My Culture Shocks Living in France

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024

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  • @AnnaSandersonEng
    @AnnaSandersonEng  Рік тому

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  • @christianc9894
    @christianc9894 Рік тому +9

    There are pharmacies "on call" on Sundays and public holidays.

  • @LOLOVAL-os3pq
    @LOLOVAL-os3pq 6 днів тому

    Pharmacies are open from Monday to Saturday, Sunday and at night, there are on-call pharmacies which are there for those who come out of the hospital emergency room or a night doctor for example! For shops, we quickly get used to making our shopping lists and doing them during the week, it's not a problem!!

  • @moniquehenry4041
    @moniquehenry4041 8 місяців тому +7

    When a pharmacy is closed, there is always a notice that you can read on a window or a door: the name and adress and opening hours of the nearest "pharmacies de garde" and the useful phone numbers. So people can access a pharmacy 7/7 and 24/24 and 365/365

  • @juliejames3338
    @juliejames3338 11 місяців тому +5

    hi Anna; loved your video and am now a subscriber: i live in france, and have done so for 16 years: i am English; and agree very much with your thoughts on the culture: parisiens are supposed to be rude, but i have had some good friends from paris in the past: i also have 2 russian friends that live here permanently. French people are really lovely; happy to help and look out for you: thanks for your thoughts on this great country:

    • @AnnaSandersonEng
      @AnnaSandersonEng  11 місяців тому

      Thank you for the comment and welcome to my channel ☺️

  • @JohnResalb
    @JohnResalb Рік тому +2

    Les bus en TAD.
    There are some bus routes which are ONLY en TAD (they have them also in my country), and in France some rural railway stations as well.
    You have to get used to it.

  • @jacqueline23788
    @jacqueline23788 7 місяців тому +1

    medical center (hospital) and are open they have on sundays thats called "de garde" you have always one pharmacy open on sundays hollydays in each town you have also emergency doctors or ambulance that you can call

  • @marygriffinkellogg3998
    @marygriffinkellogg3998 Рік тому

    So helpful! Thanks!

  • @hecateRaven
    @hecateRaven Рік тому +2

    We have on call pharmacy on sunday

    • @AnnaSandersonEng
      @AnnaSandersonEng  Рік тому

      Oh, how does it work?

    • @hecateRaven
      @hecateRaven Рік тому +2

      Usually you have a list on the pharmacy itself, or you may need to call the police office to ask for the on call pharmacy. On small City the pharmacy will open only if you have a prescription and if its an urgency (don't hope to buy tylenol if you have a small headache).
      In Paris you have 3 pharmacy open h24 7/7

    • @AnnaSandersonEng
      @AnnaSandersonEng  Рік тому

      Thank you for the information!

  • @pierren___
    @pierren___ Рік тому +3

    Its not common to approach people in the street too in France 🤔 very weird

    • @AnnaSandersonEng
      @AnnaSandersonEng  Рік тому +1

      Well, in Paris it happened to me quite often, so I guess it depends

    • @IronFreee
      @IronFreee Рік тому +2

      @@AnnaSandersonEng Yes, in Paris people will talk to you more often than some other parts of France.
      The bus reservation is not a common think. I guess they came up with that system because they had empty buses but they still have to maintain public transport. I've spent more than 20 years in France and I would find it weird too.

  • @mariatsandman
    @mariatsandman 5 місяців тому +1

    Your vlog made me smile. You're funny, especially about the rats. Hope I don't "meet" any on my upcoming trip to Paris.

  • @yannrousseau5437
    @yannrousseau5437 6 місяців тому

    You must dial 3237 on your phone to find the pharmacy on duty

  • @JohnResalb
    @JohnResalb Рік тому +1

    I dont think you can compare any capitol city (Paris, or Moscow etc.) to a seaside town in Latvia.!!!
    It's like going from one end of the world to another.!!

    • @AnnaSandersonEng
      @AnnaSandersonEng  Рік тому

      It's true but this small city in Latvia can be much more comfortable in terms of urbanism than those two cities mentioned above, so 😂

    • @nox8730
      @nox8730 9 місяців тому

      No, i am french, and i can tell: it is dirty everywhere. I have battled a good friend for years before he would just throw his trash on the ground as if it belonged to him. I don't know how Latvia is, but France could definitely improve on this (and many other) regards.

    • @Lostouille
      @Lostouille 22 дні тому +1

      ​@@nox8730c'est sale mais faut pas oublier qu'il y a plus de gens à Paris que dans tout son pays réuni...
      Moins de gens = moins de mauvais comportements à gérer 😊

  • @emjizone
    @emjizone 8 місяців тому +1

    7:27 Nope, the phrase doesn't say to call one hours in advance, no. It says to call at least *one week* (!) in advance.
    And this isn't culturally French. It's culturally Caenean.

    • @AnnaSandersonEng
      @AnnaSandersonEng  7 місяців тому

      Thank you for clarifying that

    • @victoriagossani8523
      @victoriagossani8523 6 місяців тому

      @emjizone Im' sorry to say that you are wrong, the phrase says one Hour in advance minimum, the one week is for group of 10 people.
      I've lived in the countryside around Toulouse and we was have got this service. It could looks complicated, but in the same time it's logical, it's few people that need those buses, so they can't have a regular line on those roads. Most of the people living far of the city have cars.

    • @AnnaSandersonEng
      @AnnaSandersonEng  6 місяців тому +1

      Oh, thanks! That’s how I understood it initially

    • @victoriagossani8523
      @victoriagossani8523 6 місяців тому

      @@AnnaSandersonEng It's my pleasure. By the way, thank you for your valuable point of view about France in this video.

    • @AnnaSandersonEng
      @AnnaSandersonEng  6 місяців тому +1

      @@victoriagossani8523 I greatly enjoyed my stay in France and hope to return soon! 💓

  • @emjizone
    @emjizone 8 місяців тому

    9:41 Yeah...sometimes you don't expect that from an evil, ultra-individualistic, ultra-capitalist country. 😂
    Actually, it really depends on where you live in France or in the city, the local politics and the existing local social organizations, and the time period and circonstances. There are forgotten places where nobody comes because they are too remote, and other places where there are too many people in need for everyone to stop and help you as they see you.
    In general, French citizens will help to some extent if you ask, especially if you are a woman alone or with a child (in my experience, men are still considered more independent and a little less worthy of help, unless they are visibly in danger). Getting help without asking is not guaranteed, and it's quite possible that no one will care or notice that you are in need.

  • @emjizone
    @emjizone 8 місяців тому

    3:19 Exemples de repas
    6h00 Goûter
    10h00 Casse-croûte
    12h00 Dîner
    16h00 Goûter
    19h00 Souper

    • @thierryf67
      @thierryf67 5 місяців тому +2

      ?
      6h petit-déjeuner
      12h déjeuner
      16h goûter for children... adults can wait !
      19h dinner ou souper... in the past "souper" was later 21-22h or later (if i don't mistake)