Merci, Monsieur...

By June E. Rives

Ever thought about taking that "leap of faith" and moving to another country? Let American ex-pat and Parisienne resident June Rives show you how to avoid the hassles of moving and setting up house in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420818287
• ISBN13: 9781420818284
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Authorhouse UK
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

What June Rives Doesn't Know about Paris Isn't Worth Knowing

Most Americans who visit Paris dream of coming back to live in the City of Lights. Well, June Rives actually did it. Five years ago this dynamic young Texan, who had majored in French and worked for Air France, pulled up stakes, put all her belongings in a container and "headed East." But June Rives did more: she decided to share everything she learned about living in Paris with her fellow Americans. So she collected all her discoveries and put them into book form: the result is Merci, Monsieur... Now Merci, Monsieur... is not going to tell you how to find a good restaurant in Paris; there are already dozens if not scores of restaurant guides available. What June Rives does is tell you something that you will find in no other guide book: how you should behave inside that restaurant-in fact, she devotes a segment of Chapter One to restaurant etiquette and tipping. June Rives doesn't waste time telling you which hotel to stay in: she tells you how to find the perfect Paris apartment, how to rent it and how to live comfortably in it, including how to get your phone connected and how to sign up for electricity and gas. June Rives devotes another chapter to getting around in Paris: she knows all the Metro and bus lines by heart and explains how you can navigate just like a Parisian. She even explains how to get a French driver's license-it's a lot easier than you might expect. Other chapters describe how to go shopping in Paris, how to find good hair dressers and dry cleaners, how to find a doctor, how to open a bank account, and dozens of other necessities. Even when you are living as "An American In Paris," you will certainly get homesick from time to time, so June Rives tells you how to find ex-pat groceries where you can stock up on your favorite brands of peanut butter and cereal and restaurants where you can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. In short, Merci, Monsieur... is a totally unique book: it brings an American sense of pragmatism to romantic and sometimes mysterious Paris. The chapters are short and pithy, and practical information includes not only addresses and phone numbers but internet address wherever possible. Anyone who is planning to live in Paris-even if it's just for a week-needs to get this book. You won't regret it and I wager you will want to send a big "Merci" to June Rives.