Travel with Rick Steves

721 The French; Hidden Gardens in Paris

Jul 15, 2023

52:00

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Importance of Saying No

2min

The Importance of Being Polite

2min

The Bonjour Effect: A Guide to Speaking in France

2min

The Importance of Bonjour

2min

The Long History of French Women in Society

2min

Julie Barlow and Jean-Bénois Nédou on a French Culture in the French Language

2min

How to Communicate in France

2min

The History of French

2min

10.

The Boonjour Effect

2min

11.

The Fall of Rome, the Conquest of England, and the Rise of Paris

2min

12.

The Importance of French in the Revolution

2min

13.

The Bonjour Effect and the History of French Languages

3min

14.

How to Speak to a Frenchman in English

1min

15.

The Importance of Respecting the Language

3min

16.

The Bonjour Effect and the Story of French

2min

17.

The Hidden Gardens of Paris

2min

18.

The Garden of the ENS

2min

19.

The Arrhena D. Lutest

2min

20.

The Square of Paris

2min

21.

The Hidden Gardens of Paris

2min

22.

The Haunting Trap of Paris-Ches

2min

23.

The Tulleries

2min

24.

The Strange Approach to Grain in Paris

2min

25.

The Serendipity of Paris

2min

26.

The Importance of Clarity in Paris

2min

27.

The One-Way Mirror

2min

The authors of "The Bonjour Effect" explain how many of the problems foreigners encounter in France are a disconnect with how the French expect you to communicate. Author Susan Cahill reveals some of her favorite garden spots in Paris and get a whiff of its colorful history.

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