Englishman Paul West is living the Parisian dream, and doing his best not to annoy the French. But recently things have been going très wrong:

- He's stuck in an apartment so small that he has to cut his baguettes in two to fit them in the kitchen.
- His research into authentic French cuisine is about to cause a national strike - and it could be all his fault.
- His Parisian business partner is determined to close their tea-room. And thinks that sexually harrassing his female employees is a basic human right.
- And Paul's gorgeous ex-girlfriend seems to be stalking him.

Threatened with eviction, unemployment and bankrupcy, Paul realises that his personal merde factor is about to hit the fan...