I’ve been to many Greek press conferences and I have seen Greek Tourism ministers come and go, but the 2013 plan presented to the international press in the 2012 World Travel Market impressed everyone, even the most sceptical of Greek domestic journalists. And believe me, having occupied the seat one of them who thought it […]
What do you call someone from..
We all know Londoner, Parisian and New Yorker. But what are the names for the citizens of other cities and states? Or, as we call them, demonyms? Easy to make up one by adding -er or -ian (or -ois in French) to the name. But I’ve been long interested in the more obscure appellations and […]
Franglais or Just English?
I can still remember the time, when, even in Paris, a simple ‘Parlez-vous anglais?’ would be met with the annoyance hat-trick of raising the eyebrows, pursing the mouth and looking up at the sky with an expression of distaste for the foreigner who comes to France not speaking Dieu‘s own langue. How times have changed. […]