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Savoir-flair : 211 tips for enjoying France and the French / Polly Platt ; illustrations by Ande Grchich.

By: Platt, Polly, 1927-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Culture Crossings, 2000Description: 288 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0964668416.Subject(s): National characteristics, French | Etiquette -- France | Intercultural communication -- France | France -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 303.48244
Contents:
Enjoying your arrival -- Enjoying your hotel -- Enjoying french bathrooms -- Enjoying Paris on foot -- Enjoying speaking french -- Enjoying Paris on wheels and water -- Enjoying french dogs -- Enjoying getting information -- Enjoying french customer service -- Enjoying the local scene -- Enjoying finding something you\'ve lost -- Enjoying being young in Paris, teens and early twenties -- Enjoying being a woman in France -- Enjoying cafes -- Enjoying french food -- Enjoying french restaurants -- Enjoying business (and pleasure) meals -- Enjoying the SNCF (the french railroad) -- Enjoying motoring in France -- Enjoying bicycle tours -- Enjoying rural living -- Conclusion.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Which words of French unlock a warm welcome? What should you expect in hotels? Taxis? In cafe restrooms? What is the code for getting great customer service? What is all the fuss about food and French restaurants? Do you know how to charm French waiters? How do you entertain business contacts, intrigue French women and French men?

Enjoying your arrival -- Enjoying your hotel -- Enjoying french bathrooms -- Enjoying Paris on foot -- Enjoying speaking french -- Enjoying Paris on wheels and water -- Enjoying french dogs -- Enjoying getting information -- Enjoying french customer service -- Enjoying the local scene -- Enjoying finding something you\'ve lost -- Enjoying being young in Paris, teens and early twenties -- Enjoying being a woman in France -- Enjoying cafes -- Enjoying french food -- Enjoying french restaurants -- Enjoying business (and pleasure) meals -- Enjoying the SNCF (the french railroad) -- Enjoying motoring in France -- Enjoying bicycle tours -- Enjoying rural living -- Conclusion.

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