This is a good one if you're looking for something witty, cynical and off the path of the usual oprah crap. All three books in the series are entertaining, this one is the best - maybe because it's fresh, despite the title!

This book was so funny I actually had to laugh out loud on quite a few occasions. Now I can't wait to read the following ones with Paul West's adventures.

It's a must read, not only for those who have ever lived in France or who have any experience with the French way of life ( you will find yourself transported back), but for anyone who loves a good laugh. I thoroughly enjoyed every single word and have read all the books that have followed in the series, but none will ever compare to the one that started it all !

Stephen Clarke manages to capture the essence of life in Paris and the philosophical outlook of the French with great humour. It's not just the French, though, he also manages to capture the stereotypes of his own Britishness - his fumbling awkwardness and his prefrence for orderly queueing.
The regular clashes of culture he encounters (with French girls, French work colleagues and others) are highly amusing. The book would be especially funny to anyone who has had experience of the love/hate relationship between Britain and France or probably even Quebec/Rest of English speaking Canada.

This was a hilariously funny book that was not far off from the Parisian truth.

One of the funniest travelogues I have ever read in the Bill Bryson mode except it is saucier. Hard to put down once you begin to learn of the adventures of Monsieur Paul West as he learns the nuances and mannerisms of the French. Highly recommended!

This is one of the funniest books I have read. Actually I have read it twice just in case I missed anything the first time. I love the way the book is set out, one chapter for each month, and had complete sympathy for the poor chaps misadventures. After reading this you will want to get a seat on the first flight to France.
Pour a glass of wine and enjoy.

For someone who just came back from France, I wish I had this book beforehand because it definitely details the experiences of a foreigner in Paris...very well written and extremely funny...the jokes are great and u even learn some French also...an easy read...great accompanied with a baguette, chevre fromage et un espresse.....

Clarke's tale of a Brit living in Paris for a year for work is fantastic, as it puts to rest many French stereotypes that us anglophones may have, though it leaves intact some of the best ones (some of those being stereotypes the French have of anglophones) and brings to light some new ones. Paul West, requisite ladies man, struggles with the beauties of France, but falls for a few, particularly Alexa, an artist. Their relationship is hilarious filled with misunderstandings (both of the Men are from Mars type, and French-English type). While Paul is in Paris he will be setting up a string of English tea rooms, and is saddled with a team of employees who are more interested in taking two hour lunch breaks (as is in the norm in France), having sex with other co workers, and leaving immediatly following lunch on Fridays. Will Paul settle on a name for the tea rooms? Will he get them up and running? Will he and Alexa work things out? And do the dogs really leave "merde" on the streets in France? This is a great book for those who've never been to France, and those who have. Hilarious, heartwarming and never judgemental..a book for francophones and anglophones alike!