In centuries past, when a person's honor was offended, he would challenge the culprit to a duel. The last duel in France took place as recently as 1967, between two respected politicians!
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Caption 62 [fr]: Ce duel a lieu dans une maison privée de Neuilly-sur-Seine, Caption 62 [en]: This duel takes place in a private home in Neuilly-sur-Seine,
Daniel Benchimol walks us through one of Paris's most charming neighborhoods, the Campagne à Paris (Countryside in Paris). This small, quiet corner of the 20th arrondissement is made up of only 89 houses built in 1906 and gives the impression of a quaint village inside a major city.
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Caption 20 [fr]: au numéro quarante-deux, devant cette très, très jolie maison. Caption 20 [en]: at number forty-two, in front of this very, very nice house.