Edouard hopes to make a name for himself - now everyone has learnt how to spell it - in this country but admits to being surprised at the roar when his name was read out before the Arsenal game.
This, despite him being a Champions' League veteran and having notched up appearances with Paris St. Germain running into three figures.
Speaking of his home debut on Saturday, Edouard says: "It was really great, an electric atmosphere, and the stadium was nice.
"The fans were really good for me; they applauded when the speaker said my name whereas everyone in Paris St. Germain, or France in general, the supporters only support the stars like Ronaldinho - and the rest don't get the same respect.
"It is totally different here; I have learnt the supporters at Upton Park love everyone wearing the West Ham shirt."
He has also learnt quickly that the West Ham fans appreciate hard work as much as silky skills, and he reveals: "When I go to Sebastien Schemmel's house I see the poster of him getting player of the year and he is really proud of that.
"He is not Paolo Di Canio or Joe Cole, but I know he works really hard, and it is a good award for him."
Of the match against Arsenal, he says: "I was really happy; we played really well as a team but we were a bit disappointed with the result.
"To be winning 2-0 and then concede in the last minute was hard, but before the game if you had said it would be 2-2 people would have said okay because Arsenal are a great team.
"We missed the penalty as well, but that is football, and maybe on Saturday Fredi will score - even so, the players know it is a good result because Arsenal are such a good side.
"I was really happy with my personal performance, though; it was the first time I have played against Patrick Vieira and after the game he said I played well, as did Thierry Henry.
"They found it really difficult when it was 2-0 to us, and I could see lots of their players were really angry; Patrick said we are a good team and it was a really difficult game for them."
As with any foreign player, adapting to the rigorous demands of the game in England is a major concern, and Edouard adds: "It is really strong, physical, and fast here but I think it is really good for me to play in the Premiership even though it is tough.
"It is different from what I have been used to because when you play in the Champions' League it is more tactical; you need a good level of technical, physical, and tactical ability."
He feels that West Ham are well equipped to deal with European football - and aims to help the club achieve it.
"There are a lot of battles physically here but there are good technical players at the club like Joe Cole, Michael Carrick, Trevor Sinclair and Jermain Defoe," he says.
"We also have strong physical players like Tomas Repka and Christian Dailly; it is a good team, and one of our targets is to play in the UEFA Cup - it would be a good target.
"We have a good balance, with players like Paolo and Steve Lomas to come back as well.
"I am definitely enjoying life here, and love playing for West Ham."
Edouard has seen both sides of West Ham, having been involved against Newcastle as well, and he admits: "I think against Arsenal we were really focused, more so than at Newcastle, where we collapsed after the first goal - it was a disaster.
"I feel we have got a team to really play nice football, at home or away, and that is what we have to do because we have such good players.
"But after the first goal at Newcastle we didn't want to play - we stopped.
"Some of the guys, like Seb and Fredi, and a lot of other players, told me West Ham is like that; we could lose 4-0 to Newcastle or against West Brom and then beat Arsenal or Manchester United.
"We can lose to Birmingham, or Reading, then after have a beautiful game against the top sides; what I hope is that we have serious games against teams like Birmingham because we can gain a lot of points from these teams.
"I don't know why it is, exactly, but maybe it is because we have young players; you need to have a competitive spirit every time.
"I played for four years at Paris St. Germain and maybe we were the best team in France, but the coach told us every week to do our best against a big side like Lens or a little team like Le Havre to show you are the best.
"You need spirit and consistency - voila!
"It is true we don't have the same team as Arsenal or Chelsea, or the top six - but with our players we can win some games against the top sides."
Edouard's off field priority, once he settles into a new flat in Chigwell, is to learn the language fluently, and he adds: "My English is not yet good; I make a lot of mistakes and it is hard to make my point of view.
"First I want to play well and show myself to the team and the supporters, then maybe I can explain my point of view - maybe.
"But the first thing is that I want to have a good season with West Ham."