Julia Frey's Blog – July 2009 Archive (1)
Amuse-Bouche No. 10: The Language of Love. Avoir le béguin is to have a crush, but je t’ai dans la peau (I’ve got you under my skin) has nothing to do with love. That’s lust.
by Julia Frey
Avoir le béguin is to have a crush, but je t’ai dans la peau (I’ve got you under my skin) has nothing to do with love. That’s lust.
In the United States, we pull petals off daisies: “loves me, loves me not.” In France, where hairs are not split, but coupés en quatre (cut in quarters), plucking marguerites has SEVEN choices: Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup,… Continue
Added by Julia Frey on July 16, 2009 at 1:00pm — 7 Comments
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