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Comment: French passengers applaud the pilot for more than just relief
The tradition persists in France much to the bemusement of travellers from the UK and US
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Comment: US-style hen parties are one import Paris can do without
Columnist Nabila Ramdani is sceptical of a decadent new trend among American influencers
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Comment: Leaders of France and Britain start to talk tough on immigration
Columnist Simon Heffer notes that public opinion appears to have shifted on both sides of the Channel
Keyboard tips
Connexion readers share their tricks
With reference to “Revert to type” (December) why not do what I did – buy a French AZERTY keyboard and re-configure your PC? Then you have all of your accents at your fingertips. You soon get used to it but may have to check your “A”s & “Q”s to start with!
Dr Bernard Juby, Maine-et-Loire
In Windows 10, for a physical keyboard, download the “Dutch, NLD” keyboard which puts accents on vowels by pressing ‘ or ` before pressing the vowel.
To get these symbols only, press the spacebar after.
Colin Jones, Hérault