What's the Difference Between Paris and London?

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BBC Radio 5 Live host and native English speaker, Mark Whitaker, joins the show. The pair talk about customer service styles in Paris and Britain. They also share their views on learning a new language like French. And of course there are some regional accents to be heard too.

Special Guest Mark Steel joins me to discuss cultural and linguistic differences between the UK and France, plus accents in the UK and a little tour of some places in the UK that you don't know about. Also includes a discussion of swearing and rude language in Britain. What is the R word which you should never say in a specific part of the UK? Listen on to find out.

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