Fresh bread, an Alsatian apéro, a plate of choucroute and a week of imaginary visitors. Geneviève explores what it really means to welcome somebody into her part of the world. By Geneviève, France. Frank gave me visitors for a week. Not real visitors, at least not yet. He imagined Janita arriving from South Africa with…
I have been thinking about politeness, and how easily it disappears when we are in a hurry. Sometimes all it takes to make life easier for somebody else is a little patience, a little understanding, or simply enough room to make a mistake. By Geneviève, France. One of the first places I notice this is…
From family dinners that never end to cheese, closed shops, German breakfasts and the question of when to speak up, Geneviève explores the quiet rules that govern ordinary life. By Geneviève, France There are family dinners where everybody is having a wonderful time. The food is good, people are talking and nobody seems to be…
