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From grammar-related French put-downs to headline TV debates, via 'French values' and the Paris mayor's swimming plans, the weekly column Inside France takes a look at what we have been talking about in France this week.
Parisians and tourists alike have long dreamed of swimming in the Seine, and that dream is finally within reach – a clean-up of the river is taking place to make it fit for the Olympic Games this summer.
Swimming in Paris is a full-on cultural experience. Many public pools don’t just feel like historical monuments, they are historical monuments.
Swimming in Paris is a full-on cultural experience, offering intimate views into the French psyche, which is on near-naked display in the swimming lanes, locker rooms and (mostly coed) showers.
TOM UTLEY: After all, post-mortems on election after election have shown that the older we grow - older and wiser, I like to think - the more inclined we are to lean to the Right.