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Forum: France
Apr 7th 2008, 2:23 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Roast potatoes

There is a logic to this but the French spuds seem too soggy to us.

We have no problem with our yorkshire puddings. I think my wife follows a very similar process to yours.
Forum: France
Apr 7th 2008, 1:22 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Roast potatoes

i do like the duck fat as well, I would always save the fat if i cooked a duck for this reason.

I still think you need to get the right variety of potato though, and duck fat is a once in while...
Forum: France
Apr 6th 2008, 9:45 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Roast potatoes

thanks very much. i'll try that.
Forum: France
Apr 6th 2008, 7:56 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
Posted By Henry Porter

Roast potatoes

Can anyone recommend a variety of potato to roast?

We have kept our habit of having a family Sunday roast every week. We can buy fantastic meat from our local butcher, and the vegetables we think...
Forum: France
Mar 6th 2008, 8:11 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,088
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Do I need my head read?

[QUOTE=Ka Ora!;6028117]If you keep then under 24 hour security surveillance don't let them booze it up on Cider or kill anyone.


Do you really think this is true?

One thing that has changed...
Forum: France
Mar 6th 2008, 7:58 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,088
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Do I need my head read?

I do agree with a lot of this. Wouldn't an English village be the same though? I don't know. Speaking French as well as most "English" adults after 4 years doesn't really impress. I would hope he...
Forum: France
Mar 5th 2008, 11:35 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,088
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Do I need my head read?

The UK can be a wonderful place to bring up children. If you live in 78 which your name suggests then the equivalent would be west of london. Kingston/Twickenham/out to Surrey.

Good schools,...
Forum: France
Feb 28th 2008, 1:50 am
Replies: 116
Views: 10,972
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Franglais

very popular expression

c'est has been

it means old fashioned, not a la mode, yesterdays band etc. Not quite has been in the English sense where it would be applied to a person
Forum: France
Feb 24th 2008, 9:04 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,057
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: French education

Thanks for the very interesting response. You make some very valid points.

I fully agree with your analysis of the system and learning to play the game. Because of my background I believe that...
Forum: France
Feb 22nd 2008, 4:07 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,057
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: French education

Andy. Great post. Says a lot about life as well as education. Personally speaking, i left school with no qualifications except a single grade 1 CSE but i ended up with a degree and a profession. ...
Forum: France
Feb 21st 2008, 7:06 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,057
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: French education

My wife who was a primary teacher in the UK doesn't think its good for them. I really just don't know.
Forum: France
Feb 21st 2008, 6:38 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,057
Posted By Henry Porter

French education

I have young children. Where in the UK they would be drawing pictures, doing lots of arty type things and having fun, here they are working hard from 8,30 to 4,30.

My eldest daughter who is 8...
Forum: France
Feb 17th 2008, 10:46 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 769
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: anti-french attitude in france

Yes. interesting.

Total nonsense of course. Nothing like that happens in France - Well maybe only to drunken brits who complain about not being able to get baked beans.
Forum: France
Feb 15th 2008, 7:55 pm
Replies: 105
Views: 21,546
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: anti-british attitude in france

Another good post.

At work most people tutoi even if you meet them for the first time. But some deliberately avoid it. The most difficult thing to do is have a conversation where you avoid it to...
Forum: France
Feb 15th 2008, 7:44 pm
Replies: 105
Views: 21,546
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: anti-british attitude in france

Very good post.
Forum: France
Feb 15th 2008, 6:38 am
Replies: 105
Views: 21,546
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: anti-british attitude in france

Le Chant

Thanks for the post. you made me laugh. Thanks also for the explanation of tu and vous.

I wish i had friends that were the local bar owners.

The dummy is firmly back in the cot.
Forum: France
Feb 15th 2008, 1:57 am
Replies: 105
Views: 21,546
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: anti-british attitude in france

Coldel

I'm not going anywhere. I actually love it and we generally like the French.

In the area where we live, west of Paris it can be difficult to be accepted by the locals. This is not...
Forum: France
Feb 15th 2008, 12:12 am
Replies: 105
Views: 21,546
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: anti-british attitude in france

I am so sorry. If I had known you had such vast experience of Parisian life, I would never have posted such ill-informed views
Forum: France
Feb 15th 2008, 12:08 am
Replies: 105
Views: 21,546
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: anti-british attitude in france

don't put words in my mouth - i never said the French were anti-british. i was talking about the difficulties of assimilation and i was talking about a specific area. i am sorry i even entered the...
Forum: France
Feb 14th 2008, 11:05 pm
Replies: 105
Views: 21,546
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: anti-british attitude in france

Some French speakers were discussing a particular snobbism/froidure that exists around Paris.

My French colleagues were discussing this very issue among themselves in my office yesterday.

It is...
Forum: France
Feb 11th 2008, 12:34 am
Replies: 105
Views: 21,546
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: anti-british attitude in france

Eva

I think there is a lot of truth in what you say.

We are West of Paris as well. Sometimes it feels to me that we are not permitted to assimilate. We make progress and we speak the...
Forum: France
Nov 25th 2007, 6:54 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,505
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Now i've been stitched up on the wood

No worries Le Chant. Your advice is good.

As treskillard suggests i will slag off this supplier at every opportunity and it will be good for my vocab to learn different descriptive adjectives. ...
Forum: France
Nov 24th 2007, 9:36 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,505
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Now i've been stitched up on the wood

Thanks for the messages. My French is actually quite good. Its me thats hopelsess at going up and making a big noise about it - i'd get really stressed and worked up as well. If i'd specified dry...
Forum: France
Nov 24th 2007, 2:06 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,505
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Now i've been stitched up on the wood

i've just moved the wood back outside and noticed that a great deal of it is very soft wood like fir tree type wood and a lot is very damp and some is just like drift wood, just absolutely rotten...
Forum: France
Nov 22nd 2007, 6:37 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,505
Posted By Henry Porter

Re: Now i've been stitched up on the wood

Thanks treskillard. we're West of paris in Yvelines. Lots of forest here.

My poor Mrs spent ages stacking this stuff up in the garage after it was dumped on the drive way. It'll break her...
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