Thanks a lot Karen for your website, the photos are really great ! It is a real pleasure to discover some parts of the US, but I have noticed that you may live in a big city since you've got a free way, big buildings.... you will maybe be deceived when I will send you photos because I do not live in a big town, since there are just around 4000 inhabitants in the town where I live (it is not yet Paris :) ). As I told you I will create a website too with some photos of the place where I live, but the problem is that the weather is really bad (cold and rain) so the photos won't be great, but as soon as the sun will be back I'll take photos (even if I am not a very good photographer ! ) I had some photos of my town under the snow and with Christmas lightings but they were just on my computer (I had not saved them) and I've got a problem with my computer last month and I've lost all these photos :(
I want to thank you for having asked your teachers and classmates about what they think of french people and France.
It is quite strange to see that american people do not have a clear point of view about french people, while everybody in France has its own opinion about american citizens (be it good or not).
Politeness is thus something that attracts american people's attention concerning french people : it is great because it is not a defect that they remember when they talk about french people, and it is something surprising for me, because in France, a lot of people think that US people just consider themselves better than a "poor" french man/woman. In France, a lot of people think that americans like France (foods, landscapes...) but not the french. This is maybe because of english (UK) people, since they often make fun of France and french people (and french people often do the same with british )and as a result some people imagine that US people think in the same way as british people (this is maybe an explanation ) So, in France we often think that some countries such as UK or the United States do not really like French people, because they see us just as aliens or strange people, while most french people really like these countries and their culture(they are a kind of example and a lot of people are attracted by the US). It is thus a real pleasure (and a relief!)to read what you've written Chris123 about how people percieve the french culture !
Chris123, I've seen that you will go to Paris and London this summer, it is great ! Paris is really a beautifull town, I've been there once and I liked it (especially at night). Just avoid some suburbs that are famous for young people being violent (but it is the case in every big town in the world, I think). Nonetheless, if you are interesting in cultural differences betwenn the US and France, you could go in smaller french towns, and you will noticed some differences within France betwenn big towns such as Paris and smaller towns (where I think people are friendlier).I hope you will tell us in this forum, how you found french people and France.
You talked about guns in your message, and it is true that in France we do not understand that it can be so easy to find a weapon in the US. This may also correspond to a stereotype (another one) we have on the US, since some people are afraid to go to the US because they fear to be shot dead by a crazy man, walking in the streets with a weapon.We often see on the tv news examples of kid, teenager or students, going at scholl with the weapon of their parents and killing their friends. (this happened quite recently in a US university, but I don't remember its name)As you said, it is maybe not that way easy to find a gun everywhere in the US but you just have to travel and go in another state to come back home with your weapon. But it is true that french people think it is very easy to buy a weapon in the US and that anybody could have one.
I will stop here, because I write a lot too !!!!!!! But I think it is really interesting to share our points of view of American and french citizens, since they are often quite different.
Concerning the singers and films you talked about in your message "anonymous", I know well Yann Tiersen, I have heard about "The Triplets of Belleville", but I wonder about Amelie : I do not know a singer called Amélie, but I know a film "Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain", and the title in english is maybe just "Amélie".
It is great if our talk could help you in your research paper (I am making one too but on Shakespeare, and I know that it is great to find some help or documents, so if ever you need help, or info or anything else do not hesitate to ask me, I'll be pleased to help you ;)
Here I stop, I write more and more, and it is in an unperfect english, maybe boring to read (Karen is used reading me, and told me it was not that way bad = thanks Karen)
Thanks to have read till the end ;) !!!!!!!
Next time I won't write so long a message !!! (promised!)
Bye everybody, it is a great pleasure to read you all, and once again thanks a lot for the photos Karen !!
Joined: 2007-04-28
Hi, everybody !
Thanks a lot Karen for your website, the photos are really great ! It is a real pleasure to discover some parts of the US, but I have noticed that you may live in a big city since you've got a free way, big buildings.... you will maybe be deceived when I will send you photos because I do not live in a big town, since there are just around 4000 inhabitants in the town where I live (it is not yet Paris :) ). As I told you I will create a website too with some photos of the place where I live, but the problem is that the weather is really bad (cold and rain) so the photos won't be great, but as soon as the sun will be back I'll take photos (even if I am not a very good photographer ! ) I had some photos of my town under the snow and with Christmas lightings but they were just on my computer (I had not saved them) and I've got a problem with my computer last month and I've lost all these photos :(
I want to thank you for having asked your teachers and classmates about what they think of french people and France.
It is quite strange to see that american people do not have a clear point of view about french people, while everybody in France has its own opinion about american citizens (be it good or not).
Politeness is thus something that attracts american people's attention concerning french people : it is great because it is not a defect that they remember when they talk about french people, and it is something surprising for me, because in France, a lot of people think that US people just consider themselves better than a "poor" french man/woman. In France, a lot of people think that americans like France (foods, landscapes...) but not the french. This is maybe because of english (UK) people, since they often make fun of France and french people (and french people often do the same with british )and as a result some people imagine that US people think in the same way as british people (this is maybe an explanation ) So, in France we often think that some countries such as UK or the United States do not really like French people, because they see us just as aliens or strange people, while most french people really like these countries and their culture(they are a kind of example and a lot of people are attracted by the US). It is thus a real pleasure (and a relief!)to read what you've written Chris123 about how people percieve the french culture !
Chris123, I've seen that you will go to Paris and London this summer, it is great ! Paris is really a beautifull town, I've been there once and I liked it (especially at night). Just avoid some suburbs that are famous for young people being violent (but it is the case in every big town in the world, I think). Nonetheless, if you are interesting in cultural differences betwenn the US and France, you could go in smaller french towns, and you will noticed some differences within France betwenn big towns such as Paris and smaller towns (where I think people are friendlier).I hope you will tell us in this forum, how you found french people and France.
You talked about guns in your message, and it is true that in France we do not understand that it can be so easy to find a weapon in the US. This may also correspond to a stereotype (another one) we have on the US, since some people are afraid to go to the US because they fear to be shot dead by a crazy man, walking in the streets with a weapon.We often see on the tv news examples of kid, teenager or students, going at scholl with the weapon of their parents and killing their friends. (this happened quite recently in a US university, but I don't remember its name)As you said, it is maybe not that way easy to find a gun everywhere in the US but you just have to travel and go in another state to come back home with your weapon. But it is true that french people think it is very easy to buy a weapon in the US and that anybody could have one.
I will stop here, because I write a lot too !!!!!!! But I think it is really interesting to share our points of view of American and french citizens, since they are often quite different.
Concerning the singers and films you talked about in your message "anonymous", I know well Yann Tiersen, I have heard about "The Triplets of Belleville", but I wonder about Amelie : I do not know a singer called Amélie, but I know a film "Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain", and the title in english is maybe just "Amélie".
It is great if our talk could help you in your research paper (I am making one too but on Shakespeare, and I know that it is great to find some help or documents, so if ever you need help, or info or anything else do not hesitate to ask me, I'll be pleased to help you ;)
Here I stop, I write more and more, and it is in an unperfect english, maybe boring to read (Karen is used reading me, and told me it was not that way bad = thanks Karen)
Thanks to have read till the end ;) !!!!!!!
Next time I won't write so long a message !!! (promised!)
Bye everybody, it is a great pleasure to read you all, and once again thanks a lot for the photos Karen !!
à bientôt ;)
Pat