barthebear
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It is beautiful geographically and has citizens who know how to enjoy the good life. It has given us many excellent authors and musicians as well as leaders. The language is lovely , the food divine, and they are very kind to the brazen mannerless Americans who visit Paris. |
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Catherine E: VT
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Beautiful country. The people there aren't all that different from people anywhere else. The cities are pretty much like all other cities around the world.
I've enjoyed my trips there. |
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k
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Amazing country, wonderful language, friendly people. Responsible for some of the best artistic work in the world, and home of great football. However I think they have a cack president (Sarkozy), Britain followed america and look where that left us, he should be careful, very careful. |
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Orla C
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Well now, I've been there 3 times and I speak some French, so I'm already ahead (yes, I'm smug. Sue me.) in the communication stakes. Plus I'm Irish, and we and the French get along great because we have common historical enemies.
That aside, I've found the people generally friendly, and the cities beautiful, the food delicious, and of course the culture .... the home of Modernism, what else is there to say?
Of course there are those of you who allow your personal vindictiveness to get in the way of unbiased critical judgement (and no, the two are NOT mutually exclusive) which I think is a sign of acute laziness on your part - laziness because you might have intelligence of your own, but you simply couldn't be arsed to apply it and prefer to parrot what other people think about something without actually investigating it for yourself and finding out what you REALLY think about it.
What to know France? Learn some of the language and go there. |
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I have never been there before, and I have always wanted to go. Paris sounds like a nice city, but very touristy, so I think I will check out another city like Nice. I took French in high school, and learned a little bit about the culture. I would like to try the cuisine and speak to local Frenchmen and women to see what France is really like. Then I will have an intelligent opinion about it. |
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Rose T
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I think people in France are generally better-educated than people in the US. They work hard, and they play hard. They value family and friends, and if you're lucky enough to be considered their friend, they will do anything for you.
They are passionate, analytical, and communicative to the point of being aggressive. Contrary to popular belief, they don't really hate Americans; they don't like our political leadership (or lack of) and they don't like it when visitors to their country make no effort to learn a bit of the culture before they arrive -- think of the typical "ugly American" stereotype.
They don't like to get too familiar too fast, which is the opposite of the American way where we are best buddies within 5 minutes of meeting. In business, they like to know all the details and have discussed all perspectives before coming to a decision.
All in all, I think it would be a great place to live! |
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livIV
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pretty intelligent. theirs an exchange student who transferred here from france and hes really smart. u cant really have a steriotype of france though |
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craw
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Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world,the people are wonderful, can't wait to visit again |
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Sith Lord6
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It is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. I've found that if you at least attempt to speak the language, the French really aren't that bad. |
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youdontneedtoknowme
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The cities are all very cultural. The arcitecture is tremendous and incredibly intriguing. The food is great and it just has an all around great feeling. However, French people don't generally like Americans, and it's a shame they judge us for what other stupid people have done. So is it any wonder why Americans rag on French? It's the chicken and the egg theory... |
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whales*R*gay
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they make the best movies. |
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Mike
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I think the US is a nation because of the help the French gave us.
I think the Statue of Liberty is an iconic part of our country, thanks to a gift from the people of France.
I think they have some of the greatest art museums in the world.
I think they got a bum wrap for their efforts along the Somme in WWI. But deserve the rap for the performance in WWII.
I think their customer service skills, and work week are lacking, but strolling along the Champs, I'm not a bit bothered. Great city. |
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oge
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nice place with beautiful women |
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eight-hours
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Bon appetite! |
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straightshooter
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I love the French. They saved us from the British and gave us our country. So what if they didn't back us in going to war with Iraq. I wish people would get over that. Just like a democracy, they decided to not go to war, and in hind sight, they were right in doing so. The French were smart enough to know that there was no connection between 9-11 and Saddam, and that our president wasn't being truthful in his intentions by bringing us into this war. And as far as intelligence goes, the average French person is much smarter than the average American; just look at their public education compared to ours. The average french person has to learn much more to graduate from high school than the average American. Our country is getting dumber by the year because we aren't spending as much on education as we should be. |
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Deb W
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Nice...and Paris and all those other cool places. |
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martinsmithdunbar
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good food, bad drivers, bad attitute, lovely ladies, much the same as britain but we dont have the ladies or the food. dam it. |
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meg M
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Francophobia? Is this what you are referring to?
I think the real problem is a political type of Francophobia and is the product of a long story of political disagreements, especially on foreign policy issues.
France is a major player in world diplomatic relations through its leading role in the European Union, diplomatic relations and a permanent seat at the Security Council of the United Nations. French foreign policy has long been characterized by a degree of independence from the U.S, particularly in the recent years on the Middle East. Francophobia is hence strong in the political groups that are at odds with French foreign policy |
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Chris
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Good wine and good cheese |
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patrice
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have your own opinion : come here !!! |
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Invisible
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Vivre la Republique, Vivre la France, Vivre le Président. J'adore la France et les français sont formidables. |
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honey
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nice wine |
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it is a city of beautiful culture and art - i would live there anyday.
it reminds me of prague. |
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helen c
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footballer henery |
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I don't get why everyone thinks France is ignorant - I love France! They keep the allied (especially British) war graves immaculate and having been there to see them myself, I must say they do a damn good job. I love the history of France - Les Miserables, Moulin Rouge, Nepoleon - everything. To me, France in cultured, beautiful and rich in it's people and art. They have a wondeful interial design perspective - shabby chic. My bedrooms based around it and I am so proud of my 1890's French bed. The French are - words cannot describe for me how wonderful they are. |
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mel s
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I have only visited Paris in France but i loved it. I am going back in March 2008, and seeing as it takes a 21 hour plane flight to get there, obviously i love it. The people were soo nice and help full, not at all like the stereotype that has been placed upon the french. The guys in Paris were gorgeous, seriously. My older sister and i went there last July and it was a large culture shock for us compared to our homeland of Australia. A man said that i was beautiful and a lot of people asked us where we were from. Its my favourite city in the world so far. |
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Austerlitz
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Hi everybody!
Be careful Kerfitz, what you wrote about French people is also what some French people tend to think about the English people: "they see themselves as superiors"...
I think French and English people are both very prejudiced on that point toward each other.
I just wanted to catch your attention about that, so bye. |
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steven e
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it is a nation. |
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derekbradley4000
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I'm there now, in Lille, attending an Intensive Programme at the University. Been here 5 days... 7 more to go. I speak v little french and hoped that most french people would have a working knowledge of English, but to my frustration, they have sweet f all English. They've got a great public transport system, and the country has much to offer sightseers and explorers... so I think it's good enough, but can't wait to go home to Ireland |
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kernousse
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It depends what you mean by France, do you actually speak of the WHOLE country or do you reduce it to only Paris?
France has many and various faces no two regions are alike and you can't have a proper idea before you visit at least a couple of them.
Unfortunately most foreigners seem to believe they know everything about France because they've seen the Eiffel Tower or Champs Elysee! |
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