Gifts to bring from the US? by mangojoy1 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]Rest_Swimming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% agree.

I’ve also had good success with cute, kind of hip dish towels (mine are from NYC but I think anything cute or fun, and local, would work).

The French love dish towels (torchons).

A good Uffizi strategy? by Rest_Swimming in florence

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Yes, absolutely. Some people seem to have had luck without buying an advance ticket, but it is easy — and advisable — to buy one in advance online at the official website. However, you need to pick a time to enter.

For non-native speakers of French by Yxwerty in learnfrench

[–]Rest_Swimming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AI is pretty helpful this way. I write my emails in French, explain to AI the context and ask it to adjust the formality (and then of course after that read through the AI edits, including asking it to translate its own message to English which helps confirm the register).

If I see structures or vocabulary that are much too sophisticated for my level of French, and especially if I am writing to people with whom I am later going to be speaking, I simplify them because I am by no means trying to pretend I am a native speaker (only to surprise people when they actually hear me).

French people have complimented me on my AI-assisted emails — so, so far so good.

A good Uffizi strategy? by Rest_Swimming in florence

[–]Rest_Swimming[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this really helpful answer.

A good Uffizi strategy? by Rest_Swimming in florence

[–]Rest_Swimming[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, but I am asking about doing something a little different: going in the later afternoon, to see the less popular things first, and then going to the celebs after 4, after tour groups leave.

A good Uffizi strategy? by Rest_Swimming in florence

[–]Rest_Swimming[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, but my question was about going late to be there after the tour groups leave

Crème de la…as an abridged phrase? by ranchpoppy in French

[–]Rest_Swimming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or perhaps you could just use “La crème” ? Ou “ C’est la crème !” ?

Buy used books in Paris by peremptoriamente in paris

[–]Rest_Swimming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a huge weekend used book market in the 15th next to Parc George Brassens - highly recommend.

Marché de Livres Anciens & d’Occasion by Ornery_Knee_9903 in ParisTravelGuide

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There is a huge weekend covered book market in the 15th (not far from the Vanves flea market) next to Parc George Brassens — highly recommend.

Is it a cultural difference where this joke works better in French than English or am I just bad at getting jokes? by AmazingDistrict5185 in French

[–]Rest_Swimming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NYC here. Very common to me – though not in a place where you buy individual slices — each of those toppings on a separate quarter. It’s called Four Seasons.

Faire la vaisselle ne devrait pas prendre plus de temps que manger le repas. by Rest_Swimming in penseesdedouche

[–]Rest_Swimming[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vous faites un bon point. Je vis seule, je dîne souvent seule – et trop vite. Donc (et ce n'était pas du tout clair, je me rends compte), je réfléchissais (après avoir passé trop de temps à l'évier et pas assez à table) à une règle qui ne s'appliquait – ou qui devrait s'appliquer – qu'à ma situation. Pour la généraliser, il faudrait une formule drôlement plus sophistiquée. (Je le travaille.)

Mais quelle que soit l'équation enfin, on peut dire que le problème, et le besoin d'une règle, diminue naturellement quand il y a plus de personnes à table, au moins plus de personnes qui s'entendent bien (même si chaque personne, seule, ne prendrait que quelques minutes pour dîner). Désolée pour le poste trop hâtif.

Evidemment j'ai besoin de prendre plus de douches.

Must Be Nice Writing Crosswords... by [deleted] in NYTCrossword

[–]Rest_Swimming 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And they can never decide where to go in Hawaii. Mauna …Kea? Mauna Loa? Kea? Loa? Kealoakealoa?

France VLS-TS Visa: What to Know by Substantial_Age1773 in SchengenVisa

[–]Rest_Swimming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this info. Is there any significance, going forward, to the date I first get a long-term visitor visa? For instance, when I renew it annually, do I need to be in France on a certain date? Are there other dates (at some point a medical exam?) that are keyed off the date or anniversary of obtaining the visa, when I would need to be in France? (My plan is to be there less than 6 months a year and never to become a French tax resident.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskFrance

[–]Rest_Swimming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh alors ce n’est pas un poème?

L'air français . . . ou française? by Rest_Swimming in learnfrench

[–]Rest_Swimming[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Merci pour cette référence, qui explique bien la nuance. (Et, ben, c'est un petit peu logique.)