[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]When asked, I usually describe myself as bi-national and bicultural. I was born in France and lived there until I was 10. I then moved to England until the age of 22. I've been back in France since. This, you might have guessed, has left me deeply schizophrenic as far as my cultural roots are concerned. I often think like an Englishman but express myself like a Frenchman, or vice-versa…
This blog is a perfect example of the state of constant mental flux that my two cultural heritages has left me in. When I first set the blog up, I thought I would simply translate each post into both languages. I soon found that tiresome and difficult to manage. The cultural difference again. For example, some topics might be riveting for a French audience and downright boring for others.
I experimented for a while, publishing different pieces in English or French only, but having the two languages coexist on the same blog just wasn't the result I wanted. So in the end, I've decided to split everything down the middle. From now on, this blog at www.stephane-vangelder.com is English content only, while over at www.stephane-vangelder.fr I will only upload French content.
If only sorting myself out was that simple ?[/FONT]
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This blog is a perfect example of the state of constant mental flux that my two cultural heritages has left me in. When I first set the blog up, I thought I would simply translate each post into both languages. I soon found that tiresome and difficult to manage. The cultural difference again. For example, some topics might be riveting for a French audience and downright boring for others.
I experimented for a while, publishing different pieces in English or French only, but having the two languages coexist on the same blog just wasn't the result I wanted. So in the end, I've decided to split everything down the middle. From now on, this blog at www.stephane-vangelder.com is English content only, while over at www.stephane-vangelder.fr I will only upload French content.
If only sorting myself out was that simple ?[/FONT]
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