1944 (and 5 more) reasons to love the French

I previously mentioned a little book called A Year in the Merde, a humourous look at surviving Paris and Parisians. Adam Jones piece 1944 reasons to love the French in today’s Financial Times points to a surprise hit in French bookstores this summer, When you will be in France: Instructions to British soldiers.
This pamphlet was originally given to British servicemen before le debarquement.

Let me add 5 more reasons to the list:

–Pierre André Senizergues, a former skateboarder and  the man who brought us brands with street cred such as Etnies.

-Clotilde of Chocolate and Zucchini for proving that techies can have communication skills and become successful food writers.

–Paris Plage for bringing the beach to the city (through Paris Daily Photo)

-Film director Francois Truffaut for wonderful slices of life

–Grasse (Provence) for the scenery, perfumes, fragrances and parfumeurs such as Fragonard.

Have a good week-end!