Facing a cultural blackout abroad
To spot an American student in Paris, you don’t have to examine their clothes or keep an ear out for words spoken in English.
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To spot an American student in Paris, you don’t have to examine their clothes or keep an ear out for words spoken in English.
The Paris subway was standing room only, typical for a Friday night. A friend and I were deep in conversation when I felt a hand up my skirt. My head whipped around and the hand retreated, but not before I spotted the drunken middle-aged man who had groped me.
CLARIFICATION: An earlier version of this column said 1,089 students studied abroad in the 2011-12 year. That figure does not include students who studied abroad through other divisions on campus. The percentage change in study abroad rates from 2007-08 and 2011-12 academic years — reported to be 16.7 percent — cannot be calculated due to incomplete data. The column has been updated to reflect this.
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