Meaningless small talk leads to a meaningful connection! + parler de pluie et du beau temps

An invitation to talk to strangers...in today's vocabulary-packed story.

parler de pluie et du beau temps

    : to talk about the weather, to talk small talk, to shoot the breeze

synonyms: tailler une bavette, bavarder, commérer

365 Days of French Expressions: Learn one new French Expression per Day


A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE

    by Kristin Espinasse

"Bavardons"

I'm so glad I opened my mouth at the minimarket checkout line. "Can you imagine?" I say to my daughter, recounting how I met a...