Things I discovered this week...

1. When you kiss your greeting hello in Paris - it is two kisses starting on the left.
2. When you kiss your greeting hello in the South of France it is 3 kisses starting on the right. (I was let in to these first two tid bits over drinks and I met someone new and had no idea whether to shake hands or kiss their cheeks. So keep this in my mind if you come to France as a female- unless at a place of business you always kiss cheeks.)
3. Never eat anything with poppy seeds unless you have good company or a mirror handy.
4. Never wait until the last day of the month to recharge your Navigo (metro pass) the line is ridiculous and it will not help you be on time to where you are going. 
5. Forgetting anything when you live on the 4th floor (approx 72) stairs can be considered a work out in 3 inch heels. 
6. Learning what is feminine and masculine in this language has absolutely no rhyme or reason.
7. The word exciting here doesn't typically mean woohooo that was great, it has a much more sexual connotation. (This one was brought to my attention when I said how exciting the new project I am working on it, during a meeting with an agency we might work with, my cheeks turned a few shades of rouge- thats red, don't ask if it's male or female.)