THE ONE ABOUT TEACHING ENGLISH

Kelly is flying solo this week and talking about teaching English in Paris.

With young people flocking to Paris to kick-start their careers, here are some stories about life as a teacher! 

What are some of the practicalities? How do you get qualified and find a job? 

What is the reality of teaching? 

Sending thanks to our special guest contributors, Olin and Raphael! 

Kelly recorded this episode on 3 March 2024. The publication date of this episode is 5 March 2024.

Dilara will be back for our next episode! 

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The music track used on our podcast is titled Into the Night and created by Praz Khanal.

You asked, we answered! Thank you everyone who sent their questions, what a pleasure to be engaging with you all! 

We would like to apologise for the loud music in the background, we will pay more attention to this in the future.

Moving forward, we will be releasing a new episode every other week, so that we can continue providing you with more high quality content!

Pedestrian Champs-Elysees: Car Free Day on the Famous Avenue, March 3 2024.

We recorded this episode on 17 February 2024, at Paradis du Fruit. The publication date of this episode is 20 February 2024.

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Happy Valentine’s Day tout le monde! Today we continue our Love Series and tackle the history of why Paris is known as the city of love! Does Paris deserve its reputation of being the most romantic city of the world or is this just a marketing campaign? Let’s find out!

Romanticism movement

Romanticism in France

The True Story of Paris Love Lock Bridge

Golden Hour and Blue Hour for Paris

Paris After WWII - Fact, Fashion and Fantasy

Light at the end of the tunnel

Hermes: How WWII shortages led to the creation of an iconic brand

Publicité : quand le général de Gaulle, JJSS et Publicis décidaient de gaver le téléspectateur récalcitrant

Where does the 'romantic, sexy French' stereotype come from?

Paris Syndrome

How One Architect And A Little Hollywood Magic Turned Paris Into The City Of Love

Talking France Podcast

Why French Is Considered The Most Romantic Language In The World

Paris Je T’Aime

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We recorded this episode on 7 January 2023, Les Blouses Blanches. The publication date of this episode is 14 February 2024.

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Since Valentine’s Day is approaching, we wanted to use this as an excuse to have another series on our show. Today’s episode is mostly about how love, sexuality and relationships are experienced in Paris in comparison to how people outside of Paris think we live them. Then next week we’ll talk about why Paris is considered as the city of love. For today, we’re going to take a stab at multiple stereotypes and prove them to be right or wrong. Is it true that the French have multiple lovers? Are French men really good lovers and are French women hard to get? Let’s find out.

Navigating the French Podcast – Libertine

The 3 Reasons Why the French are Considered Good in Bed

In France, lots of people cheat on their spouses — but that's not necessarily a problem

French more accepting of infidelity than people in other countries

5 to 7 film

France is Top 1 country with nudist and naturist beaches

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We recorded this episode on 7 January 2023, Les Blouses Blanches. The publication date of this episode is 6 February 2024.

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We're releasing an episode that we recorded at the early stages of this show! We're getting personal, and discuss our journey to coming to Paris. We discuss the fundamental challenges of moving abroad. The loneliness that you have to prepare yourself for and the difficulty of meeting people, making friends and finding meaningful relationships. Above all, we talk about what made us stay in Paris.

Meet-up

Conversation Exchange

Women for Women France

We recorded this episode on 15 October at Jardin du Carrousel and it’s published on 30 January 2024.

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Parisians are known for drinking wine in the terraces of bistrots and cafes. For some cultures this may look like they heavily consume alcohol, is that the case? Today we look into the drinking culture we observe in France and how it is compared to the UK, USA and Turkey.

Drinking stats from France

Were French Children Served Wine on School Lunch Breaks Until 1956?

Why do the British drink so much?

Evin’s Law in France

Drinking laws in France

Ministry of Health benchmark and stats from France

Dry January

Alcooliques Anonymes 

Wine bottle meme

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We recorded this episode on 16 December 2023, at Bomby’s Cafe. The publication date of this episode is 23 January 2024.

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Happy New Year, Bonne Année tout le monde! Here’s our New Year episode! We explain how the New Year’s Eve and winter holidays season go in Paris and France. 

Réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre

3 Kings Day - Épiphanie

Why do the French set fire to cars on New Year's Eve?

Lang may yer lum reek!

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We recorded this episode on 10 December 2023, at Aux Vieux Châtelet. The publication date of this episode is 1 January 2024.

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‘tis the season and here's our Noël episode! We explain how the Christmas and winter holidays season go in Paris and France. Merry Christmas, Joyeaux Noël to you all!

Pagan traditions

Etude : le Père Noël démasqué... à 6 ans et demi

Norad Santa Tracker

Savoie – L’histoire du Père Chalande

Père Fouettard

Plateau de Fruits de Mer

Tom Smith Crackers

Christmas Markets in Paris

Today’s quote is from Josiane Coeijmans.

We recorded this episode on 10 December 2023, at Aux Vieux Châtelet. The publication date of this episode is 25 December 2023.

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Did you just move to Paris and are looking for apartments to rent? Well, this episode is for you then! Which websites do you need to look into for searching for a rental in Paris? How to prepare your dossier? What are average rental prices in Paris? We answer all your questions!

Resources: Jinka, SeLoger, Leboncoin. 

The banlieues that we mention are: Meudon, Nanterre, Boulogne, Issy-le-Moulineux, Montreuil, Pantin and Kremlin-Bicêtre.

Average rental prices in Paris.

Agency fees in Paris.

Book recommendation: L'Élégance du hérisson by Muriel Barbery,

Dossier list.

Services to find a guarantor.

Sabbatical Homes.

Our quotation is from Augusta Amiel-Lapeyre

We recorded this episode on 5 December 2023, at Le Génie. The publication date of this episode is 19 December 2023.

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This episode is part 2 of this topic, where we focus mainly on the protests in France. We look into the history and the current climate. 

Gezi Park Protests in Turkey.

Bastille Prison History

Modern History Professor Robert Gildea at History Behind News Podcast.

Yellow Vest Protests

The Local’s Talking France Podcast on Black Clad.

The Local’s Talking France Podcast on Expulsion vs Deportation.

2005 French Riots

2009 French Riots - Case of Mohamed Benmouna

2016 - Case of Adama Traoré

2017 French Riots - Case of Théo Luhaka

2020 Case of Cédric Chouviat

2023 Case of Nahel Merzouk

Film Recommendations: Les Miserables and La Haine (1993 - Case of Makomé M'Bowolé) 

French bill banning images of police sparks concern over media freedom, civil rights

French police targets

French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira’s resignation

France tourism statistics

The community policing experiment in France between 1998 - 2003

We recorded this episode on 2 December 2023, at Paradis du Fruit. The publication date of this episode is 12 December 2023.

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The music track used on our podcast is titled Into the Night and created by Praz Khanal.