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Product Summary
Savoir Flair!, by Polly Platt

Savoir Flair!
by Polly Platt
Guide Rating -  
Pros  •  Guide to French travel and culture
•  Tips on getting around and dealing with people
•  Interesting and funny
Cons  •  A few of the tips seem like filler - they deal with issues that are common sensical, rarely encountered, or of little practical importance. 
The Bottom Line - With more than 200 tips and innumerable anecdotes, you're sure to learn many new things about France and the French.

 
Product Description
•  Book about learning to enjoy France and the French
•  Extensive cultural notes
•  Amusing anecdotes from the author and readers around the world
 
 
Guide Review
Savoir Flair!
Like its predecessor French or Foe?, Savoir Flair! offers a great deal of insight into French culture, with an emphasis on enjoying France and everything it has to offer. From cafés to restaurants, from waiters to dogs, from being young to being a woman, Polly Platt, with the aid of numerous anecdotes, explains what life in France is really like.

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