Listening for French in New York
October 15, 2009
Ceci Cela French Patisserie on Spring St. in New York
- courtesy of www.plateoftheday.com
I am living every Parisian’s dream, i.e., I am living in New York. After over a year in Paris and a few months in Montreal, I am back where I began, albeit with a much different perspective on just about everything. Since getting back, I’ve been delighted to find that you can’t go too far in New York without hearing some French. I find myself aggressively eavesdropping on French conversations in the subway and lingering a little longer on corners where French people are chatting, just in case they need my input on the matter at hand.
Part of me expects that they will see me and just sense that I’ve been in Paris and that, therefore, I get it—whatever “it” might be. I was stopped in the subway the other day by a French woman who wanted to take a photo of my book (Save the Cat) for her friend, Cat. I obliged with delight.
L’Express on Park and 20th. Photo: Zimbio.com
A few weekends ago, I attended Le Fooding d’Amour at P.S.1 with Lizzie, an American I met in Paris. At a certain point, we were both overcome with a familiar feeling: uncoolness. Even on this side of the Atlantic, Parisians have the ability to make me feel totally maladroit, and for this, they have my undying respect.
Edited by Tory Hoen for the HiP Paris Blog. Looking for a fabulous vacation rental in Paris, Provence, or Tuscany? Check out Haven in Paris.
Written by Tory Hoen
After attending Brown University and spending two years in New York, Tory bought a one-way ticket to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a writer (and of drinking wine at lunch). During her time in the City of Light, she chronicled the euphoric highs and the laughable lows of ex-pat life on her blog, A Moveable Beast. Though she's now based in New York, she travels frequently to Montreal and Brazil, and she'll use just about any excuse to jet to Paris ("I ran out of fleur de sel"). A regular contributor to Hip Paris, Tory also writes for New York Magazine, Time Out New York, and she is a co-author of Gradspot.com's Guide To Life After College.
Website: http://www.toryhoen.com/
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Hey, Funny, I come from Paris, now I live in NYC… I also spent also time in Montreal!
Now I blog about my stories, as a Parisian, in the city every French people wanna live in.. NYC!
If you read French, check it out! Cheers
I do the same eavesdroppy thing here in Paris when I hear other Aussies!