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 The owners of a café in the south of France have struck a blow for good old-fashioned French politeness, with a sign charging extra for customers who forget their manners while ordering their coffee. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131210/photo-of-the-day-french-caf-charges-extra-for-rudeness Tue, 10 Dec 2013 18:56:00 +0100 photo-of-the-day-french-caf-charges-extra-for-rudeness Most Parisians had only one thing on their minds on Tuesday evening – getting home from work in time to watch the football. But a mysterious naked man has left some commuters in the capital baffled and bemused as took a walk along the tracks "au naturel". https://www.thelocal.fr/20131120/mystery-man-takes-naked-stroll-on-paris-metro Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:53:00 +0100 mystery-man-takes-naked-stroll-on-paris-metro Last week we had llamas on trams, and now it’s the turn of some other four-legged friends, it would seem, after commuters in Dijon snapped ponies taking a ride on the public transport system. But what were they doing there in the first place? https://www.thelocal.fr/20131112/photo-of-the-day-french-ponies-ride-on-trams Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:39:41 +0100 photo-of-the-day-french-ponies-ride-on-trams