http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com Postcards from the capital of Europe Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:25:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is at this time of year that the French Tax directorate break the news to the general public as to how much tax they'll each have to pay over the coming year. While I am sure it is coincidence that everyone's annual tax bill lands on their doorstep ... http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/2008/08/14/how-much/ It was our pediatrician who eventually decided to refer our 3 year old to a speech therapist having seen little progress in his language development over the preceding 12 months, but it was our pediatrician himself who gave us the best advice as to how to solve the issue. His opinion ... http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/2008/07/31/mother-and-father-tongue/ If you've lived in France for any length of time, you can't have helped but hear this little ditty once or twice during your daily routine; because it (Le Brio by Californian rock group 'Big Soul') is played on French radio at least ten times a day, and it is ... http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/2008/07/23/le-brio/ It's that time of year again when our screens are graced twice weekly with the fine figure of Nathalie Simon, France's answer to Anneka Rice (a once familiar face on British screens some years back - which shows how old I am!). Former windsurfing champion Simon now presents LA CARTE AUX ... http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/2008/07/16/oh-nathalie/ ...is that there are many problems. Many of which are neatly encapsulated in my former home town of Frome in Somerset. With a population of around 25,000; it is not dissimilar to many other small towns up and down the country that together share many, yet quintessentially British, ... http://www.englishmaninstrasbourg.com/2008/07/11/the-problem-with-britain/