space of answering so u don't have to answer what you don't want to, you can only answer any of those real available answers and you are not lying.

My Very First Culture Shock - digitalfemme

digitalfemme — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:26:02 +0200

I hugged a few Germans the first time we met. Now they hate me. :o( Oh well. First impressions are first impressions.

What can you expect from a nurse who enjoyed caring for her patients? What can you expect from a nurse who was practically the only nurse who massaged her patients feet? My fingers have been inside body crevices - so hugging a stranger is nothing new to me.

It's been one culture shock after the other, ever since I landed here in Frankfurt.

Choosing a Name: The First Name - notafish

notafish — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:02:43 +0200

Tom, please go ahead :-). This said, Daniel is one of those names which work for both sex. Well, the feminine version has got a few "e" more, but still. That's another thing to consider. Think about Nikola, which is a woman's name in German, but a masculine name in so many other languages. This whole name business is tough, I tell ya.

Choosing a Name: The First Name - Tom Rakewell

Tom Rakewell — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:39:34 +0200

One of my friends is from a German-Polish family. He was educated in France, where he got his baccalauréat, and he attended the University of Texas at Austin. His wife is Chinese; they live in Luxembourg. So basically he was confronted with the same issue as yours for his first-born. They chose 'Daniel'. I'll suggest 'Emma' if ever they have a girl.

My Very First Culture Shock - witty lama

witty lama — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:12:42 +0200

I remember the first time I met the other students in my class when I went to a french high school. I knew about the "bise" and was prepared for that, but I didn't know that in the area that I was (northern Ardeche) people cheek-kiss three times, not two. Furthermore, I didn't know which direction to start with.

In the end I looked very foolish doing a sort of stop-go-stop dance with the other students. They were standing in a circle and I was on the inside working my way around one person at a time. A very threatening position to be in in a new school and culture when you're in "Troiseme" (junior high)!

The Credit Card Hell - soylentyellow

soylentyellow — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:39:27 +0100

Each McDonald's franchise decides independently wether it will accept plastic money or not. Usually they do, but some don't.

However, if you want to fill up your car on a French self service petrol station (without an attendant, there are lots of those especially after hours) and you happen to have a non-French credit card you are out of luck because you won't get a single drop of petrol. You either drive on and look for a staffed petrol station or pay a French person cash so they use their card to fill up your car.

Same with the machine in the ski resort that sells ski passes - if your credit card is not from France it won't sell you a ski pass - you have to use a staffed window.

The Credit Card Hell - Hégésippe Cormier

Hégésippe Cormier — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:54:20 +0100

J'adore l'image de la personne voyageant en Allemagne et éprouvant le ***besoin urgent d'acheter le dernier iPod aussitôt après sa sortie*** et se retrouvant grosjean comme devant parce que le Mediamarkt n'accepte pas les cartes de crédit.

The Toilet in the Bathroom - Guillaume

Guillaume — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:47:50 +0100

« A bathroom without a toilet is not a bathroom ». Well, he didn't say someone had to actually use it :). You can probably find some shelves and a heavy cupboard...