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American or British English?

That is the question (and the topic of today’s video).

But before that, I would like to tell you a story of my beginnings with the French language. And it’s not very glorious…

When I left to do my exchange program in 2002, I was 1st in my French class at university (You know Lisa Simpson? Romain says it’s me …)

I embarked on my flight from Mississippi to Paris, certain that talking with “real French people” was going to be a piece of cake.

Oops.

“Why do they speak so fast?”

“I never learned those expressions in French class!”

“When it’s just one French person, ok. When they talk to each other, I’m lost.”

“Why can’t they have subtitles, or speech bubbles like in comic books when they speak?”

It was so frustrating because in my class, I was doing very well. In real life, much less.

That’s why I created the video series “Apprivoiser la Patate Chaude” (“Taming the Hot Potato”) – (thanks for the title Manon, you’re a super Speak English Ambassador! )