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2006-10-09 09:47:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ France ➔ Paris
as true as to say that Americans are stupid! French people like to stay fresh and will take showers.
2006-10-09 16:57:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
WHENEVER A GROUP OF PEOPLE ARE LUMPED TOGETHER AS IF THE ALL ACT IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, WHAT IS SAID CANNOT BE TRUE.
HUMAN BEINGS ARE UNIQUE DOWN TO EACH INDIVIDUAL.
IT CAN BE TRUE THAT SOME CULTURES TAKE BATHS OR SHOWERS MORE THAN OTHERS.
AMERICANS ARE CONDITIONED BY ADVERTISING TO TAKE SHOWERS OR BATHS TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY TO SELL MORE PRODUCTS, LIKE LOTION, SOAP, SHAMPOO, CONDITIONER, DEODERANT. A MIDDLE INCOME OR ABOVE AMERICAN WOULD BE MORE APT TO BELIEVE THIS NECESSARY THAN AN AVERAGE PERSON AROUND THE GLOBE.
I TRAVELED IN GERMANY IN 1974 AND MET A MAN IN MUNICH, WHO TOLD MY HUSBAND AND ME THAT HE WOULD SHOW US SOME SIGHTS IN THE CITY IF WE WOULD LIKE. WE TOLD HIM WE NEEDED TO GO BACK TO THE HOTEL AND SHOWER, THEN WOULD MEET HIM BACK IN THE CITY SQUARE. HE LAUGHED AND SAID. "YOU AMERICANS. ALWAYS TAKING A SHOWER. DON'T YOU KNOW YOU DRY UP THE NATURAL OILS IN YOUR SKIN AND HAVE TO BUY LOTION TO REPLACE IT? DIDN'T YOU ALREADY TAKE A SHOWER TODAY?" WE STARTED TO LAUGH AND SAID, YEAH, WE DID AND IT WAS KIND OF SILLY WASN'T IT.
IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE SEEING OTHERS AND OURSELVES IN A NEW WAY.
2006-10-09 10:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by layobro7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No of course thats not true. It would be a good assesment that the French in general care more about their appearances than Americans.
2006-10-09 10:05:31 · answer #3 · answered by choubisou 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's 100% true, the reason is we don't have water in our houses because it's still the Middle Age in France.
2006-10-10 03:37:53 · answer #4 · answered by Baiocchi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's called 'une douche'. It may be true that the French (and British) are not quite so anally fixated on showers as the Americans, though.
2006-10-09 09:51:12 · answer #5 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
completely wrong!
though i know some stiky ones... i sure there are no more than in the states
it 's as true as all americains have a gun under their pillow and drink coca cola all day long
2006-10-09 09:50:26 · answer #6 · answered by loute 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am sure that they don't take so many as Brazilians.
But I think Brazilian take too many.
2006-10-10 05:12:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And the most stupid are those who believe stupid rumors
2006-10-09 13:45:54 · answer #8 · answered by kitty 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hey, I take that offensively, I'm going to report you!
Oh yeah, I'm not French, but my name is though...never mind.
Of course they don't take showers...they take bathes.
2006-10-09 09:51:43 · answer #9 · answered by Jacques 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
frech people?did you mean french people?and no it's not true.i think.
2006-10-09 09:51:06 · answer #10 · answered by victor y 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋