Newsletter n°230 / Last week of July with FranceInLondon
Dear franceinlondoner
"True valour is to do in secrecy what you could just have easily done before others."
"La parfaite valeur est de faire sans témoin ce qu'on serait capable de faire devant tout le monde." La Rochefoucauld.
French students are more resourceful than ever when it comes to avoiding having to learn their lesson. A study recently carried out showed that 70.5% of students have admitted to cheating at some point and mostly by creating a crib sheet for their exams.
Beware, if you are planning on spending your holidays in France, you should know that the French government is about to launch a new ‘Radar Zone’ concept which promises to be more stringent than ever. At present, the 1686 fixed radars which are placed strategically around France are announced 400 m before you get to them. Unlike in England, the boxes are grey instead of bright yellow but they are still easy to recognise from a distance.
The sun may still be shining (kinda), but here at FranceinLondon we like to get a head start by lining up our Autumn looks. The early bird catches the worm...
Find out about life in the terrible trenches during the First World War in a new family exhibition based on Terry Deary's best selling books, at The Imperial War Museum London.
This summer, the Serpentine Gallery presents the renowned French artist Christian Boltanski’s acclaimed installation, Les Archives du Coeur (The Heart Archive) alongside the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010 designed by Jean Nouvel.