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Juliana seems so mature, conscientious, and funny. She already know how by and large to find her way in the world. Nice to see a person enjoying their life. I like that she;s very pragmatic and doesn't romanticize things. and already knows what to do. It appears that the French schools allow this maturity and emotional growth to evolve without so much to do. Congratulations to you all.

I'm french and the french butter is better. And by far. Especially in Normandy and Brittany.

A little asterisk about that tabac store. The whole drink/coffee/simple meal etc comes with bar/tabac places. A bar-tabac is a local institution indeed, have a coffee, beer, get your newspaper, buy post stamps, you can do it there. But a simple tabac will not offer drinks nor food. But newspapers, magazines, a few books, cigarettes, lottery stuff

Garlic salt: Sel à l'aïl ... I used to use this year's ago already, and brands such as Ducros make it. But, we French have a trick ... Some salt, some garlic, et voilà ... why pay an arm and a leg when you can make it yourself? The advantages: you can adjust the proportions of salt and garlic to flavour your dishes to taste, and you can use different types of salt and garlic to obtain different flavours. The problem with wanting something ready all the time is that you end up with an inferior product at a higher cost, you pollute more in the process and the product deteriorates when you keep it for weeks on end in your cupboard. So, keep it simple-stupid, and enjoy making your salt and garlic fresh. Or, dry left overs of garlic (quickly is better, to prevent mould from forming; stick them into the oven when you bake, since it'll save energy) and even the husk, powder it all in a blender and mix it to salt. Easy, quick, natural, no anti-caking agents and super satisfactory that you know it's homemade.

Definitively used to be substitute teachers back in my day (not that long ago) but even then it was pretty hard for schools to reliably get them, it's unfortunate to hear that the issues regarding substitutes teachers have come to a point where they seemingly are now non existant.

I'm a teacher (a private teacher, I tutor and give extra lessons but I don't work with the Education Nationale), and I teach (among other things) French and FLE. I see each year the USA's mentality about work and guilt growing and it worries me. One of the most important task I have when I have high school students (and sometimes a little bit younger ones) is to teach them that rest and sleep is at least as important as working and studying is. One's brain needs to rest to memorize and understand what you worked on during the day, and if you're always working on something you have higher chances to reach a breaking point and burn out. So I teach both academic subjects, and also methodology and how to work smarter, not harder. As soon as my students understand that if they work correctly, they actually work less or with less intensity and get better results, they're just... idk. Lighting up. That spark of curiosity and interest for learning in a teen's eyes is everything I work for.

Other than the standard of lunch and having 2 hrs to enjoy it, this bright young lady's experience is remarkably similar to mine, and to my grandsons' today, in 🇬🇧🇦🇺. 60+ yrs on, I still remember my geography master holding up my homework before the class and asking why I'd decided to submit something that looked like used fish & chips wrapping. 😅

I'm really happy to see your channel. You're willing to connect with France as it is, and I think you're providing a real service to people who doubt that they can follow their dream to live in France.

Enjoy your obsessive greed and radicalised ignorance Americans. We Europeans will enjoy our quality of life. Oh, and please keep your orange dog on a leash.

Welcome to the EU. As far as I know, it's the same in the entire EU. I'm from Croatia, full health insurance (state), whether employed or not, costs me 10 euros a month. Anyone who wants, or can afford it, can take out private insurance and they'll tell you the price of the service right away. And for Americans, that's "communism"

This is the difference between a mix economy VS a Capitalist economy. It all comes down to the economic system at the end of the day.

The way she made the distinction between futbol and soccer. 😂

Your daughter is doing so well. I wonder, did she fit in well in US schools, or has she started to bloom(as it were) after finding her feet in France?

Juliana looks she'll grow a great person. Quite self confident and mature .. But she has to stop making home work during meal time, that's anti-français :))) She really has to socialise, she'd learn way faster, and really be even more confident. making friends, and getting out to reach more circles, more dots of the web .. It's a very rich experience if YOU decide to live it Juliana !

European countries have a much longer history. The United States is very young by comparison so we are like preteens or teenagers. European countries like France are the adults in the room

America once was free…not anymore I live here since 30+ years and it was not free when I came and now it is even less. Because the big Misstake in my Opinion is that no one teached Americans “ Your freedom ends where my freedom starts” YMHO

Dans les écoles privées en France y a surtout des « profs » qui ne sont pas profs. Ils recrutent comme ils veulent… Et en plus faut payer pour ça mdr. Plus c’est cher et plus les parents d’élèves pensent que c’est bien !

Spain - foreign teaching assistants major culture shocks is how student-teacher relationship works on a first name basis. So kids right from kindergarten might call you "teacher" at most, but usually by your first name, and it's pretty informal.

Thank you for these very interesting videos about life in 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇵...👍 Big changes are unfolding in the 🇺🇸 at the moment...Not sure its for the better. Time will tell, but you may have lade the best décision in your life by choosing to live here in 🇪🇺, and especially in 🇨🇵.

Juliana is just the best kiddo!😊

I’m not too sure how I ended up on your page but, as an Italian expat in the UK, I thought I’d give it a go. I’m so glad I did. It’s so interesting to hear other people’s experiences abroad. ;) The French school system sounds similar to the Italian school system: We did spend hours in the same classroom whilst teachers would change, teachers were quite strict, we didn’t have too many extracurricular activities, grammar was a big focus too. But, unlike France, we did not have chefs and amazing food. Prawns in school sounds amazing! We would generally go home for lunch. But we did go to school one extra day (Saturdays!). Can I also just say I’m in awe with your daughter’s extraordinary French pronunciation and intelligence? Well done parents!! ❤ She’s dealing with this expat life like a rockstar. :) Wishing you all the best in your European adventures. You have a new Italian fan en Angleterre 🎉😊 Keep up the good work!

From one ex-Houstonian to another (Go Astros!), THANK YOU so much for great videos that are helpful and inspiring. I'm currently doing my Schengen cool-down in Prishtina, Kosovo; but hope to visit France soon. My dream is to someday own property in France.

In France, extra scholar activities are paid by the parents directly to the associations or clubs. The fees are usually calculated based on the household income and the parent’s “quotient familial” but also the place you live. Fees are lesser for people living on the town itself. It can be more expensive for people from the surrounding areas. You can obtain this information from the town hall and (in bigger towns and cities) in the local MJC (Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture) where the clubs administration offices are gathered together. All the sports clubs are officially registered by the national federation of the country and the annual fees includes licence and personal insurance.

Ha. True dat.

Is there more smoking in schools in France vs USA? What have you guys observed?

It's 8 am to 12 and 2pm to 5pm. There are 2 hours lunch

All my life , with our whithout my parents i went to various contry, after 1 or 2 times it's not any more a problem to move evrywhere because you know that you can meet new friends and make our life where you want to make it !

Good video and very helpful. Thank you. qq, where did you entered your credit card for the appointment booking? I followed your steps for the appointment booking where it submitted without asking me for the credit card. VFS replied that my payment is unsuccessful which is expected. Thks.

We have to be honest ! all of our blond heads don't have a futur on sports or specials activities ! If any great capabilities are discovered , why not ! but let our childrens have activities just for fun and education ...

I really hope that she doesn't get bullied. She's obviously a smart girl, but yet at her age children will point out the litttle differences. Big up Juliana. It's a pleasure to have you among us.

I would love my children will do there home works at school when they have time !!! Youre a so lucky 😁

From what I remember, in the US, your extra curricular activities matter a lot when you apply to university. Here it's almost only your Bac's result, or the academics (unless you apply to a dance or sport program of course)

Juliana's french accent is excellent. Within 1 year, it will be perfect. It's normal for a french teacher to say "good job..or..bad job". So pupils can (try to) improve... Tell the truth is not shocking!! Be welcome in France

For the "eating with your hands", it is more complicated than that. There are a few things that have to be eaten with your hands: bread (and bread should never be cut with a knife: France was the eldest daughter of the Catholic Church after all), everything similar to bread (same reason), asparagus, strawberry if they have the stem, sea food (mussels, oysters,...), olives, small fruits (unless of they are served in a cup, then a spoon). For the label of the origin of the products, there are several reasons and all come back to you having a choice: preserving the environment, sustaining the local economy, taste (depending on the region),...

Just to add! The level of French education knowledge !! Is far superior in France! Bravo to your daughter!

It would appear that you have chosen a Catholic school! I also chose this education in a small French town for my 2 older children! Respect and education! Important for later years!

As others have said in the comments, the freedom thing has always bothered me. According to the world freedom index the United States is 17th so nowhere near the top in “freedom.“ I realize at my advancing age that most of what we grew up believing about America and I’m not exaggerating when I say most is all lies. We’re not the smartest, the freest, the wealthiest, etc. at this point we are a sad caricature of a country. When a full 30% of Americans believe that owning a firearm is more important than anything well, that will give you an idea of where we’re at.

Brain washing is a good analogy. I live in Canada and "we" see things more from the European perspective. The odd fact is that 80% of American's don't own a passport and that statistic is telling.

20 per class, definitely not a public school !

15:58 It IS more respectful to call them by the impersonal titles Madame / Monsieur or Mme/M. + their last name. You're also supposed to use "vous" (formal you). The only students who don't are pre-schooler (3 to 5 year olds); it's assumed they're learning society so they'll call their teacher "monsieur/maîtresse" or by their given name, using "tu" (informal address). Using "tu" with a teacher as a middle-schooler would be a (provocative) sign of disrespect, because they're older, there in a professional capacity, the person in charge of them, and their teacher.

England here 😂😂😂Spain has bad tap water 💦 😂😂😂😂

Just want to praise you for not being afraid to do an inventory on your beliefs and welcome new ideas :) hope you will find what you are looking for. Yours truly European

The USA is the greatest country in the USA! Period!

Fantastic episode. Very organic and informative on school life in France. Julianne is articulate and full of personality just like her mother. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Joseph.

She speaks better English than most Americans who have YouBoob channels.

It's so cool to see how good she's speaking french now !!! Another proof that nothing beats being fully immerged to learn a language...

This "d'accord" was so natural... 😍

Telling grades out loud in classes is one thing in France, but you can definitely recognize private or semi private schools when they start displaying rankings and GPAs of everybody. That's not something they do in public schools and i'm pretty sure it's actually a big no-no in public schools. In most general cases from all my school years, teachers gave us our works with grades back silently and it was up to us to share with our friends or not.

Fantastic that the kids eat good, well prepared food. Note, no burgers, chicken nuggets, mac & cheese, etc etc etc. How refreshing! That's one reason why the BMI in these countries is far better than in the US, UK, etc.