Emma Pearson
@emmapearson.bsky.social
Editor of The Local France, co-host of Talking France podcast. Paris resident, Yorkshire born, Castres Olympique 🏉 fan - [email protected]
Is 🇫🇷 rugby excited about the return of Antoine Dupont? Somewhat!
(Not sure how the people of Toulouse feel about being depicted as some sort of Medieval peasants)
(Not sure how the people of Toulouse feel about being depicted as some sort of Medieval peasants)
November 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Is 🇫🇷 rugby excited about the return of Antoine Dupont? Somewhat!
(Not sure how the people of Toulouse feel about being depicted as some sort of Medieval peasants)
(Not sure how the people of Toulouse feel about being depicted as some sort of Medieval peasants)
Yes, 😴
Part of a long-running series that parodies the racist Great Replacement Theory by suggesting other things or people that could be replaced
Part of a long-running series that parodies the racist Great Replacement Theory by suggesting other things or people that could be replaced
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Yes, 😴
Part of a long-running series that parodies the racist Great Replacement Theory by suggesting other things or people that could be replaced
Part of a long-running series that parodies the racist Great Replacement Theory by suggesting other things or people that could be replaced
The 🇫🇷 revival of the Orient Express by, among others, an Art Deco master craftsman looks *incredible*. I really, really want to go on it
(Suspect tickets will be sell-a-kidney expensive)
(Suspect tickets will be sell-a-kidney expensive)
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The 🇫🇷 revival of the Orient Express by, among others, an Art Deco master craftsman looks *incredible*. I really, really want to go on it
(Suspect tickets will be sell-a-kidney expensive)
(Suspect tickets will be sell-a-kidney expensive)
Chilly day, but the sisterhood keeps you warm! At the Paris march for the day of the elimination of violence against women
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Chilly day, but the sisterhood keeps you warm! At the Paris march for the day of the elimination of violence against women
Didn't have to wonder for long . .
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Didn't have to wonder for long . .
Preparations for tomorrow's memorial events, including the opening of the new garden of remembrance next to Hotel de Ville
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Preparations for tomorrow's memorial events, including the opening of the new garden of remembrance next to Hotel de Ville
Parisians this evening at Place de la République laying flowers and candles in memory of the victims of the November 13th attacks, 10 years ago
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Parisians this evening at Place de la République laying flowers and candles in memory of the victims of the November 13th attacks, 10 years ago
How do you know that a) it's nearly Christmas and b) you're in France? The Nutella advent calendars have arrived! 🌲🎅
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
How do you know that a) it's nearly Christmas and b) you're in France? The Nutella advent calendars have arrived! 🌲🎅
The Pays Basque is excellent. 10/10, no notes
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Pays Basque is excellent. 10/10, no notes
Next level south-west France!
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Next level south-west France!
The Basque Country - tolerable, I suppose 😎
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Basque Country - tolerable, I suppose 😎
Well I agree that one of these things gives a deplorable image of France . . .
October 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Well I agree that one of these things gives a deplorable image of France . . .
The street artists of Paris 19eme have a suggestion for 🇫🇷 ongoing political drama . . .
October 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The street artists of Paris 19eme have a suggestion for 🇫🇷 ongoing political drama . . .
Went old school for tonight's entertainment - ZouZou (1934). One of Jean Gabin's earliest talking roles but starring the incredible Josephine Baker, such a gifted physical comedian (and singer/dancer obviously)
October 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Went old school for tonight's entertainment - ZouZou (1934). One of Jean Gabin's earliest talking roles but starring the incredible Josephine Baker, such a gifted physical comedian (and singer/dancer obviously)
Cancan dancer Louise Weber, known as La Goulue, also pops up in this expo, photographed in Paris aged about 50
October 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Cancan dancer Louise Weber, known as La Goulue, also pops up in this expo, photographed in Paris aged about 50
In the 1920s, Paris hosted events for women who had reached the ancient age of 25 without getting married . . . They were known as Catherinettes
October 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
In the 1920s, Paris hosted events for women who had reached the ancient age of 25 without getting married . . . They were known as Catherinettes
Really recommend the truly fascinating Gens de Paris 1926-1936 expo at Musée Carnavalet. A treasure trove of fascinating detail on the lives of Parisians, based on census data
October 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Really recommend the truly fascinating Gens de Paris 1926-1936 expo at Musée Carnavalet. A treasure trove of fascinating detail on the lives of Parisians, based on census data
I've recently been watching an English-language Netflix show, in English with the subtitles turned off - but because I am in France, Netflix has decided to 'helpfully' translate all the posters and notices that appear in the show into French.
Has anyone else noticed this? It's really annoying!
Has anyone else noticed this? It's really annoying!
October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I've recently been watching an English-language Netflix show, in English with the subtitles turned off - but because I am in France, Netflix has decided to 'helpfully' translate all the posters and notices that appear in the show into French.
Has anyone else noticed this? It's really annoying!
Has anyone else noticed this? It's really annoying!
Amusing myself by imagining that all these headlines relate to France's prime minister being berated by his wife for not assembling the Ikea flatpack
October 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Amusing myself by imagining that all these headlines relate to France's prime minister being berated by his wife for not assembling the Ikea flatpack
Red sky in the morning, er . . . French resigned prime minister's warning?
October 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Red sky in the morning, er . . . French resigned prime minister's warning?
While you're at it, I would also like a 'become rich' plan by Thursday
October 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
While you're at it, I would also like a 'become rich' plan by Thursday
I see the Academie française have been out with a marker pen . . .
October 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I see the Academie française have been out with a marker pen . . .
Just a few of the roughly 600 prehistoric cave paintings in Lascaux, south-west France. I was not prepared for how exquisitely beautiful these 22,000-year-old paintings are.
More info on this week's podcast
pod.fo/e/335031
More info on this week's podcast
pod.fo/e/335031
October 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Just a few of the roughly 600 prehistoric cave paintings in Lascaux, south-west France. I was not prepared for how exquisitely beautiful these 22,000-year-old paintings are.
More info on this week's podcast
pod.fo/e/335031
More info on this week's podcast
pod.fo/e/335031
The local Bloquons Tout group are apparently not giving up until they have eradicated 'all systemic oppression'. I do like a group with ambition 💪🇫🇷
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The local Bloquons Tout group are apparently not giving up until they have eradicated 'all systemic oppression'. I do like a group with ambition 💪🇫🇷