Bobo = hipster
BCBG (bon chic bon genre or, a more 'familiar' one I found, beau cul belle gueule) = preppy
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Les Hautes Alpes
So I was very lucky to have the opportunity to go as an Au Pair and help my host-mother's sister with her two grandchildren for a week in the Hautes Alps Region called Gap. The weather there was beautiful. I probably saw more sun in those 7 days than I had seen in the 6 months of Paris weather. Since I told them I was a professeur du ski I had the little 5-year old out and about on the hills everyday. Not a bad gig I can tell you that!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Parents' Visit
"I'm starting to la-brush up on my la-French"
-Papa Forsyth
So my parents have decided they actually want to see their daughter (and tuition money) in action before I leave Paris. As you can tell by the quote, they are not the type that you can easily hide their "American-ness". Trust me, it is not easy to do.
Examples from my experience:
1) You must retire your treasured Vera Bradley bag.
2) You HATE ketchup and LOVE mustard.
3) McDonald's (or Mac-Do as they call it) thoroughly disgusts you.
Actually the last one is not really hard to do at all, but you see the point. This is their third time visiting Paris, so we can skip all the touristy stuff and get to the real under-belly of the city. Can't wait!
-Papa Forsyth
So my parents have decided they actually want to see their daughter (and tuition money) in action before I leave Paris. As you can tell by the quote, they are not the type that you can easily hide their "American-ness". Trust me, it is not easy to do.
Examples from my experience:
1) You must retire your treasured Vera Bradley bag.
2) You HATE ketchup and LOVE mustard.
3) McDonald's (or Mac-Do as they call it) thoroughly disgusts you.
Actually the last one is not really hard to do at all, but you see the point. This is their third time visiting Paris, so we can skip all the touristy stuff and get to the real under-belly of the city. Can't wait!
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