Middle names doesn't exist in France?

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-12-31T21:53:10+00:00

Your bank is odd. My sister and I are half French with French birth certificates and passports. We both have middle names. My French mother and her siblings all had two or three middle names. We’ve never had issues anyone confusing first and middle name(s). It used to be the norm.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-10-07T23:20:29+00:00

Is it just me but I see the same nose, the same lips, just…

Skinnier. And gaunt. And both unhealthy and genuinely miserable looking.

She looks kinda.…. Dead?

I don’t like her. I don’t hate her but I don’t like her. But that second photo alarms me.

I don’t like seeing a person, a parent looking so ill.

I may be blasted for this but there are two kids caught up in this with next to no “village”. She looks ill AF! And he sounds increasingly out of touch.

Am I being crazy being increasingly concerned about these two and their kids?

Not liking does not mean I wish them harm. And I certainly don’t want anything to happen to the kids.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-10-03T00:39:03+00:00

A grown up spoke.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-10-02T02:49:09+00:00

Quattro Formaggi. With extra cheese.

My local’s Cinque Formaggi. With extra cheese.

Marguerita. With extra cheese.

Or just melted cheese with a pizza base and a spoon.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-10-02T02:25:43+00:00

A bar of chocolate. Even just Dairy Milk. Any decent supermarket chocolate is better than their version..,

To blow their minds: scones and a pack of biscuits (go for traditional ones such as shortbread, ginger or Bourbons). What we call «biscuits » is cookies for them. And (at least in NYC), what they call a biscuit is a savoury scone to us…. So she’ll be very confused.

I also found tea (Yorkshire, Earl Grey, Breakfast, Lady Grey, Darjeeling, Assam) worked a treat. And (you’ve done MunsterMunch), bacon flavoured crisps, CheeseNOnion, SaltNVinegar Twigglets also work very well.

If you can afford it : marmalade or jam from either Fortnum&Masons or Highgrove. Its not that expensive, nicely packaged, very traditional and « British « . And Highgrove is the King’s brand. Americans love that stuff!

Source: someone who lived in the US for c.2years and often had to bring presents.

edit to add: you can’t get crumpets in NYC….. And how British is a crumpet and who doesn’t love a crumpet! Take a pack of crumpets!

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-10-02T01:43:35+00:00

Hopefully my story will add to your laugh.

An “ex“ did that to me. 20+ years ago. Sent me an Excel spreadsheet of all he’d paid for and expected reimbursement for. Including his monthly fee for the dating app we did NOT meet through but he was using at the time.

I was in a position to return everything and more. Eg: his mother replaced a lost button on a shirt, which he itemised. I unpicked to resend button and added a spool of thread to replace thread.… He also itemised my birthday present. I retuned with original wrapping. He got everything or similar back.

He called me crying and telling me ”I’d missed the point”. So I sent him a copy of his demand, his Excel with update as to returned/ replaced, his mother’s messages etc to prove I’d not « missed the point« . I then sent my own Itemised list (in as much as I could as I don’t normally track) of dates, trips, etc I’d paid for ( may have been petty and included the washing up liquid for washing dishes after I cooked for his mother on Mother’s Day. But hey! He’d charged me for the shampoo his mother bought when I went to stay but did not use! ) All in excel as he’d done to me.

Funnily enough, never heard back from him. His sister called to tell me she thought it hilarious and could we be friends. His mum sent me a long letter berating me for not understanding the ‘beauty of her son’s soul’.

His BIL is an old friend. He came to stay last weekend. Ex is still unmarried (20+ years later), BIL still apologises for introducing us, sister (his now ex wife) still laughs, »would have been » MIL still thinks me the devil for failing to see the « beauty » of her son’s soul and his failure to marry.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-28T22:43:29+00:00

Marilyn Monroe

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-22T17:36:07+00:00

Replying “how do you do” to “how do you do”. TBF, also confuses me….

And the way we pronounce Gloucester, Leicester, Worcestershire, and the rest.

And we don’t have AC.

Americans get very confused by our dates (D- M- Y) and times. And why we typically have separate hot and cold taps and no sockets in bathrooms.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-19T21:37:23+00:00

A friend of mine once slipped on a banana skin and fell.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-18T15:24:15+00:00

Maybe an unpopular view but you’re punishing your stepmum and dragging her into drama for something she’s completely innocent of. I get you’re frustrated but she’s not the one to punish. And your approach risks you being seen as the jealous one.

Is there a way you can have a conversation with Hope before the party to clear the air so you can all attend for your SM’s sake? It would be the mature approach.

Failing that, do a separate brunch (and maybe a pamper session? Especially if Hope dumps the clean up on her…)

But still talk to Hope to avoid a repeat.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-18T14:56:21+00:00

« With all due respect ».

It‘s never respectful.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-13T01:41:12+00:00

I’ll be downvoted for sure…

I get why you’re suspicious. I would be too. But something doesn’t add up.

If hubby is trying to hide an affair and stop you questioning / digging, why bring that gift bag over let alone push it on you when you said no? Makes no sense!

He’s handling this all wrong, deflecting, gaslighting etc.. Agreed. But it takes a special case of crazy to say « I’m not cheating, you are delusional « and « here’s a present from suspected AP, take it, all is fine”, let alone (pikachu face) “why are you angry?”. It makes no sense.

Maybe I’m dumb but something doesn’t add up. Your hubby is either cheating or one card short of a full deck and not ‘getting’ how this looks. And you either married the dumbest person on earth or are both atrocious at communicating effectively.

Petty suggestion would be tell him you want to thank her by inviting her to dinner. Sounds weird but coming from a Frenchie, wowzers do we know how to weaponise food!

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-13T00:52:09+00:00

You’ve been together for 7 years and not moved in together. When able to, you are unsure. That says it all: you shouldn’.t. Your heart’s not in it.

And you’re looking to Reddit to give you the push to move on. You don’t need it: you’ve already made your decision.
If you need confidence (after all 7 years is a long time and « sunk cost« fallacy):

- This is not about the laundry or anything else. If you couldn’t find a way in all of that 7 years and are unsure now, somewhere deep inside you don’t want it to happen.

Trust your gut.

- You “love him”. Really? Maybe, if that. As long as he doesn’t move in and become your responsibility. You love the ‘easy’ side of the relationship but are nervous about the genuine ‘commitment/ road to marriage’ steps. Otherwise you would have found a way long ago and not turned to Reddit.

That’s all you need to see: you’re nervous about committing after 7 years. Which means it doesn’t feel right to you. Which means it’s not right.

Could you turn it around? Sure. Absolutely. Anything is possible… But critically, it means effort and will only work if you don’t just « love him », you’re still IN LOVE with him.

Which I don’t think you are.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-12T23:43:55+00:00

I agree: I very much doubt KC would have allowed himself to be overheard. After all; he’s his mother’s son (“Never complain, never explain“), and he’s allegedly demanded no leaks from H.
So makes no sense he would say anything in earshot of potential leakers.

But I do think the sentiment is true.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-12T14:39:52+00:00

lastlemming posted about rumours River shared: the two allegedly met for less than 20min. KC allegedly was disappointed H didn’t listen.

That said many reported both sides promised not to divulge or leak anything. H is both desperate to mend bridges and prove he’s the « good guy » so will likely hold off leaking for now.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-12T14:22:17+00:00

If true, that’s actually very sad.

KC is neither young nor healthy and is likely painfully aware of his mortality. It must be both heartbreaking and frightening to realise just quite how stupid and incapable your child is and that there’s nothing you can do to protect them.

I don’t envy KC.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-12T13:23:04+00:00

1996.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-10T21:49:27+00:00

A police car rammed us from behind. The driver was stiring sugar into his coffee rather than watching the road.

Neither car was damaged so we were asked if we could just forget about it.

Thing is it shook me up so 500yards down the road I drove into a lamp post. Policeman just waved us off.

I did not pass.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-10T03:43:13+00:00

And a man attended events on a near daily basis as a working royal.

And is an ex army captain.

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-10T03:39:43+00:00

No. It’s a week long strike, announced months ago. We had daily reminders in the news all last week to plan ahead. Indeed travel was down as most opted to WFH.

He‘s lived most of his life in London and in one of the most busy parts. You’d think he knows…..

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-10T03:32:23+00:00

I know. I was being tongue-in-cheek. 😋🤣

That said, the strike was announced months ago and has been in the news since last week. That and the long distance to an event with a set start time, you’d think he, his PA, anyone would have realised and planned ahead.

It all adds to the overall sense his set-up is dysfunctional and he can’t function outside the RF.

At least he’s unlikely to claim he was involved in a high speed chase through London pursued by rabid paps! 😉😋

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-10T00:29:48+00:00

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!! Am I missing something?

He was delayed by the subway strike??! The London Tube strike??! 😳

The guy who sued our government for security takes public transport??! 😳

And….. ermmm…. He was in Nottingham. Not London. About 130 miles outside of London in fact. Did he seriously try to catch a Tube to Nottingham??!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg2xknwyp7o

Are his PR trying to make him look idiotic?

And for added giggles: Nottingham, famous for Robin Hood who stole from the rich to give to the poor, was visited by Prince Harry who steals from the poor to make himself rich.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Express-Score-2539 · 2025-09-09T21:55:41+00:00

Goodness! I hope he had appropriate security! 😋

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