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French women don’t pee. It’s called survival instinct.

When you’re a girl and you have to spend the day outside of your comfy home, there is always a moment when you’ll need a bathroom. Not that guys don’t pee, just that it’s easier to pee outside when you’re … Continue reading

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I don’t

I got used to some cultural shocks. Not to all of them though. For example, I still don’t get this “getting married” thing. On my first day of class, some girl asked my 18 year old roommate: “What did you … Continue reading

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Did you just call me fat?

I got my daily Groupon email. Yeah, booh, booh, capitalism, consumption society, holala! Well. For those of you who don’t know about Groupon, basically, it is a great website on which you can buy stuff or service at a really … Continue reading

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They’ll make me hate Christmas

After Thanksgiving and Black Friday, it’s time for Christmas. And by Christmas, the US means “horrible songs every day on every radio station and every public place”. Okay, maybe not every radio station. But when I learnt that some stations … Continue reading

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The French Girl and the Black Friday

I had my first Black Friday. Finally! Oh and believe me, you want to watch the video at the end of this post! So, I had heard horrible things about Black Friday. People fighting, people being injured etc. Oh my!, … Continue reading

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