Things I've Learned (or remembered) So Far

If you're trying to push a door open and everyone keeps calling out "Tirez! Tirez! then tirez must mean pull.

There's no mention of anything called "cafe donc" in any guidebook, and it's just coffee and hot water soaking in a little copper pitcher, but it's delicious.

Cheddar cheese is suitable only for putting on hamburgers.

They sell little hot packs shaped like teddy bears. They're cute, but the idea of heating a teddy bear in the microwave just doesn't sit right with me.

More to come...