Ep 69 - Navigating “Je Ne Sais Quoi” with Debra Ollivier
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Je ne sais quoi is a phrase American women love to use to describe their French counterparts, but according to Debra Ollivier, best-selling author of What French Women Know About Love, Sex, and Other Matters of the Heart and Mind, the French don't use it at all. She's here to talk about why – and what this means about the French approach to popularity, likeability, and identity. https://www.amazon.com/What-French-Women-Know-Matters/dp/042523648X Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/parisundergroundradio Find Us Online Website: https://www.parisundergroundradio.com/navigatingthefrench Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parisundergroundradio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parisundergroundradio/ Credits Host: Emily Monaco. @Emily_in_France; Website: http://www.tomatokumato.com and http://www.emilymmonaco.com Producer: Jennifer Geraghty. @jennyphoria; Website: http://jennyphoria.com Music Credits Édith Piaf - La Vie en Rose (DeliFB Lofi Remix) 🎵 MSKD Sounds: https://www.instagram.com/mskd_sounds/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRql... https://soundcloud.com/mskd_sounds 🎵 DeliFB: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeliFB https://soundcloud.com/delifb https://www.instagram.com/cativo.kevin/ a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWNDaWxaRDQ3MElhMWxrWkFCU1l2Q1VVcG5Kd3xBQ3Jtc0tuRTBmUmJtU2ItVC1rUjdqeHRaREY2RzdWT3Z0aERGOGhUQjFsajIybFg5WXdVc2JKTk5peGptQTFRc1pEUjgwSTlmVlZKSW9IRy1qSWhDeDdRek9RS0JndE5SdWx3dVdRRVJnellpX1NZc2VXZHB2Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FDeliciousFB"...
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