Couple of points.. I've lived most of my life in France, even if I went to school in the UK. I also travelled widely as a journalist.. I have to say there are few countries in the world I would rather live in than France... Yes food & wine are important, Yes everyone takes lunch breaks.. Yes everyone goes on holiday for a month in the summer... Yes Uni's are free Yes healthcare is free... But above and beyond that ... the diversity of the country is just amazing.. From the Alps to the great beaches, to the huge forests to the mega rivers (important to me as a fisherman).. Everyone says the French, especially the Parisiens are distant, reserved or just unfriendly... Well I've never found that.. I had many great years in Paris, and now my life in rural France is just as friendly... Everyone says 'Bonjour' when you pass in the street (yes it's the country so the pavements as aren't crowded..). The local café is the hub, where you 'fait la bise' each time... Can you imagine that in a London pub.. Anyway.. merci pour tes vidéos intéressantes et instructives, même si des fois je n'ai pas eu les mêmes expériences... et continue avec ta nationalité française.. ce n'est vraiment pas si dur et ça en vaut la peine..
Hey I'm an aspiring foreign correspondent, (currently getting my undergrad bachelor's degree in Journalism in uni) just curious to know if you have a few tips for how to become a foreign correspondent as that is an area of journalism I'm interested in
For the veggies thing I think that for a traditional french meal you'll have most veggies in your entrée (like beets, a salad, tomatoes or shredded carrots). But for the main dish it's usually meat or fish with one cooked vegetable (green beans, peas, steamed carrots...) or a saucy meat dish with carbs were the veggies are in the sauce (onions, tomatoes, carrots...). You'll also have salad with your cheese if you have a "full traditionnal meal". But I don't feel like most of the french people eat this way. It's true for the meals you have in traditionnal restaurants, in corporate canteen or for a sunday meal with your family. The majority of the people in know won't eat this way all the time, they'll have a soup, a salad or a mix of carbs and veggies for dinner if they had a "classic" lunch at work. It also depends a lot on the culture of your family. My father is from a more middle/upper class family and if I go there for a family meal, I will eat a lot of traditionnal meals centered around the meat or the fish: like an entrée of paté with salad, the main meal could be "calamars à l'armoricaine" (calmars with a tomato, onion and cognac sauce) with potatoes, followed by cheese with salad and a dessert. But my mother is from a farmer family who lived in the countryside and most of their meals are centered around carbs and veggies... When I went there the family meal could just be vegetable soup (followed by cheese obviously ^^). The traditionnal dishes in France are (for the majority, not all of them) a reflexion of what the bourgeoisie used to eat traditionnaly, not the lower class people for whom the meat was an expensive thing. And I will add (I'll stop after this I swear) that, like most of the countries in the world, the French way of eating is becoming more and more diverse, taking influences from a lot of other cultures and it's slowly evolving to a more international way of eating.
ouai enfin les paysans mangeaient quand meme des produit animaux (oeuf poitrine fumée etc etc) moin cher c'est sur mais pour tenir dans un champ il faut bien x)
Another point, you will understand french criticism about everything with this single sentence from Beaumarchais : "Sans la liberté de blâmer, il n'est point d'éloge flatteur"
About the fact that we always complain. The thing is, when someone asks our opinion about something, let’s say for example a drawing. For us, saying that everything in it is perfect and you shouldn’t change a thing comes out as very fake, and means that you haven’t looked at it well enough to have a proper opinion. It’s way more polite and considerate to say something along the lines of : “Okay so I find it amazing, but maybe you could change *insert tiny uninteresting detail that could be changed but doesn’t even have to* “ that way, it is a way more valuable opinion. It’s not that we always find something wrong and complain, it’s just that it more polite to do it this way.
i would also add that in order to socialize ourselves, sometimes complaining is the easiest way! For example when you are in line in a supermarket waiting to pay for your stuff and someone is taking ages, complaining with the person in line after you is a great way of starting a conversation And I find that it’s true in most cases, in the metro complaining because it’s hot, or because it’s late etc
I find this explanation fascinating - it makes so much sense. I'm American and my background is in science. In university science classes, we were always taught to critique research papers in this way, as even the most thorough investigation could have some gaps, some potential flaws, or at least a way in which it could be expanded upon. And so when Rosie mentions that the French culture is very fact-based as a whole, it all seems to make sense. It also makes so much sense that a quick response - "That's awesome!" as an American might give, is rather disrespectful in that it shows someone not really giving much time or consideration to what is in front of them. Anyway - I learn so much from this channel and some of the respondents.
@@JeanFB16 exactly. Finding something wrong with what you show us is a way of showing that we acknowledge all the hard work you put in these. Not saying anything could pass off as just brushing off everything you've done. Also, we are trained from a young age to write dissertations. It's like they as us a question, like your opinion on something, and we have to write a six page essay, on if we agree or not agree with that opinion. One third of the paper has to be about us agreeing, and giving facts and statements that prove that statement. The second third of the paper wants us to think the other way around, and prove that statement wrong, while giving examples and facts that prove it to be false. Finally, the last third wants us to find a perfect balance between the two, and give, again, examples, to prove that not everything is just black or white. We are taught to have a very analytical and critical approach to everything and anything from a very young age, to be able to have a good opinion on everything, ALWAYS backed up with valid and proved arguments
As a French, I agree with almost everything you said haha. The only country where we don’t complain too much about food and which could be a “rival” for us is Italy 🇮🇹😂😘
Laurianne Il y a une « rivalité » que pour les pizzas comme tu dis. Je ne sais pas dans quelle région tu vis et si ça influence sur ton idée, mais pour les personnes que je connais et moi les pizzas ne sont pas vraiment vues comme de la nourriture mais plutôt comme quelque chose que tu commandes (fais rarement) quand tu as la flemme. Même chose pour les pâtes. (Attention ce n’est que mon avis). Je dirai plutôt que pour les légumes/fruits notre rivale est l’Espagne et pour le reste l’Angleterre 🤷♀️
@@atlantik5082 L'angleterre ? On parle pas de nourriture je pense là. A part les scones et le thé, culinairement parlant il y a pas grand chose. La cuisine italienne est bien plus sophistiquée, également en terme de fromage et vignoble.
We French don't hate Americans at all, on the contrary, what we do hate is American hegemony, be it cultural, economic or social. We know that American people is not responsible for the situation but voluntarily or not their model of society tends to impose itself on the rest of the world. No one wants that, even if it was the best of all models.
Hegemony is hegemony. When Portugal, I mean Spain, I mean France were THE world power the same blindness around "What we want is good for everyone." applied. Now the US (for the moment) has the largest economy. Don't worry. One day we won't be top-dog and we can all hate someone else (China or India most likely) together.
@@Coder6719 actually you're not top dog anymore, china is... And even when you were, it was only on an enoconomical matter, america has always been quit late when it came to social advances, freedom, equalty, education and human right in general. Not to be rude but that is the truth. I dont think french people would abandon their social system even if it could betters their economy... There's à clear balance beetween an efficient economy and Its social and human cost
8:49 so French people spend their entire childhood waiting, and by the time they are adults, they are TIRED OF WAITING and just don't want to wait anymore. :P
@@anonymousblog2868 sorry, but not all of us. I grew up with relatives from two cultures- French- Canadian and Azorean Portuguese. We were Americans but we still celebrated and honored our immigrant cultures. And our friends honored their own different cultures. It was a wonderful way to be raised- loving being American and being proud of our immigrant pasts, too. I believe the majority of Americans would never want to forget our immigrant origins. Why would we? We get to benefit from the best of several cultures here. - to see the value in
Transformice Blog For me they are not Europeans, they have their own culture and their specific problems and they don't "owe" us to see themselves as Europeans ^^
I am France and the only thing where I don't regonize myself is vegetables. We eat some much of them at home, we cool them, some dinner we just eat vegetables without meat. And when we are on holidays abroad we miss it so much 😂 and when we go back home, we eat a lot of it. Summer is the best season, cause you can it brocolis, fresh peas, tomatoes, asparagus, etc... And from what i saw abroad, we eat a lot of vegetables in France compare to other countries in Europe. Germany is the country of potatoes 😂
At the end of the year student party, I stood at a bar, with a fellow male French student, our arms hugging each other's waists, talking in each other's ears, talking about this particular stereotype. It's one that really hurt my friend.
@@ninafeuvray6884 Hello, from the fear of water which was thought to carry germs, back in the times of Louis XIV, so it was used very sparingly and the court members at Versailles, for instance, would douse themselves in perfume. ;-)
Rosie, you're positively glowing in this video. Not sure if it's being back in NZ, the lighting in the room, or something else at play, but ... gorg! We need a companion video to this, on your husband's initial impressions of living in New Zealand.
@@NotEvenFrench Since we've briefly seen him on camera before, he's not completely camera-shy. He may be hesitating because he thinks he'll have to speak English. Let him speak French & do subtitles. 😉
Je ne suis pas d'accord sur ton opinion a propos des légumes. Nous en mangeons de façons variées mais ont essaye juste de manger ceux de la saison en cours
Je pense qu’elle ne doit pas fréquenter énormément de français de façon casual, elle doit se baser sur les repas typiques de restaus ou de cantine. Et je parie que lorsqu’elle est invitée chez des français, ils lui sortent le repas typique, entrée, plat lourd, fromage, dessert…. J’avoue que je mange surtout des légumes en semaine, je ne cuisine jamais au beurre mais à l’huile d’olive ou vapeur, je mange rarement des plats en sauce ou en crème…. Ce dont elle parle, je l’associe aux gros repas de fêtes…
Re! Parlons sérieusement si tu veux bien et après je te promets de plus venir t'importuner, alors non je te rassure tout de suite mon amour propre va très bien, j'avais juste envie de jouer avec toi mais à bien y réfléchir j'en ai plus envie, mais tu fais encore un raccourci en pensant le contraire, et non, je n'ai pas non plus hurler dans mon commentaire adressé à transatlantic Living, et je comprends pas pourquoi elle dit une chose pareille d'ailleurs, bien au contraire je lui souhaite une bonne continuation pour sa chaine,il y avait aucune insulte non plus (j'en fais très rarement), j'aurais tout simplement voulu qu'elle me laisse m'expliquer avant de me bloquer, j'ai aussi précisé dans ce commentaire que je n'étais pas mysogine et que j'avais le plus grand respect pour les femmes, j'ai aussi dis que j'avais pas très envie de faire parti de sa communauté que je trouvais mielleux (beaucoup trop lisse) de toute façon je m'étais déjà désabonner donc.....,je sais pas si ce commentaire est toujours visible, si c'est le cas je te conseille si tu le veux bien de jeter un coup d'œil (si tu veux pas c'est pas grave je comprendrais). Si je t'es parue désagréable je t'en prie de bien vouloir accepter mes excuses (je suis vraiment sincère), ne le prends pas mal mais comme je trouve que tu fais beaucoup de raccourci donc ne vas pas t'imaginer que je fais ça pour plus être débloqué ou je ne sais quoi, rien de ça, je t'assure vraiment (en espérant que j'ai été clair). Je te souhaite une bonne journée et sans rancune.
I agree about eating healthy, we don't nessarily eat junk food, but the amount of veggies and cream/butter compared to olive oil varies from family to family. I grew up with veggies and olive oil personally (I guess the Mediterranean way) but I'm always shocked when I see friends on how they cook things.
@@coxfire French cuisine have one thing that is unique. We don't have one base fat. we use 3. traditionally : Olive oil in the south, butter and cream in the west and center, saint doux in the north and east. this is quite unique in the world.
It's so funny to me that you find the French impatient. For me they are extremely patient. I guess that is because I am German and we are the most impatient people in the world... Great video by the way, I really enjoyed it!
I'm Brazilian and I can definitely tell you that from my point of view, french people are extremely impatient. But it depends on what cultural values you have to make this assumption
Giulia Sotero well I think we are pretty patient when it’s about us, but we are impatient when it’s about society and general interest. That’s why there are so many strikes and protestations if we think that what we demand would be better than what we have and if for us, our representatives don’t do what they should whereas we put them where they are... on my mind at least 🤷♀️
@@morganel8208 well, here in Brazil there's a more relaxed way of dealing with problems. Ofc when it comes to politics this is a huge problem. But in everyday life... we go through everyday way more easily and chilled. I feel like french people are always stressed or they seem to be
Really ? I'm French and I find German people so patient! ^^ I live next to the frontier and everytime I go to Germany, I find German people so steadily patient.
Patience for someone who makes a mistake or impatience for getting something quick for myself is 2 different things. In germany, the sense of doing things right is higher, so the germans are patient when they know they have to wait to buy something, but impatient when someone is not behaving properly.
I don't hate Americans at all, but I don't like the american system, as you said the health access, but for the legal weapon wearing too, I can't understand it's possible in a country to have the possibility to have a gun easily
Ye', the American system to Europeans is insane, the health care, lack of of gun control, the pledge an oath of allegiance (what we associate with dictatorships and old communism) in schools. The jingoistic way many see their country.
Many here believe that the people shouldn’t be out-armed by their government (even though, in reality, we are). I personally like owning a gun to defend my home from intruders.
even Americans don't like the American system. But unlike the French, Americans are very apathetic and don't really do anything to fight it or change it.
I'm an American from Massachusetts. I want universal health care. My state has tough gun laws. We have so many social programs in America, so I can't understand why the idea of Democratic Socialism instills fear in some people. A country should care for its citizens, and the U.S. needs to do a much better job with that. We should learn from other countries instead of feeling that we know everything. Our Republican party has done so much damage to our democracy in the past 20 years. I cry at the way we are treating immigrants lately. It's appalling. Hopefully we will use our voting power to ensure that things change soon. Please don't think all Americans are alike. Our country is large, our ethnic backgrounds diverse, and our ways of thinking and behaving differ from state to state and family to family. I understand we can be a bewildering country to others. I am often bewildered by my fellow citizens and by our current government officials, myself. I am 62 years old and it's my dream to visit France and other European countried someday. I'd hate to think people might prejudge me and find me obnoxious just because I'm an American. P.S. America is not Trump.
I only recently been told that we ask a lot of questions and it’s true, it’s like a fever that cannot be stopped. Great video Rosie! (This dog looks so cute 🐶)
And we have a lot to learn about your way of life as well. As she said, by the time we got everything we wanted we took all our socials right has something normal. So we became familiar with protestations that take place all the time to get a little bit more. Some fights are really useful in my opinion as the nurse and teachers one for being more paid for instance. But by fighting for all, we forgot that we live in an 'heaven' on earth and I think our complains about everything are quite inappropriate in a certain extent. We lost one of our three values, the fraternity between us. So by hoping to live in a perfect place, we became I think disunited country. Every body is pointed out for being what he is : unemployed people, rich people, people who succeed, gays, catholics, muslims, migrants, workers, politics, student from commercials school, obese people, people who votes for the far right french movement, for the actual government.... We have a lot to learn about other countries and i'm afraid that for most of us we aren't concern about that
@@lc5698 I disagree for the first part. It's not because it's maybe better than the other that we should stop progress. However it's true that we must prioritize the most important, because it's impossible to save everybody and to offer proper life's conditions to everyone. The fact is, for me and I totally agree about this, we are forgetting the essential, which is solidarity and not piety. A lot of social problems would be solved if we make up with fraternity which is one of our three values, and which is as important as the two others.
You know because of the governments we have since 2007, our amazing systems of healthcare and education are slowly dying because the liberal politics who rule the country want'em to disapear to "feed" the economy with new sectors and our system is going to be just like your one… :/ It really makes a big part of the french people very sad and affraid.
As a french i don't hate americans but the way their government acted when they started invading Irak and France doesn't follow them (freedom fries, jokes about surrenderring ...) doesn't make it easy to love them.
True. Keep in mind that not all Americans think, act or look alike. I am thin and all of my friends are thin and physically fit. We do not like or support the current "regime" and hope that things change. Many of us speak multiple languages and are well educated. We detest the people and policies that make us look bad. It's difficult when outnumbered.
@@theseniorthrifter9994 What regime ? Are you talking about Trump ? Because the only differences between him and Obama mainly reside in his politically incorrect attitude.
Well.. You couldn't hate it more than half of Americans...perhaps the world does not understand the socio-political wars that have been increasingly fractious with each passing year...with one side or then other suggesting another civil war...the social political divide characterized by Red-State vs Blue-State...and FBI regularly exposing plots by Red State Conservatives to murder Liberal, leftist Press, politicians, voters or the immigrants and other associated 'symbols' of liberalism...it's gotten pretty crazy.
@@amirboutabaa9028 I don't believe anyone from the center to left would agree with you ..but the point is, X was answering to the comment about how despised Americans are for the oil wars and other politics mostly by Republicans...as if these were not bitterly fought political battles here...& still.
@@mdqquinn2513 Of course the left wouldn't agree, they shifted so far left that even Obama would be despised today if he wasn't black. Back then, it was "let's stop illegal immigration and provide jobs for americans", now its "let's open our borders, go full green in 10 years and fuck the economic consequences". Even Hillary was anti-gay marriage just a few years ago and yet liberals were happy to vote for her. They'll always need a villain because otherwise, they wouldn't have a reason to exist.
Not to generalise, but I think in France we like to believe that we eat healthy because we cook a lot, and it's rare to eat industrial meals (although some people do of course), but home-made does not necessarily mean that the food in itself is healthy. If you really look at it, we do eat a lot of carbs (pasta, potato, rice...), dairy (creme fraîche, cheese...), meat, patisserie .... Steamed vegetables are often seen as food you eat when you want to lose weight, and usually when we eat vegetables as a meal it will be gratin, soup, etc as you said. Apart from green beans and brocolis, we tend to mostly eat our vegetables as entrees (carotte râpées, tomates, salad, cucumber etc). And I think a lot of French have been literally traumatised by over-cooked spinach and Brussels sprouts at the school canteen, and therefore we don't tend to it them a adults 😅
Thank you for this video. We see that you really deeply know the french culture. I agree with all you said. On the vegetable thing, it is really true on restaurants. French people do eat large portions of vegetables ("real" vegetables, not potatoes) BUT you're absolutely right, most of the time, they take only one of them and really "cook" them deeply so that they are very tender. And they don't let them plain but prefer to add onions, butter, cream, bacon...etc
only in the north ! T_T i'm from the south of France, i promise, we love vegettable, i almost only cook that and not only one at the time ^^ (but some people in France dont really like vegetabble, i knew people who only eat pâte (pasta ?))
@@patedamande1842 bien sûr qu'on en consomme aussi plusieurs à la fois et sans tellement d'ajouts : ratatouille/soupes/tians/les salades de crudités etc. mais on aime aussi les fondues de poireaux ou de courgettes, les gratins de chou fleurs ou de brocolis, les velouté d'asperges a la crème, les tartes aux oignons/aux poivrons/aux poireaux/aux potimarron/aux courgettes. Bref, on aime "en faire tout un plat" et ça c'est assez inédit par rapport aux pays anglo-saxons. De plus, même en ratatouille/tians/soupe où les légumes sont seuls sans ajout, ils sont très cuits au point d'être extrêmement tendre et ça c'est également assez peu vu dans les pays anglo-saxons. En fait, dans les pays anglo-saxons, on aime beaucoup manger les légumes à la vapeur encore croquants, sans sauce (au plus proche du goût originel et sans cuisine additionnelle), et même si on en mange plusieurs on ne les mange pas mélangés mais les uns à côté des autres comme des accompagnements différents. Je pense que c'est cela la réelle particularité française : faire tout un plat de nos légumes ;-) Après, en effet, comme partout ailleurs, y a des gens qui n'en mangent que très peu et qui se nourrissent très mal.
In the part when you say French people are proud of their culture, you mention how we are worried to loose the status of powerful country, it is true if you are talking about cultural aura but not in economics. Also for culture, people here are versed in History. Every village has a church from 11th century, a castle from Renaissance period... So even if French people take it for granted, it is all there, and when they travel, they arrive in from of the oldest church in New Zealand built in late 19th century and they can't help but compare, and yet comes the pride and the gratefulness of the ancestors who took the lead worldwide in voting laws to protect this cultural heritage.
I'm French. My girlfriend was German. She dumped me because of that critical eye thing, because I always said negative things instead of just being like "Woah bravo that's perfect". I think we, French people, are always over-critical, and when people from other cultures speak with us, they get easily get mad at us for always questioning everything when they're not uses to critics. Maybe I'm wrong and I'm just a perfectionist asshole. If non-french people read this, could you give me your opinion ? Just note that i used my relationship as an example because it also happened to some friends of mine
Poor thing so sorry she dumped you over that! That's actually a terrible reason to dump someone in my opinion only because in my case I like me an old fashioned "smartass" but I'm from the US and I can tell ya trust me you're not the only man out there that's like that. You are special in your own way for that, always remember 😊
French people are unrealistically perfectionist and fail to understand that humans are not perfect. Being critical is good and one should always strive to do better but sometimes there are limits and there's a fine line between constructive criticism and being uptight and overly negative. Praise is just as imporant for mental health as is Correction.
@@knucklehoagies "French people are".... wow wow wow, don't you ever think "French people" were all different after all ? So, yes, you're gonna find this kind of people in France who are always criticizing/analizing everything, and you're gonna also find people who're not this way... As everywhere else^^
Théo Pedrinelli in my opinion, I just find that the French are exposed to a culture of constant refinement in several areas from early on that having ideas on how things could be improved becomes a part of the national identity. Take for example, knowledge of the arts. When I was in France the last time, the longest lines Ive seen were for specialist art exhibits (not just block buster mainstream ones). I felt that there is this strong, tangible appreciation for developing one's knowledge to a more advanced level. Ive noticed this in other topics as well and I say, this is what drives France's excellence in numerous areas. As for coming off as negative, I know when someone goes on a tirade, it is done with no malice. Actually, I find it quite humorous and endearing! Perhaps it is a personality thing as I am a complainer myself, but if people would actually listen and not judge quickly just based on tone, one would realize that there might be something to be learned from such tirades. My take is of course based on my limited experience with the French, and might not be representative of what is indeed really happening in France as a whole. In the end, you can choose to complain less with others or not, but in my humble opinion, please do not lose your eye for perfection. The world needs critical eyes.
Hey Rosie!!! Excellent and very informative video; I agree on almost everything (especially about impatience, complaining, criticizing etc). However (because I'm French, so of course I'm going to have something to add about it), I wanted to come back on the "vegetables" if I can say so. In general, French people serve fewer crunchy vegetables than other nationalities, I agree on this but if you focus on the Mediterranean cuisine/ diet (to which I identify because I was born around Marseille), there are many varieties of vegetables and we even sometimes eat them raw or rapidly steamed with "aïoli" or "tapenade" because they constitute the main meal. My in-laws are from Ardèche and the Northern part of the "Vaucluse" and their way of cooking is already very different from mine because they eat less fish, they cook with cream and butter whereas I mainly focus on vegetables and plant-based oils.
Ok, as a French who's often complaining (way less now that I spent a year in Australia, thank god), I was wondering if you could do a "tip" video or explain your culture of being positive, encouraging and optimistic. I loved it in the UK and Australia and I guess it's the same in New-Zealand, and I'm working hard toward being more like you guys because life is just happier this way, and I think every French could learn a lot regarding this. I guess that's why every French person I know who've been in New Zealand and Australia wants to stay there :) PS: I know you have a different culture from Australia, and it's not the same country at all, but I found you have this same mindset about optimism and being supportive of each other (don't want to look like someone who talks about New Zealand like it's Australia, because let's face it, it's annoying :p )
I'm French and I try my very best to avoid negativity when I speak : I don't complain, I don't puff, I don't say "bah oui" ("yeah duh") I just say "oui" ("Yes"). However, I do not emphasize on everything being amazing nor the best I've ever seen or known.
Your videos about French stereotypes really help because I work with French colleagues and I'm trying to understand their way of thinking and working. Thanks Rosie!
Loved this video! It's so fascinating to get into the nuances of a culture, and you do this so well. I have also enjoyed reading the comments - Tania expanded on the idea of critique - that if you just immediately say "That's wonderful!" it comes across perhaps as fake, in that you didn't actually take the time to look deeply, to consider thoughtfully - and that if you come up with a critique it means you did in fact give it a respectful amount of thought. We Americans could learn a lot from this part of French culture, for sure. Thanks for all the great content Rosie!
The most annoying thing about Americans is this : "Lol France surrendered in 1940s" ...I mean...Dunkerque ? De Gaulle ? LA FAYETTE ? So, you can of course joke about WWII, but please, remember that France failed only once, and that the United States of America is a very new country ;-)
Talking about food, french People have a big food culture and there's no reason to lose it ! For me it has nothing to do with a strict position. We really take pleasure to eat like that. And it's not french, it's latin. Spanish, portuguese and italian have a similar way of eating (we all take time and sit down for exemple). But you'll also find french, especially young People, eating junk food whenever they want. I'm surprised that nobody talked about italian food which is is DELICIOUS ! Moreover, I've noticed that they don't sell too much industrial food in their country. I admire them for that. Maybe lt's not so true. Tell me if you know the subject. On the contrary in France we have so bad selfs in schools. It concerns also companies. In your video i can see that you talk a lot about french bourgeoisie. Bonsoir ! 😜😃
+ Damn you're insightful, every french person should see that. To be honest, I feel like being negative/perfectionist is toxic for us, even if it's our mentality. (espeeeeeeeecially in workplaces, you're never enough.) I've noticed like it's changing around me by watching international youtubers, tv shows etc. you see other countries celebrating victories without feeling like smug, being 'bienveillant' (I don't have the exact english word), sharing positive thoughts with no 'BUT', it's like we're starting to ask ourselves 'why aren't we doing that, again?' Anyway, really useful content, thanks a lot :)
Hi, I don't know why people think we don't like Americans. It's not true. In fact (yes in fact ^^) there is no one we don't like. We are just critical and it doesn't mean we don't like something. It means we care ! We like to improve ourselves and help others improve themselves. This is something really important for us and we call it "positive criticism". We should also be able of self-criticism. We were all raised with parents telling us that we could be better. We see that as encouraging people.
Totally right. When you consider how French musiciains have embraced American rap culture, how the Johnny Halliday generation embraced the American Rock n Roll tradition, the anti American lie doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
@@seasorb Hip Hop has contributed to the Crime Rates in American Major Cities that French People Consistently complain about. So for them to embrace American Hip Hop is Hipocritical. Hip Hop has long Overstayed its Welcome in America.
About being proud of our language and culture, there are many other countries thinking the same way about their culture and their language. Regarding the number of french people leaving abroad, why the rate is so low ? Because, we don't need to live abroad, we have everything we need here, great landscape, food, wine, museum. But not living abroad doesn't mean we are not interested in others culture and countries. During all my travels I always met french people anywhere I go, trying to discover local culture (and food of course). Concerning our reserved attitude, it may be not easy to get personal with french, but when you find your way to become friend it's often more sincere and deep than a very charming but superficial fast friendship with americans.
Bonjour j'aime beaucoup ce que tu fais J'aimerai réagir au sujet des légumes. C'est très variable en fonction des familles, certaines ne mange que très peu des légumes (avec plus ou moins de gras) et d'autres en font la base de leur alimentation avec les féculents et ne les font pas forcément beaucoup cuire, ou avec une sauce
Je suis d'accord! Ca dépend vraiment. Dans ma famille on mange végétarien depuis toujours et on a MASSE de légumes délicieusement cuisinés à table :) Selon les régions ça joue aussi beaucoup, je pense à tout le Sud où les légumes sont beaucoup plus fréquents.
Every time I see you've uploaded I need to watch! Your videos lift my heart and renew my determination to continue learning French and to live there eventually ^-^
All the medicine is not free in France (i am French) and you must pay doctor the day to consult him (must be same in USA). Those who not pay doctor are poor pple who don't have a job or are old for working and there is also some diseases (like heart's pain, lung, liver, and waistes are REFUNDED at 100%) and each French pay a complementary healty each month around 20 or 40€ (that do 50$ each month) same if you are without diseases you must pay that "TAX". Tu as raison le Français n'est jamais comptent il se plaindra encore et encore :) but in small towns we are so much cool and less stressed.
The issues that face the United States are many and diverse. It is a much larger country in both land mass and population than European countries. Also, it is a very young country and extremely culturally diverse. Certainly, we do not all agree on issues like healthcare and gun control but I believe it is over simplifying the matter to make broad generalizations. I would love to have a better healthcare system but when there are so many millions of people involved the process can be slow and complex. I don't personally have prejudices against any of our European neighbors and I only hope that, as an American, the same courtesy will be extended to me.
About the education in France tho, as an international student in France I now have to say that paying for university here while coming from a developing country sucks lol =))) Like, it's way cheaper than in America, yes but still.
You've been living my dream,I wanna reside in France as a university student but I'm from one of the developing countries.My dream is really hard to realise but at least France isn't so expensive as US as u said.I'm trying hard to find a scholarship,I'm studying my lessons,I am tryna learn French also.I hope my dreams will come true one day even though hardships.
I’m Mexican and i lived in the US for 22 years and I can tell you that there is free healthcare for low income families and it covers mainly everything. It’s called Medi-Cal. Now as far as people that have nice corporate jobs yes they do have to pay for insurance and maybe a copy but it’s not excessive. You do not have Americans dying left and right because they don’t have health insurance. No hospital in America refuses treatment to anyone regardless of Insurance. I’ve been in the hospital and I’ve seen illegal immigrants treated just like they would treat any American. What the French think about our health insurance it’s inaccurate.
I don't get why americans think we hate them, like we also grew up with their cartoons and tv shows, we cherish their 80/90's hip hop music, their sportswear brands, we can quote their cult movies, their tv shows are like our references on how to write a good one (with the UK, but don't tell them), their business model mentality, their stand-up comedians, etc. we just don't want to kiss your ass openly ;) I feel like an introvert trying to tell I don't hate extroverts lmao
There so many contrast between Americans and French that I'm always surprised how many Franco-American couples there are. Even though they explore new cultures they don't like change in general.
dream Liking change has nothing to do with owning a passport. It’s about trying new things. French people still don’t update their shop websites so we spend a lot of time driving around for info among other things. You can fly all over the world and still not like change because in the end you’re not going to live where you’re visiting
Well honestly I imagine it's because we're not cartoon representations of our countries, lol. My boyfriend is French and I'm American. We're all just people at the end of the day, individuals with our own thoughts and feelings. I've had many American boyfriends from different walks of life, most of them treated me like property or lesser than them. My current boyfriend though, French and almost going on a year together. He feels like my soulmate, I couldn't imagine being with anyone else. It feels like I've been searching my whole life just for him and somehow we found eachother.
@@GrippyGoth Same here, I'm American and my boyfriend is French. We both had expectations/stereotypes about what to expect from each other but at the end of the day, no one is just the stereotype from his or her country. I have a lot more in common with him than I do with many American men.
I love frogs ; i talk to them every day. In fact when we say in fact it might not be about facts ; maybe it is just a kind of a linguistic gimmick .. at least that is my feeling
I've never experienced hate personally for being from the US... but then again, I'm the type of person who WOULD live abroad (i.e. not super patriotic/nationalist). I married someone from China and currently spend most of my time with him, my son, and French/British/Irish peeps. If someone wants to criticize the healthcare, etc. in the US, I nod my head and agree lol... but I know there may be people (like my immediate family) who would take offense at so much criticism. For me, go ahead and criticize the system in the US lol... just don't criticize me as a person, because that hurts :(
in france people say "les americains sont trop cons" it means americans are so dumb, many french people think americans are stupid, even if they never met someone who come from America
The hate was a problem in the 90s from my experience. And it didn't matter how much you tried to blend in, speak the language, etc. Much different now.
I think it's another stereotype to say that French people don't eat rubbishy food. Most people shop in supermarkets because it's convenient and they are full of processed foods just as you find in America or the UK. The frozen food chain Picard has branches everywhere and France has a food processing industry as well-developed as you would find anywhere in the Western world. Interestingly, a lot of this highly-processed food is marketed to children (the 'goûter' aisle full of industrially-manufactured cakes and biscuits, and breakfast cereals). So much for educating children about good food - a gap between theory & practice I think.
For the vegetables in the meals, it depends a lot on the regional food, in France. And more, the "classic" french food take its origin in the hight "bourgoisie" cooking in the 19th centary, which was very very rich, with butter, cream, and sophisticated, to show richness. In the south, there's more green vegetables, less cooked.
I am French and live in Australia didn't have an issue leaving my country for love! 😂 I do miss the food though! In my workplace, I tend to come across as somebody who is quite critical just because I ask lots of questions, take the time to reflect/analyse and try to better things, god dammit!
Definitely Rosie, you really understand the French and France in general after all these years ! ^^ Bravo ! One explaination I would give for the first point about living abroad would be that as France has the best health care and educational systems and also a land full of geographical and geological diversity with a very decent climate, there's basically no good reasons to settle abroad. Going to another country to live in it is basically giving up numerous advantages the French society provides (for free). So travelling is enough to French people, just taking a few days or a few weeks to have a decent glimpse of other cultures and to discover landscapes that are not in France.
Indeed, I never eat crunchy vegies. They taste better cooked, either "vapeur", in a sauce, or melt down with time with vinegar dressing. If you eat the sauce and avoid baking with oil, you keep most nutrients.
A precision about the food: it's very diverse depending on the region but to roughly put it, cutting France in thirds from north to south, in the northern 2 thirds a lot of cream and butter but in the southern third it's almost exclusively olive oil, Mediterranean vegetables, grilled meats and fish.
Do you really believe an American must have a white collar corporate job to have good health insurance? Do Europeans believe this? A majority of Americans have health insurance through their employers. Retirees have public health insurance (Medicare). Those who are under 65 years old, the age at which Americans become eligible for Medicare, and who can not afford medical care or who can not afford private insurance or who have refused to buy private insurance have publicly funded health care from the Medicaid program. I'm surprised Europeans think the only or best way to provide health care is through taxpayer funding.
To what extent does your average blue-collar American's health insurance cover expensive surgery and hospital stays? And you said "the majority", but how big is the gap between that majority and the whole? What about those without work, and what about those with really shitty work without *good* health insurance? What safety nets exist to catch these people when something happens?
@@jukahri I think the average blue collar employee's company provided health insurance is very good. This is worthy of some examination. My experience is that my father's company provided insurance covered him, my mother, my sister, and me with very good insurance. My sister and I were covered until we became adults, and my mother was covered after my father's death until she died about four years after he died. My father was a factory worker. Medicare is publicly provided health insurance for those 65 years old and older. Medicaid is publicly provided health insurance for those under 65 who do not have other health insurance. The Affordable Care Act, sometimes called Obamacare, is still in operation. Medicaid's coverage is not as good as Medicare's. The Democratic candidates for their party's nomination for the Presidency have different plans for universal health care. Any such plan that takes away employees' current company provided health insurance and perhaps employees' bargaining power for such health insurance will face skepticism and perhaps opposition. Nevertheless, the voters might prefer one or another such plan. Each Democrat needs to persuade the voters of the superiority of a particular plan. President Trump faces the same requirement.
I agree with everything you said. Also, about the veggies (omg) I became vegan when I was in the Netherlands (yes it was Erasmus and I came back for good lol) and it was so much easier there! French ppl are so protective of their food and especially their meat, many chefs don't know a thing about vegetarian cuisine x)
i'm "vegetarienne" (its not like vegan but i forget the word in english) and its true for some place but i think now things evolve and we have more veggie choice, but i'm aggree, not in every place T.T
Ended up having a discussion with a newsagent about the medieval history of the region when I was in Languedoc. Never going to happen anywhere else I’ve been
From a Française : in my Region we dont eat a lot creamy, in my family we try to cook only with "huile d'olive" (sorry i don't remember the word in english) some things are only family thing i suppose ^^'. I really liked to know the Americans point of view in this video !
About kids not being bored… they are. It's very boring. I think it depends of the location. If it's in a restaurant, there's nothing else to do ; if it's somewhere where there aren't like-aged kids, there's nothing else to do, etc. It's kind of like admitting defeat more than not being bored, because 4 hours a lunch for a kid is very boring, I would say regardless of the culture. I feel like waiting in lines is relatively ok, but that people who get impatient in them are because they made a point of stacking as much as possible within a day, and waiting, for them is getting them late. But to be fair from my point of view, unless it's extremely long… most people are patient. I remember going with my parents to visit l'Institut du monde arabe (in Paris), and I remember waiting "kinda longer than usual". I was a kid, and my parents apparently remember it being 4 hours just to get to buying tickets. Trafic is… yep. This is very true. On one hand I get it, traffic in Paris is pretty ridiculous, and I've had a job where I had to drive 3h each day, and it's exhausting. But on the other hand, I don't really see the point of getting impatient, because it only makes me waste my own mental energy, it doesn't change anything. But the vast majority of the people I know except from my sister and maybe one friend are very impatient drivers. Actually my sister gets bored if she's not driving herself, but instead of acting impatient she tries to find things to occupy herself, which I think is much healthier than just being angry. The rest is pretty much on point. For the food in general I would say it is maybe not as healthy as it could be, but I think it's majorly compensated by how much walking or activities are done, that burn calories, be it in cities or in the countryside. My family gatherings are pretty heavy in terms of eating, but often, we go take a walk not long after desert, just to help with digestion and to burn some.
About kids: my opinion is that they have to learn that life is not only having fun. As adults, they will have to do boring things like waiting in line. Not teaching them to do those things is not going to do them any good... I live in Spain and the "he is just a kid" mentality is killing me. Instead of being taught to be future adults, they are over protected. Not good.
for the critics, that's true, i hate being seen as a sheep, following all the advices. it's important to have enough general culture to have my own opinion about anything.
I was surprised in France that pharmacies don't sell any food, in particular junk food, unlike in Canada. I don't think they even sold any kind of gum or mints. If you want soda pop you have to go to a grocery or gas station. I was a big consumer of 1.5 litre Coca Light, interestingly not called Diet Coke. Yet despite the healthy eating the French smoke quite a lot.
I was shocked to see sugary and unhealthy food being sold in pharmacies in the UK. True about smoking. I wish my compatriots would smoke less, or at least be respectful and not smoke right next to other people.
Because it's a pharmacy, not a groceries shop The parmacy student song has this sentence "et si quelqu'un nous traite d’épicier, son cul f'ra connaissance avec not' pied" (and if someone calls us grocerer, his ass will meet our foot)
How do French people interact culturally with people from France's former colonies? Do they travel to Algeria or Senegal etc? Have people from these country immigrated to France? Have these cultural had influences on the larger French culture.? France doesn't seem very diverse from your videos and yet African Americans from my generation and my parent's generation have such a positive almost reverent view of France, it's people and culture.
I'm gonna try to answer your question (I'm French) but its' my only opinion. There is an important part of the population that are descendants from the colonies France had. It's important to say that even though it's a big part, there is racism in France like that is very present (and i would say particulary in the countryside). I'd also say that we do travel to those old colonies (more in like the north of africa if we talk about the african colonies). However, the biggest part of interactions with those not anymore colonies are tourism, I wouldn't say that we interact that much with those countries. Last thing, colonialism is, logically, not very well seen so I think that, in a way, we're a bit ashamed of that part of our past (just like collaboration during world war two) and so that we don't really want to talk about it (it's not a real taboo at the same time). Anyway, sorry long answer, I hope I gave you a bit of "informations"/opinions.
France is very diverse. It depends on where you are, in Paris you can see people from all around the world in the street, but if you go to a small town in the countryside, you will see more white people.
@@Ambre-gk4oj Are there lots of different ethnic restaurants in Paris and other larger cities in France like there are in London and the U.S.? Do you think cultural norms in Paris culture have been influenced by multiple ethnicity?
Im a vietnamese origin married to a frenchie, and there are so many french living in VietNam. It is the second largest foreigner population after Koreans in Vietnam. French do live abroad but they live in SEA most 🤷♀️
I live in Marseille... Didn't you just "accidentally" call me fat? But I get what you mean. As far as fashion is concerned, we are probably less "edgy" than (some) Parisiennes. :) xxx Cilou
your english 'en fait' metro reenactment is fantastic :) it's ridiculous in english, but take note anyone wanting to improve their french, just say in fact before you make a statement and you'll fit in much better.. As an Aussie who's spent a few months in france I've been taking note of what people here want to know about my country. A typical conversation goes - something about amazing weather/beaches then Manis/Nuaru then Chris Hemsworth and finally 'oh Australia is close to New Zealand isn't it? We love New Zealand!'
Bravo for this excellent video. I am french and I like and agree on the different topics. You do a really good job at studying and understanding our society. I totally recognize myself. Thank you.
I live among Chinese and Arab immigrants in Paris and I lived in several European cities. My conclusion is that mainly, food is the one cultural aspect that remains impossible to change. No matter what country you came from. I don't think it's a French characteristic, it's a cultural pillar of human behavior to get the taste and eating habits fixed once for all after your childhood is over.
french travelling abroad have (I think) an open mind. We have a proverb how say "à Rome, fais comme les Romain" word for word : "at rome do as a romans." so when we travel we try to integrate ourself in the culture of where we go and try the "local" things
I love your videos. Even I don't always agree with you, or have the same perception on some topics, I find you're very accurate in understanding how French people think and behave. Just a little point: I guess you've mostly lived in Paris and your experience is based on this Parisian life. I'd say that if Paris is indeed the capital of France, it's not France. Parisians are not only criticized by foreigners but by other Frenchies too. Actually this country is a patchwork of various regions with their own histories, cultures, and mentalities. That's why the political power is so centralized, otherwise it could burst. The monarchy understood this very well, same the 1789 revolutionaries, Napoleon, and all the presidents afterwards.
French people don't complain, they "râle" 😏
yes, moaning like pigs going to the butcher (Macron)
J’adore! Oui on râle c’est sure!
Maxence 🤣🤣🤣🤣
KARINE AYTAN il paraît que les gens qui râlent vivent plus longtemps 😂😂😂continuons à râler
Non !
Couple of points..
I've lived most of my life in France, even if I went to school in the UK. I also travelled widely as a journalist..
I have to say there are few countries in the world I would rather live in than France...
Yes food & wine are important,
Yes everyone takes lunch breaks..
Yes everyone goes on holiday for a month in the summer...
Yes Uni's are free
Yes healthcare is free...
But above and beyond that ... the diversity of the country is just amazing.. From the Alps to the great beaches, to the huge forests to the mega rivers (important to me as a fisherman)..
Everyone says the French, especially the Parisiens are distant, reserved or just unfriendly... Well I've never found that.. I had many great years in Paris, and now my life in rural France is just as friendly... Everyone says 'Bonjour' when you pass in the street (yes it's the country so the pavements as aren't crowded..). The local café is the hub, where you 'fait la bise' each time... Can you imagine that in a London pub..
Anyway.. merci pour tes vidéos intéressantes et instructives, même si des fois je n'ai pas eu les mêmes expériences... et continue avec ta nationalité française.. ce n'est vraiment pas si dur et ça en vaut la peine..
Hey I'm an aspiring foreign correspondent, (currently getting my undergrad bachelor's degree in Journalism in uni) just curious to know if you have a few tips for how to become a foreign correspondent as that is an area of journalism I'm interested in
For the veggies thing I think that for a traditional french meal you'll have most veggies in your entrée (like beets, a salad, tomatoes or shredded carrots). But for the main dish it's usually meat or fish with one cooked vegetable (green beans, peas, steamed carrots...) or a saucy meat dish with carbs were the veggies are in the sauce (onions, tomatoes, carrots...). You'll also have salad with your cheese if you have a "full traditionnal meal".
But I don't feel like most of the french people eat this way. It's true for the meals you have in traditionnal restaurants, in corporate canteen or for a sunday meal with your family. The majority of the people in know won't eat this way all the time, they'll have a soup, a salad or a mix of carbs and veggies for dinner if they had a "classic" lunch at work.
It also depends a lot on the culture of your family. My father is from a more middle/upper class family and if I go there for a family meal, I will eat a lot of traditionnal meals centered around the meat or the fish: like an entrée of paté with salad, the main meal could be "calamars à l'armoricaine" (calmars with a tomato, onion and cognac sauce) with potatoes, followed by cheese with salad and a dessert. But my mother is from a farmer family who lived in the countryside and most of their meals are centered around carbs and veggies... When I went there the family meal could just be vegetable soup (followed by cheese obviously ^^).
The traditionnal dishes in France are (for the majority, not all of them) a reflexion of what the bourgeoisie used to eat traditionnaly, not the lower class people for whom the meat was an expensive thing.
And I will add (I'll stop after this I swear) that, like most of the countries in the world, the French way of eating is becoming more and more diverse, taking influences from a lot of other cultures and it's slowly evolving to a more international way of eating.
Well said 😌👍
ouai enfin les paysans mangeaient quand meme des produit animaux (oeuf poitrine fumée etc etc) moin cher c'est sur mais pour tenir dans un champ il faut bien x)
Another point, you will understand french criticism about everything with this single sentence from Beaumarchais :
"Sans la liberté de blâmer, il n'est point d'éloge flatteur"
without the freedom to criticize, there is no flattering compliment
for those who don't speak English ;)
About the fact that we always complain. The thing is, when someone asks our opinion about something, let’s say for example a drawing. For us, saying that everything in it is perfect and you shouldn’t change a thing comes out as very fake, and means that you haven’t looked at it well enough to have a proper opinion. It’s way more polite and considerate to say something along the lines of : “Okay so I find it amazing, but maybe you could change *insert tiny uninteresting detail that could be changed but doesn’t even have to* “ that way, it is a way more valuable opinion.
It’s not that we always find something wrong and complain, it’s just that it more polite to do it this way.
i would also add that in order to socialize ourselves, sometimes complaining is the easiest way!
For example when you are in line in a supermarket waiting to pay for your stuff and someone is taking ages, complaining with the person in line after you is a great way of starting a conversation
And I find that it’s true in most cases, in the metro complaining because it’s hot, or because it’s late etc
I find this explanation fascinating - it makes so much sense. I'm American and my background is in science. In university science classes, we were always taught to critique research papers in this way, as even the most thorough investigation could have some gaps, some potential flaws, or at least a way in which it could be expanded upon. And so when Rosie mentions that the French culture is very fact-based as a whole, it all seems to make sense. It also makes so much sense that a quick response - "That's awesome!" as an American might give, is rather disrespectful in that it shows someone not really giving much time or consideration to what is in front of them. Anyway - I learn so much from this channel and some of the respondents.
@@JeanFB16 exactly. Finding something wrong with what you show us is a way of showing that we acknowledge all the hard work you put in these. Not saying anything could pass off as just brushing off everything you've done.
Also, we are trained from a young age to write dissertations. It's like they as us a question, like your opinion on something, and we have to write a six page essay, on if we agree or not agree with that opinion. One third of the paper has to be about us agreeing, and giving facts and statements that prove that statement. The second third of the paper wants us to think the other way around, and prove that statement wrong, while giving examples and facts that prove it to be false. Finally, the last third wants us to find a perfect balance between the two, and give, again, examples, to prove that not everything is just black or white.
We are taught to have a very analytical and critical approach to everything and anything from a very young age, to be able to have a good opinion on everything, ALWAYS backed up with valid and proved arguments
Tania Segura so you complain
Argentina is the same. But we admit that we complain 🤣
As a French, I agree with almost everything you said haha. The only country where we don’t complain too much about food and which could be a “rival” for us is Italy 🇮🇹😂😘
Laurianne Il y a une « rivalité » que pour les pizzas comme tu dis. Je ne sais pas dans quelle région tu vis et si ça influence sur ton idée, mais pour les personnes que je connais et moi les pizzas ne sont pas vraiment vues comme de la nourriture mais plutôt comme quelque chose que tu commandes (fais rarement) quand tu as la flemme. Même chose pour les pâtes. (Attention ce n’est que mon avis). Je dirai plutôt que pour les légumes/fruits notre rivale est l’Espagne et pour le reste l’Angleterre 🤷♀️
Great joke 😂
@@atlantik5082 L'angleterre ? On parle pas de nourriture je pense là. A part les scones et le thé, culinairement parlant il y a pas grand chose. La cuisine italienne est bien plus sophistiquée, également en terme de fromage et vignoble.
@@psam538 je suis d'accord, la nourriture italienne est la meilleur et plus plus sophistiqué que pizza et pasta seulement
Lys Black ouais et puis le vin, le fromage, les desserts...
We French don't hate Americans at all, on the contrary, what we do hate is American hegemony, be it cultural, economic or social. We know that American people is not responsible for the situation but voluntarily or not their model of society tends to impose itself on the rest of the world. No one wants that, even if it was the best of all models.
Jay N Filip who are u to talk in the name of all FRENCH ppl? Ahahah
@@aurelien_mo7388 you're right, I should replace French by non-Americans... Ahahah
@@aurelien_mo7388 Jay is right though
Hegemony is hegemony. When Portugal, I mean Spain, I mean France were THE world power the same blindness around "What we want is good for everyone." applied. Now the US (for the moment) has the largest economy. Don't worry. One day we won't be top-dog and we can all hate someone else (China or India most likely) together.
@@Coder6719 actually you're not top dog anymore, china is... And even when you were, it was only on an enoconomical matter, america has always been quit late when it came to social advances, freedom, equalty, education and human right in general. Not to be rude but that is the truth. I dont think french people would abandon their social system even if it could betters their economy... There's à clear balance beetween an efficient economy and Its social and human cost
You always have such a great insight on France, but what I really appreciate is the emphasis you put on the social aspects. 👏👏👏
8:49 so French people spend their entire childhood waiting, and by the time they are adults, they are TIRED OF WAITING and just don't want to wait anymore. :P
Yes. And so we go on strikes.
6:57 - 7:00 the mystery of the teleporting dog
I think the assumtion about Americans (education, health care) goes for most of the Europe :)
Yes 😁
Ye', pretty much.
Yes, we all hate America in our way, probably we are mad because they forgotten that they are europeans😂
@@anonymousblog2868 sorry, but not all of us. I grew up with relatives from two cultures- French- Canadian and Azorean Portuguese. We were Americans but we still celebrated and honored our immigrant cultures. And our friends honored their own different cultures. It was a
wonderful way to be raised- loving being American and being proud of our immigrant pasts, too. I believe the majority of Americans would never want to forget our immigrant origins. Why would we? We get to benefit from the best of several cultures here.
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For me they are not Europeans, they have their own culture and their specific problems and they don't "owe" us to see themselves as Europeans ^^
I am France and the only thing where I don't regonize myself is vegetables. We eat some much of them at home, we cool them, some dinner we just eat vegetables without meat. And when we are on holidays abroad we miss it so much 😂 and when we go back home, we eat a lot of it. Summer is the best season, cause you can it brocolis, fresh peas, tomatoes, asparagus, etc... And from what i saw abroad, we eat a lot of vegetables in France compare to other countries in Europe. Germany is the country of potatoes 😂
Very interesting video!
It changes from the classic clichés like "do the French smell bad?"
At the end of the year student party, I stood at a bar, with a fellow male French student, our arms hugging each other's waists, talking in each other's ears, talking about this particular stereotype. It's one that really hurt my friend.
@@jerrykitich3318 they do stink thou and they surrender easily
@@cmolodiets continuing the stupid clichés i see...
We are not even aware of this cliché 😂 I wonder where it comes from 🤔
@@ninafeuvray6884 Hello, from the fear of water which was thought to carry germs, back in the times of Louis XIV, so it was used very sparingly and the court members at Versailles, for instance, would douse themselves in perfume. ;-)
Rosie, you're positively glowing in this video. Not sure if it's being back in NZ, the lighting in the room, or something else at play, but ... gorg!
We need a companion video to this, on your husband's initial impressions of living in New Zealand.
@@NotEvenFrench if he doesn't want to be in the video, maybe that would work if you told us what his thoughts are?!
@@NotEvenFrench Since we've briefly seen him on camera before, he's not completely camera-shy. He may be hesitating because he thinks he'll have to speak English. Let him speak French & do subtitles. 😉
I noticed the as well! She seems so happy!
Omg yes! What dies her husband this! Its his cross-cultural exp now...what are his thoughts being in an 'alien' culture?
Je ne suis pas d'accord sur ton opinion a propos des légumes. Nous en mangeons de façons variées mais ont essaye juste de manger ceux de la saison en cours
@@argoldblatt pas faux mais je pensais plus au jardinière de légumes ratatouilles et autres plats du genre maison qu l'on trouve aussi au restaurant
On essaye juste de manger. C’est mieux quand c’est écrit en français.
Je pense qu’elle ne doit pas fréquenter énormément de français de façon casual, elle doit se baser sur les repas typiques de restaus ou de cantine. Et je parie que lorsqu’elle est invitée chez des français, ils lui sortent le repas typique, entrée, plat lourd, fromage, dessert….
J’avoue que je mange surtout des légumes en semaine, je ne cuisine jamais au beurre mais à l’huile d’olive ou vapeur, je mange rarement des plats en sauce ou en crème….
Ce dont elle parle, je l’associe aux gros repas de fêtes…
Not bad, actually.
( _translation for the non-French_ : excellent !)
Too good!
( _translation for the non-French_ : amazing !)
Salut NightHawk !
Tu le sens la raréfaction de l'air là ?
Re!
Parlons sérieusement si tu veux bien et après je te promets de plus venir t'importuner, alors non je te rassure tout de suite mon amour propre va très bien, j'avais juste envie de jouer avec toi mais à bien y réfléchir j'en ai plus envie, mais tu fais encore un raccourci en pensant le contraire, et non, je n'ai pas non plus hurler dans mon commentaire adressé à transatlantic Living, et je comprends pas pourquoi elle dit une chose pareille d'ailleurs, bien au contraire je lui souhaite une bonne continuation pour sa chaine,il y avait aucune insulte non plus (j'en fais très rarement), j'aurais tout simplement voulu qu'elle me laisse m'expliquer avant de me bloquer, j'ai aussi précisé dans ce commentaire que je n'étais pas mysogine et que j'avais le plus grand respect pour les femmes, j'ai aussi dis que j'avais pas très envie de faire parti de sa communauté que je trouvais mielleux (beaucoup trop lisse) de toute façon je m'étais déjà désabonner donc.....,je sais pas si ce commentaire est toujours visible, si c'est le cas je te conseille si tu le veux bien de jeter un coup d'œil (si tu veux pas c'est pas grave je comprendrais).
Si je t'es parue désagréable je t'en prie de bien vouloir accepter mes excuses (je suis vraiment sincère), ne le prends pas mal mais comme je trouve que tu fais beaucoup de raccourci donc ne vas pas t'imaginer que je fais ça pour plus être débloqué ou je ne sais quoi, rien de ça, je t'assure vraiment (en espérant que j'ai été clair).
Je te souhaite une bonne journée et sans rancune.
French here. What an amazing content ! Your analyses are accurate on so many levels.
I agree about eating healthy, we don't nessarily eat junk food, but the amount of veggies and cream/butter compared to olive oil varies from family to family. I grew up with veggies and olive oil personally (I guess the Mediterranean way) but I'm always shocked when I see friends on how they cook things.
Same my family is mediterranean and we never had the greasy spinach she described, but I guess it really depends, there is no universal truth
@@coxfire French cuisine have one thing that is unique. We don't have one base fat. we use 3. traditionally : Olive oil in the south, butter and cream in the west and center, saint doux in the north and east. this is quite unique in the world.
I really like this kind of videos because it makes me a lot more concious about my own culture. I love the way you analyze things ^^
It's so funny to me that you find the French impatient. For me they are extremely patient. I guess that is because I am German and we are the most impatient people in the world... Great video by the way, I really enjoyed it!
I'm Brazilian and I can definitely tell you that from my point of view, french people are extremely impatient. But it depends on what cultural values you have to make this assumption
Giulia Sotero well I think we are pretty patient when it’s about us, but we are impatient when it’s about society and general interest. That’s why there are so many strikes and protestations if we think that what we demand would be better than what we have and if for us, our representatives don’t do what they should whereas we put them where they are... on my mind at least 🤷♀️
@@morganel8208 well, here in Brazil there's a more relaxed way of dealing with problems. Ofc when it comes to politics this is a huge problem. But in everyday life... we go through everyday way more easily and chilled. I feel like french people are always stressed or they seem to be
Really ? I'm French and I find German people so patient! ^^ I live next to the frontier and everytime I go to Germany, I find German people so steadily patient.
Patience for someone who makes a mistake or impatience for getting something quick for myself is 2 different things. In germany, the sense of doing things right is higher, so the germans are patient when they know they have to wait to buy something, but impatient when someone is not behaving properly.
I don't hate Americans at all, but I don't like the american system, as you said the health access, but for the legal weapon wearing too, I can't understand it's possible in a country to have the possibility to have a gun easily
Ye', the American system to Europeans is insane, the health care, lack of of gun control, the pledge an oath of allegiance (what we associate with dictatorships and old communism) in schools. The jingoistic way many see their country.
Many here believe that the people shouldn’t be out-armed by their government (even though, in reality, we are). I personally like owning a gun to defend my home from intruders.
even Americans don't like the American system. But unlike the French, Americans are very apathetic and don't really do anything to fight it or change it.
who cares? We'll criticize any one
I'm an American from Massachusetts. I want universal health care. My state has tough gun laws. We have so many social programs in America, so I can't understand why the idea of Democratic Socialism instills fear in some people. A country should care for its citizens, and the U.S. needs to do a much better job with that. We should learn from other countries instead of feeling that we know everything. Our Republican party has done so much damage to our democracy in the past 20 years. I cry at the way we are treating immigrants lately. It's appalling. Hopefully we will use our voting power to ensure
that things change soon. Please don't think all Americans are alike. Our country is large, our ethnic backgrounds diverse, and our ways of thinking and behaving differ from state to state and family to family. I understand we can be a bewildering country to others. I am often bewildered by my fellow citizens and by our current government officials, myself. I am 62 years old and it's my dream to visit France and other European countried someday. I'd hate to think people might prejudge me and find me obnoxious just because I'm an American. P.S. America is not Trump.
I only recently been told that we ask a lot of questions and it’s true, it’s like a fever that cannot be stopped.
Great video Rosie! (This dog looks so cute 🐶)
As an American I admire the way France prioritizes health, education, and their culture. We have a lot of work to do to make our country better.
And we have a lot to learn about your way of life as well. As she said, by the time we got everything we wanted we took all our socials right has something normal. So we became familiar with protestations that take place all the time to get a little bit more. Some fights are really useful in my opinion as the nurse and teachers one for being more paid for instance. But by fighting for all, we forgot that we live in an 'heaven' on earth and I think our complains about everything are quite inappropriate in a certain extent.
We lost one of our three values, the fraternity between us. So by hoping to live in a perfect place, we became I think disunited country. Every body is pointed out for being what he is : unemployed people, rich people, people who succeed, gays, catholics, muslims, migrants, workers, politics, student from commercials school, obese people, people who votes for the far right french movement, for the actual government....
We have a lot to learn about other countries and i'm afraid that for most of us we aren't concern about that
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I disagree for the first part. It's not because it's maybe better than the other that we should stop progress. However it's true that we must prioritize the most important, because it's impossible to save everybody and to offer proper life's conditions to everyone.
The fact is, for me and I totally agree about this, we are forgetting the essential, which is solidarity and not piety. A lot of social problems would be solved if we make up with fraternity which is one of our three values, and which is as important as the two others.
You know because of the governments we have since 2007, our amazing systems of healthcare and education are slowly dying because the liberal politics who rule the country want'em to disapear to "feed" the economy with new sectors and our system is going to be just like your one… :/
It really makes a big part of the french people very sad and affraid.
As a french i don't hate americans but the way their government acted when they started invading Irak and France doesn't follow them (freedom fries, jokes about surrenderring ...) doesn't make it easy to love them.
True. Keep in mind that not all Americans think, act or look alike. I am thin and all of my friends are thin and physically fit. We do not like or support the current
"regime" and hope that things change. Many of us speak multiple languages and are well educated. We detest the people and policies that make us look bad. It's difficult when outnumbered.
@@theseniorthrifter9994 What regime ? Are you talking about Trump ? Because the only differences between him and Obama mainly reside in his politically incorrect attitude.
Well.. You couldn't hate it more than half of Americans...perhaps the world does not understand the socio-political wars that have been increasingly fractious with each passing year...with one side or then other suggesting another civil war...the social political divide characterized by Red-State vs Blue-State...and FBI regularly exposing plots by Red State Conservatives to murder Liberal, leftist Press, politicians, voters or the immigrants and other associated 'symbols' of liberalism...it's gotten pretty crazy.
@@amirboutabaa9028 I don't believe anyone from the center to left would agree with you ..but the point is, X was answering to the comment about how despised Americans are for the oil wars and other politics mostly by Republicans...as if these were not bitterly fought political battles here...& still.
@@mdqquinn2513 Of course the left wouldn't agree, they shifted so far left that even Obama would be despised today if he wasn't black. Back then, it was "let's stop illegal immigration and provide jobs for americans", now its "let's open our borders, go full green in 10 years and fuck the economic consequences".
Even Hillary was anti-gay marriage just a few years ago and yet liberals were happy to vote for her.
They'll always need a villain because otherwise, they wouldn't have a reason to exist.
Not to generalise, but I think in France we like to believe that we eat healthy because we cook a lot, and it's rare to eat industrial meals (although some people do of course), but home-made does not necessarily mean that the food in itself is healthy. If you really look at it, we do eat a lot of carbs (pasta, potato, rice...), dairy (creme fraîche, cheese...), meat, patisserie .... Steamed vegetables are often seen as food you eat when you want to lose weight, and usually when we eat vegetables as a meal it will be gratin, soup, etc as you said. Apart from green beans and brocolis, we tend to mostly eat our vegetables as entrees (carotte râpées, tomates, salad, cucumber etc). And I think a lot of French have been literally traumatised by over-cooked spinach and Brussels sprouts at the school canteen, and therefore we don't tend to it them a adults 😅
Thank you for this video. We see that you really deeply know the french culture. I agree with all you said. On the vegetable thing, it is really true on restaurants. French people do eat large portions of vegetables ("real" vegetables, not potatoes) BUT you're absolutely right, most of the time, they take only one of them and really "cook" them deeply so that they are very tender. And they don't let them plain but prefer to add onions, butter, cream, bacon...etc
only in the north ! T_T i'm from the south of France, i promise, we love vegettable, i almost only cook that and not only one at the time ^^ (but some people in France dont really like vegetabble, i knew people who only eat pâte (pasta ?))
@@patedamande1842 bien sûr qu'on en consomme aussi plusieurs à la fois et sans tellement d'ajouts : ratatouille/soupes/tians/les salades de crudités etc. mais on aime aussi les fondues de poireaux ou de courgettes, les gratins de chou fleurs ou de brocolis, les velouté d'asperges a la crème, les tartes aux oignons/aux poivrons/aux poireaux/aux potimarron/aux courgettes. Bref, on aime "en faire tout un plat" et ça c'est assez inédit par rapport aux pays anglo-saxons. De plus, même en ratatouille/tians/soupe où les légumes sont seuls sans ajout, ils sont très cuits au point d'être extrêmement tendre et ça c'est également assez peu vu dans les pays anglo-saxons.
En fait, dans les pays anglo-saxons, on aime beaucoup manger les légumes à la vapeur encore croquants, sans sauce (au plus proche du goût originel et sans cuisine additionnelle), et même si on en mange plusieurs on ne les mange pas mélangés mais les uns à côté des autres comme des accompagnements différents. Je pense que c'est cela la réelle particularité française : faire tout un plat de nos légumes ;-)
Après, en effet, comme partout ailleurs, y a des gens qui n'en mangent que très peu et qui se nourrissent très mal.
In the part when you say French people are proud of their culture, you mention how we are worried to loose the status of powerful country, it is true if you are talking about cultural aura but not in economics.
Also for culture, people here are versed in History. Every village has a church from 11th century, a castle from Renaissance period... So even if French people take it for granted, it is all there, and when they travel, they arrive in from of the oldest church in New Zealand built in late 19th century and they can't help but compare, and yet comes the pride and the gratefulness of the ancestors who took the lead worldwide in voting laws to protect this cultural heritage.
I'm French. My girlfriend was German. She dumped me because of that critical eye thing, because I always said negative things instead of just being like "Woah bravo that's perfect". I think we, French people, are always over-critical, and when people from other cultures speak with us, they get easily get mad at us for always questioning everything when they're not uses to critics. Maybe I'm wrong and I'm just a perfectionist asshole. If non-french people read this, could you give me your opinion ?
Just note that i used my relationship as an example because it also happened to some friends of mine
Poor thing so sorry she dumped you over that! That's actually a terrible reason to dump someone in my opinion only because in my case I like me an old fashioned "smartass" but I'm from the US and I can tell ya trust me you're not the only man out there that's like that. You are special in your own way for that, always remember 😊
French people are unrealistically perfectionist and fail to understand that humans are not perfect. Being critical is good and one should always strive to do better but sometimes there are limits and there's a fine line between constructive criticism and being uptight and overly negative. Praise is just as imporant for mental health as is Correction.
I see 🧐 thanks for your answers ! I'm gonna work on that, to be like less perfectionist
@@knucklehoagies "French people are".... wow wow wow, don't you ever think "French people" were all different after all ? So, yes, you're gonna find this kind of people in France who are always criticizing/analizing everything, and you're gonna also find people who're not this way... As everywhere else^^
Théo Pedrinelli in my opinion, I just find that the French are exposed to a culture of constant refinement in several areas from early on that having ideas on how things could be improved becomes a part of the national identity. Take for example, knowledge of the arts. When I was in France the last time, the longest lines Ive seen were for specialist art exhibits (not just block buster mainstream ones). I felt that there is this strong, tangible appreciation for developing one's knowledge to a more advanced level. Ive noticed this in other topics as well and I say, this is what drives France's excellence in numerous areas.
As for coming off as negative, I know when someone goes on a tirade, it is done with no malice. Actually, I find it quite humorous and endearing! Perhaps it is a personality thing as I am a complainer myself, but if people would actually listen and not judge quickly just based on tone, one would realize that there might be something to be learned from such tirades.
My take is of course based on my limited experience with the French, and might not be representative of what is indeed really happening in France as a whole. In the end, you can choose to complain less with others or not, but in my humble opinion, please do not lose your eye for perfection. The world needs critical eyes.
Hey Rosie!!! Excellent and very informative video; I agree on almost everything (especially about impatience, complaining, criticizing etc). However (because I'm French, so of course I'm going to have something to add about it), I wanted to come back on the "vegetables" if I can say so. In general, French people serve fewer crunchy vegetables than other nationalities, I agree on this but if you focus on the Mediterranean cuisine/ diet (to which I identify because I was born around Marseille), there are many varieties of vegetables and we even sometimes eat them raw or rapidly steamed with "aïoli" or "tapenade" because they constitute the main meal. My in-laws are from Ardèche and the Northern part of the "Vaucluse" and their way of cooking is already very different from mine because they eat less fish, they cook with cream and butter whereas I mainly focus on vegetables and plant-based oils.
I just love how you analyse deeply the cliches ! Plus I listen to you for a long time but I am always amaze how respectfull you are 😊
I'm not surprised about the "ever unsatisfied" part : we ARE famous for our strikes, aren't we? :-D
I am living for all the French "well actually's" in the comments. French are gonna french.
Of course we are. Critic even on the video we like, because we want to debate !
@@Raimiana les debats c tellement bieeeeeennnn
Ok, as a French who's often complaining (way less now that I spent a year in Australia, thank god), I was wondering if you could do a "tip" video or explain your culture of being positive, encouraging and optimistic. I loved it in the UK and Australia and I guess it's the same in New-Zealand, and I'm working hard toward being more like you guys because life is just happier this way, and I think every French could learn a lot regarding this.
I guess that's why every French person I know who've been in New Zealand and Australia wants to stay there :)
PS: I know you have a different culture from Australia, and it's not the same country at all, but I found you have this same mindset about optimism and being supportive of each other (don't want to look like someone who talks about New Zealand like it's Australia, because let's face it, it's annoying :p )
Australia and NZ are extremely similar culturally. So no offence would be taken.
I'm French and I try my very best to avoid negativity when I speak : I don't complain, I don't puff, I don't say "bah oui" ("yeah duh") I just say "oui" ("Yes"). However, I do not emphasize on everything being amazing nor the best I've ever seen or known.
pikachuiswatchingyou haha you’re my goal :)
Your videos about French stereotypes really help because I work with French colleagues and I'm trying to understand their way of thinking and working. Thanks Rosie!
Loved this video! It's so fascinating to get into the nuances of a culture, and you do this so well. I have also enjoyed reading the comments - Tania expanded on the idea of critique - that if you just immediately say "That's wonderful!" it comes across perhaps as fake, in that you didn't actually take the time to look deeply, to consider thoughtfully - and that if you come up with a critique it means you did in fact give it a respectful amount of thought. We Americans could learn a lot from this part of French culture, for sure. Thanks for all the great content Rosie!
Side note your accent is coming back stronger now that you’re back in welly ☺️
yes and you speak much more quickly, fortunatley, there are the subscribes for the frenchies who continue to follow you
@@sorariendemoi5804 : ( *subtitles 😉 )
@@sorariendemoi5804 yes right, I am watching at x0.75 because the flow of words is crazy
Yes I heard 'decades' as 'dickheads' and had to listen again.
c0ronariu5 I love it!
The most annoying thing about Americans is this :
"Lol France surrendered in 1940s"
...I mean...Dunkerque ? De Gaulle ?
LA FAYETTE ?
So, you can of course joke about WWII, but please, remember that France failed only once, and that the United States of America is a very new country ;-)
Also, we win the war of independance even so it was an american war.
Talking about food, french People have a big food culture and there's no reason to lose it ! For me it has nothing to do with a strict position. We really take pleasure to eat like that. And it's not french, it's latin. Spanish, portuguese and italian have a similar way of eating (we all take time and sit down for exemple). But you'll also find french, especially young People, eating junk food whenever they want.
I'm surprised that nobody talked about italian food which is is DELICIOUS ! Moreover, I've noticed that they don't sell too much industrial food in their country. I admire them for that. Maybe lt's not so true. Tell me if you know the subject. On the contrary in France we have so bad selfs in schools. It concerns also companies.
In your video i can see that you talk a lot about french bourgeoisie.
Bonsoir ! 😜😃
+ Damn you're insightful, every french person should see that.
To be honest, I feel like being negative/perfectionist is toxic for us, even if it's our mentality.
(espeeeeeeeecially in workplaces, you're never enough.)
I've noticed like it's changing around me by watching international youtubers, tv shows etc. you see other countries celebrating victories without feeling like smug, being 'bienveillant' (I don't have the exact english word), sharing positive thoughts with no 'BUT', it's like we're starting to ask ourselves 'why aren't we doing that, again?'
Anyway, really useful content, thanks a lot :)
I'm French and love hearing about foreign perspectives on my culture.
"Impatient drivers" your bit about it is SO true. And not limited to Paris...bad driving is kind of a national sport ;)
Hi, I don't know why people think we don't like Americans. It's not true. In fact (yes in fact ^^) there is no one we don't like. We are just critical and it doesn't mean we don't like something. It means we care ! We like to improve ourselves and help others improve themselves. This is something really important for us and we call it "positive criticism". We should also be able of self-criticism.
We were all raised with parents telling us that we could be better. We see that as encouraging people.
Totally right. When you consider how French musiciains have embraced American rap culture, how the Johnny Halliday generation embraced the American Rock n Roll tradition, the anti American lie doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
@@seasorb Hip Hop has contributed to the Crime Rates in American Major Cities that French People Consistently complain about. So for them to embrace American Hip Hop is Hipocritical. Hip Hop has long Overstayed its Welcome in America.
About being proud of our language and culture, there are many other countries thinking the same way about their culture and their language.
Regarding the number of french people leaving abroad, why the rate is so low ? Because, we don't need to live abroad, we have everything we need here, great landscape, food, wine, museum. But not living abroad doesn't mean we are not interested in others culture and countries. During all my travels I always met french people anywhere I go, trying to discover local culture (and food of course).
Concerning our reserved attitude, it may be not easy to get personal with french, but when you find your way to become friend it's often more sincere and deep than a very charming but superficial fast friendship with americans.
Bonjour j'aime beaucoup ce que tu fais
J'aimerai réagir au sujet des légumes. C'est très variable en fonction des familles, certaines ne mange que très peu des légumes (avec plus ou moins de gras) et d'autres en font la base de leur alimentation avec les féculents et ne les font pas forcément beaucoup cuire, ou avec une sauce
Je suis d'accord! Ca dépend vraiment. Dans ma famille on mange végétarien depuis toujours et on a MASSE de légumes délicieusement cuisinés à table :) Selon les régions ça joue aussi beaucoup, je pense à tout le Sud où les légumes sont beaucoup plus fréquents.
Crunchy vegetables make noise... that is why they where ruled out of french plates a long time ago.
i try to separate the french people from the french government and parisiens from anywhere else that is how you end the stereotypes
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Every time I see you've uploaded I need to watch! Your videos lift my heart and renew my determination to continue learning French and to live there eventually ^-^
All the medicine is not free in France (i am French) and you must pay doctor the day to consult him (must be same in USA). Those who not pay doctor are poor pple who don't have a job or are old for working and there is also some diseases (like heart's pain, lung, liver, and waistes are REFUNDED at 100%) and each French pay a complementary healty each month around 20 or 40€ (that do 50$ each month) same if you are without diseases you must pay that "TAX". Tu as raison le Français n'est jamais comptent il se plaindra encore et encore :) but in small towns we are so much cool and less stressed.
Si les chose etaient bien faites, on ne devrait pas raler !
Also spot on on the vegies thing , i don't remember eating fresh veggies aside from tomatoes in years .
You have such a good grasp of our culture , I love your videos !!
Rosie you are particularly gorgeous in this video !
Great job as always, keep it up you are so cool
Meet lots of French people and what l like them are their frankness and independence. Proud Filipino here.😉
The issues that face the United States are many and diverse. It is a much larger country in both land mass and population than European countries. Also, it is a very young country and extremely culturally diverse. Certainly, we do not all agree on issues like healthcare and gun control but I believe it is over simplifying the matter to make broad generalizations. I would love to have a better healthcare system but when there are so many millions of people involved the process can be slow and complex. I don't personally have prejudices against any of our European neighbors and I only hope that, as an American, the same courtesy will be extended to me.
Ashley McKee I agree ☝️
I am french and I can say that french people don't hate americans at all. It's even the contrary ! Americans are seen as cool guys.
Well, I won't be as nervous when I visit in October...lol...
@@kathycourtney2 Even if many french ppl dont like americans, people wont judge you because you're american, they will be friendly with you.
@@kathycourtney2 Don't worry about that and enjoy your trip !
About the education in France tho, as an international student in France I now have to say that paying for university here while coming from a developing country sucks lol =))) Like, it's way cheaper than in America, yes but still.
You've been living my dream,I wanna reside in France as a university student but I'm from one of the developing countries.My dream is really hard to realise but at least France isn't so expensive as US as u said.I'm trying hard to find a scholarship,I'm studying my lessons,I am tryna learn French also.I hope my dreams will come true one day even though hardships.
I love your videos and your analysis!! As a French it’s really interesting to listen to it and to notice theses habits we have sometimes!
I’m Mexican and i lived in the US for 22 years and I can tell you that there is free healthcare for low income families and it covers mainly everything. It’s called Medi-Cal. Now as far as people that have nice corporate jobs yes they do have to pay for insurance and maybe a copy but it’s not excessive. You do not have Americans dying left and right because they don’t have health insurance. No hospital in America refuses treatment to anyone regardless of Insurance. I’ve been in the hospital and I’ve seen illegal immigrants treated just like they would treat any American. What the French think about our health insurance it’s inaccurate.
I don't get why americans think we hate them, like we also grew up with their cartoons and tv shows, we cherish their 80/90's hip hop music, their sportswear brands, we can quote their cult movies, their tv shows are like our references on how to write a good one (with the UK, but don't tell them), their business model mentality, their stand-up comedians, etc.
we just don't want to kiss your ass openly ;)
I feel like an introvert trying to tell I don't hate extroverts lmao
I love your "oh putain oh la la"
Such a good imitation ^^
There so many contrast between Americans and French that I'm always surprised how many Franco-American couples there are. Even though they explore new cultures they don't like change in general.
Hardly true for Americans, when most don't even own a passport?
dream Liking change has nothing to do with owning a passport. It’s about trying new things. French people still don’t update their shop websites so we spend a lot of time driving around for info among other things. You can fly all over the world and still not like change because in the end you’re not going to live where you’re visiting
Well honestly I imagine it's because we're not cartoon representations of our countries, lol. My boyfriend is French and I'm American. We're all just people at the end of the day, individuals with our own thoughts and feelings. I've had many American boyfriends from different walks of life, most of them treated me like property or lesser than them. My current boyfriend though, French and almost going on a year together. He feels like my soulmate, I couldn't imagine being with anyone else. It feels like I've been searching my whole life just for him and somehow we found eachother.
@@GrippyGoth Same here, I'm American and my boyfriend is French. We both had expectations/stereotypes about what to expect from each other but at the end of the day, no one is just the stereotype from his or her country. I have a lot more in common with him than I do with many American men.
I love frogs ; i talk to them every day. In fact when we say in fact it might not be about facts ; maybe it is just a kind of a linguistic gimmick .. at least that is my feeling
I've never experienced hate personally for being from the US... but then again, I'm the type of person who WOULD live abroad (i.e. not super patriotic/nationalist). I married someone from China and currently spend most of my time with him, my son, and French/British/Irish peeps. If someone wants to criticize the healthcare, etc. in the US, I nod my head and agree lol... but I know there may be people (like my immediate family) who would take offense at so much criticism. For me, go ahead and criticize the system in the US lol... just don't criticize me as a person, because that hurts :(
Yessss ma'am I couldn't agree more!! 🙌👏
in france people say "les americains sont trop cons" it means americans are so dumb, many french people think americans are stupid, even if they never met someone who come from America
The hate was a problem in the 90s from my experience. And it didn't matter how much you tried to blend in, speak the language, etc. Much different now.
Kristen Lee lol I think your comment at the end is adorable and you sound like an open-minded and nice person so I wish for nobody to hurt you :)
Everytime i watch your video, i'm always amazed how you can analyse our culture details and meantime articulate your observations !
I think it's another stereotype to say that French people don't eat rubbishy food. Most people shop in supermarkets because it's convenient and they are full of processed foods just as you find in America or the UK. The frozen food chain Picard has branches everywhere and France has a food processing industry as well-developed as you would find anywhere in the Western world. Interestingly, a lot of this highly-processed food is marketed to children (the 'goûter' aisle full of industrially-manufactured cakes and biscuits, and breakfast cereals). So much for educating children about good food - a gap between theory & practice I think.
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Okay, what was the video about already ?
For the vegetables in the meals, it depends a lot on the regional food, in France. And more, the "classic" french food take its origin in the hight "bourgoisie" cooking in the 19th centary, which was very very rich, with butter, cream, and sophisticated, to show richness. In the south, there's more green vegetables, less cooked.
I am French and live in Australia didn't have an issue leaving my country for love! 😂 I do miss the food though! In my workplace, I tend to come across as somebody who is quite critical just because I ask lots of questions, take the time to reflect/analyse and try to better things, god dammit!
As a French, critical thinking is important to me. People with no critical thinking are boring...
Random thought at the opening shot: You seem way more relaxed back in NZ than you did in Paris.
Definitely Rosie, you really understand the French and France in general after all these years ! ^^ Bravo !
One explaination I would give for the first point about living abroad would be that as France has the best health care and educational systems and also a land full of geographical and geological diversity with a very decent climate, there's basically no good reasons to settle abroad. Going to another country to live in it is basically giving up numerous advantages the French society provides (for free). So travelling is enough to French people, just taking a few days or a few weeks to have a decent glimpse of other cultures and to discover landscapes that are not in France.
Indeed, I never eat crunchy vegies. They taste better cooked, either "vapeur", in a sauce, or melt down with time with vinegar dressing. If you eat the sauce and avoid baking with oil, you keep most nutrients.
A precision about the food: it's very diverse depending on the region but to roughly put it, cutting France in thirds from north to south, in the northern 2 thirds a lot of cream and butter but in the southern third it's almost exclusively olive oil, Mediterranean vegetables, grilled meats and fish.
Do you really believe an American must have a white collar corporate job to have good health insurance? Do Europeans believe this? A majority of Americans have health insurance through their employers. Retirees have public health insurance (Medicare). Those who are under 65 years old, the age at which Americans become eligible for Medicare, and who can not afford medical care or who can not afford private insurance or who have refused to buy private insurance have publicly funded health care from the Medicaid program. I'm surprised Europeans think the only or best way to provide health care is through taxpayer funding.
To what extent does your average blue-collar American's health insurance cover expensive surgery and hospital stays? And you said "the majority", but how big is the gap between that majority and the whole? What about those without work, and what about those with really shitty work without *good* health insurance? What safety nets exist to catch these people when something happens?
@@jukahri I think the average blue collar employee's company provided health insurance is very good. This is worthy of some examination. My experience is that my father's company provided insurance covered him, my mother, my sister, and me with very good insurance. My sister and I were covered until we became adults, and my mother was covered after my father's death until she died about four years after he died. My father was a factory worker. Medicare is publicly provided health insurance for those 65 years old and older. Medicaid is publicly provided health insurance for those under 65 who do not have other health insurance. The Affordable Care Act, sometimes called Obamacare, is still in operation. Medicaid's coverage is not as good as Medicare's. The Democratic candidates for their party's nomination for the Presidency have different plans for universal health care. Any such plan that takes away employees' current company provided health insurance and perhaps employees' bargaining power for such health insurance will face skepticism and perhaps opposition. Nevertheless, the voters might prefer one or another such plan. Each Democrat needs to persuade the voters of the superiority of a particular plan. President Trump faces the same requirement.
I agree with everything you said. Also, about the veggies (omg) I became vegan when I was in the Netherlands (yes it was Erasmus and I came back for good lol) and it was so much easier there! French ppl are so protective of their food and especially their meat, many chefs don't know a thing about vegetarian cuisine x)
i'm "vegetarienne" (its not like vegan but i forget the word in english) and its true for some place but i think now things evolve and we have more veggie choice, but i'm aggree, not in every place T.T
vegetarian's not that hard to find (not much choice tho). Vegan however is harder to find.
Ended up having a discussion with a newsagent about the medieval history of the region when I was in Languedoc. Never going to happen anywhere else I’ve been
I enjoyed it! What incredible insight.
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that's true, it's difficult to change things in France, in any way.
From a Française : in my Region we dont eat a lot creamy, in my family we try to cook only with "huile d'olive" (sorry i don't remember the word in english) some things are only family thing i suppose ^^'. I really liked to know the Americans point of view in this video !
Generally, the south of France cooks with olive oil, when the northern part uses butter (salted butter in Britanny) and cream.
@@JeanChordeiles Its true i always forgot that ! for me its just natural to use oil ^^'
@@patedamande1842 yeah, depend of the part of France. A lot of cream in Normandy. My family is from Normandy, cream is the main dish ^^
Olive oil^^ (ouais, ils ne se sont pas foulé sur le nom)
LeNightHawk well, I live in the 2/3 north and still cook mostly with oilve oil. It depends much of the families actually.
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I am French, and I think you have nailed every single point 👍
About kids not being bored… they are. It's very boring. I think it depends of the location. If it's in a restaurant, there's nothing else to do ; if it's somewhere where there aren't like-aged kids, there's nothing else to do, etc. It's kind of like admitting defeat more than not being bored, because 4 hours a lunch for a kid is very boring, I would say regardless of the culture.
I feel like waiting in lines is relatively ok, but that people who get impatient in them are because they made a point of stacking as much as possible within a day, and waiting, for them is getting them late. But to be fair from my point of view, unless it's extremely long… most people are patient. I remember going with my parents to visit l'Institut du monde arabe (in Paris), and I remember waiting "kinda longer than usual". I was a kid, and my parents apparently remember it being 4 hours just to get to buying tickets.
Trafic is… yep. This is very true. On one hand I get it, traffic in Paris is pretty ridiculous, and I've had a job where I had to drive 3h each day, and it's exhausting. But on the other hand, I don't really see the point of getting impatient, because it only makes me waste my own mental energy, it doesn't change anything. But the vast majority of the people I know except from my sister and maybe one friend are very impatient drivers. Actually my sister gets bored if she's not driving herself, but instead of acting impatient she tries to find things to occupy herself, which I think is much healthier than just being angry.
The rest is pretty much on point. For the food in general I would say it is maybe not as healthy as it could be, but I think it's majorly compensated by how much walking or activities are done, that burn calories, be it in cities or in the countryside. My family gatherings are pretty heavy in terms of eating, but often, we go take a walk not long after desert, just to help with digestion and to burn some.
About kids: my opinion is that they have to learn that life is not only having fun. As adults, they will have to do boring things like waiting in line. Not teaching them to do those things is not going to do them any good...
I live in Spain and the "he is just a kid" mentality is killing me. Instead of being taught to be future adults, they are over protected. Not good.
for the critics, that's true, i hate being seen as a sheep, following all the advices. it's important to have enough general culture to have my own opinion about anything.
I totally agree. That's something encouraged in school and I'm very thankful to that and to my parents for raising me with those thoughts in mind.
I was surprised in France that pharmacies don't sell any food, in particular junk food, unlike in Canada. I don't think they even sold any kind of gum or mints. If you want soda pop you have to go to a grocery or gas station. I was a big consumer of 1.5 litre Coca Light, interestingly not called Diet Coke. Yet despite the healthy eating the French smoke quite a lot.
I was shocked to see sugary and unhealthy food being sold in pharmacies in the UK.
True about smoking. I wish my compatriots would smoke less, or at least be respectful and not smoke right next to other people.
@@Raphanne We only stopped selling cigarettes and tobacco products in pharmacies in Canada or at least Ontario about 7 years ago.
Because it's a pharmacy, not a groceries shop
The parmacy student song has this sentence "et si quelqu'un nous traite d’épicier, son cul f'ra connaissance avec not' pied" (and if someone calls us grocerer, his ass will meet our foot)
Always good and accurate view on France ! Merci pour ces vidéos 👍
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How do French people interact culturally with people from France's former colonies? Do they travel to Algeria or Senegal etc? Have people from these country immigrated to France? Have these cultural had influences on the larger French culture.? France doesn't seem very diverse from your videos and yet African Americans from my generation and my parent's generation have such a positive almost reverent view of France, it's people and culture.
France is actually very diverse they have large ethnic black African and Caribbean, North African, Vietnamese population.
I'm gonna try to answer your question (I'm French) but its' my only opinion. There is an important part of the population that are descendants from the colonies France had. It's important to say that even though it's a big part, there is racism in France like that is very present (and i would say particulary in the countryside). I'd also say that we do travel to those old colonies (more in like the north of africa if we talk about the african colonies). However, the biggest part of interactions with those not anymore colonies are tourism, I wouldn't say that we interact that much with those countries. Last thing, colonialism is, logically, not very well seen so I think that, in a way, we're a bit ashamed of that part of our past (just like collaboration during world war two) and so that we don't really want to talk about it (it's not a real taboo at the same time). Anyway, sorry long answer, I hope I gave you a bit of "informations"/opinions.
France is very diverse. It depends on where you are, in Paris you can see people from all around the world in the street, but if you go to a small town in the countryside, you will see more white people.
@@Ambre-gk4oj Are there lots of different ethnic restaurants in Paris and other larger cities in France like there are in London and the U.S.? Do you think cultural norms in Paris culture have been influenced by multiple ethnicity?
Stephanie D. Kelley even in small towns you can find many different ethnic restaurants
Im a vietnamese origin married to a frenchie, and there are so many french living in VietNam. It is the second largest foreigner population after Koreans in Vietnam. French do live abroad but they live in SEA most 🤷♀️
And for the education, we don't have much choice especially in secondary school compared to the UK and Ireland where you can pick all your subjects.
I'm french and that was a really funny video cause i think for most of what you're saying you are really right.
You are so right on, I am laughing seeing myself in a mirror.
I live in Marseille...
Didn't you just "accidentally" call me fat?
But I get what you mean. As far as fashion is concerned, we are probably less "edgy" than (some) Parisiennes. :)
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13:13 "We often have a meat and three bitch" il craint ton traducteur :')
your english 'en fait' metro reenactment is fantastic :) it's ridiculous in english, but take note anyone wanting to improve their french, just say in fact before you make a statement and you'll fit in much better.. As an Aussie who's spent a few months in france I've been taking note of what people here want to know about my country. A typical conversation goes - something about amazing weather/beaches then Manis/Nuaru then Chris Hemsworth and finally 'oh Australia is close to New Zealand isn't it? We love New Zealand!'
It's so true ! Nice video
Bravo for this excellent video. I am french and I like and agree on the different topics. You do a really good job at studying and understanding our society. I totally recognize myself. Thank you.
It's interesting that they are impatient, yet have a time-flexible culture.
I live among Chinese and Arab immigrants in Paris and I lived in several European cities.
My conclusion is that mainly, food is the one cultural aspect that remains impossible to change. No matter what country you came from.
I don't think it's a French characteristic, it's a cultural pillar of human behavior to get the taste and eating habits fixed once for all after your childhood is over.
Spot on with the differences between the US and France.
french travelling abroad have (I think) an open mind. We have a proverb how say "à Rome, fais comme les Romain" word for word : "at rome do as a romans." so when we travel we try to integrate ourself in the culture of where we go and try the "local" things
I love your videos. Even I don't always agree with you, or have the same perception on some topics, I find you're very accurate in understanding how French people think and behave. Just a little point: I guess you've mostly lived in Paris and your experience is based on this Parisian life. I'd say that if Paris is indeed the capital of France, it's not France. Parisians are not only criticized by foreigners but by other Frenchies too. Actually this country is a patchwork of various regions with their own histories, cultures, and mentalities. That's why the political power is so centralized, otherwise it could burst. The monarchy understood this very well, same the 1789 revolutionaries, Napoleon, and all the presidents afterwards.