I'll
Never Be French is so enjoyable, I have just read it twice in three
months. I identify with so many of Mark Greenside's observations and
anecdotes. I've also been perplexed in Paris' monstrous train station
with no elevator. I have my own hilarious language bloopers from dozens
of France's farmers markets. I've been the pathetic "project" French
ladies took pity on. Being an American in France, I realized very
quickly, I'll Never Be French. This memoir is laugh-out-loud funny.
Greenside takes cross-cultural challenges in humble good humor and gives
the reader entertaining French immersion stories.
In addition,
Greenside makes insightful observations about cultural differences.
These are sprinkled throughout the memoir but highlighted in his
birthday party with both American and French guests. In all my visits to
France, I've sensed this or that cultural norm, but Mark Greenside
articulates these so well.
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