Category Archives: miscellany

The London Olympics – My Part In Its Downfall: Part One

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 by

6th July 2005. Overcast, a bit sticky. I’m lawyer in London. A partner in an international law firm. I’m head of Global Real Estate. I have the official VIH (or CDI in French – the Very Important Hat or Chapeau … Continue reading →

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Vicky: Clover Girl

Posted on Jun 17, 2019 by
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Part Four: Ten do’s and don’t’s for the Anglo-Saxon visitor to France #france #french

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 by

Do go. Don’t go via Calais unless you hail from Redditch in which case the comparison will be positive Do try and speak the language Don’t try too hard to speak the language because you won’t understand the answer – … Continue reading →

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Part Three: Working The French #france #french

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 by

Et encore more reminiscences of La Belle France Work. I’ve had to visit Paris many times through my work. Conferences, partners get togethers, client meetings and marketing trips, one football tour with the office eleven and the final meeting in … Continue reading →

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Part Two: You Old (French) Romantic #france #french

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 by

More reminiscences of France… I married in 1984, May and we decided to postpone a proper honeymoon until later because, well, we were pretty skint. But, in case that wasn’t romantic enough, we had four days in Paris. It didn’t … Continue reading →

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Part one: My French Debut #france #french

Posted on Jun 10, 2019 by

I’m in France for most of this week so I thought a series of posts on my experiences of all things French. As our nearest neighbours – I am speaking as a Brit not as an Englishman, just to clear … Continue reading →

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Perfectly Adequate

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 by

Someone asked me what I was good at at school and I had to think. I did okay at school, had my moments in both history and maths but I never succeeded so well as to be top of the … Continue reading →

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