As a Swiss who speak French and talk with a lot of French people, I would say that French people are really fast at having an opinion even with things they didn't knew before. But it's true that you can talk a lot about everything and they may change their mind. They are just normal people and generally kind hearted, good friends to have.
you're being Swiss (polite) man. You can say it, here nobody cares ^^. You dont like it that they mistake you for french because lets face it, they lack of education and manners in life. and they f***ing smell and are proud of their smell that they need to share their smell to the world XD XD XD
This goes hand in hand with what the girl said about French people valuing honesty - I now absolutely believe her! ❤I just LOVED how honest and transparent they were about every single question. And the fact that they can do that while clearly loving their country at the same time - I really admire that! This was a great video with great people! ❤ Also, my favourite line: "Your neighbour will never look like Gabriel" 😂
I am not french but I am a french canadian who befriended a lot of french people in her life. And here it is what I have to say: -French people value honesty highly! This can explain the cheating cliché. Study have found that there is no more cheating in France than other western countries but when asked the question, french people would be more likely to admit it. They are just less hypocrite about it. -French people truly love to debate! They are very cultured people. As a french canadian, I prefer to converse with them. With other north americans, the conversation are often about houses, cars, weather and other things superficial.With them, you can discuss history, politics, society, etc. You can have very deep and philosophical conversations even with a stranger and that's amazing! They know how to argue and be intellectual. -The cliché I hate the most is the one that says: "French always surrender". Since they are my cousins, it triggers me a lot since part of their history is my own as well. Not only it is false (France actually has the most successful military history in the world) but it is also a huge disrespect to plenty of french soldiers who died for our freedom (the ones who fought during american revolution, the ones who battled at Verdun and the ones who protected british soldiers so they could escape at Dunkirk when they saw they couldn't defeat the Nazis). I wish people would be more educated about that. Besides that, plenty of love toward my mother country!
I was born and raised in the 🇺🇸and I Love to debate! Throughout my life, I have not met many people who do. Many people get annoyed and get… ?offended?? ..🤔French was my minor and I’ve been studying it o and off since.. lately, at least some everyday. Now I am motivated to master French to debate! I..Joanie, do the Canadian Francophone population and Québécois love to debate too, or is it still the typical North American attitude toward debating? Oh, and here in the US, us regular people are So tired of polarization … 😑 nothing to do with debating ;)
@@gigi4713 Some Quebecois love to debate (me and many members of my family do love to do it) but you have to find them. This is not like the french people who made it their national sport. However, one element you will probably love is the absence of polarization you can find in the USA. Quebecois are mostly centrist. During election, we are known for our political mood swings (we can change our mind very often). In fact, we have this advantage above french in the sense we are open to change our opinion (French love to debate but they often feel the need to win the argument thus the stereotype of their arrogance). Of course, it will always depend of the person you meet! P.S: Be warned that french language in Quebec is largely different than in France, so prepare yourself!
Thank you the last point is also the one that triggers me the most, since it's complete bullsh*t. France is one of the most warrior like country in the world. They were the most brave of all during WW1 and in WWII the president didn't surrender, only his minister did. Many french went into the resistance and many soldiers kept fighting. My great-grand-father actually died protecting the Brits at Dunkirk. Georg Von Kücheler said: "Dunkirk give me the proof that the french soldier is one of the best in the world [...]".
@@drsrsv8884 Napoleon didn't even make half of the victories of France (he hated to be treated as someone who wasn't French because he was anyway) and then you think that France is made in one century (or just 50 years I don't know at what age he died) so inform yourself before saying such nonsense, In France there have been so many "war heroes" like Joanne d'Arc , Louis XIV, Charlemagne and I'm only talking about those who participated in their war history, I'm not talking about the great writers or artists that I don't even need to talk about. France is too old a country to be represented by one person. After that I imagine that the knowledge of some people is limited to their history course.
That shy French guy in the blue top was very articulate. I really appreciated the extra explanations. This was a great video. It was a pleasure to watch everyone.
Sometimes people misunderstand french when they say they are complaining , most of the times they are trying to have a objective point of view of something and in order to do that you need to look at the cons and not only the pros
It would be a pity not to go to Paris because of people, we don't eat strangers, it's true that people are stressed in Paris it doesn't help. I left Paris and in big cities same thing, life is hard
I would strongly advise foreigners to visit other cities than Paris like Toulouse, Strasbourg, Bordeaux. These cities are just wonderful and the people there are more friendly and authentic. One thing I like about french people is their humour, they make good jokes too.
I’m from Paris, born and raised, and yes parisians are rude, I think it’s a general atmosphere like, people are stressed out, they run everywhere because they are late, everyone is on edge. It’s actually very hard to live in the city. I’m a uni student so for me it’s kind nice to have a ton of things to do, a lots of people to meet everyday but I would love the city to be more welcoming and friendlier cause you can get depressed quite easily... Paris is like a mixing pot of a hundred different cultures that (try) to live together. I like to think people in Paris aren’t mean because it’s their personality because when you get to know them they are very nice, it’s just the atmosphere that makes everybody on edge. But if you come to France you should definitely come to Paris because the architecture, the culture, museums, theaters… are all very nice and must be seen at least once in your life, just enjoy the city and it’s beauty rather then the people ;) (don’t get scared we’re not all the same, just be warned that parisians are mostly not very welcoming) But of course don’t just go to Paris they are so many beautiful places in France to visit, cities but also landscapes, mountains, beaches, the see… And people are much nicer in other cities, I personally love the south of France where people are very welcoming, open and friendly ! (And the History isn’t only located in Paris) Anyway, to everyone wanting to visit France, I hope you have a wonderful time in our beautiful country !
This very well balanced comment deserves to be on top of the list. I think "province" people always criticizing the parisians is also kind of a stereotype, especially when we consideer the fact that people in Paris are nearly all people from province that came there to study/work. The long journies to work, the crowds, the masses of tourists... contribute a lot in this parisian atmosphere AND people exaggerate a lot the "rudeness" of parisians.
Haha. As an Argentine, almost all these stereotypes apply to us as well. Within Latin America, Argentina has the reputation of being arrogant, cocky, egocentric, delusional, and obnoxiously proud, sometimes even racist with our Eurocentric superiority complex. But that is honestly the image that people from our capital Buenos Aires (porteños) have forever fed the rest of the world. I heard many people saying that Argentinians don't consider themselves Latin American, because back in my parents' generation, Argentinians would say that. But that was when we were predominantly a country of European immigration, and socioeconomically we were considered a first world country (that was a long time ago). But I can tell you these days, almost every Argentinian considers themselves Latin Americans. But yea, there is a big divide between people from the capital and people from the provinces, who are much more laid back and humble. The capital is just more chaotic, fast-paced, with people from all over the country and continent, that it is inevitable to not have this "cara de culo" attitude. It's almost like a defense mechanism. Even within Argentina, no one likes people from Buenos Aires, especially with the corrupt politicians living there. Also, we Argentines love to complain and debate. There is always a riot in the street causing traffic, whether it is teachers protesting for more wages, or wanting the current president out, and we can argue about politics, economy, football, history, abortion, gay rights, racism, etc. all day of the week, whether we are at a dinner table, at a park having some mate, at a cafe, at a parrilla with friends and family. Regarding the complaining part, I did hear from other Latin Americans, that Argentinians are among the most entitled and difficult to deal with costumers. Can't help it that our people are opinionated and direct
"Your neighbor would never look like Gabriel" got me rolling. Sadly, i have come to discover it is true...😂😂. Never swallow hook, line and sinker movie protrayer of a place.
Not all French are rude. Those from northern France are friendly and hospitable. I have a French friend from Normandy who is really pleasant and open to have a chat with. When I told him about my disappointment about how rude the French were when I visited Paris, he said that he felt the same thing whenever he visited the city. Parisienne are rude and inhospitable, even towards fellow French from outside the city. Some of my friends who used to live in France also confirmed this, the French from the northern part of the country are friendlier and more hospitable from the rest of the country.
Most friendly and hospitable regions in France: Haut-de-France, Normandy, Bretagne, Occitanie, Provence, Savoie, Aquitaine, (Alsace) Corsicans are probably the most friendly and hospitable ones, BUT you have to show some love for their culture (history, language, etc.)
I’m Parisian and I’m not like that. But I understand how you feel. It’s true that most Parisians are very rude and arrogant. For some reason, it’s cool to act better than everyone else 🤷🏻♀️ I left France in 2013 and a lot of people told I was nice “for a French person”. That’s when I realize how bad of a reputation we have. Not fair though as it’s really only the Parisians who are this way.
@@SweeetSpice I feel for you. I have a friend from Paris (I’m not French, I’m Irish) and she’s incredibly sweet and would never look down anyone I think it’s the same with Londoners. Some have a tendency to look down at other English folks (I use to live there) and it’s really unpleasant
you need to see how people in the world are nice compared to the french. I wouldnt spend any more second dealing with their negative vibe. They just wouldnt learn from others but expect everyone to learn from them. and the new generation just would get frenchized too because the cultural tie is so important to them... unfortunately.
nice people. we mostly love France and French people and French cars indeed ;)) btw, also French perfumes are excellent :) Greeting from Persia to you French people.
The thing with this whole cheating thing is self reported though. Places where adultery is illegal, I doubt people will admit. I do think the laws do make it lower but I still think people there cheat.
Actually the debating part, is something that we have in Greece as well and I sympathise with the people in the video and how off it feels that Americans have so different mentality. My best friend is American and she never questions what I say and when I do she gets offended that I don't trust her. Guys, it's not personal, but you can't expect me to not to have an opinion and accept blindly everything that is served to me, it's not my culture. We are going to question things and analyze and share opinions. Only then the conversation is productive. (That was the most ENTP comment I've ever wrote...and I am an ISFJ)
I'm from the U.S.--I think one thing we do a lot as a culture is silently disagree and don't tell you 😂 we don't necessarily agree w/everything we're told, even if we seem like we do
@@catherinebraza7259 Indeed, you seem to keep the negative things inside. Either that is disagreement or an honest answer to the simple question "How are you doing". When I get this question and I answer honestly, the N.Americans don't know how to handle it 🤣
@@CineShinya that's an interesting perspective because I am a teacher, and my teacher friends and I always talk about the importance of teaching kids to answer honestly when someone asks how they're doing. We also model that behavior. So...pretty much the opposite of what you said! That's just because of my demographic, though, and perhaps because of what a lot of educated young people have been taught more recently. Your average American picked from a hat probably wouldn't try to answer that same question honestly lol
I 100% agree with my fellow countrymen! Quite impressed by their honesty tbh But there's a Big difference between french mentality and parisians mentality... I'm parisian born but I married a woman from the North
As an American French person one of the biggest stereotypes that I hear about French people that they’re all artists that wear berets and eat baguette and croissants😂
When I was in Paris all People were super rude,but I had some french guests here in Poland and they were quite nice (maybe because they were sleeping for free:))
People tend to be rude in capital cities all around the world. I went to London and New York, and people were rude as well. It’s not specific to France.
@@iansmirna5183 euhh… man who abused you ? Paris is the most beautiful city I’ve seen. Sure some places are dirty but calling it a shithole…either you never went or you don’t know what a shithole is…
@@zaydalaoui9397 i spent like 6 years there, that's probably what abused me ;) I hope for you you'll have opportunity to see more beautiful cities in your lifetime. When i say shithole, i'm basically speaking about the mood there, not the architecture. Actually the whole city is from 19th century, monuments were moved from their original place, nothing's left from before. It is a grey city that reflects its inhabitants: pretentious , arrogant, self centered and sad. Each one his own taste I guess ;) EDIT: I guess it could be beautiful if they'd get rid of all these cars (1/3 of the cars you see in Paris is looking for a parking slot) and ... the inhabitants. The shitty mood is the norm and it's contagious, after a month there, you start to behave like them somehow...
Incroyable que ce stéréotype du Français arrogant persiste et soit de plus confirmé par des Français… What is a stereotype you´re tired of hearing ? Exactly this « arrogant and rude » BS. I´m French and I´ve lived abroad for many years (Greencard holder), here´s the simple answer: No we´re not arrogant or rude. No more no less than other nationalities. Being rude is a lack of education and being arrogant is a personality trait. Do all French have this personality trait and/or this lack of education ? Definitely not. It depends on the person you meet and also the circumstances. We have to be honest and admit we´ve all been assholes at some point to somebody including foreigners. Another problem I noticed is 99% of foreigners go to Paris and come across a Parisian who has been asked where is the Eiffel tower for the 20th time this day. Unfortunately, this time, he might not give you an answer to you as he did for the other tourists earlier that day and appear rude as a result. Paris is a big business city where people are busy, incredibly stressed out and run to the subway to go where they need to be. I am not fond of this attitude myself but Parisians are not all like that and are not representative of French culture on top of it. Go to NYC you´ll experience the same rudeness for example because they are busy. Last time I crossed the Brooklyn bridge I was called a « fucking tourist », it just happens lmao. If you happen to be in France, go to Lyon, Strasbourg, Rennes or any other French city. You´ll see that French people are more relaxed and very nice overall minus the occasional dickhead which is common to every country. We´re sorry if you cross their path, rest assured they do not represent us. The only thing this video confirms on French culture is that they are OVERLY CRITICAL about lots of things including themselves and their country. That is sadly very true. For example, when French people are abroad or among foreigners I´ve noticed they have a tendency to be overly critical towards their own country or culture in the hope of appearing as « the nice one » and trying to fit in. The problem with this strategy, on top of being obviously fake, is that it´s a vicious circle where you reinforce people´s stereotype and as a result find youself constantly criticizing your country to fit in. We´re not doing anybody a favor here. You can potentially deter people from discovering our culture and you make it harder for French abroad who are doing our best to give a good image and fit in. To get back to the video and debunk what my fellow-countrymen and women said : - French are arrogant and rude : FALSE - French are natural at seduction : FALSE. Some people are good at seducing, others are not. - French only want to speak French and nothing else : FALSE. It used to bet true with older generations because language teaching in France is TERRIBLE. Now it´s not true as younger generations listen to a lot of English on RUclips and Netflix and have the opportunity to bypass the school system. - French complain a lot : TRUE as demonstrated by the French people in this video. - French stink : FALSE. To be honest I only see this stereotype being mentioned by trolls on the internet, I´ve never met someone IRL who told me that. - French love to debate : TRUE. We love it, it is how we spend most of our time. - French cheat on each other : FALSE. Not anymore than other nationalities. Good thing is foreigners who come to me always tell me how they have met and worked with wonderful French people and know this arrogant BS is not true. Thank god for them I love you guys :). Sorry for writing such a long reply to debunk this particular stereotype but out of all the BS I´ve heard about us, this one pops up in my daily life a bit too much :)
French from the East here 👋😊🇫🇷 - Rude and arrogant: sadly true! - Natural at seduction and incredible lovers: we do like to seduce yes, but does it make us incredible lovers? So ... 50-50 - Only speak French and don't want to speak English : Yeap, but you need to understand that English is so bad taught at school and everyone is mocking you if you dare to speak good English with a correct accent. - Complain a lot: Absolutely, nothing is never good enough for us! A concret example : At school you are going to write a whole text with ''only'' two mistakes, the teacher will focuse much more on your two mistakes and will barely tell you how great your text was despite the two mistakes. - Stink/ perfume: No idea where that cliché comes from ..., But fragrances are definitely a huge industry in our country - Love to debate everything and anything : Yes, 100%, I mean: Do you only want to talk about the weather and superficial stuffs wenn you meet someone new? Small talk is an american useless thing, we love concrete things and we LOVE giving our opinions and debating. - Cheat on each other: Not everyone, all my relationships have been without cheating for example. - A stereotype I'am tired of hearing : that we don't speak good English and that our accent is terrible. A lot of us are making effort on the prononciation by speaking and understand how important English is in a globalised world, especially the new generation - Something I want the world to know : FRANCE.IS.NOT.PARIS. Please when you are coming to France, try to visit our other areas: Bretagne, Normandie, Pays basque, Alsace, Picardie, Provence, Alpes, or also our islands and our territories over the seas, you will not regret it! 😊🇫🇷❤️
I agree but I need to complain on one thing ;) french people DO struggle with english, it’s a disaster but compared to italians or spanish they make miracles.
As french, I find American very rude. And I totally know in fact it's not the truth. Why ? Because they doesn't have french manners. It's only a cultural thing in both way. For example when I was in USA, saying hello is not something natural here. They started to speak and ask questions without introduction, especially if you're a worker in a shop or something. Try that in France, they will be really rude. And in USA they doesn't said thanks or any forms of politeness into workers like in France (thanks you ! good luck and have a great day) It's like they considered them like king when they paid. In France we doesn't like that at all, you need to be nice even if you paid for a service, "consumer is king" doesn't exist here. Consumer is just a regular people. It's probably coming from french revolution. Being too friendly is also really rude in France, it's look like weird, people like their own safe space. You need to respect that.
That’s absolutely true. Stereotypes come from cultural differences that leads to misunderstandings. I remember when I went to Montréal (Québec) I stayed in a building for travelers and the woman at the reception started small talks with me and ended it brutally. I was stunned because I thought we had a real conversation. But no, it was pure politeness for a Canadian. I could have been offended but I understood that it was just a cultural difference. 😄
When the question about complains a lot came up I said it can't be any worse than the Brits (I live in London 😂🤣). Good questions! looking forward to my 2 months Paris trip coming up soon (I know 😂).
These french people don’t represent France (like most of the people on this channel) . Here is why, these people are open minded and willing to learn other cultures. They probably are no longer living in their mother land. So they learned to adapt to other cultures and customs making them more tolerant.
Actually, apart from being on time, we have a lot in common: hate small-talk, quite honest, hate cheating ( even if it's a stereotype for French, untrue as far as my experience goes), and the new generation is definitively gender equal.
Some cliche from this video i heared before about my country ))) So cute people there! Love France and their language. Marina thank you for your channel! Me2 same with u half-russian and half-ukranian.
My French side has me needing to complain at least 2 times a day about anything otherwise I fall ill! (Joke of course lol) but yeah French people complain ALL THE FUCKING TIME 😂😂😂😂 if there's nothing to complain about believe me we will find something to complain about! Lol anything! And for the smelling bad there is both extremes, most French people shower 1 or 2 times a day. But I did meet some people who smelled SO BAD I could literally not stay in the same room as them, but these were exceptions lol they do exist but its not common at all hahahaha
Smell is partly genetic, I had a roommate who showered at least once a day, and he smelled 1 hour after his shower, that's just how it is for him. On the oppostite side some people shower once a week and don't smell. So no direct correlation.
I totally agree, after being in Lyon I think it's much better than Paris, preferable 2. Arr. and there La Confluence, it's a masterpiece of architecture.
Actually, I kind the like the part “debate, rude to people, complaining about everything”. Because in Vietnam (this is just only my own thought and opinion) cannot complain, debate and be rude to anyone because in Vietnam especially in Saigon if you are rude to any people they might take out the knight or a gun to kill somebody yelling at them (just some people would do that, so if you're foreigner don’t worry about it, the reason because we live in a com.munist system which the law has not protected the citizen which made people really angry but cannot let it out). Anytime someone of a group of friends, family members or any kind they’re debating someone immediately says “stop, we won’t say this anymore, let's stop this conversation, etc, ... Which I really hate it. I want to express my own thought and my opinions. In Vietnam (at least my family and people around me) don’t like to complain because they think YOU ARE WEAK SO YOU COMPLAINING and they will say: “why are you complaining so much? You don’t have anything better to say?! You should know that you are better than everybody else”. HELL NO!! I am not feeling ok, why I have to feel is fine, when things are suck?! This is just my own thought :) don’t feel sorry for me, I feel better now. Write down here what you like to complaining.
I think there is more than that for the French. It's also a way to socialize. Actually we truly love to complain even if the thing we complain about barely bothers us. It can be too hot, too cold, too different between the morning and the afternoon, it can be about the bad driver I encountered on my way to meet you, about the noise caused by the train passing by, about the post office that was "exceptionnally" closed this morning etc... It's essentially a way to start a conversation.
I'm not even a Parisian but the clichés about Parisians other French have are fucking annoying, like a Parisian already said to you "I'm not sitting with you because you are a provencial"? You're either so anti-Parisian that you start to imagine things that never happened, or it really happened but it's non-sense to say Parisians are like that.
i am a parisian and I gave up fighting against this cliché because I have the impression to fight against 1,000 people. And yes, thank you for your comment
We (french) partly bond with one another by venting and complaining.... Terrible habit in the US.. As for debating, it makes for good intelligent conversation and sharing of ideas.. We also like to be the devils advocate of our own ideas...
I'm french and been learning english for about 8-9 years, everyone in the world complain a lot but we french people do complain more then the rest of the world THE stereotype that I hate earing is the "France is a loser and it's people too, cause they never won a war" but we did win a lot of war and compared to the US or other countries we won a lot more wars then them
I didn't expect french people to admit their general arrogance. Props to these guys. Plus, they don't stink, but had a genius idea (using the bidet) which they abandoned for the lack of space in houses in Paris (which is ironic considering how big that country is and everyone except parisians could have kept it)
The size of the country has nothing to do with the size of the apartments. It's like people in the US saying that they cannot implement URBAN public transit because "their country is so big".
I would replace arrogant by proud, yes we are attached so much with our heritage that it can look rude. And the étiquette is hugely important in France, learn it and it will change a lot our behaviour
Probably one of the biggest ironies out of my travels was that not even the citizens of Hiroshima made me feel as out of place or inconvenienced as an American as the Parisians. One guy decided to randomly flash our boat as we went down the Seine, a lady tried to pickpocket a guy's bag maybe ten feet away from me, and yeah, this group of teenagers in jeans dared to get McDonalds near the end of our trip. I'm not sure if that warrants dark looks and what appeared to be gossip from another table, but you do you, I guess. The art kinda made up for it all, though; Italy, Spain, Guatemala, and Honduras didn't have anything nearly as creative as a metro poster squirrel with both a sizable phallus and set of breasts drawn onto it. Anyway, it sounds like I'm going to have to try to visit a different part of France if I get the chance.
One's Own Delusions might Lead them to perceive them self better than a random person whom might stand within their range of perception in accord with their own iQ & Biased opinions & Potential personality disorders though I remain self assured we are all created within the hands of the same Loving & Compassionate God Though complications rise yet again thru these division's including those whom abstain from religion thinking they are better than those bound by Faith & a code of Morality & those of faith remain divided upon matters of denomination points of division
French are far more simple than that we just try to enjoy our lives and that's it, we don't benchmark we enjoy our heritage while never stop complaining
The real France to me is places like Rouen, Saint-Malo et Coquelles and the Sud-Est (Nice, Cannes, Grasse). Paris is too much for me, like London/Londres.
I was in Lyon, and honestly, i really tried to talk to several people, who even talked English pretty well. But majority of them was rude or unpolite...
Don't take Lyon as an example for French people! It's just another case! I myself am not a fan of Lyon at all! The only reason I even went there was because 2 of my bestfriends live there lol otherwise its by far one of the cities I like the least in France lol
Sorry for this experience. Lyon is one of the greatest city in France for its culture, things to do, food and people are nice (on the Parisian scale). In terms of friendliness we´re better than Paris as it´s a less busy city but still you´ll have people running around for their jobs. One thing though, I would advise not to go to Marseille which is by far one of the worst city in France. You can just visit the surroundings (les calanques) but the people are not that great and it´s infested by mafia.
@@simhz2221 But, have to admit, i know one woman here in Austria, which is originally from France, and she is so kind and polite. So...not everybody is like that for sure :)
That's surprising, I found Lyonnaise to be the nicest people in France when I lived there. Bordeaux had the chilliest, most stuck up people in my experience. Paris was in the middle.
@@Roman888 same, i discovered Lyon few days ago and people were super nice and proposed help without we asked. Maybe because we hold a map and not a smartphone so they could clearly see we were looking for places haha. The issue is many foreigners are rude without realizing it, like not saying bonjour first for each interaction, or expect people to speak with a huge amount of warmth while in some cultures it's not usual, like eastern european and russian for example.
Not surprised 😆 Most French absolutely don't care about it, we use English words and a lot of English words come from France. French is one of the most spoken language in the world. We are relaxed
You forgot one. The French are world champions on criticizing themselves. Like.. we know we can sometimes be a pain in the ass. But no one else knows it as much as we do 😄 And, I know we're on stereotypes, but could you PLEASE stop with the accordeon music when it comes to France? It's a like, 1930 vibe more like 😬 Thanks!
Most french poeple don't have an opinion on accordion and many actually like it, just see how Yann Tiersen is popular. We are only annoyed by the fact it's in every french video but we do'nt hate the accordion itself.
@@lulla-bybenoit5777 I'm french and i don't know one single person who enjoys that monstruosity of an instrument. You must be from ... the countryside lmao
@@charles1413 I'm from Lyon. My neighbor (about 25 or 28 yo) is teaching accordion. A friend of me recently tried (and failed!) to learn because she loved the Amélie Poulain music(she's 32). At my grandma elderly house they have a young girl (18 maybe?) that comes every 2 weeks to play for them. It's not just a countryside or old people thing.
I don't hate accordion, I'm indifferent, like a lot of people. It's only an instrument we don't usually hear. We hear it in films with a lot of clichés about us XD
Naaah you shouldn't! French people are very honest and geniune. Once they like you and decide to be your friend, you know its 100% true, that they'll be real friends and be your friends for life :)
This is exactly what my above comment is mentioning. Don´t believe these "French". We´re not more or less rude/arrogant vs other nationalities. French do this to appear as the "good French" and in general we´re very critical towards lots of things including ourselves. In general people are people no matter where you go.
My impression is that Americans come off very abrupt to French people. Before you ask for a pack of galoises, say “bonjour!” If you walk into a Drs reception room say “bonjour” to the entire room as you enter. Speak in a normal tone. This goes for smaller shops, as well. Say “Bonjour” as you enter, then Say it to the person behind the counter before asking for what you want. This a Parisians especially like a bit of effort when dressing, even casually dressed. Replace sneakers with good ankle boots or something. People aren’t going to smile. They will question your sanity if you don’t time it down. America is the country that has and advised us to SMILE for over a century. I hear Europeans mention recognizing Americans by the sweats, sneakers, and smiling for no apparent reason. I don’t want to get started on how gross it is to wear sweatpants evetywhere but when you aren’t at the gym), It really seems odd, until you think of time period. Lots from the 1910’s, 30’s, & 40’s, up appear telling us to keep our chin up, and we’ll get through. Smile. Put On a Happy Face Many more. America has insisted that Americans smile, or at least try to, in order to raise morale during especially trying times. Some of these type songs are heartbreaking to me. It’s damned fine propaganda because it actually winds up working. Fortunately for my generation we still got to hear & learn a lot of these. In The 60’s, music changed a lot, and a lot happened to change it! 1968 was so fraught and intense in America, a lot of us, especially pre-teen, had no idea France herself went through some serious revolutionary culture & social changes, too! Very serious unrest in France in 1968, but things were so nonstop shocking in the US that 11-year-old me did not learn about it til I was long an adult. America is the most propagandized country, and the propaganda turned revengeful after 9/11/2001. It worked so well Bushes non-war lasted 20 years, and in less than four, destroyed womens healthcare and caused many deaths by lack of concern. Wealth inequality has skyrocketed, and minimum wage still hasn’t budged because we’ve been convinced that the CEO deserves another raise. His current $14 MILLION a year package just doesn’t go as far, and if we raise minimum wage, prices will go up. So you all get nothing, and prices go up anyway. Suckers.
As a Parisian, I really like it when French people from other cities than Paris say that Parisians are rough, because in fact that is somewhat the case, but there are cities that are much worse. The latest survey carried out in France on this subject carried out in 2023 ranks the following cities as the most impolite in France: 1. Lyon, 2. Marseille, 3. Nice & 4 Paris. We always see the faults in others and rarely in ourselves...
These type of video is just boring, we talk about what french actually ? As far I can remember there's just the Parisian who are rude, and the french easily speak English. To remind you the Spanish and the Italian cannot speak English at all in most case, and even the German pretend to don't speak english. Anyway, but arrogant, and complain about everything. Yes .
I'm portuguese and the only thing I've found a bit weird about the french when compared to other countries I've been to all over Europe is how they CAN be very awkward when it comes to having to speak english even when they know it. And this adds to the fact they can be very closed off when in groups. Like the nordic countries also have a reputation of being tribalistic with their friend groups and being almost impossible to a nordic person to consider you a friend..........but at least if they are together and you are with them, you'll be included. The french have been some of the most akward people I've been around when they are in groups.....it's like they are afraid of other people contaminating their relationship or something lol.
I don't know who you've met with but they're definitely not the right people and they're absolutely not representative of the country. Generally when a foreigner is among us, we are rather curious and give the person a lot of attention. We like to ask questions and discuss. We're not really the type to push people aside.
my friend lived in paris for a while and she had to change her work place and leave france cuz she said french people in summer smell like a garbage can
Smell any french person that is NOT in a stressed crowd, and you'll discover that they smell like any other people haha ! We usually take one shower per day, and contrary to people in some countries, we brush our teeth AFTER eating, not before.
Smell any person in a crowded metro during summer and they will smell, even if they showered an hour ago. So not particular to French or Parisians but to people living in crowded cities.
There not french. They are immigrant and you should be represented are native french people not immigrant. Also Black people are say racist when white people represented in africa
I remember when French was the international language used at the United Nations. Not it’s English, think the French are still annoyed about the change.
I really appreciate the honesty of French people. In Japan we're the least honest people on the planet.
Is that true of Japan?
Silently observing the world from aside😂
Say Honest and forgets to teach Japanese that they committed a lot of war crimes against korean and Chinese
@@NonMeric every country does that though
@@marah3298 we all committed war crimes
As a Swiss who speak French and talk with a lot of French people, I would say that French people are really fast at having an opinion even with things they didn't knew before. But it's true that you can talk a lot about everything and they may change their mind. They are just normal people and generally kind hearted, good friends to have.
I thought it was just my girlfriend lol,
I thought it was just my girlfriend lol,
im french canadian. i dont east frogs. also yeah thats true
And the swiss are famous for not having an opinion at all
you're being Swiss (polite) man. You can say it, here nobody cares ^^. You dont like it that they mistake you for french because lets face it, they lack of education and manners in life. and they f***ing smell and are proud of their smell that they need to share their smell to the world XD XD XD
In French you don’t say something is good, you say it’s not bad.
Could explain the complaining (non optimistic view of life)
Same in German, funnily enough.
so true actually hahaha
Pas mal
pas faux
Pas con
This goes hand in hand with what the girl said about French people valuing honesty - I now absolutely believe her! ❤I just LOVED how honest and transparent they were about every single question. And the fact that they can do that while clearly loving their country at the same time - I really admire that! This was a great video with great people! ❤ Also, my favourite line: "Your neighbour will never look like Gabriel" 😂
I am not french but I am a french canadian who befriended a lot of french people in her life. And here it is what I have to say:
-French people value honesty highly! This can explain the cheating cliché. Study have found that there is no more cheating in France than other western countries but when asked the question, french people would be more likely to admit it. They are just less hypocrite about it.
-French people truly love to debate! They are very cultured people. As a french canadian, I prefer to converse with them. With other north americans, the conversation are often about houses, cars, weather and other things superficial.With them, you can discuss history, politics, society, etc. You can have very deep and philosophical conversations even with a stranger and that's amazing! They know how to argue and be intellectual.
-The cliché I hate the most is the one that says: "French always surrender". Since they are my cousins, it triggers me a lot since part of their history is my own as well. Not only it is false (France actually has the most successful military history in the world) but it is also a huge disrespect to plenty of french soldiers who died for our freedom (the ones who fought during american revolution, the ones who battled at Verdun and the ones who protected british soldiers so they could escape at Dunkirk when they saw they couldn't defeat the Nazis). I wish people would be more educated about that.
Besides that, plenty of love toward my mother country!
I was born and raised in the 🇺🇸and I Love to debate! Throughout my life, I have not met many people who do. Many people get annoyed and get… ?offended?? ..🤔French was my minor and I’ve been studying it o and off since.. lately, at least some everyday. Now I am motivated to master French to debate! I..Joanie, do the Canadian Francophone population and Québécois love to debate too, or is it still the typical North American attitude toward debating? Oh, and
here in the US, us regular people are So tired of polarization … 😑 nothing to do with debating ;)
@@gigi4713 Some Quebecois love to debate (me and many members of my family do love to do it) but you have to find them. This is not like the french people who made it their national sport. However, one element you will probably love is the absence of polarization you can find in the USA. Quebecois are mostly centrist. During election, we are known for our political mood swings (we can change our mind very often). In fact, we have this advantage above french in the sense we are open to change our opinion (French love to debate but they often feel the need to win the argument thus the stereotype of their arrogance). Of course, it will always depend of the person you meet!
P.S: Be warned that french language in Quebec is largely different than in France, so prepare yourself!
Thank you the last point is also the one that triggers me the most, since it's complete bullsh*t.
France is one of the most warrior like country in the world.
They were the most brave of all during WW1 and in WWII the president didn't surrender, only his minister did. Many french went into the resistance and many soldiers kept fighting. My great-grand-father actually died protecting the Brits at Dunkirk.
Georg Von Kücheler said: "Dunkirk give me the proof that the french soldier is one of the best in the world [...]".
@@drsrsv8884 Napoleon didn't even make half of the victories of France (he hated to be treated as someone who wasn't French because he was anyway) and then you think that France is made in one century (or just 50 years I don't know at what age he died) so inform yourself before saying such nonsense, In France there have been so many "war heroes" like Joanne d'Arc , Louis XIV, Charlemagne and I'm only talking about those who participated in their war history, I'm not talking about the great writers or artists that I don't even need to talk about.
France is too old a country to be represented by one person.
After that I imagine that the knowledge of some people is limited to their history course.
@@drsrsv8884
Can you tell me what was the nationality of Napoleon’s soldiers?
They were french…
That shy French guy in the blue top was very articulate. I really appreciated the extra explanations. This was a great video. It was a pleasure to watch everyone.
Sometimes people misunderstand french when they say they are complaining , most of the times they are trying to have a objective point of view of something and in order to do that you need to look at the cons and not only the pros
That's it ! We don't avoid difficult situations and pretend to be fine, it's a way to face reality (and sometimes to ask help, or to share empathy).
True, but we complain just for the pleasure and we like it
"Don't go to Paris"
📝 noted!
That means: "Go to Lille, Nantes, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Aix-en-Provence, Perpignan, Vannes, Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Toulon,.....
@@Julien-yc3zy Yes, a country is so much more than its capital
Go to Paris, it's an incredible city, just don't expect people to be nice or friendly.
It would be a pity not to go to Paris because of people, we don't eat strangers, it's true that people are stressed in Paris it doesn't help. I left Paris and in big cities same thing, life is hard
I would strongly advise foreigners to visit other cities than Paris like Toulouse, Strasbourg, Bordeaux. These cities are just wonderful and the people there are more friendly and authentic. One thing I like about french people is their humour, they make good jokes too.
I’m very interested in cathedrals, one place I would love to visit is Rouen
@@lucialovecraft Try Reims (but basically any city have a cathedral), but in Reims u got champagne too 😊
I’m from Paris, born and raised, and yes parisians are rude, I think it’s a general atmosphere like, people are stressed out, they run everywhere because they are late, everyone is on edge. It’s actually very hard to live in the city. I’m a uni student so for me it’s kind nice to have a ton of things to do, a lots of people to meet everyday but I would love the city to be more welcoming and friendlier cause you can get depressed quite easily... Paris is like a mixing pot of a hundred different cultures that (try) to live together. I like to think people in Paris aren’t mean because it’s their personality because when you get to know them they are very nice, it’s just the atmosphere that makes everybody on edge.
But if you come to France you should definitely come to Paris because the architecture, the culture, museums, theaters… are all very nice and must be seen at least once in your life, just enjoy the city and it’s beauty rather then the people ;) (don’t get scared we’re not all the same, just be warned that parisians are mostly not very welcoming)
But of course don’t just go to Paris they are so many beautiful places in France to visit, cities but also landscapes, mountains, beaches, the see… And people are much nicer in other cities, I personally love the south of France where people are very welcoming, open and friendly ! (And the History isn’t only located in Paris)
Anyway, to everyone wanting to visit France, I hope you have a wonderful time in our beautiful country !
This very well balanced comment deserves to be on top of the list.
I think "province" people always criticizing the parisians is also kind of a stereotype, especially when we consideer the fact that people in Paris are nearly all people from province that came there to study/work. The long journies to work, the crowds, the masses of tourists... contribute a lot in this parisian atmosphere AND people exaggerate a lot the "rudeness" of parisians.
@@noefillon1749 Thank you so much ! I completely agree with you
Haha. As an Argentine, almost all these stereotypes apply to us as well. Within Latin America, Argentina has the reputation of being arrogant, cocky, egocentric, delusional, and obnoxiously proud, sometimes even racist with our Eurocentric superiority complex. But that is honestly the image that people from our capital Buenos Aires (porteños) have forever fed the rest of the world. I heard many people saying that Argentinians don't consider themselves Latin American, because back in my parents' generation, Argentinians would say that. But that was when we were predominantly a country of European immigration, and socioeconomically we were considered a first world country (that was a long time ago). But I can tell you these days, almost every Argentinian considers themselves Latin Americans.
But yea, there is a big divide between people from the capital and people from the provinces, who are much more laid back and humble. The capital is just more chaotic, fast-paced, with people from all over the country and continent, that it is inevitable to not have this "cara de culo" attitude. It's almost like a defense mechanism. Even within Argentina, no one likes people from Buenos Aires, especially with the corrupt politicians living there. Also, we Argentines love to complain and debate. There is always a riot in the street causing traffic, whether it is teachers protesting for more wages, or wanting the current president out, and we can argue about politics, economy, football, history, abortion, gay rights, racism, etc. all day of the week, whether we are at a dinner table, at a park having some mate, at a cafe, at a parrilla with friends and family. Regarding the complaining part, I did hear from other Latin Americans, that Argentinians are among the most entitled and difficult to deal with costumers. Can't help it that our people are opinionated and direct
You're right, and there's something that distinguish Argentina from any other Latin America country : Rugby. Vamos Pumas from France!
Jajajaja ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹
i love argentina
No not all of America, just the white Europeans so called “Argentinians” who inhabit the continent, then yeah.
omg I love those 2 girls!!
"-we want to speak english but we struggle to speak english
- ... do we? ... do we want to speak english?"
^^
"Your neighbor would never look like Gabriel" got me rolling. Sadly, i have come to discover it is true...😂😂. Never swallow hook, line and sinker movie protrayer of a place.
Not all French are rude. Those from northern France are friendly and hospitable.
I have a French friend from Normandy who is really pleasant and open to have a chat with. When I told him about my disappointment about how rude the French were when I visited Paris, he said that he felt the same thing whenever he visited the city. Parisienne are rude and inhospitable, even towards fellow French from outside the city.
Some of my friends who used to live in France also confirmed this, the French from the northern part of the country are friendlier and more hospitable from the rest of the country.
Most friendly and hospitable regions in France:
Haut-de-France, Normandy, Bretagne, Occitanie, Provence, Savoie, Aquitaine, (Alsace)
Corsicans are probably the most friendly and hospitable ones, BUT you have to show some love for their culture (history, language, etc.)
South is welcoming too ! The thing is to avoid the biggest cities, anywhere else people are less stressed, so less angry, less sad, less rude.
I’m Parisian and I’m not like that. But I understand how you feel. It’s true that most Parisians are very rude and arrogant. For some reason, it’s cool to act better than everyone else 🤷🏻♀️ I left France in 2013 and a lot of people told I was nice “for a French person”. That’s when I realize how bad of a reputation we have. Not fair though as it’s really only the Parisians who are this way.
@@SweeetSpice I feel for you. I have a friend from Paris (I’m not French, I’m Irish) and she’s incredibly sweet and would never look down anyone
I think it’s the same with Londoners. Some have a tendency to look down at other English folks (I use to live there) and it’s really unpleasant
you need to see how people in the world are nice compared to the french. I wouldnt spend any more second dealing with their negative vibe. They just wouldnt learn from others but expect everyone to learn from them. and the new generation just would get frenchized too because the cultural tie is so important to them... unfortunately.
I could listen to French people speaking english all day. I love the accent. Benjamin is gorgeous.
nice people. we mostly love France and French people and French cars indeed ;)) btw, also French perfumes are excellent :) Greeting from Persia to you French people.
Thanks, and I appreciate you use Persia.
Some knows here what great civilization you are, what you bought to the world. I wish you freedom and more
@@melaniezette886 merci my dear friend. I wish for a great relationship between Persia and France soon
The thing with this whole cheating thing is self reported though. Places where adultery is illegal, I doubt people will admit. I do think the laws do make it lower but I still think people there cheat.
Actually the debating part, is something that we have in Greece as well and I sympathise with the people in the video and how off it feels that Americans have so different mentality. My best friend is American and she never questions what I say and when I do she gets offended that I don't trust her. Guys, it's not personal, but you can't expect me to not to have an opinion and accept blindly everything that is served to me, it's not my culture. We are going to question things and analyze and share opinions. Only then the conversation is productive.
(That was the most ENTP comment I've ever wrote...and I am an ISFJ)
They aren’t in the US- they’re in Canada
@@LittleLulubee I was actually referring to the American continent, or else I would say USA.
I'm from the U.S.--I think one thing we do a lot as a culture is silently disagree and don't tell you 😂 we don't necessarily agree w/everything we're told, even if we seem like we do
@@catherinebraza7259 Indeed, you seem to keep the negative things inside. Either that is disagreement or an honest answer to the simple question "How are you doing". When I get this question and I answer honestly, the N.Americans don't know how to handle it 🤣
@@CineShinya that's an interesting perspective because I am a teacher, and my teacher friends and I always talk about the importance of teaching kids to answer honestly when someone asks how they're doing. We also model that behavior. So...pretty much the opposite of what you said! That's just because of my demographic, though, and perhaps because of what a lot of educated young people have been taught more recently. Your average American picked from a hat probably wouldn't try to answer that same question honestly lol
It seems we Poles and French people have something in common. We also complain a lot
This is so cool! French is a beautiful language 😍!
Oui, c’est pour ça que je l’apprends
@@Hitotallynormal C'est pas trop dur ?^^ Notre conjugaison est un vrai cauchemar^^' Reste motivé et au plaisir de t'accueillir en France :D
I 100% agree with my fellow countrymen!
Quite impressed by their honesty tbh
But there's a Big difference between french mentality and parisians mentality... I'm parisian born but I married a woman from the North
As an American French person one of the biggest stereotypes that I hear about French people that they’re all artists that wear berets and eat baguette and croissants😂
When I was in Paris all People were super rude,but I had some french guests here in Poland and they were quite nice (maybe because they were sleeping for free:))
People tend to be rude in capital cities all around the world.
I went to London and New York, and people were rude as well.
It’s not specific to France.
They're not really rude, it's just their standard behaviour, they're pretty cold and don't smile a lot. That's just how they are.
Let’s be honest, any human being would become rude after spending a month in Paris, that place is a shithole, with some monuments.
@@iansmirna5183 euhh… man who abused you ? Paris is the most beautiful city I’ve seen. Sure some places are dirty but calling it a shithole…either you never went or you don’t know what a shithole is…
@@zaydalaoui9397 i spent like 6 years there, that's probably what abused me ;) I hope for you you'll have opportunity to see more beautiful cities in your lifetime.
When i say shithole, i'm basically speaking about the mood there, not the architecture. Actually the whole city is from 19th century, monuments were moved from their original place, nothing's left from before. It is a grey city that reflects its inhabitants: pretentious , arrogant, self centered and sad.
Each one his own taste I guess ;)
EDIT: I guess it could be beautiful if they'd get rid of all these cars (1/3 of the cars you see in Paris is looking for a parking slot) and ... the inhabitants. The shitty mood is the norm and it's contagious, after a month there, you start to behave like them somehow...
Incroyable que ce stéréotype du Français arrogant persiste et soit de plus confirmé par des Français…
What is a stereotype you´re tired of hearing ? Exactly this « arrogant and rude » BS.
I´m French and I´ve lived abroad for many years (Greencard holder), here´s the simple answer: No we´re not arrogant or rude. No more no less than other nationalities.
Being rude is a lack of education and being arrogant is a personality trait. Do all French have this personality trait and/or this lack of education ? Definitely not. It depends on the person you meet and also the circumstances. We have to be honest and admit we´ve all been assholes at some point to somebody including foreigners.
Another problem I noticed is 99% of foreigners go to Paris and come across a Parisian who has been asked where is the Eiffel tower for the 20th time this day. Unfortunately, this time, he might not give you an answer to you as he did for the other tourists earlier that day and appear rude as a result. Paris is a big business city where people are busy, incredibly stressed out and run to the subway to go where they need to be. I am not fond of this attitude myself but Parisians are not all like that and are not representative of French culture on top of it. Go to NYC you´ll experience the same rudeness for example because they are busy. Last time I crossed the Brooklyn bridge I was called a « fucking tourist », it just happens lmao.
If you happen to be in France, go to Lyon, Strasbourg, Rennes or any other French city. You´ll see that French people are more relaxed and very nice overall minus the occasional dickhead which is common to every country. We´re sorry if you cross their path, rest assured they do not represent us.
The only thing this video confirms on French culture is that they are OVERLY CRITICAL about lots of things including themselves and their country. That is sadly very true.
For example, when French people are abroad or among foreigners I´ve noticed they have a tendency to be overly critical towards their own country or culture in the hope of appearing as « the nice one » and trying to fit in. The problem with this strategy, on top of being obviously fake, is that it´s a vicious circle where you reinforce people´s stereotype and as a result find youself constantly criticizing your country to fit in. We´re not doing anybody a favor here. You can potentially deter people from discovering our culture and you make it harder for French abroad who are doing our best to give a good image and fit in.
To get back to the video and debunk what my fellow-countrymen and women said :
- French are arrogant and rude : FALSE
- French are natural at seduction : FALSE. Some people are good at seducing, others are not.
- French only want to speak French and nothing else : FALSE. It used to bet true with older generations because language teaching in France is TERRIBLE. Now it´s not true as younger generations listen to a lot of English on RUclips and Netflix and have the opportunity to bypass the school system.
- French complain a lot : TRUE as demonstrated by the French people in this video.
- French stink : FALSE. To be honest I only see this stereotype being mentioned by trolls on the internet, I´ve never met someone IRL who told me that.
- French love to debate : TRUE. We love it, it is how we spend most of our time.
- French cheat on each other : FALSE. Not anymore than other nationalities.
Good thing is foreigners who come to me always tell me how they have met and worked with wonderful French people and know this arrogant BS is not true. Thank god for them I love you guys :). Sorry for writing such a long reply to debunk this particular stereotype but out of all the BS I´ve heard about us, this one pops up in my daily life a bit too much :)
Omg that guy Benjamin is adorable!! And really funny, he makes me laugh lol. I want to be his friend irl ♥️
Thank you dear ! 🤍
French from the East here 👋😊🇫🇷
- Rude and arrogant: sadly true!
- Natural at seduction and incredible lovers: we do like to seduce yes, but does it make us incredible lovers? So ... 50-50
- Only speak French and don't want to speak English : Yeap, but you need to understand that English is so bad taught at school and everyone is mocking you if you dare to speak good English with a correct accent.
- Complain a lot: Absolutely, nothing is never good enough for us! A concret example : At school you are going to write a whole text with ''only'' two mistakes, the teacher will focuse much more on your two mistakes and will barely tell you how great your text was despite the two mistakes.
- Stink/ perfume: No idea where that cliché comes from ..., But fragrances are definitely a huge industry in our country
- Love to debate everything and anything : Yes, 100%, I mean: Do you only want to talk about the weather and superficial stuffs wenn you meet someone new? Small talk is an american useless thing, we love concrete things and we LOVE giving our opinions and debating.
- Cheat on each other: Not everyone, all my relationships have been without cheating for example.
- A stereotype I'am tired of hearing : that we don't speak good English and that our accent is terrible. A lot of us are making effort on the prononciation by speaking and understand how important English is in a globalised world, especially the new generation
- Something I want the world to know : FRANCE.IS.NOT.PARIS. Please when you are coming to France, try to visit our other areas: Bretagne, Normandie, Pays basque, Alsace, Picardie, Provence, Alpes, or also our islands and our territories over the seas, you will not regret it! 😊🇫🇷❤️
I agree but I need to complain on one thing ;) french people DO struggle with english, it’s a disaster but compared to italians or spanish they make miracles.
Franch accent sexy for sure
As french, I find American very rude. And I totally know in fact it's not the truth. Why ? Because they doesn't have french manners. It's only a cultural thing in both way.
For example when I was in USA, saying hello is not something natural here. They started to speak and ask questions without introduction, especially if you're a worker in a shop or something. Try that in France, they will be really rude.
And in USA they doesn't said thanks or any forms of politeness into workers like in France (thanks you ! good luck and have a great day)
It's like they considered them like king when they paid.
In France we doesn't like that at all, you need to be nice even if you paid for a service, "consumer is king" doesn't exist here. Consumer is just a regular people. It's probably coming from french revolution.
Being too friendly is also really rude in France, it's look like weird, people like their own safe space. You need to respect that.
Well said!
That’s absolutely true. Stereotypes come from cultural differences that leads to misunderstandings. I remember when I went to Montréal (Québec) I stayed in a building for travelers and the woman at the reception started small talks with me and ended it brutally. I was stunned because I thought we had a real conversation. But no, it was pure politeness for a Canadian. I could have been offended but I understood that it was just a cultural difference. 😄
Happy Thursday!
When the question about complains a lot came up I said it can't be any worse than the Brits (I live in London 😂🤣). Good questions! looking forward to my 2 months Paris trip coming up soon (I know 😂).
English fighting French again 😃
These french people don’t represent France (like most of the people on this channel) . Here is why, these people are open minded and willing to learn other cultures. They probably are no longer living in their mother land. So they learned to adapt to other cultures and customs making them more tolerant.
I lived in France my whole life and agree with them on most things. I have one question though, why are you so determined to make us villains ?
Vous êtes très honnêtes, et j’adore ça même su je ne suis pas français
4:40 We have that expression as well in German, lol.
7:05 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The girl on the left crack me up
"that's the rigth way"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I wanna see Portuguese Stereotypes! Haha
I really like bacalhau, and you are not all pintor pedreiron😃
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@@melaniezette886 I made some Bifanas the other night and damn they were bomb as hell!
0:24 proving the point.
Awesome video
Only negative cliche for French people lol 😂
cliches are only negative in general.
that’s the point of a cliche
@@maxrolland3148 really ?
@@elenapavoski38
well yes.
i don’t a lot of cliches that are “positive”.
that’s the point of a cliche, it’s mean and stupid…
The 10,001 points of petty Division is often our most critical error within human Thought
Well for one I think they are very blunt. they just say what they think. Then again it could be the closeness to the Germans.
Actually, apart from being on time, we have a lot in common: hate small-talk, quite honest, hate cheating ( even if it's a stereotype for French, untrue as far as my experience goes), and the new generation is definitively gender equal.
About French seduction... Last time I was there it was something like _Hello!Your place or my place?_
J'ai halluciné en voyant un gars de Nancy, Jean-Gilles tu régales vraiment
J’avoue ! Trop craquant !
It depends on a person,,I found that French people are nice also ,,I have friends too,, this men got me and he’s from marseille ❤️❤️❤️
Some cliche from this video i heared before about my country )))
So cute people there! Love France and their language.
Marina thank you for your channel! Me2 same with u half-russian and half-ukranian.
I’m from America and I don’t relate to American culture whatsoever but I related to most of this
The question about stinky French people sounds like it was from the "Freedom Fries" brigade...
My French side has me needing to complain at least 2 times a day about anything otherwise I fall ill! (Joke of course lol) but yeah French people complain ALL THE FUCKING TIME 😂😂😂😂 if there's nothing to complain about believe me we will find something to complain about! Lol anything!
And for the smelling bad there is both extremes, most French people shower 1 or 2 times a day. But I did meet some people who smelled SO BAD I could literally not stay in the same room as them, but these were exceptions lol they do exist but its not common at all hahahaha
Smell is partly genetic, I had a roommate who showered at least once a day, and he smelled 1 hour after his shower, that's just how it is for him. On the oppostite side some people shower once a week and don't smell. So no direct correlation.
Théo is cute, damn.
Please do one for Portugal!
4:15 🤣
How typically Anglo of this video...most of these stereotypes are negative.
I totally agree, after being in Lyon I think it's much better than Paris, preferable 2. Arr. and there La Confluence, it's a masterpiece of architecture.
Actually, I kind the like the part “debate, rude to people, complaining about everything”.
Because in Vietnam (this is just only my own thought and opinion) cannot complain, debate and be rude to anyone because in Vietnam especially in Saigon if you are rude to any people they might take out the knight or a gun to kill somebody yelling at them (just some people would do that, so if you're foreigner don’t worry about it, the reason because we live in a com.munist system which the law has not protected the citizen which made people really angry but cannot let it out).
Anytime someone of a group of friends, family members or any kind they’re debating someone immediately says “stop, we won’t say this anymore, let's stop this conversation, etc, ... Which I really hate it. I want to express my own thought and my opinions.
In Vietnam (at least my family and people around me) don’t like to complain because they think YOU ARE WEAK SO YOU COMPLAINING and they will say: “why are you complaining so much? You don’t have anything better to say?! You should know that you are better than everybody else”. HELL NO!! I am not feeling ok, why I have to feel is fine, when things are suck?!
This is just my own thought :) don’t feel sorry for me, I feel better now. Write down here what you like to complaining.
I think there is more than that for the French. It's also a way to socialize. Actually we truly love to complain even if the thing we complain about barely bothers us. It can be too hot, too cold, too different between the morning and the afternoon, it can be about the bad driver I encountered on my way to meet you, about the noise caused by the train passing by, about the post office that was "exceptionnally" closed this morning etc... It's essentially a way to start a conversation.
That's never been done before? :o
"When we shit we do it right" then proceed to talk about bad smell of people and paris 👌
"Alors On Danse" (Stromae) = Belgium 🤔
rude and arrogant : exactly what the french, and the whole world, think about US people, so........
I'm not even a Parisian but the clichés about Parisians other French have are fucking annoying, like a Parisian already said to you "I'm not sitting with you because you are a provencial"? You're either so anti-Parisian that you start to imagine things that never happened, or it really happened but it's non-sense to say Parisians are like that.
i am a parisian and I gave up fighting against this cliché because I have the impression to fight against 1,000 people. And yes, thank you for your comment
she is not french
2:13 Oh, now that's interesting.
I am first ( love Benjamin he is my friend )
We (french) partly bond with one another by venting and complaining....
Terrible habit in the US..
As for debating, it makes for good intelligent conversation and sharing of ideas..
We also like to be the devils advocate of our own ideas...
So… they are like the argentines from Europe?
Owh boy, it seems we have a size queen in this one..
Nice stereotypes to people who are dating in France. Me: I am not ready to date a female person in France yet. : 0
I'm french and been learning english for about 8-9 years, everyone in the world complain a lot but we french people do complain more then the rest of the world
THE stereotype that I hate earing is the "France is a loser and it's people too, cause they never won a war" but we did win a lot of war and compared to the US or other countries we won a lot more wars then them
You need to work on your English.
1:14 and 1:19 🤣🤣
Nice Jean.. benjamin pls let jean speak a bit more next time
I didn't expect french people to admit their general arrogance. Props to these guys.
Plus, they don't stink, but had a genius idea (using the bidet) which they abandoned for the lack of space in houses in Paris (which is ironic considering how big that country is and everyone except parisians could have kept it)
The size of the country has nothing to do with the size of the apartments. It's like people in the US saying that they cannot implement URBAN public transit because "their country is so big".
I would replace arrogant by proud, yes we are attached so much with our heritage that it can look rude. And the étiquette is hugely important in France, learn it and it will change a lot our behaviour
I once tried to make some Italian people admit their arrogance. Guess what ? They refused ! How strange…
1:38 What?
“I have some friends, they are like, for example, dumbass[es] with women, but no…”
Make a video about dating Greek man
Like Canadian? Canadians don't have this mentality..lol I don't think I've ever heard that one in my life lol
Regarding the cheating thing
Is that Jack Graelish?
Where did you find English speaking french people?
In my company we work all the day long in english😃
In Africa
Probably one of the biggest ironies out of my travels was that not even the citizens of Hiroshima made me feel as out of place or inconvenienced as an American as the Parisians. One guy decided to randomly flash our boat as we went down the Seine, a lady tried to pickpocket a guy's bag maybe ten feet away from me, and yeah, this group of teenagers in jeans dared to get McDonalds near the end of our trip. I'm not sure if that warrants dark looks and what appeared to be gossip from another table, but you do you, I guess. The art kinda made up for it all, though; Italy, Spain, Guatemala, and Honduras didn't have anything nearly as creative as a metro poster squirrel with both a sizable phallus and set of breasts drawn onto it. Anyway, it sounds like I'm going to have to try to visit a different part of France if I get the chance.
Just because citizens of Hiroshima didn't make you feel out of place doesn't mean they liked you as an American...
One's Own Delusions might Lead them to perceive them self better than a random person whom might stand within their range of perception in accord with their own iQ & Biased opinions & Potential personality disorders though I remain self assured we are all created within the hands of the same Loving & Compassionate God Though complications rise yet again thru these division's including those whom abstain from religion thinking they are better than those bound by Faith & a code of Morality & those of faith remain divided upon matters of denomination points of division
French are far more simple than that we just try to enjoy our lives and that's it, we don't benchmark we enjoy our heritage while never stop complaining
It's not a French rating, it's a Parisian rating
Can you make video how to date Ethiopian women
The real France to me is places like Rouen, Saint-Malo et Coquelles and the Sud-Est (Nice, Cannes, Grasse). Paris is too much for me, like London/Londres.
Faux raccord : dans la question sur le débat, le pourcentage des votes est erroné : 88% + 28% n'est pas égale à 100%
I was in Lyon, and honestly, i really tried to talk to several people, who even talked English pretty well. But majority of them was rude or unpolite...
Don't take Lyon as an example for French people! It's just another case! I myself am not a fan of Lyon at all! The only reason I even went there was because 2 of my bestfriends live there lol otherwise its by far one of the cities I like the least in France lol
Sorry for this experience. Lyon is one of the greatest city in France for its culture, things to do, food and people are nice (on the Parisian scale). In terms of friendliness we´re better than Paris as it´s a less busy city but still you´ll have people running around for their jobs. One thing though, I would advise not to go to Marseille which is by far one of the worst city in France. You can just visit the surroundings (les calanques) but the people are not that great and it´s infested by mafia.
@@simhz2221
But, have to admit, i know one woman here in Austria, which is originally from France, and she is so kind and polite. So...not everybody is like that for sure :)
That's surprising, I found Lyonnaise to be the nicest people in France when I lived there. Bordeaux had the chilliest, most stuck up people in my experience. Paris was in the middle.
@@Roman888 same, i discovered Lyon few days ago and people were super nice and proposed help without we asked. Maybe because we hold a map and not a smartphone so they could clearly see we were looking for places haha.
The issue is many foreigners are rude without realizing it, like not saying bonjour first for each interaction, or expect people to speak with a huge amount of warmth while in some cultures it's not usual, like eastern european and russian for example.
French people cannot handle that English is now the Lingua Franca of the world.
Not surprised 😆
Most French absolutely don't care about it, we use English words and a lot of English words come from France.
French is one of the most spoken language in the world. We are relaxed
OMG - what's such a BIG DEAL about Emily in Paris? I ask because, I am adult.
Hey guys you should upload more content about Pakistan 🇵🇰
Even though I'm not French I think France is one of the best and charming countries in the world
I won't say no.
There's good, bad and ugly in France. Our way of life seems to come from Mars for some people
@Melanie Zette I agree so much with your comment.
try live there for several years my friend. good luck
You forgot one. The French are world champions on criticizing themselves. Like.. we know we can sometimes be a pain in the ass. But no one else knows it as much as we do 😄
And, I know we're on stereotypes, but could you PLEASE stop with the accordeon music when it comes to France? It's a like, 1930 vibe more like 😬 Thanks!
One thing. French people HATE the accordion, stop putting that hideous instrument in all French related content ffs!
Most french poeple don't have an opinion on accordion and many actually like it, just see how Yann Tiersen is popular. We are only annoyed by the fact it's in every french video but we do'nt hate the accordion itself.
@@lulla-bybenoit5777 I'm french and i don't know one single person who enjoys that monstruosity of an instrument. You must be from ... the countryside lmao
@@charles1413 I'm from Lyon. My neighbor (about 25 or 28 yo) is teaching accordion. A friend of me recently tried (and failed!) to learn because she loved the Amélie Poulain music(she's 32). At my grandma elderly house they have a young girl (18 maybe?) that comes every 2 weeks to play for them. It's not just a countryside or old people thing.
@@charles1413 wtf 🪗 is wonderful 😊👍
I don't hate accordion, I'm indifferent, like a lot of people. It's only an instrument we don't usually hear. We hear it in films with a lot of clichés about us XD
Man even the french people said they are rude and arrogant this makes me hesitate even more to visit france or to talk there and even make friends lol
Naaah you shouldn't! French people are very honest and geniune. Once they like you and decide to be your friend, you know its 100% true, that they'll be real friends and be your friends for life :)
@@linanafie8571 Thank you for the nice words :(((
This is exactly what my above comment is mentioning. Don´t believe these "French". We´re not more or less rude/arrogant vs other nationalities. French do this to appear as the "good French" and in general we´re very critical towards lots of things including ourselves. In general people are people no matter where you go.
@@armita1501 they are 67 million of us, we ain't a monolith!
@@charles1413 Still feeling intimidated 😔
showering once a week is not nearly enough
Lol that's how they do it
It was a joke dude :p
@@vivegriffe calm down mate
My impression is that Americans come off very abrupt to French people. Before you ask for a pack of galoises, say “bonjour!” If you walk into a Drs reception room say “bonjour” to the entire room as you enter. Speak in a normal tone. This goes for smaller shops, as well. Say “Bonjour” as you enter, then Say it to the person behind the counter before asking for what you want. This a
Parisians especially like a bit of effort when dressing, even casually dressed. Replace sneakers with good ankle boots or something.
People aren’t going to smile. They will question your sanity if you don’t time it down.
America is the country that has and advised us to SMILE for over a century. I hear Europeans mention recognizing Americans by the sweats, sneakers, and smiling for no apparent reason.
I don’t want to get started on how gross it is to wear sweatpants evetywhere but when you aren’t at the gym),
It really seems odd, until you think of time period. Lots from the 1910’s, 30’s, & 40’s, up appear telling us to keep our chin up, and we’ll get through.
Smile.
Put On a Happy Face
Many more. America has insisted that Americans smile, or at least try to, in order to raise morale during especially trying times. Some of these type songs are heartbreaking to me.
It’s damned fine propaganda because it actually winds up working. Fortunately for my generation we still got to hear & learn a lot of these.
In The 60’s, music changed a lot, and a lot happened to change it! 1968 was so fraught and intense in America, a lot of us, especially pre-teen, had no idea France herself went through some serious revolutionary culture & social changes, too! Very serious unrest in France in 1968, but things were so nonstop shocking in the US that 11-year-old me did not learn about it til I was long an adult.
America is the most propagandized country, and the propaganda turned revengeful after 9/11/2001. It worked so well Bushes non-war lasted 20 years, and in less than four, destroyed womens healthcare and caused many deaths by lack of concern. Wealth inequality has skyrocketed, and minimum wage still hasn’t budged because we’ve been convinced that the CEO deserves another raise. His current
$14 MILLION a year package just doesn’t go as far, and if we raise minimum wage, prices will go up. So you all get nothing, and prices go up anyway. Suckers.
Feel better with that rambling anti-American diatribe?
Ill never go to france. Many good people out there, why waste your time with these entitled people
Hey. Finish your burger.
Most of these stereotypes in this video are true
As a Parisian, I really like it when French people from other cities than Paris say that Parisians are rough, because in fact that is somewhat the case, but there are cities that are much worse.
The latest survey carried out in France on this subject carried out in 2023 ranks the following cities as the most impolite in France: 1. Lyon, 2. Marseille, 3. Nice & 4 Paris.
We always see the faults in others and rarely in ourselves...
These type of video is just boring, we talk about what french actually ?
As far I can remember there's just the Parisian who are rude, and the french easily speak English. To remind you the Spanish and the Italian cannot speak English at all in most case, and even the German pretend to don't speak english.
Anyway, but arrogant, and complain about everything. Yes .
I'm portuguese and the only thing I've found a bit weird about the french when compared to other countries I've been to all over Europe is how they CAN be very awkward when it comes to having to speak english even when they know it. And this adds to the fact they can be very closed off when in groups. Like the nordic countries also have a reputation of being tribalistic with their friend groups and being almost impossible to a nordic person to consider you a friend..........but at least if they are together and you are with them, you'll be included. The french have been some of the most akward people I've been around when they are in groups.....it's like they are afraid of other people contaminating their relationship or something lol.
I don't know who you've met with but they're definitely not the right people and they're absolutely not representative of the country. Generally when a foreigner is among us, we are rather curious and give the person a lot of attention. We like to ask questions and discuss. We're not really the type to push people aside.
my friend lived in paris for a while and she had to change her work place and leave france cuz she said french people in summer smell like a garbage can
In summer, most of people are tourists, because parisians go to south.
with covid you can't smell anymore. She could have stayed
@@Hello-jo7gj 😂👍
Totally true ! We use to shower with buckets of shit, and brush our teeth with onion-cheese flavoured toothpaste 🙂 Yummy !
All of these negative clichés of Paris are essentially due to the presence of implanted foreigners for a long time... ;) :))
Foreigners actually make it a better place to live in 👌🏻
All of those negative cliché like "arrogant and rude" are due to the presence of racist jerks like you in our beautiful conutry.
I can see that the stereotype of "rude an arrogant" perfectly applies to you 🙂
Thanks for confirming it 👌🏾
Le second degré est trop français pour être diffusé auprès des étrangers
The smell thing is correct! How dare them say it's a myth? Try to catch the subway on rush hours and not to faint!
Smell any french person that is NOT in a stressed crowd, and you'll discover that they smell like any other people haha ! We usually take one shower per day, and contrary to people in some countries, we brush our teeth AFTER eating, not before.
Smell any person in a crowded metro during summer and they will smell, even if they showered an hour ago. So not particular to French or Parisians but to people living in crowded cities.
Maybe not the French, but there are cultures who bathe, but don't believe in deodorant. Yuck but true. Especially during the summer.
There not french. They are immigrant and you should be represented are native french people not immigrant. Also Black people are say racist when white people represented in africa
I remember when French was the international language used at the United Nations. Not it’s English, think the French are still annoyed about the change.
lol we don't care at all
We don't care, and probably a laaaaaaaaarge part of us don't even know that french was an international language XD
French is still an official language at the UN.
@@francoisleyrat8659 merci
Most people don't care and French is spoken in so many parts of the globe and institutions, we don't worry
They are a bit like Russians