Gare Saint-Lazare - épisode 6

Want to help choose the next topics for the e-book series? Just go to the "vote" tab Cette semaine, votez pour les prochains titres du podcast! Nous attendons vos avis avec impatience! Le titre du texte d'aujourd'hui : Un loup à Paris Les premières phrases du podcast en anglais A Wolf in Paris This morning, I had to go to Paris to see my friend Natasha. We were meeting near Grands Boulevards métro station on line nine. I took the train for Gare Saint-Lazare a little after nine o'clock. Lots of people were on their way to work. I noticed that many of them had long faces. There's no doubt about it, summer holidays are over. The weather was grey today and a little cool. Some people had already abandoned their colourful summer clothes for darker winter outfits. Le supplément du jour : Comment s'excuser Comment s'excuser Politeness is one of the mainstays of civilization! And Parisians appreciate that in a crowded place, respecting others is essential. So you will hear a lot of apologies in public spaces. There are three basic levels of apology: Level 1 Example situations: lightly bumping into someone, both trying to get out the door at the same time, touching someone's hand accidentally on an escalator handrail... What to say: Here, a simple "Pardon!" will do. If someone says it to you, you can just nod or say "Pardon!" as well if you were equally to blame. La suite est dans le ebook! La boutique, c'est par ici!