WTF?!
What the French

How impoverished would the world be without the French? Olivier Magny, whose qualification to expound upon the French way of life is without qualification (he was born in France, grew up in France, and runs a business in France), pokes some fun (love of Nutella, love of rap music, inability to dance......more

Parts of this book, particularly the beginning, were hilarious. However, the end of the book kind of dissolved into conservative railings against the system.......more

I thought I knew what to expect with "WTF?! What the French", since I had read Olivier Magny's previous book, "Stuff Parisians Like." That book was taken from his blog, which explains the quirks, fads, preferences, habits, and attitudes of Parisians. In a couple of pages per topic, Magny described h......more

I previously read "Stuff Parisians Like" by the same author, which I initially found amusing but I soon became rather frustrated with (what I perceive as) the author's sexism as that book went on. As a Brit who has spent nearly a quarter of a century in France I have an interest in books that cover F......more

Really disappointed in this. Purchased as "humor" and over half of the little essays are not funny at all. It's very political and negative which is exactly what I was trying to escape when I picked it up. Stick to the fun chapters (apéro, goûter) and skip the rest. For full disclosure: I am a Frenc......more