Ze French Touch

That's what the French call it: English, spoken with a French accent, even though the use of English tends to be frowned upon in France.

A good French artisan is hard to beat.  He will give you a quote detailing the work to be done and the price, and if you sign the document, he is legally bound to deliver the promised goods and services for the price quoted.   Once engaged, the good one will do his very best to deliver a quality service of which the client will be proud, taking the time necessary to do a good, artistic job regardless of any unforseen difficulties.   Multi-million euro contracts for ocean liners have been won on the expectation of ze French touch.

Some people prefer to DIY, which is fine, but I wanted to make the point that the following observations are in no way intended to denigrate the honest artisan.   It was on our break in Brittany that I spotted the depicted bit of (I hope) DIY in the loos at a restaurant.   It had a certain devil-may-care, a certain panache that tickled me.   Enjoy.