Small talk in French: the 5 taboos

As foreigners, we want to make new Swiss friends after arriving in Switzerland and many people find this quite a challenging task. One of the reasons is that we do not understand the secret rules that govern making small talk in French. In today's and next week's episodes, I'm going to help you figure out what not to do and what to do when it comes to initiating a conversation in French with a person you don't know very well. While this week I'm focusing on the 5 things you should never do,  next week I'm going to go into detail about the 5 topics that are going to make you popular among Swiss French speakers. Tune in to the podcast of today to learn about the five social rules that you should never trespass in French!