by John Elkhoury | Jan 9, 2015 | French Culture
January 7th, 2015, two armed assailants executed a methodical assault in the 11th Arrondissement. Armed to the teeth, their gunshots rang within and around the main office of French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo. Targeted for their edgy depictions of radical...
by John Elkhoury | Jan 5, 2015 | Learning French
Liaisons and linking are two concepts which characterize the French language. English speakers stand out as foreigners partly because of the lack of liaisons. Liaisons and linking (enchaînement) help smooth out French words and distinguish different words. Here we...
by John Elkhoury | Dec 27, 2014 | Life in France
Update: As of 2015, U.S. credit card companies are now distributing cards with microchips. Maybe they read this article? Unfortunately this article is mainly for Americans and other foreigners because our credit cards are still stupid. Yes folks, depending on where...
by John Elkhoury | Dec 17, 2014 | Blog
The Dom Pérignon was flowing yesterday. FrenchCrazy has reached out across the globe and surpassed the 1,000,000 mark. We’ve gotten the word through to people in the United States, UK, France, Canada, Australia, Germany, India, Ukraine, China, and Ireland to the...
by John Elkhoury | Dec 8, 2014 | Life in France
Every year in Lyon, France an enormous light festival takes places, attracting millions of people worldwide. As I navigated Lyon during that frigid December night I saw the opportunity to warm my soul with vin chaud at 2€ a cup and sugar coated gaufres as a treat....
