A second "P" word in Paris is panache which is a flamboyant confidence, style, flair, elan, dash, verve, zest, brio, éclat, vigour or gusto.

On most any day or in most any situation, the word panache is the near-perfect adjective to describe a Parisian.  Whether it's adding a fabulous orange scarf to a rather drab gray suit or integrating classic Beethoven as the background music to the Bastille Day light show at the Eiffel Tower, the French definitely espouse a sense of style and flair.  Take for example, the light fixture in our current Paris apartment.  It has hundreds of pieces of coiled silver wire shaped into a large vase.  The flowers are long stalks of silver tubing with what looks like a flower burst of silver stands on the end of each l...

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