When I first moved to France, one of the biggest shocks to the system was Christmas. It was suddenly so understated, elegant and didn’t even start until late November. It was a world away from the all-out glitzy blitz from October onwards in the UK. It seemed that I could forget crackers, mince pies, carol…
Category: british society
English Copywriter in Paris: Post-Brexit musings
I haven’t written for a while, since the big British Brexit drama to be precise. This is partly because of the intervening sunny “holiday” months, but also, if I’m honest, because I’ve been feeling a little lost since we officially voted to jump the EU ship into unknown waters. Like many, I’d expected the status…