23 Little things that are different about life in France | French culture
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- Опубликовано: 21 апр 2021
- This short video all about little things that are different about life in France! Whether you've traveled to France on vacation or have moved to France, let's see how many of these things about life in France catch you by surprise. Let's take a deep dive into French culture and the French lifestyle and see what you notice when you move abroad or do some France travel. Let's hear your culture shock moments in this France vs. USA comparison!
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Bonjour, tout le monde! Trying out a different format in this short video. ;-) Hope you enjoy my observations all about 23 little things that are different about life in France. ;-)
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Thank you so much! What’s your favorite/least favorite difference about living in France?
@@maddied4669 Hi there, I talk about that in this pros and cons video: ruclips.net/video/HuVL3Okq954/видео.html
je veux pas être relou mais "Bonjour, tout le monde" c'est pas du tout naturel à lire, faudrait enlever la virgule parce que ça fait bizarre, oui je m'ennuie mais sinon super vidéo 😁
Me, a French guy who watches the video to determine by inversion what is different in the US
Lol same
Tout pareil hahaha
Ahree with you. This personne should have called this video "difference compare to US... but maybe not for the rest of the world"
Pareil 😂
Je suis pas le seul au moins 😂
Nobody in France plays Soccer, but there's a lot of people who play football ;-)
Kind of like no one in the US takes the lift, but a lot of people take the elevator ;-)
Good spots both.
In south-west France Rugby is very popular too.
@@jean-pascalesparceil9008 and in Paris.
@@andrewrobinson2565 Paris has good teams, but I think is is not rooted there as it is in villages in Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Bonjour, I'm French I'd like to add a little thing about the French President. He can't and is forbidden to speak of God publicly cause of the law of 1905 which decided the separation of the State and the Church. Take care everyone 😁
To complete your words, he also can't make any religious movements (for example the cross of Jesus with his hands) while he is in function in funeral.
When Johnny Hallyday died, the two formers presidents Sarkozy and Hollande were at the funeral with Macron. I think I remember those two made the cross' movement above the coffin but not Macron.
C'est marrant quand 2 français se parlent en anglais sur Internet x)
@@Thefrenchishere J'aime la petite remarque à la fin. :)
Vs voulez pas parler français y’en a qui ont encore du mal avec l’anglais :) 😂😭
@@Thefrenchishere c'est vrai XD
Quite right too. This is a secular country and people's gods are their own business. 🇫🇷 Je suis Français aussi.
TGV is efficient *Laugh in sncf*
ahah *laugh in grève des cheminots*
When it works
We could have the single best train system in the world, but still find loooooots of ways to complain about it x)
That's also how you can be sure that you are in France
It is efficient. Compared to usa or UK trains.
**Laugh in snow on the rails**
As a french dude, I can confirm all of this.
I'm even surprised some of them seem "exotic" from american's point of view !
Yeah it really shows the difference of cultures, I find that really interesting
"healthcare is a right", do you seriously call it a little thing? It's one of my favorite things in France and one of the things that scares me the most in the USA
Its pretty standard for most of the world
Please , I'm french but I don't think you have to be french to know that the french flag at 0:12 is upside down 😂
Just seeing who is paying attention lol
what about 0:02 ?
lol
@@coolnamefgtrfdhbtrhtr lol
Lol I'm french toi and I didn't even noticed 🤣🤣
techniquement c'est le drapeau, il me semble, de la première monarchie constitutionnelle
préparez la guillotine
If you lose your job, you will still have healthcare = I am French, and in my opinion that's the best thing!
Pro tip : if you ever come to France, don't order a baguette. Order a "tradition baguette" that is like 10 ~ 20 cents more expensive but way more delicious.
And healthier
You're right their so much better
Free bread at restaurants. I think that's pretty unique.
And free water
@@gwenc.2310 You're absolutely right... I'd forgotten that.. So long without restaurants. 😱
Add the fact that tip is really really appreciated if you liked the service or the place for example, but it's not obligatory since waiter's wages are much different than in the US
WAIT. In the US you pay for the bread ??? Even in weird countries like Italy where you pay the water, the bread is free (kind of, it’s attached to "pane e coperto")
I'm an American and bread & water have been free at every restaurant, in the USA, that I've eaten in.
One summer, I had an American girl who stayed for a couple of weeks where I live in South of France. I had a really tricky time to explain to shut the "volets" to avoid the heat during the day.
How is it different in other countries? I thought every house had "volets" everywhere wth
@@The35Angelo Apparently not everyone in the USA 🤷♀️
@@The35Angelo In the US/other parts of the world, it looks like people will more often use AC or heating systems to control the house's temperature.
Letting your "volets" (help what's the right english word x_x) open in the afternoon will make your house an oven if you don't blast the AC (provided you have one, which many don't. After that crazy heatwave in 2019, a lot were installed though)
Je m'imagine...
Shut the VOLET
volley-ball?
THE VOLET LÀ
@@lyneyra In the UK we don't typically have "volets" (shutters?) or AC indoors because it's never hot enough to need it haha
J’aime bien ces vidéos où on se rend compte que c’est majoritairement des français qui regardent (d’où mon commentaire dans la langue de Molière)
Moi qui croyais être le seul... :-D
Sans doutes parce que DIANE est la plus objective des expatriées US dans ses observations, elle n'a aucun parti pris ni a priori. De surcroît, elle a compris depuis longtemps que PARIS n'était pas la France, n'en déplaise aux parigots.
Without doubts because DIANE is the most objective of the US expatriates in her observations, she has no prejudices or prejudices. In addition, she understood for a long time that PARIS was not France, no offense to the Parisians.
heyy- so i am french i just live in the states :,) my family lives more on the american side of things so i was never able to learn or see what the culture was like and i’m super interested in it :>
I'm french, I came here just to know what's different in YOUR country 😂
Many apply to other European countries as well...
Absolutely! Very common in other areas I've traveled to as well for sure.
Yes but this video is about France
@@Onyric. Is this video dedicated to American people?
even to Russia ))
Mon dernier voyage en France date d'il y a longtemps. Il y a fort longtemps, je traversais l'Atlantique à chaque année quand ce n'était pas deux ou trois fois. Je garde de ce pays d'excellents souvenirs, toujours amusé par ce qui nous rapproche et ce qui nous différencie. Nous partageons la même langue, certes, mais les mœurs de part et d'autres sont forts différentes. Souvent, la France me manque.
Québec?
@@feurlo Oui. Je vis à Montréal.
@@YanikCrepeau1 J'espère que tu pourras revenir bientôt. On t'accueillera avec grand plaisir. :)
Reviens quand tu veux ami québécois
@@jeanrose1627 On va attendre que la pandémie soit définitivement derrière nous avant d'envisager un voyage international.
Even if it is cheaper than in the US, veterinary and train are seen very expensive in France (especially train compared to some other european countries, but it is because these are often modernised)
100% agree if i can add a little fact i used to take the train every single day to go to school, and the total worth for a 10month free train access (anyday any hour) was around 300/400€
Wow. In France, a kettle is used to boil water and we wash our hair. We're too strong.
When you said you could find great wine for less than 10€ and showed a picture of a 2€ bottle I instantly thought « that’s the cooking whine » 😂
"Do you think you know everything about life in France?"
Me, a french dude: Maybe?
Tbh, the funny thing is that I discover that some things aren't the same in the US lmao x)
Fun fact 99% of French never climb the Eiffel tower
Oh sorry you guys climbed your statue of liberty?
@@MonsieurSwag t’es très salé toi mdr
Asva French man it's probably something like 99.9%
They take the elevator!
I’m French and I moved out in Canada-Montreal 2 years ago, and I miss my country especially for the foods. The foods are so much better in France..
Then Come back 😃
But... the poutine ?
@@thetrist333 i'm talking only about the foods, i prefer Montreal in general :)
@@tomf3150 i don't like it, too fat
@@thetrist333 Aren't you an idiot?
As a French I can also add it is possible to order a bowl of water for your dog in bars^^
I'm Française, and I have NOTHING to say that you could have mistaken or forget or whatever. Everything was perfect. And it even teach me so many things that I disn't know were that different about us and other countries
So happy to hear it. Thanks for watching!
"I'm Française" x)
Oui in France wishing happy new year in French : Bonne année !!
American guy : What do you mean "banana" ?
Je ne m'attendais pas à Picard !😂
C'est ma marque préférée en France ! ;-)))))
Moi non plus. J'habite en France et je n'en ai jamais entendu parler.
@@OuiInFrance aïe
@@alainrogez8485 tu plaisantes n'est-ce pas ?
@@jeanrose1627 non
Love this format Diane. I'm looking forward to you being able to take us along on more weekend trips.
Cheers!
This is a really great format. It introduces lots of aspects of French Life in a really quick fun way! We have found out all of these things for ourselves....but back in the day we spent a lot of time trying to find meds in the supermarket! A great introduction to things that people might find different.
You shouldn't be afraid of asking us if you don't know about anything. Granted, you show that you can actually make some efforts with the french language. If you can, i believe there is little you can't ask us.
@@nox8730 Our experience has certainly been that in general French people are very friendly and helpful….our French is pretty reasonable now but even when we were just starting to learn the language that was the case…people very much appreciate that you are making an effort. You do have to know what questions to ask though and that is where Diane’s video was so helpful…just an appreciation of some of these small differences before you arrive in France will make visitors feel more at ease.
@@MsMamabo Yes, we definitely appreciate the effort. And by the way, when it comes to foreign languages mastery, contrary that what everyone say (especially native english speakers who can never stop complaining about it), there are 4 european countries worse than France. In ranking order: Spain, Hungary, Romania, and dead last by far is... The United Kingdom. This information should provide some clues as to why we do appreciate efforts. As long as there is respect, the French is not any more rude than anyone, but you seem to understand that, so i am certain you will be able to explain it to others, too like Diane does. But yeah, we generally refuse to listen to complains from english native speakers, which should be obvious.
22 (Picard) is so true ! Very convenient.
Bonjour, pour les produits sugelés vous avez aussi Thiriet qui propose de bonnes choses. Ils sont moins connus que Picard mais les produits sont équivalents. Et ils font la livraison à domicile et le click and collect. Personnellement je vais aux deux, ils se complètent.
Exact. Thiriet c'est très bien aussi. Ça dépend surtout des régions. Thiriet est très présent dans l'est par exemple. J'ai toujours connu, ma grand-mère commandait déjà chez eux. Alors que Picard est pour moi plus "urbain" 😏
Love the TGV network!
This is brilliant. Amazing editing and titles. Bravo.
French living in the UK here. Kettles in French kitchens are a rarity. But you will find them in every UK kitchen. Most French houses have an electric coffee maker whereas the Brits tend to drink tea or instant coffee.
Brit/French living in France here. Kettle for tea. Nespresso for coffee.
@@thomassublime5969 Yeah it's so much faster and obviously more energy efficient this way.
@@thomassublime5969 We brought our first electric kettle to France from the UK in 1989. Several UK plugs into an extension cable with a travel plug on the end - not too safe. Things have changed. This week we're "almost at war" with ourselves, apparently. 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇬🇧. 😳🙄
@@thomassublime5969 Mrs. R never thinks of putting water from the hot tap in a kettle or a steamer. The plumbing's completely new. Old habits die hard. 😁
I really enjoyed this! Merci😊❤️🇺🇸🇫🇷
I like the new way you did this video, it was entertaining and informative!
Another great video Justine. They are always so interesting. Thanks!
*Diane...
A beautiful video as usual
I’m French and everything is real your job is amazing tysm and I hope you have a nice day!
Nothing was a big surprise after almost 4 years here...and reading your blogs! I do wish we had a close Picard now that I have a bigger freezer! Thanks for all the info.
You can also to Thiriet they do the same kind of thing and some of them propose delevery service.
Oh my God I just realized that Picard is a fresh frozen frenchise!!! Gordon probably hate them
actually what they do is perfect for a daily use x)
And foor there is actually pretty good (quails stuffed with foie gras amongt other delicacies)
Very interesting indeed. I live in Montreal Quebec Canada and we use the kettle to heat up everything... everything.
Yes, very handy kitchen appliance? I never used one until I moved to France and it's great to use when you're making pasta and want the water to boil quickly. (instead of starting from tap water in a pot on the stove) And tons of other uses.
Quality food, I love that for France! I’m afraid that having experienced food in France set the bar so high and unless I’m there, food is just “meh.” The joy of shopping all the fresh street markets or individual shops is just part of that experience. It was fascinating to see the differences in how food is presented. It made for some fun memories and the patisserie window displays are art. Art you can eat!
Bruno albouze recipes. He has ytb channel.
Now I just have to visit France 🫡
As someone who isn’t a picky eater, I would love find a new found appreciation for “quality foods”
I really enjoy your channel! It's really very well done and I'm becoming addicted to it! I posted somewhere else that I grew up in France. My mom was French and my dad American so I had a unique upbringing and I have to say you just nail it! I'm not sure if you already covered this but as a mere suggestion I would mention how most beaches in France are public access as opposed to a lot of places in the US, especially the East Coast where I live! ( Rhode Island) I miss France terribly and watching your channel takes me back for a moment!
another fun fact about life in france, we usually cook our meals (at least dinner). In the United States, there are many more people who eat ready-made meals
Le château d’Angers ❤️❤️
Great informative video as usual. Can't wait to retire to France from the US in 2 years, 8 months, 29 days! Love your channel.
You ever been to France ? Do you have a town in mind ? :)
Hi, how do you do without using volet it seems so normal for me? Bisoux from France
Grave grave je pensais c'était un truc normal comme les portes et table etc et là on me dit c'est un truc "français" mais quoi 😂
Ils utilisent des rideaux et des stores je crois. Voir cet article : www.lostintheusa.fr/2016/04/27/pourquoi-pas-volets-fenetres-usa/#:~:text=En%20pr%C3%A9ambule%2C%20il%20faut%20d,sans%20laisser%20entrer%20la%20chaleur.
@@neoDarkSquall c’est un coup à se faire cambrioler nan ?
@@lEpeiste Ils ont des armes aux États-Unis, sa compense 🤔😂
@@zalko_ ah ben a choisir du coup, je crois que je préfère les volets 🤣
So Wonderful!!
Many thanks!
Great video !
I'm FrenchI didn't know that it's not the case in other parts of the world... Except for some things like wine, good desserts and many cheese because I've also lived to eastern Europe which doesn't have that either
Francia muy lindo lugar
For the wine, yes, let's say that for like, 4€ you can have a good / decent bottle of white wine, which is cheaper than a 6 pack of beer. :)
@@thomassublime5969 And if you live in a wine region, you can get wine from petrol pumps ⛽at the Cave Coopérative. Particularly beloved by students and retirees.
Big Bravo for your brevity ...
Short & sweet videos, I fancy indeed 😅
Your videos are always fun, entertaining, and informative. There were many things that surprised me when I lived in Spain. One big thing was how different the kitchen was including all appliances. I love to cook and the fresh food available compared to the US was amazing. However, all the appliances in the kitchen were so foreign and difficult to figure out I ate sandwiches from the bakery downstairs in my building for almost a month. Would love it if you would do a video about the kitchen in France.
You should jus ask us, seriously... Even if you invite someone you hardly know in your appartment to show you how it works, there is normally nothing to worry about...
0:04 Angers rpz
Loved the piece about health care. Wish the US could come up with something to offer us. 😘
Unfortunately, Americans were led to believe that having their own tax dollars working for their own benefit is automatically communism lol.
Western Europe (and pretty much every developed nation) consider that paying more taxes to guarantee everyone access to basic (only) Healthcare simply makes the rest way easier for everyone ^^
I live in Canada and many of the things on your list are the same here (except the over-the-counter medications which are available at supermarkets and even at convenience stores). I do wish we had more cheese, bakery, and butcher shops though. I think North Americans are conditioned to one-stop, big bix shopping. I do miss the European market culture!
Come to Montreal...is more european
Are you in British Canada, Québec or Inuit Canada
@@gamermapper British Columbia - on the west coast of Canada
@@femalism1715 ah cool because I think there's some similarities with quebec and France, Québec is more like France and more like Europe overall, while engkosh speaking Canada as well as the USA are very different from Europe
Longer distances, less time to shop. In France too there are huge shopping malls on the outskirts of heavyly populated areas.
I knew most of these. The one that surprised me the most was the kettle - that must be a more recent addition in France as I would say 30 years ago they were not very common. Also I’ve been to a traiteur in Paris and the owners had their own dogs in the store - they were very well behaved but I’m sure it was against hygiene regulations!
I remember going on holiday to France, early 1990s.My dad worked in mobile homes, his colleague helped arrange a holiday at a campsite in the south that was one of his clients. They had mobile homes to rent. The English owner asked if we could possibly bring stove top kettles over for him as they were scarce over there .Sharing a back seat with a brother and a box of 12 kettles is not fun lol. Especially driving from Caen to Agde!
I don't think that they are that common. Useful for people who drink tea or tisanes, not every French.
@@norbertfontaine8524 I think it's an old thing that has come back into fashion recently thanks to a more modern design.
Electric kettles are more common in tea drinking countries. In America, coffee makers prevail. Also, electric kettles are faster and more efficient in the 220 - 240 Volt countries of Europe than in 120 V America, where stove top kettles are more common.
I cannot speak for all my countrymen but I believe the water kettle is not really part of our culture. Tisane, Infusion, powder soup, Thé are not huge here. As for coffee we have expresso machines.
In my experience, wine is always better in the country or region in which it was produced. Either the producing nations/regions keep the good stuff to themselves, or the product suffers from jostling and temperature changes during the shipping process. The same rule seems to hold for beer, fruits & vegetables, and staple products like cheese.
Cette vidéo est vraiment excellente ! Et très intéressante. Je n'en dit pas plus je serais dithyrambique (*).
Bravo !
(*) Exercice de prononciation :)
Had to look that one up!
first pic : Angers !!!! rpz la franss
I use the TGV all the time
2:20: In the South of France (Provence) it's "Bon bout d'An" (Good Years bit)
"bon bout d'an et allez l'OM je suppose 😅😂
Great video Diane ❤️❤️
I live in Portugal and most things are same here. 😊😊
And is it acceptable in your contry to keep dairy products at the room temperature? It's warm enough in Portugal. And milk or egg can spoil quickly wighout a fridge.
@@lazybaby525 In Portugal you can find milk and eggs at normal temperature at the supermarket like in France but after you buying it's recommended to put in a fridge... Especially the eggs... But I don't drink milk so I don't know if there's much difference...
@@anasofiaferreira4541 that's strange to me, because if milk and eggs are kept not in a fridge they spoil quickly and it's not beneficial for a supermarket and for a buyer because you can buy eggs and milk which have already spoilt during the day in the supermarket
@@lazybaby525 it's not a problem because the process are different. Here in France, and I supposed in Portugal too, we have UHT milk. So you can keep it out of the fridge until you open it without problem. For 3 or 4 weeks. And about eggs, we don't wash it as they do in the US for example. So it's another way to do to keep it longer 😉
You can buy (- or at least I frequently buy - ) wine for less than €10; a good rose or muscadet (one of your favourites) is often nearer €5 tha €10 round here in Hauts de France.
Bonjour, Diane. The only thing that got me was all medicines are chez la pharmacie. I lived in France for 2 years and I NEVER noticed this. It never dawned on me.
You cant use freely restaurant bathrooms, but you can ask anytime for tap water, and when youre a custumer of course water is free and bread too. Sometimes they would refill your breadbasket. Not your sodas!
what do you have to cover your windows instead of volet ? I always thought it was used everywhere.
In many countries north of France, no covers but double windows and drapes inside to block the view from outside.
@@jean-pascalesparceil9008 okay. In France, we frequently use both (volet and curtains)
It’s not normal to have shutters, volets, in the UK, curtains provide privacy and it doesn’t seem to get too hot in the house. Now I’m in France I found the shutters were great when it was freezing to try to keep heat in. I wish I’d thought to close the back door shutters in the storm the other day, rain was flooding in. I love the shutters now, shame they don’t have them in the UK, I’d miss them now if I went back.
Hi there, I just wanted to add that postmen don't use anymore the non-electrical bikes since a few years :)
The most surprising are behind the walls
@@annouchka63 oui, la tapisserie de l'apocalypse is a wonder :)
We also have post cars, not only bike, but it's true that when we french think about Postman, we always saw them on a bike. Also, we have a special color, le "jaune La Poste" - the Post yellow, that is a very special kind of yellow that nobody else use. So when we say a post-yellow car we know it's either a postman on the job, or a former post-car that was sell ;)
And no one in an official position, working for the State is allowed to talk about his religion as a man of the State. It's linked to our laïcité principle, that separated Church from State back in 1900's something.
Oui
Oh la pub pour Picard 😂😂
great job highlighting the differences between France and the US.....of course I have hope again now that we have a new president. I always loved the trains in France ....always clean and bright!
Of course, the government attitudes towards passenger rail needs to change in N. America before we can have that caliber of rail travel.
3:23 Hehe. Vincent Vega was looking for the WC!! ;)
Fun fact: the TGV is always late
Picard est mon préféré !!!!!
Unfortunaly, some little things changed... Boucheries, cheese shops, little groceries are fading away (except expensive ones for rich people), replaced by supermarkets. And for clothing shops, before we had independant stores selling original clothes, now in each city you find the exactly same shops sending exactly same clothes and everyone wear the same things... I'm sad to see those spoils in my wonderful country
You forgot one thing : strikes. Strikes everywhere.
If you're wondering, yes everything in this video is true
I knew all those things about France.... :)
The whole video I was like:
Wait its not like that in the world?
3:53 except in Britanny where you don't have to pay any Toll/gate one highway
I'm french, this is true
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The picture of Picard is the one in my city 😂😂
No big surprise at all - i think that most things are pretty similar here in Germany. I made a tally and found 16 similarities. Over 2/3, not bad at all if you consider the history between the two neighbors...
4:32 then that certainly should change
Im French but I still discover few things in this video ( by example the frozen store)
I don't agree with the last point.
In fact : it's easy to go to Paris. But to travel across the country in train? non.
I live in the Centre Région, in Bourges, but if i have to go to Marseille for example it's more efficient to take a train from Bourges to Paris and a second one from Paris to Marseille. And my city is a préfecture with 60 000 inhabitants! ^^" So the french rail network is only advantageous for Paris ; everything else is really treated unfairly
it's only from my french and kinda rural perspective, idk if when you come from another country you really notice this... Though i'm sure a lot of people i know will confirm what i say!
Oui, je suis d'accord. Aller à Paris est assez simple en train. J'habite près de Lille et me rendre en train à Paris me prend une heure environ. Par contre, se rendre dans certaines zones est très difficile.
0:00 yes, because i live there..
In the countryside, almost no mailman use a bike or an electric bike to deliver mail or something
They use something Closer to a van
I’m Russian and most of these apply to most countries except the us i guess lol
I am french i live in bordeaux
Love the new format! (In addition to your usual videos, not instead of.) That must've taken hours of work. Love the clip for the toilettes/salle de bain discussion. 😂
Quick question: what's the city pictured at 0:05? I love those whitewashed buildings. ❤️
It’s the Chateau d’Angers.
@@cristinasujoy Wow, thank you! It's so beautiful!!
@@cristinasujoy Oh wait no, I meant the one right after that lol! Not the castle, just those white houses. The one where the words "New To You" appear.
Hi Rachel, so glad you enjoyed it! The town is Amboise ;-)
@@OuiInFrance Thank you! I'll have to plan a trip there someday!
As a french watching this vid it made me learn about what americans doesn't have
also your post office cal also be your phone provider and ISP here
Just a French passing by to see what is told
With every years I've been in France, It's 100% true and not some American pov bullsh1t or whatever.