By Julia Frey - My Little Cabbage.

By Julia Frey - Say It with Flowers. But don’t give a friend chrysanthèmes!

By Julia Frey - Ramadan, Madame? In 2011, Ramadan ran from Monday 1 August, for 30 days.

By Julia Frey - A la nage (Swimmingly). Do you swim like a monkey wrench?

By Julia Frey - Pas de Blème, Ségolène. Even bad publicity is good publicity.

By Julia Frey. Fleas and friperies. The world is full of objets encombrants (nickname: “les monstres”).

By Julia Frey. Getting the etiquette. Foot-in mouth disease is rampant, even among the French.

By Julia Frey A la recherche du beau temps (Searching for beautiful weather...)

2nd of a series of "Amuse Bouche"-- humorous mouthfuls on the perplexities of French language and behavior by former New Yorker Julia frey.

1st of a series of "Amuse Bouche"-- humorous mouthfuls on the perplexities of French language and behavior by former New Yorker Julia frey.