On the menu this week we look at whether more French cities will follow the lead of Paris by turning up the heat big fuel guzzling SUV vehicles plus we find out why Eurostar is facing more travel misery.
We'll try to understand French waiters - are they just grumpy garçons or serious professionals who get an unfair reputation and answer some of your important questions on the new French language requirements for residency permits and citizenship.
And we'll explore whether the French, reputed as being the world's biggest romancers, are actually bothered about Valentine's Day?
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Ben McPartland your host is joined by the team at The Local Emma Pearson, Gen Mansfield and politics expert John Lichfield.
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Is France booming or bust, Paris QR codes explained and how to drive like a Frenchwoman?
Major French border changes explained and could France ban screens for kids?
How French invaded the English language, where foreigners buy second homes and youth violence flares
Is the Entente Cordiale still worth anything, France's new rail pass and 'crookie' versus croissant?
Can regional French airports survive, big changes in Paris and France's most dangerous animals
Is France heading for a Greek-style debt crisis and the most beautiful French train journeys?
Why is France so negative about the Olympics, a new schools row and the secret Michelin critics
Why the European elections really matter in France plus deadly floods and French casinos
Why France loves shopping rules, the real Versailles and how to blend in with the French
Macron breaks war taboo, why Lyon is the place to move to and French language test tips
Losing your French citizenship, energy ratings explained and is Monaco just for millionaires?
France's new language test rules explained and how will the farmers' 'siege of Paris' end?
What next for farmers' revolt, France's baby problem and are French fries really French?
What's Macron really up to, French private schools explained and are doggy bags ok in France?
Your questions answered: Why do people think the French aren't funny and can anyone stop Marine Le Pen?
What to expect in France in 2024 from politics to travel news and the Olympic Games
Does French immigration law spell bad news for foreigners and how Catholic is France?
Why French schools don't have uniforms and rural France turns to the power of the sun
Is Paris safe, are the French all adulterers and are France's banlieues all that bad?
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