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 A total of 70 percent of French people are funny... at least that's what they believe, according to a new study that is likely to raise a few eyebrows among the foreigners living in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190410/seven-out-of-ten-french-people-think-theyre-funny-but-do-you-agree Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:01:49 +0200 seven-out-of-ten-french-people-think-theyre-funny-but-do-you-agree In case you haven't heard there's a lot of water in Paris right now. But French Twitter users are refusing to see let their sense of humour be dampened. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160603/sharks-in-chatelet-parisians-see-funny-side-of-floods Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:50:13 +0200 sharks-in-chatelet-parisians-see-funny-side-of-floods Germans love to poke fun at the Polish, Americans and Canadians are always trading jibes, the Finns and the Swedes love teasing each other… but who do the French love to make fun of the most? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160527/who-do-the-french-like-to-make-fun-of-the-most Fri, 27 May 2016 14:58:29 +0200 who-do-the-french-like-to-make-fun-of-the-most Who says Parisians have no sense of humour? The city of Paris this week launched a public exhibition of cartoons, intended to poke fun at the foibles and follies of life in the capital city, mocking natives, tourists and expats alike. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130808/parisians-mock-themselves-with-new-exhibit Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:00:00 +0200 parisians-mock-themselves-with-new-exhibit Traditionally, the French have always made their Belgian neighbours the butt of their jokes – but the British (or “les Rosbifs”) and the Americans (or "les Yankees") are close runners-up. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130328/top-ten-french-jokes-about-brits-and-yanks Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0100 top-ten-french-jokes-about-brits-and-yanks The mother and uncle of a three-year old named Jihad, who was born on September 11, were due in a French court on Wednesday for sending him to school in a top with "I am a bomb" written on it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130306/mother-to-face-court-over-boys-i-am-a-bomb-t-shirt Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:21:00 +0100 mother-to-face-court-over-boys-i-am-a-bomb-t-shirt