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Different countries, nationalities and regions in the world have their own traditional customs and habits, such as China's filial piety, Japanese tea ceremony, Brazil's love of football, and Britain's love of reading newspapers. We know this, which is of great benefit to international friendly exchanges and foreign economic cooperation. Then, what are the unique customs and manners of France, where women love to dress up and men drink like water? During my short stay in Paris, the capital, through careful observation and attentive listening, I learned and wrote some opinions and practices on diet, marriage customs, canon, zodiac, dog industry and taboos.
French cuisine has a long history, many varieties and exquisite features, so it has a long reputation. Its cooking skills are second to none in western food, so many French people often take pride in it. Most of the chefs in the first-class hotels in Europe are French. Starting from the historical emperor Louis XIV, France has formed an important and developing banquet diplomacy. These carefully arranged delicacies are called French banquets by the world, and 2 dishes can be served on the table at a time! French people's favorite dishes are snails and frog legs. If you order these two dishes, your French friends will be very happy. Nowadays, the consumption of snails in Paris is expanding day by day, and there are more than 4 food stores selling snails in the city. The most expensive dish in France is foie gras, and the home-cooked dish is fried steak with shredded potatoes. The French, the world champion of drinking, especially loves to drink wine. They pay great attention to the collocation of dishes and wine, such as eating meat and drinking red wine, eating fish and drinking white wine. The French are also very fond of cheese. There are more than 4 kinds of yogurt with different colors and flavors, and its cost is also the highest in the world, so it is known as the "cheese kingdom". There are many manners for western-style dining. For example, the person attending the dinner should be seated on the left side of his seat and sit upright. When the host puts the napkin on his leg and makes a toast, even if you can't drink, you should touch the glass on your lips to show your respect. The main tableware in western food is a knife and fork to keep the lemon safe. What's the cure? What's the matter? Throw the rose governor? Is it harmonious or not? What's your face, throat and legs? Is it bad to cut or play? Acts? Ding ⒉ ⒈ ⒙E Pang Wei Tang Tomb? What's wrong? ∏ Xun Ding ⒉ ⒉ ⒆ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ ⒍ Grey? Are you familiar with it? BR>
French women have a higher status in social life. When shaking hands with them, be sure to wait for them to reach out first. They can wear gloves, but men must take off their gloves. No matter where they are, men should let women go first. In modern French cities, marriage and love life is quite free. Many young men and women often just live together without getting married, and even regard this increasingly "fashionable" social phenomenon as an "innovation", so the wind of "experimental couples" prevails. They think that the advantages of trial marriage are: fully testing each other and avoiding divorce in the future. Nowadays, there are many single people in France, and most of them are under 35 and over 5. The peculiar traditional wedding custom in France is that the bride and groom hold farewell parties to their friends as usual before marriage. The man is called "Burying the bachelor's life party" and the woman is called "farewell party". The groom held a "funeral" with a symbolic "coffin" to say goodbye to the "bachelor"; At the "farewell party", the bride accepted bouquets and flowers and orchids presented by her friends, and everyone sang farewell songs and danced farewell dances to show the affection between the sisters ―― the wedding can be held in the Catholic Church the next day. After being born, children from Catholic families have to be "baptized" and given a Christian name. Most believers strictly observe the precepts. Don't engage in recreational activities on lent day, especially when the 13th of a month falls on Friday, and strictly observe the rules.
The twelve Chinese zodiac signs are all common animals and birds, except "Dragon", and each one represents a year. The French zodiac signs, which are almost the same as those in European countries, are the twelve constellations of the yellow belt in astronomy, such as Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, etc. These twelve zodiac signs represent 12 months of a year, not a year.
The dog industry in France is very developed. Almost all the rich women love dogs like babies. More than one million dogs are born every year in China, with an annual distribution of about 1 billion francs. In order to adapt to the rising trend of keeping dogs, the dog catering industry, dog accessories industry and dog burial industry in France have sprung up, with 4, professional dog doctors and more than 3, dog meat processing factories in China, with a total business of 2.55 billion francs.
There are still some taboos in this country that loves beauty, talks about food, drinks and values gifts. The French taboo "13" and "Friday", thinking that these numbers imply danger; Avoid sending yellow flowers such as chrysanthemums and carnations. I think that yellow flowers symbolize disloyalty, and roses can only be sent in odd numbers. Besides expressing love, you can't send red flowers ... There are still many living customs in France. When you arrive in France, you will definitely feel something.
France is a country that is not suitable for people who get angry easily. People of this nation like to live leisurely.
In France, the first thing a foreigner has to learn are the words "waiting" and "dating". The usage of these two words in French daily life is very high. It is usually not easy to get something done quickly in France. The same thing can be done in a short time in China, but it takes some time to put it in France. Because in France, you can't go to work directly, you have to make an appointment with the other party first. After the other party agrees to give you a "date", you have to spend time "waiting" for the "date".
The most typical thing is the "appointment" with doctors in various clinics. As long as it's not an emergency or an illness that can't wait (you can go directly to the hospital without an appointment), you often have to wait for two weeks to four months for an appointment with a doctor. After I arrived in France, I decided to ask an ophthalmologist for an appointment in order to get glasses. When I was told that I had to wait for four months, I repeated the date of the appointment. "September 12, today is May 9, which means there are still four months?" I thought one of us must have got the date wrong, but the doctor's secretary told me with a big smile, "Yes, miss, it will be four months later." God! You have to wait four months to get a pair of glasses in France! So I hoped that the stars and the moon finally waited for this appointment. After the doctor checked my eyes, (that is, the optometry and examination degree in China, etc.) I thought that the glasses could be obtained on the same day. But after I took the medical record prescribed by the doctor to the glasses shop (fortunately, the glasses shop didn't need to make an appointment with them in advance) and got all the glasses ready, the salesman gave me a receipt, "Please pick up your glasses in a week." In this way, it took me almost five months from my "appointment" with an ophthalmologist to actually getting my glasses. If this is in China, it will be done in two hours.
French women have a high status in family and society. There is a saying in France: in France, women rank first, dogs rank second, children rank third and men stand last. Although this remark contains ridicule, it can well reflect the status of women and dogs in France. French men really respect women very much. They are courteous to women everywhere, and it is women who make decisions on all the big and small things in the family. If French men live in China, they may be laughed at as "henpecked". And dogs in France are really a member of the family. French people even take their dogs with them when they go on holiday. July and August are the peak holidays in France every year, and the French usually go on the road with dogs and people. In many communities, it may be difficult for people to find toilets, but dog toilets can be found everywhere. But there is only one thing that French men can't tolerate for women, and that is driving. French men always look down on women driving. They think that women driving will only create chaos in traffic. French men especially like to laugh at women driving. Whenever they see a car with irregular parking, they will say, "That must be a woman." Once, I saw a man and a woman arguing over a trivial matter in the street with my own eyes. The French man angrily shouted, Madam, why don't you let your husband do such a' complicated' thing as driving? "What's even funnier is that even in many French soap operas, there are scenes where men satirize women driving.
The French are very particular about the living environment, and they spend a lot of time and money on it. They pursue individuality in the decoration of their houses. If their owners like Asian culture, they will probably design their homes in the style of Japan or China: the yard is full of bamboos and all kinds of potted plants, and the furniture is also in the corresponding Asian style. The owners also sit on the floor drinking tea and chatting like the Japanese. I have been to many French homes and seen many houses with different decoration styles. Moreover, no matter the exterior design or the interior decoration of the house, I rarely see the same style-this nation is so disgusted with similarity that it is rich in artists. At this point, Chinese people and French people are very different. Chinese people like to pay decoration companies to decorate their houses, and they follow the public in the pursuit of style. As long as a style is popular, everyone should be the same. A Frenchman who often lives in China said, I really don't understand why people in China like to decorate their homes into five-star hotels. Indeed, the French are very particular about the warmth of home and the pursuit of individuality when decorating their homes. Moreover, most people do it themselves instead of asking the decoration company to do it. Some French people even buy land, design their own drawings, and then use their holidays to build their own homes bit by bit. Many French people always proudly point to their home and tell their guests that they built it stone by stone. This may be a manifestation of French romantic feelings.
one characteristic of the French is that they love to go on strike. There are often news of French strikes on TV and in newspapers. During my two years in France, I have personally experienced eight bus strikes, and I made up my mind to take my driver's license before they held the ninth strike. The French have been spoiled by high welfare and go on strike whenever they are unhappy. Strike has brought great trouble to people's lives. When the airport strikes, planes can't fly normally. In serious cases, flights have to be cancelled. The bus went on strike, so people without a driver's license had to walk. During my short two years in France, I experienced numerous strikes. However, I have never heard of any French people expressing dissatisfaction and protest against the strike. I think the French have probably regarded the strike as a natural and normal thing, so they can show great tolerance and understanding to others' strikes. After all, the tables have turned-who knows when it will be their turn to strike?
French people also like to take vacations. As long as people who have legitimate jobs in France (even ordinary workers) can enjoy five weeks of paid annual leave every year. Every year in July and August, the school has a long holiday, and the French also concentrate on this time to go on holiday happily. For Chinese people, this may be unbelievable. During this period, many factories and companies were closed-some people traveled abroad, some went back to visit their parents, and most people flocked to the south of France to bask in the sun and swim. Therefore, it is very painful to go to work during this period. Usually, there are only one or two people on duty temporarily in the company. They are only responsible for answering the phone and receiving visitors, and they don't care about other things. If you want to do things, you can only wait until the people with decision-making power in the company have finished their vacation.
France is a nation with strong national pride. Because of the war in history, the French hate Germans and British people the most, just like China people don't like Japanese people. What the French like to laugh at most is the Belgian. There are many jokes in France that are specially used to run on Belgians. They think Belgians are always silly. To tell the truth, in fact, I don't see anything wrong with Belgians. When it comes to Spaniards and Italians who belong to the Latin quarter like them, they will feel that the other side is too enthusiastic, especially too casual with women. The French think they treat women moderately-they are gentle, considerate, romantic and affectionate, but not too frivolous, unlike "those Italians or Spaniards who casually pat women's asses in the street". The French still look disdainful when it comes to Americans. They think that although Americans seem to be very open, they are actually not open. French people meet each other with a face-to-face ceremony, which is absolutely forbidden in the United States. Americans may be accused of "sexual harassment" as long as they touch a woman's hand slightly. Moreover, the French think they are more tolerant of other people's private lives than Americans. When Americans learned that Clinton had a lover, they all criticized this behavior, but the illegitimate daughters of the late French President Mitterrand were born, and the French did not express any dissatisfaction with it. A considerable proportion of French people think that extramarital affairs are excusable.
French people are probably the most enjoyable people in the world. They treat everything they do in life as enjoyment. Therefore, their pace of life is very slow. Some people have done statistics. What Americans can accomplish in one hour takes the French six hours or more. My husband is just such a typical Frenchman. I am very anxious if he wants to cook French food for me on a whim. When he cooks, he not only has to watch TV with his eyes and listen to music with his ears, but also has to cut all the dishes in an artistic way. I am very angry when I watch him cook. Others spend half an hour cooking, so he can spend two hours to finish it. Every time he makes me half hungry, he is still cooking his meal slowly-his eyes are watching TV, his ears are listening to music, his mouth is humming, and his hand is fiddling with his "art meal". A look of endless fun.
Even with attractive overtime pay, the French are unwilling to work overtime or work hard. They prefer to enjoy holidays with their families rather than those attractive overtime pay. My husband is a typical example of this. When we were in China, he saw an American friend of his teaching English in order to make more money. He always disdained to say that although he earned more money than I did, he was consuming his life while I was enjoying it. In the face of overtime, the French always say, I don't care about earning more money, please let me go home, I just want to stay with my wife-this is probably the real romance of the French, right? !
Like China, the French are a delicious people. The difference is that the dining time in France is much longer than that in China. But also must-wait! You have to make an appointment before eating out, otherwise you will probably be rejected because it is full. One thing makes me feel incredible. French bosses often refuse guests who come to eat with the saying that "business hours are about to pass", even if the guests are a large group. In China, how can people who open the door to do business refuse guests like this? !
if you go to visit relatives and friends, it will take 5 or 6 hours to finish the meal once you eat it.