Le Royal Cheese and other fun facts from France

DIEPPE, France–Ten things I’ve learned from five days in Dieppe:

1. A McDonald’s quarter pounder with cheese in France really is called a Royal with Cheese
2. The French like to crack eggs over everything
3. Three words: pain au chocolat
4. You can apparently never have enough prawns
5. Fraise is not something you coin
6. Air conditioning is for sissies
7. Soap, shampoo, conditioner–all in one!
8. Locals love Canadians, not so crazy about Canadian Tire money
9. People here pronounce my name better than I do
10. Canadians have it way better here than they do in Brampton

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