Paris versus New York is a friendly visual match between those two cities, as seen by a Parisian-based-and-lover on New York details, cliches and contradictions. Absolutely fantastic.
(thank you Jolayne)
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lovely, but… that X in espresso gives me the creeps. really. hope the autor sticks to americano. or coffee. or water.
Oct 29th, 2010 / 12:24 pm
The x gives me the creeps too. Nice idea though
Oct 29th, 2010 / 12:58 pm
Did anyone else notice that espresso is referred to as “expresso”. Typo alert!
Oct 29th, 2010 / 2:02 pm
Apparently I’m not the only one with that pet peeve. =P
Oct 29th, 2010 / 2:22 pm
Although it’s not the common spelling, I found “expresso” in the dictionary. Listed as “variant spelling of ‘espresso.’” Hmph.
Oct 29th, 2010 / 2:50 pm
Variant spelling indeed, everyone knows the x is for eXtreme.
Oct 29th, 2010 / 4:58 pm
Il est surtout dommage que dans “l’eXtrême” ..représenté ici par 6 personnes, qu’il n’y ait semble t’il, qu’une d’entre elle qui ne sache ouvrir un dictionnaire français !
Oct 29th, 2010 / 8:45 pm
Maître, my last comment was meant as a joke, but you are right I apologise. As espresso is not an English word (much like we use baguette) I guess we assumed it was a typo. Sorry.
Oct 30th, 2010 / 5:30 am
fantastic expresion
Oct 30th, 2010 / 5:45 am
Spelling and typos aside I really like these. Good sense of humour in them.
Nov 1st, 2010 / 10:28 am
:) from a parisian who lived in NYC and might end up a forever dame ;)
Nov 1st, 2010 / 2:31 pm
oh i love this site, what a find. too fun. =) the espresso/expresso thing is interesting. i was going to comment that it is in fact spelled with an x in french, but glad maître capello stepped in. the power of nespresso is such that i wouldn’t be surprised by the french questioning the spelling themselves ! thanks for sharing yet another gem.
Nov 1st, 2010 / 6:26 pm
LOVE THESE, does anyone now which typeface is this?
Nov 2nd, 2010 / 3:07 pm
LOVE THESE, does anyone now which typeface this is?
Nov 2nd, 2010 / 3:08 pm
guys, expresso is the French spelling
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expresso
Nov 5th, 2010 / 5:19 am
In Paris people call espresso “un express”, hence the x.
get out more, people!
Dec 5th, 2010 / 2:14 am
Expresso is French for espresso, duh! :)
Feb 2nd, 2011 / 2:12 pm
loved all of them
Sep 16th, 2011 / 12:35 pm
Note: All words on the left image are in French, including the French word for espresso “expresso.” Really people, a spectacular display of oversight. What a spectacular idea. Bonne idée pour un livre!
Dec 19th, 2012 / 7:03 pm