k&k episode 141 - the one where they discuss the price of chilli sauce in France... and stuff...
Episode 141 starts off with Rhino75's adorably English accent and Katia getting mighty confused over the origins of Br'er Rabbit and Kyliemac telling us which was her favourite Judy Blume book. We have a chat with Steve about his reasons for staying in France, his experiences in moving here and his connections with the stars and theatrical predilections, then we talk about the Green Card Lottery, spam, teaching English, dissecting language and literature and tenses, and the way that the French language is taught in schools as opposed to the way English is taught in schools. Steve then tells us a little bit about his perception of "culture shock" and "reverse culture shock", and just after we talk about the price of chilli sauce in Paris and the concept of "home", we think about telling you all a secret. You'll have to listen to find out what it is!
This episode was brought to you by the word "le prix" (price).
And we've got lots of adventures planned! We're having an apéro-picnic on Saturday 24 May and we're going to see Mamma Mia in July - if you want to join in on any or all of these adventures (and more on our events page), let us know!
Guest host : Rhino75 (Steve)
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k&k episode 140 
FUN episode!!!
Here's a little piece of info: UK residents are not eligible to enter the US Green Card Lottery because the UK immigrants are "over-represented" in the overall immigrant pool in the states. There is a list of countries that send the most immigrants to the states and these countries are excluded. The lottery itself is called the "diversity lottery" and the point of it I guess is to give chances to immigrants from countries that are otherwise under-represented in the American immigrant population and from countries with low rates of immigration to the US. People from countries like India, China, Mexico, etc are also excluded...
Here's a list of countries and their eligibility in case you're interested...click on "Lottery Instructions":
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1318.html
(I use this podcast to improve my "understanding" of english!!)
I agree with Katia about the way french (we) are taught at school about the grammar rules etc. And today I still always check and wonder about tenses, nouns spelling etc. (As Steve was saying, there are many french persons making the biggest mistakes when they write... even at work!!)
Sorry if I did a hundred english mistakes myself...
I loved this podcast because I am in my fourth year of high school Latin and first year of French, and within a few months of starting Latin I knew more about how English works than I had learned in eight years of school. Latin has also helped my French so much, I think because a huge part of learning a language is accepting that it is different than your own. I don’t have to stress about Adjective-Noun agreement and conjugating, like some of the kids in my class who have never learned a language before. I love you guys, think you’re hilarious and just wanted put my two cents in. P.S. Latin has 18 tenses. And over 160 ways to say each verb (all the people, tenses, participles, etc.)
I LOVE steve! love his accent and his laugh. more please =)