What is your INTELLIGENT opinion of FRANCE?

Answer 1

It is beautiful geographically and has citizens who know how to enjoy the good life. It has given us many excellent authors and musicians as well as leaders. The language is lovely , the food divine, and they are very kind to the brazen mannerless Americans who visit Paris.

Answer 2

It depends what you mean by France, do you actually speak of the WHOLE country or do you reduce it to only Paris?

France has many and various faces no two regions are alike and you can't have a proper idea before you visit at least a couple of them.

Unfortunately most foreigners seem to believe they know everything about France because they've seen the Eiffel Tower or Champs Elysee!

Answer 3

I have only visited Paris in France but i loved it. I am going back in March 2008, and seeing as it takes a 21 hour plane flight to get there, obviously i love it. The people were soo nice and help full, not at all like the stereotype that has been placed upon the french. The guys in Paris were gorgeous, seriously. My older sister and i went there last July and it was a large culture shock for us compared to our homeland of Australia. A man said that i was beautiful and a lot of people asked us where we were from. Its my favourite city in the world so far.

Answer 4

Well now, I've been there 3 times and I speak some French, so I'm already ahead (yes, I'm smug. Sue me.) in the communication stakes. Plus I'm Irish, and we and the French get along great because we have common historical enemies.

That aside, I've found the people generally friendly, and the cities beautiful, the food delicious, and of course the culture .... the home of Modernism, what else is there to say?

Of course there are those of you who allow your personal vindictiveness to get in the way of unbiased critical judgement (and no, the two are NOT mutually exclusive) which I think is a sign of acute laziness on your part - laziness because you might have intelligence of your own, but you simply couldn't be arsed to apply it and prefer to parrot what other people think about something without actually investigating it for yourself and finding out what you REALLY think about it.

What to know France? Learn some of the language and go there.

Answer 5

I have never been there before, and I have always wanted to go. Paris sounds like a nice city, but very touristy, so I think I will check out another city like Nice. I took French in high school, and learned a little bit about the culture. I would like to try the cuisine and speak to local Frenchmen and women to see what France is really like. Then I will have an intelligent opinion about it.

Answer 6

I don't get why everyone thinks France is ignorant - I love France! They keep the allied (especially British) war graves immaculate and having been there to see them myself, I must say they do a damn good job. I love the history of France - Les Miserables, Moulin Rouge, Nepoleon - everything. To me, France in cultured, beautiful and rich in it's people and art. They have a wondeful interial design perspective - shabby chic. My bedrooms based around it and I am so proud of my 1890's French bed. The French are - words cannot describe for me how wonderful they are.

Answer 7

The cities are all very cultural. The arcitecture is tremendous and incredibly intriguing. The food is great and it just has an all around great feeling. However, French people don't generally like Americans, and it's a shame they judge us for what other stupid people have done. So is it any wonder why Americans rag on French? It's the chicken and the egg theory...

Answer 8

I'm there now, in Lille, attending an Intensive Programme at the University. Been here 5 days... 7 more to go. I speak v little french and hoped that most french people would have a working knowledge of English, but to my frustration, they have sweet f all English. They've got a great public transport system, and the country has much to offer sightseers and explorers... so I think it's good enough, but can't wait to go home to Ireland

Answer 9

I think people in France are generally better-educated than people in the US. They work hard, and they play hard. They value family and friends, and if you're lucky enough to be considered their friend, they will do anything for you.

They are passionate, analytical, and communicative to the point of being aggressive. Contrary to popular belief, they don't really hate Americans; they don't like our political leadership (or lack of) and they don't like it when visitors to their country make no effort to learn a bit of the culture before they arrive -- think of the typical "ugly American" stereotype.

They don't like to get too familiar too fast, which is the opposite of the American way where we are best buddies within 5 minutes of meeting. In business, they like to know all the details and have discussed all perspectives before coming to a decision.

All in all, I think it would be a great place to live!

Answer 10

Francophobia? Is this what you are referring to?

I think the real problem is a political type of Francophobia and is the product of a long story of political disagreements, especially on foreign policy issues.

France is a major player in world diplomatic relations through its leading role in the European Union, diplomatic relations and a permanent seat at the Security Council of the United Nations. French foreign policy has long been characterized by a degree of independence from the U.S, particularly in the recent years on the Middle East. Francophobia is hence strong in the political groups that are at odds with French foreign policy