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‘It is my right to work beyond retirement age - but France says no’
Age discrimination in the workplace is real but hidden, says (soon to be forcibly retired) English teacher Nick Inman
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Normandy first French region to stop funding wild animal shows
The move is part of a wider trend away from wild animal use
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La politesse: what habits can make you seem rude to French people?
Sometimes it can be all too easy to commit a cultural faux pas without even realising it. We look at some of the most common
Sober and civilised
In reply to your online article about the [alcohol-free] L’Arbre qui marche festival in St.Martin du Bois (49): I live on the road that leads to the festival car park and the numbers of very polite young people who walked past whilst I was in the garden, all with a polite bonjour or bonsoir , was a delight.
There were no problems and not a single Gendarme to be seen.
Owen COWLES, by email
