Culture Française

Country background

Demographics GDP: $2.097 trillion GDP per Capita: $32,600 Population: 64 million Population growth rate: 0.549% GDP: $ trillion GDP per Capita: $46,000 Population: 307 million Population growth rate: 0.977%

Industries - Aeronautics - Train - Nuclear - TV owned by the gov. - Electricity

Cultural differences Language & dialects Religions

North Climate South Paris

History – XVIIIth century

French luxury

The flag Medieval France Revolution cockade Actual flag ++ =

National sport

Culture French fries are NOT french!!

French gastronomy

Political climate

Who said stereotypes? ded

Social differences Health insurance Retirement Online privacy University tuition French LOVE strikes and marches

What about business? DON’T When? - during a job interview, from the candidate - during a job interview, from the employer - about politics - in a restaurant - in the middle of the day What? - "What is your health plan ? " - "Do you have existing medical conditions ?" - "What is the President's faith ? - "Can I have a doggy bag" -"It's one pm : are you hungry for a meal ? " why? - all employees must be affiliated by the employer to the national health program - it would be against the law (discrimination) - The President is in charge of ensuring secularism - Considered rude and cheap - When it's lunch time, you have lunch, hungry or not!

USA - FRANCE Americans French - are highly explicit- are highly implicit - optimist and positive : - pessimist and negative : value present and future, good at actionvalue past ; good at analysis and criticism - binary : "it is true or false"- contextual : "it depends" - like what is simple- like what is complex - do not lie (it is bad)- lying is no big deal - want to be loved - want to be independent - social identity is based on the individual- based on being a member of a group - law and contracts must be respected- try not to get caught - a contract is not linked to the relationship- the contract is strongly associated with it - process oriented : everything must be clear - like grey zones and nuances ; very creative - try to get a win-win deal- if the other one wins, it means that I'll lose - DOING : you are judged on what you do - BEING : you are judged on what you are - value quality of work- value quality of life

Body language Count 1,2,3,4,..? Walk? Hug? You are both in an elevator? Say "everything is OK”? Enjoy a meal together?

French Quiz! 1/3 What is the cost of tuition at Sorbonne for a year? $400 $4,000 $40,000

French Quiz! 1/3 What is the cost of tuition at Sorbonne for a year? $400 $4,000 $40,000 Library : 26 € Tuition : 102 € Student activities : 9 € University medical services : 5 € Social security : 170 € Total : 312 € ( $ 420)

French Quiz! 2/3 The national bird of France is : the rooster? the sparrow? the pigeon?

French Quiz! 2/3 The national bird of France is : the rooster? the sparrow? the pigeon? “No wonder the French took it as an emblem: it is the only animal who can sing with his feet in mud and believe that he is the one who makes the sun rise...” Churchill.

French Quiz! 3/3 Rosé wine is made of: 2/3 red 1/3 white 1/3 red 2/3 white 100% red grapes 100% white grapes

French Quiz! 3/3 Rosé wine is made of: 2/3 red 1/3 white 1/3 red 2/3 white 100% red grapes 100% white grapes

The end! Any question?