i'm french and i would like to know what you think about my country.?

Question

France feels bad actually and i think that we live in our past, not in the future.

thank you for your impressions. I realize of a thing, France does not leave indifferent! I hope we'll remember one day what US did for us on several occasions. Perhaps when Bush disappears...

Answer 1

Bonjour sunnyday, je pense que France a une mauvaise réputation dans la communauté internationale parce qu'il y a beaucoup de musulmans dans votre pays et le monde croient que le dosent de gouvernement français permet les de mélanger dans le courant principal société française. De plus je crois que les gens français mis aiment les gens colorés. Est-ceci vrai ? si ne me corrige pas s'il vous plaît.

En dehors de cette France a les meilleurs vins, les parfums et les vues dans le monde. Les gens français sont très de grande classe et a une histoire riche de culture

Sorry my french is not too good. Hope you understand it.

Par la façon que je suis d'Inde

Answer 2

I have lived in France for two and a half years (I'm English and live in Pau). It has been such a struggle for me and my family. I think the culture is really specific and hard to understand if you come from another place.
I have met a lot of very nice people here and some awful ones, too. That is the same all over the world. My main problem is that I feel the slavery to culture is greater than the character of the individual - as a result I feel a lot of people are oppressed and it's hard to find the individuality and eccentricity and freedom inside people's heads. Does that make sense?
The pace of life is terribly slow and sometimes I wonder where all the people are. The school system is very old fashioned and cruel on the kids and I think that making school pleasurable is a better way to learn. The accent on food is crazy and yes, I do think it is a society that lives on past reputation. There is little innovation in areas that the French were once considered World leaders, in fact virtually nothing moves here. In the meantime, the rest of the World is moving on and over-taking.
I'm sorry to sound so down on the French, but this is my experience here and so I feel more entitled to give an honest opinion of a country I really wanted to like. I am waiting to move...!

Answer 3

Let me disclose: I am American (USA). Like many Americans, I was born in Latin America.

My feeling for France as a country:

The entire world owes France a debt of thanks for its cultural contributions. I visited Paris and loved it. The people were much more friendly than I had been told. It was early spring and the women all looked as delicate as the patries in their long black coats. It is expensive, but has wonderful finds if you get away from touristy areas. My favorites: Sacre Coeur and the Rodin museum. I thought about all of my favorite novels the entire time I was there and wondered if the alleys I passed were the alleys that Jean Valjean had carried little Cosette through to escape Javer or if Alexandre Dumas' musketeeres walked the streets I walked.

Now the bad stuff.

France does not have a lot of backbone. They leave before the fighting is done and they switch sides. They are not a good friend or ally.

France is no longer the world power it used to be. They are not even the cultural power they used to be. I think the French are more upset about not being culturally important because that is where France keeps it's ego. I think its why many French hate Americans with our Big Macs and our jeans and our mindless movies that have taken over the world even more than our tanks and helicopters.

But France still thinks of its self as a world power even without the resources. And France is very ambitious (Napoleon was a megalomaniac and a butcher but he is still loved) so France tries to carve out a niche for its self by criticizing the difficult decisions the US has faced and does not back this criticism up with ideas, troops, aid, or money.

Answer 4

Of course, this is not a simple question because there are many different aspects to consider.

As a place to visit I adore France. I have traveled there dozens of times. The last time was in March of this year.

I love the food, the wine, the cafe life, and the ambiance. I admire the art, architecture and many cultural aspects.

I like the French people. While I often disagree with them about many things I find them to be very well educated, rational, and serious minded. They take a greater interest in the world around them than Americans who tend to be more provincial.

I disagree with the French government about many things but I do not dislike them because we disagree.

I do dislike the fact that some Frenchmen seem eager to attack the United States out of a sense that by hurting America they will enhance France. That is petty and unworthy of such a great nation.

Because I do like France I am concerned that their internal economic policies are dragging them down. The recent difficulties concerning the Contrat première embauche seem to be shortsighted and foolish and a good example of what is wrong with France. As you have said in your question, I think this is a sign of living in the past and not the future.

The United States and France have been friends and allies for over two centuries. Our fathers and grandfathers fought side by side in two terrible world wars.

I have relatives who will forever sleep in the soil of France, faithful to that friendship. Let us hope that no petty disagreements will sunder our connection.

Answer 5

Well,truly speaking before two years, French was for me- a country of dreams, not only for Paris but for so many other things, that I only got to know from magazines, books, movies. I fall in love with french language some four years back, and that too by chance (just to learn a foreign language, I am Indian by origin).

It was thanks to this language that my dream turned into reality and I got a schol for higher studies and I came here in France 2 years back. Such a beautiful country and so are the people (of course you find all kind of people, anywhere you go on this earth).Paris seemed more beautiful every time when I visited. I was in Rennes for more than an year.

I had travelled quite much of France and truly speaking its really a very nice country. People say that French are very cold and reserved. Well true to an extent but you can say I was lucky enough to get many good friends during my stay. I still behold all those sweet memories in my heart even if I am not there.

And you know the best thing happened to me was that I met my love in France whom I got married this year.So see, what else I could expect from France.

J'adore la France et c'est aussi une coincidence que je reviens encore une fois en France le Septembre 13 cet annee (la premiere fois je suis venu en France Sept 13 2004)

Answer 6

I'm an American. I live in France and I think it's wonderful. I also think a lot of people who hate France and the French have never visited the country or taken any opportunity to get to know the people.

Answer 7

I live in France, too ... but I'm English. I much prefered 'France' ten years ago ... And I definitely don't think that France is rooted in the past, as you say... The present future for France is one of increasingly harsh reforms, more segregation and a severe lowering of living standards ... That is definitely NOT in France's recent history !!!

With a bit of luck, things may change at the next election ... But I doubt it now, as the French have been crushed by their government ... unfortunately...

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Answer 8

I think that that your country itself is beautiful, with of course an incredibly rich cultural history, and great sense of food and wine.

I think that France is quite advanced with respect to its understanding of politics and of the relationship between government and people, particularly with respect to religion. The U.S. could learn a lot about that from you.

I also appreciate the difficult and brave decision that the French government made to stand with the United States against the Bush administration over this whole Iraq war thing.

On the down side, I believe that the French in general have a terribly unrealistic sense of entitlements from the government. It seems to me that "liberalization" is at least to some extent utterly necessary, and I don't think that the French in general understand that. I don't think it's desireable, but I don't think that the current entitlements are sustainable in a global economic environment.

Answer 9

I think you're getting a bad rap.

I think it's disgusting the way French-bashing has been promoted in the United States. Like being hurtful to France somehow makes them more patriotic.

Well, look for a change. The US needs France's support for upcoming UN resolutions. They've already renamed back the "freedom fries" in the Congress cafeteria back to French fries just last week. They know what fools they were.

Answer 10

France is France! You have your country America has their country and culture. At least in France you have more freedom when it comes to the media, commercials, and what is shown on television! However why does everything in France have to have a sexual content to it?

Answer 11

My husband is part Cajun and I studied France in high school and college. France has many beautiful places that I would like to see one day.