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 Our recent article from BBC journalist Hélène Daouphars on why she decided to return to her home country and make a documentary on sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement in France prompted quite a response from readers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190402/sexual-harassment-in-france-is-it-truly-worse-than-any-other-country Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:39:14 +0200 sexual-harassment-in-france-is-it-truly-worse-than-any-other-country BBC journalist Hélène Daouphars has travelled back to her home country to make a documentary about sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement in France. She explains why she picked that topic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190401/is-france-the-home-of-romance-or-a-place-of-rampant-sexual-harassment Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:52:24 +0200 is-france-the-home-of-romance-or-a-place-of-rampant-sexual-harassment Are you dating a Frenchman (or trying to)? Here's the lowdown on where you might be going wrong. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160822/ten-mistakes-to-avoid-when-dating-a-frenchman Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:12:29 +0200 ten-mistakes-to-avoid-when-dating-a-frenchman A new survey shows the French of all people are turning to dating apps more and more to find their lovers, although many won't admit it, Katie Warren writes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160213/dating-france-apps-online-love Sat, 13 Feb 2016 09:50:14 +0100 dating-france-apps-online-love With Paris officially having broken up with the love lock, we've gathered eight far more imaginative, memorable, and (dare we say) romantic ways of showing your love than attaching a lump of metal to a bridge. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150603/alternatives-love-lock-in-paris-city-love Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:37:19 +0200 alternatives-love-lock-in-paris-city-love This step-by-step guide by French blogger Muriel Jacques is not guaranteed to help you find your true love, but it will help shed some light on those famously romantic French folk, who seem to have their own set of Gallic rules when it comes to love. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150214/dating-in-france-sex-romance-love Sat, 14 Feb 2015 10:34:00 +0100 dating-in-france-sex-romance-love 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 You’ve upped sticks, settled in France and you’re slowly embracing the local culture. But that doesn’t mean you are obliged to fall in love with a local. Here, The Local lists ten reasons why it's a good idea to date a fellow expat. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140213/ten-reasons-why-dating-expats-will-make-you-happier Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:30:00 +0100 ten-reasons-why-dating-expats-will-make-you-happier Paris may be known as the City of Love but it is not, it seems, the best city to find love. With Valentine’s Day just two days away, a new study has revealed which cities in France are home to the most single people. You might need to pack your bags. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140212/and-the-french-city-home-to-the-most-sing Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:30:00 +0100 and-the-french-city-home-to-the-most-sing The Pont des Arts, with its countless “love locks,” is at the heart of romantic Paris. But the weight of all that commitment risks causing a “fatal accident”, and authorities have called for the locks to be taken away regularly. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130819/love-locks-paris-pont-des-arts-danger-death Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:00:00 +0200 love-locks-paris-pont-des-arts-danger-death If your interpretation of French flirting involves reciting the lyrics: “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir” then you might as well stay at home. Luckily, The Local is here to guide you with a list of ten of the best chat-up lines to use in French. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130412/ten-best-chat-up-lines-in-french Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:37:00 +0200 ten-best-chat-up-lines-in-french They say you can't beat City Hall, but Paris authorities who once took a dim view of the thousands of "love locks" adorning the bridges of the Seine river have had a change of heart. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120815/paris-finally-falls-for-love-locks Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:10:29 +0200 paris-finally-falls-for-love-locks