To ”Bibimania!” – Aging à la française

GUEST POST by JORINDE VAN DEN BERG I am an aging Dutch-American woman, who has visited France regularly for about half a century. When I moved to the U.S., I noticed the ambiguous portrayal of French women in the American media: a love-hate relationship vacillating between sheer adoration and jealousy of those “froggies” (not my words!) who never ever seem to get fat, age, or look ugly. They can stuff their faces with baguettes and snails, drink buckets of burgundy, never go to the gym, and still look amazing. Of course, this stereotype is a myth. In fact, it is not … Continue reading To ”Bibimania!” – Aging à la française