The French seen from abroad

The French seen from abroad

If the story of the walk with a baguette under my arm will never leave us (because this baguette is good, of course!) what do you say about our supposed bad smell and our inability to speak English? Click on the following to (re)discover the clichés about the French!

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They are often on vacation

Mmm… The average number of vacation days per year in the United States is 9 days. In Switzerland it is 20, in Portugal 22 and in France? On average, thirty-three, ah… so.

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They only do topless

Since May 68 the international got stuck with the idea that French women, all French women, don’t wear bras, let alone at the beach.

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They all have poodles

Yes, Frenchies all have a “French poodle”: a poodlesee!

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They cry “Oh la la”

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They always dress well

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They smell bad

Again, no more than others!

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They drink wine all the time

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They don’t speak English

But it’s taught in school! We do speak English! Except that as, according to the clichés, we are lazy and proud, we might not always be very inclined to make an effort.

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They kiss divinely well

But yes: the “French kiss”! Except that a good kiss does not really depend on a nationality but… hush!

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They eat snails and frogs

If we don’t eat “all” these little beasts, many of us still enjoy them with a good garlic sauce once in a while!

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They eat smelly cheese

For others! We call this stench a perfume: the perfume of good taste!

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They are proud

And that’s not a bad thing, if it’s justified, right?

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Ils f u m e n t

With more than 14 million smokers, France ranks 60th out of a ranking of 120 countries. So yes, they smoke!

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They are unpleasant

The waiters would really not be nice and the tourists rather badly brought up… Sorry! We will strive to improve!

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They hate Americans

But no! We love burgers, bagels and basketball!

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They are bohemian, especially in Montmartre

While in Montmartre the price of real estate flirts with 10,000 euros per square meter, one wonders what is this “bohemian” who lives there so quietly.

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They only listen to Piaf and Gainsbourg

And Jean-Michel Jarre? And Daft Punk? And Justice? And Martin Solveig? And Christine and the Queens?

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They are stingy

It’s true that we statistically tip less than Americans and we don’t really like to talk about money. Does that make us real cheapskates?

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They are (too) refined

The little finger raised for the coffee and the cigarette, the mouth in hen’s ass when they speak: they say that the French, the French men, are “too” refined. Yet weren’t we also too “badly brought up”? Understand more.

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They are good at football

Whether! Zidane! 1998! But since… ?

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They are arrogant and pretentious

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They complain and protest all the time

Well yes, thirty-three days of vacation per year is good but not enough to enjoy life!

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They are womanizers

Come on, come on, it depends on the age and the character of the person and not on the French character.

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The Côte d’Azur is concreted

We had rarely seen concrete so fine, clear and… blue!

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