{"product_id":"9781250130273","title":"BONJOUR EFFECT: THE SECRET CODES OF FRENCH CONVERSATION REVEALED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e BARLOW JULIE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250130273\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e May 9, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e Most of what we know about the French comes from what the French say about themselves. Yet how are we supposed to understand a people who say non when they mean yes who never say I don't know even when they really don't and who argue at the drop of a hat? Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow spent a decade traveling to and also living in Paris. In The Bonjour Effect they chronicle the lessons they learned after returning to France to live for a year with their twin daughters. In a book as fizzy as a bottle of French champagne they reveal the most important lesson of all: the French don't communicate they converse. To understand and speak French well one must understand that French conversation runs on a set of rules that go to the heart of French culture. Why do the French like talking about the decline of France? Why does broaching a subject like money end discussions? Through encounters with school principals city hall civil servants gas company employees old friends and business acquaintances Julie and Jean-Benoit explain why culturally and historically conversation with the French is not about communicating or being nice. It's about being interesting. After reading The Bonjour Effect even readers with a modicum of French language ability will be able to hold their own the next time they step into a crowded bus a beloved boulangerie or a bistro on the Left Bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eType:\u003c\/b\u003e Santé et Bien-être (santé physique et mentale hyg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRayon:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the English version please search for the author on  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/shop\/bonjourbooksdc\/\"\u003eour partner website \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44074665508907,"sku":"9781250130273","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0214\/8206\/files\/GetImage_dd2c3bec-2bdd-4d47-9726-ac12405718cb.jpg?v=1778939163","url":"https:\/\/bonjourbooksdc.com\/fr\/products\/9781250130273","provider":"Bonjour Books DC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}