Classic Things about Living in France:
1) The daily baguette.
2) The Eiffel tower
3) Colored socks with tennis shoes
4) Greeting people with: Bonjour MADAME, or Bonjour MONSIEUR.
5) Not mixing sugary foods with salty foods, hence a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich, is an unacceptable lunch.
6) One sentence you must ignore, though you will hear it often; "Ce n'est pas possible!"
7) Coin operated grocery carts.
8) Middle names a mile long example: Thierry Alain Francois Jean Michele Dupont.
9) Cigarette smoke
10) When you want to say "one" with
your finger, you use your thumb. When you go into the bakery and you
want to order one baguette, you hold up your thumb, "Une baguette." If
you hold up your pointer finger you will confuse the baker and will
receive two baguettes.
11) Wine and cheese is not a party theme
12) "Oh la la!" Can be positive or negative depending on how you say it.
13) They know how to wear a scarf a hundred different ways.
14) Marriages happen at the City Hall. Then if you want you can have a religious ceremony.
15) Strikes
16) xoxo does not mean hugs and kisses.
What does being French mean to you?
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