Local taxes in France are up by 8.1% this year, after a 4.4% rise in 2008, and more rises in the taxe foncière and taxe d’habitation could be on the way.
Irish potato cakes are traditional comfort food, and come under various names and guises. You might hear them called fadge, potato farls, tattie bread, tattie scones or simply “that splodge that I came up with from the leftovers”.
If you’re making your own homemade potato cakes, remember that they don’t have to be just a breakfast dish either. They’re a great accompaniment to a main course, or eat them with tomato relish or chutney and a fresh green salad.
Watch out if you’re walking around les Allées and la place de la Victoire in Béziers at the moment. They’re fast becoming “des zones à risques“, according to Midi Libre.
The newspaper headline suggests a major aerial bombardment has begun: “Les étourneaux sont de retour… tous aux abris!” The starlings are back … everyone to the shelters!
Yesterday I mentioned the McDonald’s “Just passing by” ad which is currently running on British TV, and how you couldn’t imagine a French version of it.
This big global brand has had its problems in “McDonaldising” France, and some of the TV commercials by McDonalds France are still a bit stone age compared with that latest UK one.
It’s hard to imagine a French version of McDonald’s “Just passing by” commercial currently running on British (and some Irish) TV.
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