A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

副标题: The Ideal Guide to Sounding, Acting and Shrugging Like the French

ISBN: 9780141041674

出版社: Penguin Books Ltd

出版年: 2009-08-06

页数: 288

定价: 104.00元

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

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; and, the etiquette of kissing, joke-telling and drinking songs, what to do with a bidet, the correct recipe for a salade nicoise and, of course, how to convey absolute, shattering indifference with a single syllable (Bof!). Charles Timoney, the author of "Pardon My French", provides a practical, pleasurable guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs. Read on and put the oh la la back into your French vacances. Your inner gaul will thank you for it.