“All that glitters is not gold” An old-fashioned proverb and well-known dimension in which we use to view things, people and, even places in the world, mostly to our unconscious awareness. In fact, what truly got the cogs turning for me on this saying was a quote that I once […]

Gentleman: (Noun) A chivalrous, Courteous, or honorable man. A man of good social position, one of wealth and leisure. A polite way of greeting a man. Are there any gentlemen left in the world today?

Before I had a sibling, I desperately wished for one – a sister to be precise. But I never got my wish. At the age of four my mother gave birth to a boy, which was something I had not prepared for at all. Suddenly, I wanted nothing more than […]

This was the headline of a rather unusual posting on Craigslist a couple of weeks ago. The first words read, ‘I love culture!’, and it then went on to describe how this young woman would really love to go to the opera but can’t seem to find anyone to go […]

Living in my little south-of-France student bubble, it’s not uncommon for huge world events such as the politics over gay marriage to completely pass me by from time to time. However, one thing that I have studied, read about in the newspaper and been quite shocked by these last few […]

I saw an article in the newspaper recently about SITCOMs. No, this isn’t a reference to funny television programmes; rather it refers to Singletons In their Twenties or thirties Clinging On to Memories. SITCOMs are people who can’t find the right partner because they miss their previous lovers. This got me […]

  In this day and age, is it safe to assume that the ideology of the female form has changed to a degree that she would be unrecognizable to those of the 20th century? The world has undergone massive technological advances in the last century, but also massive leaps in the social […]

Bonjour, hello, nice to meet you. Oh, you want to hug me? Okay, oh wait no, you’re going for the kiss? Oh God, left cheek? Both cheeks? I’ll just stand here and you can do what you like. Oh God. That is pretty much the commentary that I had running […]