In France, non doesn't necessarily mean no. BBC journalist Sylvia Sabes joins Emily this week to explore the ways in which the French use non, not as outright refusal, but as a bargaining tool, means of analysis, and even flirtation ritual.

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20190804-why-the-french-love-to-say-no



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