A Year In The Merde Av Stephen Clarke

<p><b>What are the French <i>really </i>like?</b><br><br><b>Paul West, a young Englishman arriving in Paris to start a new job, is about to find out. </b><br><b>_________________</b><br><br>They <b>do</b> eat a lot of cheese, some of which smells like pigs’ droppings.<br><br>They <b>don’t </b>wash their armpits with garlic soap.<br><br>Going on strike really <b>is</b> the second national participation sport after petanque.<br><br>And, yes, they <b>do</b> use suppositories. <br><br>Less quaint than <i>A Year in Provence</i>, less chocolatey than <i>Chocolat</i>, <b>A Year in the Merde</b> will tell you how to get served by the grumpiest Parisian waiter; how to make perfect vinaigrette every time; how to make amour - not war; and how not to buy a house in the French countryside.</p>