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I know a lot of Americans in Paris who have married Frenchmen. They keep bringing up their experience, the clash of civilizations, the clash of personalities.

I always knew I would live in France.

Fifteen years ago, France was the promised land of cooking. So I looked at a map, found five restaurants and faxed them to ask for a job. Within five minutes, I got a reply from the then three- star Le Jardin des Sens in Montpellier.

I am the most un-French Frenchman you will ever meet.

I love France. The French respect your privacy.

For years I have been going to the South of France to cool out.

In France, you're with the crew, and you have lunch with them. It's more like a family.

Men take much more notice of older women in France, so I might move there. I think I'm a good bet.