# A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

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- Authors: [Charles Timoney](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-timoney)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2009-08-06

## Description

Vocabulary alone isn't enough. To survive in the most sophisticated - and the most scathing - nation on Earth you will need to understand the many peculiarities of the (very peculiar) French culture. And for that you need A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi . If you want to fit in with the French you'll have to know how to deal with sardonic waiters; why French children hate Charlemagne; the etiquette of kissing, joke-telling and drinking songs, what to do with a bidet, the correct recipe for a salade nicoise and, of course, how to convey absolute, shattering indifference with a single syllable ( Bof !). Charles Timoney, the author of Pardon My French , provides a practical, pleasurable guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs. Read on and put the oh la la back into your French vacances . Your inner gaul will thank you for it.

## Editions

### A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4104-167-4
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2009-08-06
- Language: en_GB

### A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4192-427-4
- Published: 2009-08-06
- Language: en_GB