Hi from France ;)

[kaerlyon]

Hi everyone

I'm a french woman (so, sorry for my all mistakes ) and I write already in a french forum but I would like try an english language forum. I don't know if I can and if I have enought vocabulary. But I would like discovery new people around the world, new customs or new food whynot ?

So, I live near the last wild river to Europe : the Loire river about 150 miles to Paris (1 hour by train). I sells cheeses (no, it isn't a joke ), I love music, to go to concerts, books, english poetry, History, to walk with my dog, to watch old movies.... and more

I hope you will be tolerant with me.... and my english language

See you soon on threads.

[amonkie]

Hi Kaerylon! Welcome!

We're glad to have you! Practice makes perfect, right?

If you have any questions or need any help feel free to contact myself or another staff member - we would be glad to be of assistance


I for one have a large weakness for good cheese... and the best I have had has come from France.

[dlish]

dont worry about the vocabulary. from what i can see you'll be fine! a little bit of fine tuning and practice is all it takes.


ive got many french friends, some of them are my closest friends actually, so welcome to TFP kaerlyon!

[Baraka_Guru]

Hello, kaerlyon!

Don't worry, you're doing well with the language.

Don't hesitate to ask any questions about vocabulary or whatever. You can even create your own threads for this very purpose.

[kaerlyon]

Thanks for you welcome Amonkie
I knew I had succes if I say about cheeses (I have many customers from USA and England)

Yes I have a verrrrrrrrrry important question : I would like to know if for you it's the morning or the evening. Ok, I know, it's not important but I'm just curious

Thanks for yours encouragements Dlish..... but I hope just everyone understand me
You say you know many french people. In Australia ? There are many french people in Australia. I often heard french to go to Australia (or would like to go) but I thought it's just stories.

So I stop for the moment. I am going to dine

[biznatch]

Welcome, from another french member!
Though I'm not a fan of cheese, which is a disappointment for most of my family members

About time zones: USA is in a timezone that's about 6 to 9 hours earlier than France's.

Hope you enjoy your stay here!

[dlish]

kaerlyon, actually most of my french friends i have met here in Dubai.

there is a large number of french expats here, and contrary to what the brits say, they're actually really nice people

[kaerlyon]

Thanks Baraka Guru for yours advices

Ohhh, you have Wordsworth as signature. I love his poems but in France, it's very, very hard to find it, as all english poets. If you like poetry, maybe we can speak about it one day

Hi, another french Where you live ? In France ? Thanks for hours. I put on my desk a international clock. So, now, I quiet

Dlish, maybe english is right too as each people you have marvelous or unsympathic person. But me, I'm in themarvelous side

Good afternoon for you, but me I go to bed. The day was long....

[biznatch]

Originally Posted by kaerlyon

Hi, another french Where you live ? In France ? Thanks for hours. I put on my desk a international clock. So, now, I quiet

I live in the Ile de France area.

No problem!

[ASU2003]

Bonjour!

I visited France a year and a half ago and had a great time.

[Cynthetiq]

Hello from NYC! I hope that you enjoy your time here on our internet space.

Some of us with good english still don't get their thoughts across well so don't worry too much about it. It's all good. If we don't understand something we'll ask for clarification.

[Craven Morehead]

Very cool, welcome aboard. Your English is just fine. If you don't mind I'm reading your posts with a French accent.

[LazyBoy]

Welcome, your English seems great to me

[bagatelle]

Salut. I studied French for three years in high shool, 25 years ago. I love the pronounciation, but I'm not very good at speaking anymore. I would like to visit France one day.

[kaerlyon]

Originally Posted by biznatch

I live in the Ile de France area.

So, your are my neighbor : Tours, Indre et Loire (of course, if I compare with another persons from here ).

Asu2003, what have you got visited in France ? I never go to State. But I'm interessing by the Atlantic side or great lake (Chicago, New York, Boston, for example). Maybe I will go one day.....

Thanks, Cynthetiq, I hope too For the moments I take many times for my answers but I hope it's better with time. Already, I lost my usualy to make french sentences in my head before write. I learnt english to school..... there are a very long time No problem for clarification

No problem Craven Morehead, I have a big french accent Many people says : "hoooo, you have a looooovely french accent" Mphhhmmm, I'm not sure is a compliment


Thanks Lazyboy. It's nice

Hi Bagatelle. Many people say french language is very hard (and many french don't speak well his own language !). And many french people think french language is the only language on the world and wouldn't make the first step. But for me I find that sad because if you have many languages you can speak with a lot of people around the world. So, ok, I'm curious and I love speak Where do you come from in Europe ?

Thanks all for your welcome I go to visit TFP

[bagatelle]

I am Finnish. I have noone to speak French with, so when I'm in the mood to practise, I usually sing along to French music by Celine Dion, Lara Fabian, Patricia Kaas and so on. I'm not good at writing French anymore, I understand quite a lot of what I read though.

[kaerlyon]

Originally Posted by bagatelle

I am Finnish. I have noone to speak French with, so when I'm in the mood to practise, I usually sing along to French music by Celine Dion, Lara Fabian, Patricia Kaas and so on. I'm not good at writing French anymore, I understand quite a lot of what I read though.

Whaouuuu

Céline Dion, Patricia kaas, Lara Fabian : you have a big courage sorry, it's a joke

If you listen french music, me I listen finnish music : Sonata Artica, Ensiferum (in concert ), Fintroll (in concert ).... Do you know this bands ? Ok, it's not same music but.... maybe....

[bagatelle]

I can't sing at all and I have to say there is much pathos in these songs, but for some reason they are excellent for rehearsing the pronounciation - when I'm alone! Maybe because they are not fast songs. I really like how the french words roll on my tongue. I have not really explored French music.

Funny, I had not heard about Ensiferum at all! It sounds pretty nice. The others you mentioned are a bit too much metal for me.

[kaerlyon]

Originally Posted by bagatelle

I can't sing at all and I have to say there is much pathos in these songs, but for some reason they are excellent for rehearsing the pronounciation - when I'm alone! Maybe because they are not fast songs. I really like how the french words roll on my tongue. I have not really explored French music.

Funny, I had not heard about Ensiferum at all! It sounds pretty nice. The others you mentioned are a bit too much metal for me.

I didn't think french is a sweet language for foreigners, because we have many hard pronunciations.

After, all same countries, of course, we have differents accents. In north, belgium accent, east, german accent, in the south, sun accent. My family come from to Limousin. It's a singing accent. People say (I try a traduction) "the smiling gate of the sun" But singers have a neutral accent It's sad

Yes, I love metal But I listen differents music same classic or variety. But I have a stupid theory. I try explain in english Mmmphhmmm, hard
So you have 2 kinds of bands. First, you hear all time on the radio and after several days, all people know, singing and maybe buying.... until a new song of another band. So the first band, if he wants stay on the radio, he must make a new album quickly but with less work. This bands didn't take enough time for look for a good music or good texts.

For the second kind of bands, you never hear on the radio. You have a band, he makes an album and after, for to become know, he makes a tour with another bands. Little tour and if people love, and come back to the futur, bigger tour. And people says about this bands to their friends, ect.... So this bands must make good music because this people is more strict. If a new album is bad, this band haven't no money's public and no money's radio. So he must stop. And metal music is never hear on the radio

Pffffff I finish I hope my text is understandable

[bagatelle]

In other words, if the band is true to themselves and follow their own style instead of trying to be popular, they have better chances to succeed in keeping their faithful fans - and become known this way.

Metal - too aggressive tempo in songs does not please me. Some metal music can be good, but I prefer not to listen to shouting. Would you classify Ensiferum as metal?