French was my first language.

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.

Language is the source of misunderstandings.

What's the trick to remembering that a sandwich is masculine? What qualities does it share with anyone in possession of a penis? I'll tell myself that a sandwich is masculine because if left alone for a week or two, it will eventually grow a beard.

French is the language that turns dirt into romance.

Socialist ideology is making France go to pot, and the French language with it.