Notes on our new life in the US after so many years in France

Various thoughts on our new life here in the US after being born and raised in France and having traveled around. Curiosity, idioms, social codes, random interrogations that enrich and open our minds.

Illustration of a candy with the Keskidees' colors

Bakersfield | Notes

THANK YOU FOR THE CANDY

I will never have to buy candy for the family anymore. Celebrations in the US provide us with a yearly supply.… Read More

Bakersfield | Notes

TICKETS

Do your kids get tickets and coupons at school too? In France they get “bon-points”. Once in a blue moon.… Read More

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS

How do you introduce yourself to your new neighbors? I thought I would have to bake pies and knock on doors as seen in movies. I sure knocked.… Read More

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GREETING WITH LA BISE

Different cultures, different greetings. Wave, shake, join hands or bow? French people choose to kiss. Not to frenchkiss, though. There goes our reputation.… Read More