MyExpat group blog roundup: does expat life make you fat? If you move to a hot country, you're bound to lose weight, right? All those salads; the outdoor life; running around in the heat? It's got to be good for you.... France is a country of in-crowds. I just had lunch with two Parisienne friends who have written a book and are looking to get it published. They wanted my advice, and although they did show me their pitch and ask me my opinion of their writing, they were even more interested to know whether I had any friends in the publishing business who would take a look at their manuscript...