https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Everyone is making a fuss about the cold in Paris right now, but it's not a patch on some of the other winter chills to hit the capital in the past. Here's a look at some of the best images of Paris in the winter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170118/you-think-its-cold-now-paris-has-been-much-colder Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:02:31 +0100 you-think-its-cold-now-paris-has-been-much-colder You might think you've seen every possible photo of Paris but this selection of old images from the City of Light will leave you thinking "was that really in Paris?" https://www.thelocal.fr/20160302/15-incredible-photos-you-wont-believe-were-taken-in-paris Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:33:06 +0100 15-incredible-photos-you-wont-believe-were-taken-in-paris Ever heard someone say "Tiggy-doo?" in France? It's French (actually spelled Tiguidou) and it's just one example of a long list of Gallic words that you'll never come across in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150123/10-french-words-youll-never-hear-in-france Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:43:00 +0100 10-french-words-youll-never-hear-in-france Does "French Kissing" really come from France? Here The Local looks at 12 things that sound very French in name but actually have nothing to do with France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141215/ten-french-things-that-arent-french Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:20:00 +0100 ten-french-things-that-arent-french We all know France tops the global rankings for tourism and wine production but the country is also a world leader in many other slightly more obscure ways that are nevertheless worth cheering for or blushing at. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141128/ten-things-france-leads-the-way-in-french-best-records Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:55:00 +0100 ten-things-france-leads-the-way-in-french-best-records In this eye-catching gallery French photographer Manolo Mylonas has captured some extraordinary images of ordinary life in some of the poor suburbs that surround Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141009/in-images-life-in-the-paris-suburbs Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:49:00 +0200 in-images-life-in-the-paris-suburbs What passes for normal behaviour and customs among Anglos can look pretty alien to the French at times. Here’s our list of the things the French find weird about us. What else would you add? https://www.thelocal.fr/20141002/british-american-weird-customs-france Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:50:00 +0200 british-american-weird-customs-france What may seem like normal behaviour in your home country doesn't always apply to French culture. Whether you’re at the supermarket checkout or the raising your glass at a dinner party, here are ten common customs to watch out for in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140922/ten-french-customs-that-confuse-anglos Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:12:00 +0200 ten-french-customs-that-confuse-anglos We all come to France for our own reasons, but The Local's observations have led us to conclude that most experts fall into one of these ten categories. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140912/frances-top-ten-expat-tribes Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:29:00 +0200 frances-top-ten-expat-tribes This week The Local France has been asking readers about the things their fellow countrymen and women do that embarrass them or drive them mad. Needless to say we’ve had plenty of responses. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140822/ten-ways-expats-in-france-make-you-cringe Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:31:00 +0200 ten-ways-expats-in-france-make-you-cringe Whether it's the drinking culture, the food, or the dentists, tweeters have united under the #OnlyinFrance hashtag to express what they find weird, wonderful and even perhaps wrong about this unique country. See what they've had to say here. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140502/only-in-france-what-twitter-finds-unique Fri, 02 May 2014 18:55:00 +0200 only-in-france-what-twitter-finds-unique As if learning French wasn't hard enough, the language of Molière has a wealth of informal slang words, that you should know as well - even if it's to avoid saying them in case you offend someone. Here we've picked some of the most common everyday words and translated them into French slang. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140415/everyday-slang-you-need-in-france Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:36:00 +0200 everyday-slang-you-need-in-france A 73-year-old male art gallery owner in Paris was tortured and raped by three men after a business arrangement turned sour, Le Parisien newspaper reported on Wednesday. The attackers also repeatedly injected him with a syringe they said contained the AIDS virus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140402/male-paris-gallery-owner-73-raped-by-three-men-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:26:00 +0200 male-paris-gallery-owner-73-raped-by-three-men-2 It’s tricky enough to grasp all the linguistic subtleties of dating in English – let alone in a foreign language. To help you on your French dating adventures, we’ve listed ten Gallic idiomatic expressions, that may seem bizarre, but could be very useful. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140214/french-dating-expressions-and-idioms Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:45:00 +0100 french-dating-expressions-and-idioms The smell of wet dog would have most of us backing away. Not Sophie Gamand, though – for her, a dripping pooch represents an irresistible artistic opportunity. Entitled simply 'Wet Dog', her unique photography project has since gone viral around the world. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131204/french-photographer-snaps-dogs-at-bath-time Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:50:00 +0100 french-photographer-snaps-dogs-at-bath-time An exhibition of German 19th century art at the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris has outraged Germans who claim the display misconstrues their nation's cultural and historical development. The museum is shocked by the criticism. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130416/cliched-louvre-art-exhibition-riles-germans Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:36:00 +0200 cliched-louvre-art-exhibition-riles-germans The world famous Louvre gallery will reopen on Thursday after a walkout by staff over a rise in aggressive pickpockets forced the closure of the famed Paris museum, a union representative said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130411/paris-louvre-to-reopen-after-strike-over-pickpockets Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:22:00 +0200 paris-louvre-to-reopen-after-strike-over-pickpockets The world famous Louvre art gallery in Paris had to close on Wednesday when employees reportedly staged a walk-out in protest against pickpockets at the museum. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130410/louvre-gallery-closes-as-staff-strike-over-pickpockets Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:54:00 +0200 louvre-gallery-closes-as-staff-strike-over-pickpockets Fresh from being interviewed by French President Francois Hollande himself, Jean-Luc Martinez, an expert in Greek sculpture, was named on Wednesday as the new boss of the famed Louvre museum. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130403/frances-famed-louvre-art-gallery-gets-new-boss Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:04:25 +0200 frances-famed-louvre-art-gallery-gets-new-boss Facebook has caused outrage among French art-lovers by blocking the page of a Parisian art gallery for 24 hours after a photo-study of a nude posted there was deemed by the social network to be in violation of its community standards. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130308/outrage-as-facebook-censors-paris-gallery-for-nude-photo Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:43:00 +0100 outrage-as-facebook-censors-paris-gallery-for-nude-photo