It is very difficult to generalise. Everyone's adventure is original.

You get the feeling that many of my guests feel that the French language gives them entry into a more cultivated, more intelligent world, more highly civilised too, with rules.

There is a pride in speaking this language.

French is a language that makes those who speak it both calm and dynamic.

It is very difficult to generalise. Everyone's adventure is original.

People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant.

They place great stress on the clarity of our language for expressing nuances and showing subtleties.