Growing up near Carmel, I have always loved and quite frankly pampered dogs. (lol) {Also exciting to see Little Big Lies , set in Monterey, I need to watch!} In Carmel, almost every shop has a water bowl outside and a dog cookie at the register. Most Americans can’t pass a pooch without a loving glance or a quick “Can…
Some American words simply don’t translate. To simplify linguistics, some words have too much history, culture, connotation and popularity associated to the word to make a simple word for word substitution. Self-Conscious: a : conscious of one’s own acts or states as belonging to or originating in oneself : aware of oneself as an individual…
You read that right. What is it about French girl hair that makes American women pay so much attention? Every other month I seem to see a product or tool to attempt to mimic the “French tousled look.” People love how it looks- like sexy bedhead, relaxed but not frumpy/messy. Simply put, the French way is…
(spoiler: it’s Italian) If you order un café (“a coffee”), you’ll be presented with a tiny cup of espresso. This could come as a surprise for some Americans that were expecting a full mug of “French Roast” drip coffee. So you have your espresso. If you then request milk, you’re likely to get a weird look or sigh of…