It is glorious, must get back there ... The English kind-of fall in the middle in terms of informality, less informal than the Americans so don't freak-out the

It is glorious, must get back there ... The English kind-of fall in the middle in terms of informality, less informal than the Americans so don't freak-out the French, and not so alarmed by Americans: quite a nice place to be (culturally). Don't get me wrong, I like American informality, the first time you meet an American they'll invite you back to their house and tell you all about their family; the French wouldn't dream of doing that, "Suppose our house is much smaller than theirs, they would be embarrassed, or much larger, and they'd think we're showing off", but once you've known them for 6 months or a year they will, and then you're a friend for life.