Gallic Shrugs

Defined as a nuanced gesture with myriad meanings. Stick out the lower lip, simultaneously raise eyebrows and shoulders, and voice a nonchalant "bof!" 

The classic nonverbal communication of the Frenchman saying Not my problem!

You see a lot of these shrugs on the Netflix comedy "Call my Agent!" This series is set in a French casting agency, showing the complex relationships between actors and agents.

After our daughters recommended it, we started watching, and find it very clever. The actor playing the main role, 

Thibault de Montalembert, bears an alarming resemblance, imho, to Roger Allam [perhaps they share a barber?] Below, RA left, TdM right. 

The other great thing about this show is that many of the actors are famous actors playing cameo roles as themselves 

Audrey Fleurot, Sigourney Weaver, Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno for example

We're still in Series 1, there are at least three more to come. Light hearted humour, great fun, and loads of shrugs. 

Meanwhile, out in my raised bed I have been growing French Breakfast Radishes. It was great to get home on Sunday afternoon, and see them shrugging their little crimson shoulders out of the earth. 

Unfortunately I can't currently eat them in my favourite way [dip in butter and salt, then crunch!] but I hope to work round that. Any good ideas? 

Bon Appetit!