Guided by candles and the distant cry of an owl, we were forced this evening to confront an unfortunate reality: our advertisements on Craigslist - Prats had been removed. And so it goes: another American couple falls victim to the complexities of rural marketing. Fare thee well, Small White Posters - wherever you may be.
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A Chronicle of Our Time in Rural France
Some Background
We should note that the title of this blog is inspired by J.L. Carr's masterful novella, "A Month in the Country." The blog is maintained, however, by J.H. Blum and J.M.E. Freedman, couple-at-large.
Exact Coordinates
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Jesse Learns French
- Etre radin: To be cheap
- Ca ne te regarde pas (Julia): It's none of your beeswax (Julia)
- Ca me va: That works for me
- Gain de cause: To obtain
- Avoir hate: To look forward to
- C'est naz: That's lame
- C'est chiant: Pain in the tush
- Entre chien et loup: Twilight
- Ca me gonfle: That annoys me
- De toute facon: Anyway
- Tout a fait: Exactly
- En toute beaute: To be looking good
- C'est le pied: That's dope (familiar)
- Tenir le coup : To stand strong
- Pote : Friend, buddy
- Gamin : Child
- Au dela de : In addition to
- Tu me barbes (Julia) : You're irritating me (Julia)
- Faire la tete : To be irritated, to pout