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Monsieur So British #24: King of the Hill, Top of the Heap

Saturday, January 25th, 2020

#24 King of the Hill, Top of the Heap It’s become a snooty, European cliché to look down on Americans and mock their ‘Have......read more.

Monsieur So British #23: Pique Time Travel

Sunday, January 19th, 2020

Pique Time Travel It started off as a fit of pique. It’s a skill I’ve developed over the years is piquery – if that’s......read more.

Monsieur So British #22: Lost and Found

Sunday, January 12th, 2020

#22 Lost and Found Nobody bends at the knee more than I do to the French. I’ve said it often, but they just......read more.

Monsieur So British #21: Case Closed

Saturday, December 14th, 2019

#21 Case Closed I distinctly remember the conversation. It was November 2004, we had moved out of our house in Crawley and were waiting......read more.

Monsieur So British #20: It’s The Hope…

Sunday, December 8th, 2019

#20 It’s the Hope… As I start to write this, I sit in an eerily quiet Gare Montparnasse. It’s one o’clock on a Saturday......read more.

Monsieur So British #19: Travelling Light

Sunday, December 1st, 2019

#19: Travelling Light I stood by the kitchen island and smiled warmly at the businessman as he came downstairs for his breakfast. The place......read more.

Monsieur So British #18: A Dandy in Aspic

Sunday, November 24th, 2019

#18 A Dandy in Aspic There’s something about all state run hospitals that feeds beautifully into my delusional self-fiction. Their cold, grey architecture and......read more.

Monsieur So British #17: And Sleep…

Sunday, November 17th, 2019

And Sleep… Part of the folklore of high level sport is that at virtually no time in their careers are top-class athletes ever actually......read more.