Reacting to Emily in Paris - French girl reaction (No spoilers)
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- Emily in Paris, the new Netflix TV show! Everybody is talking about this new TV show so I decided to watch it and give you an honest review. My channel is all things French so I had to react to Emily in Paris. I was a bit scared at the start because I heard that the show was full of clichés...and it is true. So many things in that show are not realistic but the show is quite good. Something that I did not mention in the video is the settings. I miss Paris so much I was so happy to be able to see this beautiful city again.
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When she said "I'm nice" i was already knew it from her smile and energy she has the kind of smile that makes other people smile with her
this show is probably as accurate about paris as sex in the city was about nyc
It doesnt claim to be accurate. Why are people being so IDIOTIC!!! Just because something is not realistic, it doesnt mean it Illogical!
@@eduardochavacano but it is illogical
I’m so happy to hear this review from an actual French person. Tbh I was expecting it to be a French version of “Katy Keene” or something. Anyway, all “girly” American shows, follow the same format especially if set overseas. 1) ridiculously unrealistic apartment, even though “Friends” wasn’t girly perse, Monica started this. 2) Everyone at work is mean 3) If France or anything French comes into storyline, it’s super romanticised. Anyway, since you did the review and you said the French is pretty spot on, I will go and watch it. I was afraid of watching it and learning bad French habits.
I’m glad she didn’t add spoilers for people but I would also love to see a French person’s opinion on the storyline when she’s finished it. It gets a ridiculous is the best way which is similar to Katy Keene.
Bonjour, Merci pour ton commentaire 😊 You are right anything French is super romanticised... So far from the reality of living in Paris as a women. I will make a video about the reality of living in France. It is VERY different from Emilly’s BUT it is a show so they wanted to keep it glamour.
As far as The French language is concerned... it is a big yes from me. You will learn some new vocabulary for sure 🇫🇷😊
@@MyFrenchStory then it’s a must for this weekend ❤️
The show is basically an over exaggerated American perspective of French culture. I went to Paris for the first time 2 years ago for vacation and I found French people (even parisians) to be completely polite and nice.
What month did you visit in? If it was the summer, than all the Parisians were on vacation, and it was full of tourists...that changes the city a lot. And the good shops and restaurants are all closed. It is very different in April (les grèves) and the summer, especially August
Going for a vacation is not the same as living there. When I visited, I loved everything about Paris. When I lived and worked there, the rose colored glasses came off.
@@cherie0882 100%. Having lived there, and know what Paris is like in the summer (especially August), I wonder how many actual Parisians a tourist would even come across when visiting. Not counting those who cater to tourists in their business and therefore stay all summer long for work. They are, hopefully, beaucoup plus sympa!
heyyy! i was just doing my french homework & needed some help and i came across your channel. you're so good at explaining things & you make it so easy to learn! ALSO, i recognised you from when I was in primary school, & i'm pretty sure you helped out in some french classes!
You should react to Leighton Meester speaking French in gossip girl
I’ve been to Paris and I thought everyone was friendly! So as an American I was sad to see so many stereotypes and I hope that doesn’t stop us from getting season two - only because I want more of the beautiful sights and more of Lucas bravo 😍🥰💜
people are friendly to pretty people. That is the rule everywhere.
Omg yes! The stereotype is so entrenched no one will believe me when I say everyone was nice
That Lucas, YES!!!!!😍❤️
I love your review! You tell it like it is and I appreciate that! Bravo 👏 ☀️I enjoyed watching the show purely for entertainment..and I like the Lily Collins. I’m a new subbie 🎃
The best thing about this TV show is how much I’m learning about how Paris and French people ACTUALLY are from these YT reaction videos. 🙃
Thank you for the balanced discussion. And you raise your eyebrow fantastically!
I'm English. I go to Paris for weekend trips. I think Parisians are really charming, smiley and friendly compared to people in England and other European countries. I have heard that Paris is supposed to be the most miserable city in Europe but I have experienced the complete opposite. I receive huge smiles and 'bonjours' from market traders. If I look lost strangers ask me if I'm ok and need help. I was in Starbucks and the guy working there walked up to me and asked if I would like another coffee (I haven't experienced this anywhere else). Charming, smiley, friendly people with great style! :D
I visited Paris for a weekend and I experienced something similar everyone was friendly and helpful.
Hi! You've been so helpful for my French learning! Merci. Just one question, Can you make a video about impératif présent? Merci beaucoup!
I really enjoyed this show, so pretty and yes I loved the real french in it!
I don't watch the show but I was waiting on your review Haha
When an american TV show or movie has shown accurate facts about any other country or culture??
Liliana M for real girl, you got a point here, am from Honduras and all American documentaries about my country is all about the bloodshed, drug cartels, and every day murders only exposing just the negative. But they forgot all about what’s happening in Chicago and New York people dying everyday day but they don’t show that on fox and cnn
Anthony Bourdain's shows? No Resevations and Parts Unknown.
Thank you for such a video
I have been to Paris only twice and I had a great experience. I dated a French guy, not from Paris, although he went to University and worked there, but I studied the culture and I know a little French, very basic, but I know how important it is to say hello before an interaction and profusely thank people and wishing them a good day/evening etc, so I experienced the same kindness and even switching to either Spanish or English after asking me if I spoke either- because to some of them I looked Spanish, from Spain. So, I think that there are a lot of nice people in Paris, because that’s all I know!
Hi Pearl, I was wondering if you could recommend some french tv shows to watch and where to watch them. Thanks :)
Tu m’as trop fait rire quand tu as dit: “Premièrement, il y a le covid donc personne va te faire une bise sur la main lol”
Can't wait for season two.
I had exactly the same thoughts about the grammar when I started learning 😭😂
And you are so right about learning French faster by listening to French people speak it. When I left the states to go over to France, aside for the two years of French I took in high school decades ago, I spent the previous 8 months daily with Duolingo, reading every comment on there, etc., so I had a good enough grasp of it aller en vacances. It wasn't until my nightmare with the trains (SCNF, I'm talking about you and your trains breaking down and not treating your engineers well enough so that they don't strike) that I learned how to really use French to get from point A to point B---and I shocked myself by how well I negotiated my way to where I needed to be in French. The words I needed just bubbled up to the surface in the right order.
I've been to Paris one time. Every French person I met there was friendly. One quasi-exception was a waitress in a restaurant who teased us about being American. I don't remember what she said, but it was a critical joke based on stereotypes of our capitalist culture (my sister and I actually agreed with her), but she immediately followed it with something like, "I am only kidding! I like a lot about America!"
Oh, one other: My sister and I went into a small cafe with small tables. The waiter pulled out the table and gestured for my sister to sit in the chair on the other side because there was no room to walk around the table. We noticed that it was all women sitting inside, but my sister wanted to sit on the outside because (TMI) she was having digestive problems and needed quick access to the bathroom. So she told me to sit where the waiter gestured for her to sit and I did. And the waiter said, "AH, VOUS ÊTES MADAME AUJOURD'HUI!" and pushed the table in. I'm not sure whether he was offended and being rude or just being silly, mais \/\/ |-| /-\ T E \/ /-\ |-|.
I live in Washington, D.C., where people as a rule are not very friendly. People will smile and be helpful in shops and restaurants but on the streets, no, and in working environments-watch your back.
The rudest place I've ever been was England. People in London seemed offended that we were shopping in their stores, and people in Cambridge were just generally curmudgeonly. Interestingly, though we allegedly speak the same language, some language barriers presented themselves among us US students in Cambridge and local people were generally unamused. We asked a woman where to find an ATM, which is a common term in the US. She said "A WHAT?" We said "an A-T-M." And she shook her head disapprovingly and said, "Does that stand for something?" So I said, "We need money. Is there a bank or somewhere we can get money with a bank card?" She said, "What is it you are asking for? What is an ATM?" So I said, "it stands for 'automated teller machine,' like a bank teller. It's a machine you stick your card into to withdraw money." She said, "WE call it a cash machine! ATM? Automated teller, who talks like that? That's ridiculous." Never encountered any attitude like that in Paris or Amsterdam.
Loved the show. My type of show. Never been to Paris, was on my way but Covid. Anyway a French girl told me in Paris the ppl are rude and in a hurry. She doesn’t like there. She’s from another part of France. Some of my other French friends said that Frenchies can be mean especially if you don’t know the language, like how the boss was to Emily when they first met 😂😂
I still want to visit tho
Many French people criticize Parisians because there is a big gap between them and they make clichés about it.
In fact, most Parisians are nice, even if they don't smile in the metro. 😉
I watched a whole show within a day! I do admire all of the outfits that Emily and her friends were wearing for the 10 episodes. Very interesting points that you talked about in your video. To be honest, I love your language and want to learn. Wishing to learn the language and culture from you so I will have some sore of preparation before landing in Paris one day!
I went to Paris for 3 days with my dad several years ago, and we kept talking about how everyone we met was nice and so not like the expected stereotype. Maybe I got lucky, but I didnt run into any rude people the whole time
As a former Parisian, I have always helped tourists when I saw them in difficulty. Thanks for the comment.
There are bound to be rude people, but I dare to hope that this is not the majority.
All the French people I met were gorgeous and nice... But I love the show. There is nothing to hate. Its a Comedy! Its a Sexy show. Its about pretty people. Pretentious people hate it, just so they can Reaction Videos for the Peasants who watch such videos to fill the void in their lives.
@@eduardochavacano no one even said they hated it, calm your ass down
@@eunosnurb4123 I went to Paris 2 years ago for the first time. My french is very basic and limited. Not one single person was ever rude to me. Everyone was polite and treated me fine. Even the ticket people at the metro stations when I needed help...... I said my "Bonjour"s and tried my best to speak French. No complaints, no rudeness, nothing. My impression is, French people just want to be treated with respect. As foreigners, we're not owed anything so we need to just be gracious and humble.
Loved this show! It’s an exciting show for people learning French.
Yes, I like this show too 🇫🇷💕
would love a review of the tennis players who speak French at big tournaments like the French Open !!
Something similar is coming very soon 😏
I think the show is nice and I am glad they speak French. I think you memorize better when you watch a show speaking French
They speak little French, even when Emily is not there which makes no sense.
Thank you so much for this video! I think the issue with masculine articles for "one hundred girls and one boy" is common for Latin languages. I used to speak some Spanish and now I live and work in Italy - it's the same thing, exactly. And there is a big debate in society about this situation.
I was in Paris a few years ago, and I was completely impressed with how kind Parisians are. My parents were doing all the things I was warned not to do (esp. asking for directions with no attempt to speak French), And the Parisians we met didn’t seem to mind at all. Everyone we met was very helpful. Let me tell you, you cannot expect to encounter that kind of patience in New York!
I just read your notes that you were not in Paris when you did this video- where are you then?
Also, can you do a reaction video to "Lupin?" and also recommend other ethnically diverse French TV shows/ movies? Merci.
I've been lucky to visit Paris several times over the last 15 years. I do think that the "rudeness" has diminished over time. I've also noticed more people speaking English over the years, but I think that's the case almost everywhere.
I do think that the glamorization of Paris in the show hides what an amazing international city it is. Paris has cuisines from all over the world. I think the middle eastern food in Paris is second only to Beirut.
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I am so glad I found your site! Your energy is so gorgeous. I have been to Paris (and Nantes) and people were lovely! Just like anywhere in the world, you meet wonderful people, people having a bad day, mean people and---unexpected kindness from strangers helping someone struggling with language.
As an American and geography professor, I find some students have movie or cliched views about the rest of the world and don't know how to be gracious guests. Experiences at a touristy spot in any part of the world be it Paris, Mexico City, New York, Jerusalem or Los Angeles is not indicative of how people live and relate--or who a people "are."
Emily is ridiculous because as a marketing expert she fails to do the most basic research about sites, markets, demographics--her job! She applies her "Chicago model" and expects ardor. The show only makes sense reframed as a privileged American student having a semester abroad. An actual professional would have been 100% more prepared and collegial.
Hello there! I'm Nikko and I arrived in Paris last September for my MBA. In general, it's awesome here in Paris. I would invite my family and friends to come over and visit France and visit the city of love and lights. Today, I was doing my online course for Cross-Cultural Management. I've learned that USA (low power distance culture/more personal approach) and France (high-power distance culture/more private approach) don't share the same culture even if they are developed and/or first world countries. Still learning a lot of things here in Paris!
It's just that, a show! It's for entertaining. I've been in Paris and I also used to work for Air France and I can tell you something my friend, french people don't like to speak English and some are not so nice towards tourists. There I am, trying my best but they just won't talk to you back in English. Still I can say that I've met nice french people at the airport. 😁
I found lots of wonderful and friendly and helpful people in Paris and France. I only met one rude person who refused to sell me a second phone card, but my partner managed to get one out of her.
I had so many people saying "look at the little boy pushing his pram" - I don't speak French but recognised the words Regardé garçon and puser I think. I learned to say "une fille" and then they would ask me how old (ans) and I learned to say 22 months in French!
She actually meets many nice French people in the show like Gabriel and Camille but they are not from Paris 😂😂🤣🤣And the only nice friend she has is from China, I found that really funny.
I was in paris for like 2 days before traveling to spain so i dont think my experience really counts but everyone was pretty nice in my opinion. I had people help me with the metro and help me on the street and no one was angry. If anything i felt bad because i didn’t speak hardly any french and i thought i was being rude.
I like it when people correct you in their language. When they just switch to English no one learns anything
As a person of color I found Parisian really cool and many thought that I was Parisian. Also as a native NYC person I felt very much at home in Paris.
Who gives a shit if you’re a person of color or not? That has nothing to do with anything.
Maybe people from the fashion and media are generally like that because it is so competitive. As a tourist who frequented tourist spots only so far I have not experienced rude treatment except in the airport when I was trying to ask how I could encash the check I recieved as tax refund. But that was an isolated incident. That man has a serious attitude problem with tourists. But, all in all everbody has been lovely and helpful.
Omg yes I thought that the grammar rules were a bit sexist too. I remember learning it in french class and I was like... why?
frr
Le baisemain et la chambre de bonne, j'étais pas prêt 😂😂😂 j'suis mort.
😭😭😹
I watched the whole thing recently. I found it fun, I found it east to watch, and I enjoyed reminiscing about when I lived in Paris 30 years ago (it still feels like yesterday, btw). I will say that when I first arrived, and had to get settled and comfortable enough to use my french (the only way to learn is to practice), people were really mean! And I am from New York City, so I get upset when ppl say we are not nice! But... now I live in LA, and New Yorker ARE mean. And Parisians are WORSE!! Especially if they think their English is better than your French (which is now rare for me atleast). OR, they correct your French, nor to help you, but to show their superiority and impatience with you. The further out you get, or if you get out tot he Banlieues, it is a totally different story. Just like the burbs of New York or the Valley in LA. It is just different. But YES! The apartment she has is ridiculous if it was supposed to be a chambre bonne! C'est ridicule! But a corporate apt would not be a chambre bonne anyway, bc, as stated, the lack of WC. I had one en l'île de la cité--stunning location--terrible when you have to pee!! I preferred my huge apt in what is now the Bobo. The minute Covid is over, I am on a plane back. It has been a few years, which is waaaay too long!! Paris me manque beaucoup...😩
I watched to try and hear the French and since I’m a beginner I learned a lot in that regard. And the vagina as masculine surprised me! Someone else said the penis is feminine in grammar, is that true? Lol either way it’s very strange to me. I’m struggling with the feminine/masculine thing and memorizing which word gets which pronoun etc.
I did like hearing the old man yell “ringard” at her to say “basic”! That was hilarious. And I know it’s just a tv show but I couldn’t get past her lame Instagram posts!! That was the most fake part for me lol. Regardless, I’ll probably end up watching the entire thing 😂
😂😂😂😂 « her lame Instagram posts » 😂😂😂😂 Ah tu m’a eu ahaha. It is so true, she became an influencer by posting photos with la boulangère(the baker) lol
But to go back to your question: penis can be translated with Le pénis (masculine) or La bite (feminine). Feminine and masculine is such an interesting concept.
Yeah grammatical gender doesn't make sense, it's basically pretty random and a hell for strangers ^^' I mean, things would be much simpler if our linguistic history allowed for a neutral article to be used, like it did in the english language
Ringard means tacky😀
I think people are not thinking that it is: Emily in PARIS not Emily in France. Sorry to say that 95% of foreigners agree with some of those Parisian cliches: not very friendly people, quite rude, very unhappy people, complaining it is the local sport, impossible to make Parisian friends because they don't speak other languages... so on and so forth.
I agree with you with the apartment size.. super unrealistic! Also the saucepan comment: guys, they clean their saucepans here.. lol. Also that people do not smoke in closed places, totally a myth.
I agree. Not all people are rude or mean but the majority (IN PARIS). I've been living here for the past 4 years and although I know some awesome people, I have also experienced discrimination at work and rudeness quite a lot. Specially while dealing with the admnistration. I worked at a museum and literally nobody wanted to do the french visits because they always were the most difficult to do (they always complaint about something). Talking about the complaining.... its funny because I come from a south american country where people have zero benefits, in France they have all of the benefits like healthcare, government assistance and so on and still... they are quite unhappy.
@Zayalla Fantasy I get my statistic from the same place as you get yours. And you mentioned 6 people, at least my statistics come from more than that number.
@@andreasalas7014 Díselo a la tal Zayalla que se piensa que todos los extranjeros que vivimos aquí debemos de estar locos o algo ( menos los 6 nombres que menciona en su mensaje, claro está..) jajajaja. encantada de conocerte y espero que tengamos más suerte con los locales en nuestras aventuras parisinas :)
@@arwen_2.0 jajajaja pues si no esta dispuesta a querer abrir su visión y aceptar algo que es real, queda en ella. Encantada de conocerte igualmente! Espero todo te este yendo bien y mucha suerte!!
It's amazing how people are getting so caught up in their feelings about a tv show made by MTV productions marketed as a twist on Sex in the City. (which is also not a realistic depiction of NYC) Geez it's entertainment. To my knowledge it's not being marketed as a documentary. . . To me it's just an exaggerated fantasy of ridiculous stereotypes when American and French cultures collide.(By the way I studied French language and culture from elementary school to 2nd year undergrad in college and i traveled to Paris and stayed for 2 weeks in 2018. And nah. Nobody will have fictional Emily's experience:)
I think people forget American tv shows ideally look to shoot for seasons and the characters need to have long term growth. This is made from the producers of sex and the city. Carrie Bradshaw dramatically changed from season one to season five or six.
If this show gets several seasons, ideally Emily’s French will improve and she will become more influenced by the French people and culture
The show is a nice fun escape especially since we can't travel! Like the show Friends and Sex & the City are not realistic depiction of New York but they are still fun shows. I am a New Yorker and i can still laugh at those shows in New York as the backdrop. I'm sure true Parisians would think its ridiculous just as New Yorkers think movies & tv shows in NYC think its ridiculous. I think shows like to depict new yorkers as mean too! I was in Paris and honestly everyone I met was so nice and helpful! Of course i greeted everyone with Bonjour and tried my best to speak with my limited french.
spoilers.....
is cheating a big part of French culture? in the show, it’s just kinda accepted by everyone.
It is not.
No
Tbh the first time i went there i was shocked .. the lady that sold me the train tickets was really serious and cut me off when i wanted to ask for information (i understand there was a cue but, quite rude trust me). I was finding my way in the metro and asked some girls, in my really basic french, for directions .. and they responded "sorry i dont speak english" (my first language Is spanish and i was speaking in french 😨). So yeah, while i think Emily was specially uncultured and a bit arrogant, there is some truth to parisian atittude for sure.
I mean i feel like most languages tend to be sexist in some respects lol... but im not sure how hand kissing became a french thing originally it was used to great nobles of higher rank to show respect and that you knew your place and then was adopted as part of a courting ritual that "gentleman" used on dates and stuff, but a lot of cultures use some variation of this its not a french thing lol i find cultural stereotypes so amusing
French language is not sexist. The rule of "le masculin l'emporte" is simply deeply grounded in History and language evolution. The romans who colonised France and imported their language used 3 variants: Masculin/Feminine/Neutral.
With the evolution of French, the Neutral started to disapear and grammar became such a mess that the scholastics were expressly asked by the King to establish rules for the French language. Thus the rule of "Le masculin l'emporte" was born, not because men are stronger, just because masculin grammar is simpler than feminine grammar. It was easier to "export" 80% of the words into masculin than to actually take the time to decide each and every word gendre on a case by case.
THAT'S IT, no other reason than a time-consuming exercise. So no, there is no sexism here.
I just read a long explanation as to why the language is sexist, though. Great explanation. History has favoured men since history started. That's why many parts of many languages are sexist.
I don't get why people conflate grammatical gender and sex. These are two different things. It's almost as though people are looking for evidence of their world view (that everything and everyone is sexist) and twisting the facts to suit their narrative.
Black girl from London and a lot of Parisian people were rude. Not everyone of course! But I've had Parisians shout at me. I think it's not speaking french that people get pissed off at.
Yes, I've visited Paris. The majority weren't "mean," but they weren't "nice either. If anything I would say they were "business-like." The only Parisians I encountered who were friendly were young men who wanted, ahem, something else. With that said, I did find it tough to practice French in France. Most people I encountered were in a hurry and preferred to respond in English to my beginner's French.
Personally I found people in Paris to be generally nice, or at minimum polite. I was told that Parisians are rude before going, but I found my reality didn't match the roumors. I don't even know where that idea comes from.
This is true franch people mean
I loved the series... who cares about reality... we need to get away from reality sometimes... cant wait for season 2!!!
Thank you. My thoughts exactly. So many people reviewing are complaining about accuracy. It's fiction, meaning fantasy. If people want accuracy they should study Paris or go there not watch a Netflix TV series.
You are Intelligent! Just because it slightly unrealistic, it doesn’t make it Irrational or illogical. Those characters may Really Exist. I met French girls who dont care if I like they boyfriends, who are 100% straight, but are very kind. So if you ask for a kiss or a hug, they just think they are giving love in a world full of hate and ugliness from pretentious morons who dont even know what a Campy Comedy is.
Its not a documentary about Paris its a comedy/drama! 😂 its for entertainment. It was such a joy to watch
Each time I've been to France I was not treated well. I experienced people being mean or condescending. However, as a woman of color, it was interesting that this bad treatment was not based on my race. I really feel that it was more so based on being American. I do speak some French (some for sure), so I did try to communicate in French as much as possible and not force English on the local people. Didn't really work...
When I have visited Paris I found that people were super nice and helpful. But I would always approach people in French to be polite and I am European so maybe the cultural differences were smaller than what some Americans encounter...
I'm from NYC and I've been to Paris many times. Parisians are like New Yorkers, we're busy no nonsense kind of people but that doesn't mean we're all mean or rude. I did once encounter some very rude and insensitive employees at a grocery store after getting injured while running along the Seine, but that's literally the only negative experience I've had there. I do however, speak French when in Paris (as much as I can) so I'm sure that that makes a difference. Still, I don't think it's fair or accurate to paint all Parisians with the same negative trait. BTW I knew that the French language was sexist, but OMG "vagina" is masculine, come on?! Time to change that mess.
Well Samantha Jones is New Yorker. She is cool. The rest of New Yorkers are drama queens who impersonate Carrie Bradshaw.
@@eduardochavacano This just might be the most ridiculous comment ever.
I’ve been to Paris and I speak very basic French. I found parisians to be polite and never had any negative experience with them. Yes they are very stern serious people but as long as you’re respectful and don’t act like an uneducated idiot, they’ll treat you just fine. It’s very similar to NYC except in New York, people talk louder. Other than that it’s pretty much the same.
I've been in the south of france and met a few franch people on several occasions. My impression is that the franch are highly intelligent and lively people, but I have noticed they don't like or appreciate when people try to speak English to them and some of them will respond in France even if they know english. They would also have an attitude about it. Thats not cool. Nobody should expect a tourist to speak the native language just like nobody expects franch people to speak a different language when they are visiting another country.
Gabriel and his girlfriend are nice!
You’re right. There’s sexism in the language which applies to other Romance languages as well. I’m curious about people who don’t fall into the gender binary. In America some people use ‘they’ as their pronoun because she/he uphold the feminin/masculin binary. What do French people use?
De toute façon, en temps que parisienne vous me semblez très sympa. Il y a quatre ans j’ai visité Paris. J’ai rencontré du bon et du mauvais. Beaucoup de gens était gentil et prêt à m’aider mais il toujours quatre ou cinq personnes qui vous font regretter les avoir aborder.
When I went to Paris I was soooo disappointed in this city, just because of everybody was so mean! Even in the train station information guy didn’t answer my question and insisted I should ask him in French and then he would tell me where to find what I was looking for. So many bad memories from that trip. Architecture is beautiful, but Parisians... uffff
You were probably an ignorant and obnoxious tourist who expected everyone to speak YOUR language and bend over backwards for you..... the French don't put up with that stuff.
I liked the show. I know it’s a bit of fluff.
It’s a romantic comedy, and stereotypes are used in comedy, especially exaggerated.
I enjoyed Paris very much, the two times I was there, and enjoyed the Paris and French landscape in the show. I found people nicer outside of Paris, but the same thing can be said of New York.
It is helpful to know some French, because it’s nice to be polite. The French will correct your French, but I think that is helpful. With the way things are going in the world who knows when or if I will ever be in France again, but, I think the language is beautiful. Take out the garbage sounds sexy in French.
I struggle enough with Russian, which I learned as a child, since my parents were Russian immigrants, but, if I ever go to France, again, I will make more of an effort to learn more of the language, plus, now there are these lovely translation apps.
They don't like it if you don't try to speak French, which Emily doesn't. Otherwise, very friendly.
You're right, not all parisians are mean, like Emily's two male co-workers, Camille and her bf. In the series, only the florist and Sylvie are mean.
The two male coworkers were apart of the bullying and cattiness in the beginning. They only started to come around when she gave one the middle finger for calling her “la plouc”. Very realistic. In my experience, the French love when you push back. Then you become more interesting.
Most TV/film apartments have to be larger than what would be in reality. The apartment is a set that has to accommodate a camera, camera movement, lights, sound equipment, action, actors, crew, plus props and furniture, etc. If the space is small it would be impossible to shoot in so they cheat a little bit with the size when they build it in on a stage. The show is pretty accurate. Especially French view on work and some new person coming in and trying to change things or bring new ideas. That is very accurate. I agree. Parisians are not that mean. But it was probably just to show the contrast to her positive can-do attitude. If you're friendly and put forth an effort with the language, people are nice and more helpful.
Not averybody in the show are mean. What about the chef and what about his girlfriend they are picture as very nice. And they are French
When French comedians want to mimic English speakers they always get the gender wrong and when English people want to imitate French people they look desinvolte .
Je suis d'accord avec toi... La plupart de maladies sont feminines en français.
Je trouve hilarant qu'elle ait pu obtenir une chambre de bonne king-size sachant que lorsque j'habitais en France (j'étais situé dans la banlieue de Paris) cela n'était pas du tout possible à moins que l'on était super riche! Certains Noires se seraient probablement demandées "Pourquoi choisir une blanche pour être le personnage principal?" Dans la banlieue, la plupart des gens étaient des Noirs de plusieurs nationalités différentes et milieux.
I don't think that "vagin" being masculine is sexist. Gender in language is pretty random most of the time.
However, I still think it is interesting to not that penis and vagin are both masculine, but their sloang version are both feminine. I think it would have been more insterested to point that, or talked about the grammar rule you talked about, and not what they did.
I wonder if the writers of the show told all these lies to increase tourism in Paris, and now the reaction videos from real French people with cancel that out 🤔
I haven't see the show, but I guess that as usual, the 'baisemain' is wrongly done.
A few basic rules about the 'baisemain':
- Should be initiated by the lady, never by the man. The man should look at the hand: back of the hand upward, or sideward? hand-kissing or handshake?
- This question is irrelevant for unmarried women, because only married women would initiate movement for a 'baisemain'. Only super high status young women, or quite old unmarried women would do that.
- The hand receiving the hand-kissing should be bare. No gloves.
- 99% of the time, it should be in a closed room, never ever on the street, preferably not in public area such as restaurants.
- The man should strait up his legs, tight together as for a military salute and bow
- The lips should NEVER touch the hand. The only part of your face that optionally is allowed to touch the (back of the) hand is your chin. And even then, avoid any touch, to be on the safe side.
Any other baisemain is either for the fun, as a joke, as funny soft flirt. But even then: YOUR LIPS SHOULD NOT TOUCH THE HAND !!!!
We have the same sexist debate with spanish...
Commenting une chambre de bonne. This is a TV show, no it's not going to be realistic - have you seen the Freinds apartment in New York? that's isn't realistic either, it doesn't stop it from being a good show.
In my opinion, i liked the show, it was good but they spoiled gossip girl for me i was only half way through the season.🤦🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
I don’t like this show, the main character seem like the worst version of an entitled « cater to me me me me ME! » type of American but hey they spoke some French so I needed to learn some how.
I thought the same thing!!! I feel like rather than learning how to adapt to a new culture, they're glorifying her like a much needed heroine which makes me cringe a bit. She wants everyone and everything to accommodate her
Agree
where are the black people...
Chateau rouge, Sarcelles, 93, 94
I agree about the language being sexist. I’m Brazilian and the Portuguese language is SO sexist
this sort of criticism discourage people to learn portuguese and french, when it is simply not true. this languages comes from latin, and that’s why they have gender. using the neutral pronoms when speaking to people it’s a completely different subject.
@@giovannaluti LOL nobody will stop learning french because of "sexism" and portuguese is a irelevant language in europe so only abfew people are interested on learning it
@@Horoscopephobia languages are never irrelevant. Portuguese is a difficult language to learn, so as French, but I think all Americans would benefit from learning it. And probably, whoever says that’s irrelevant wouldn’t be able to learn it anyway. BTW, Portuguese is the 6th most spoken language in the world, even more than French (witch is a language that I speak and love).
Americans saving the day is realistic. I'm glad french are looking to Americans for culture ques, instead of putting out child exploitation. You might have something that resembles a culture if you keep being like Americans.
Oh yes , and the "vibrator "joke had me rolling about in stitches on the floor! Hope that's not a spoiler, but you really need to see that one ! :)
that show is just how the US 🇺🇸 sees Paris and their aspiration of it. haha ridiculous as always.
Everything involving French men wasn’t accurate lol. Calling her a “hick” to her face wasn’t realistic. The bullying in the workplace would be more like passive aggressive whispering. She would know they are talking about her but unable to get concrete proof.
And why don't talk about "vulve" or "verge" what are féminine words to describe femal or male genitals. So, to answer, I disagree about with opinion m. You create fight where solutions exist, for this example.
I hear you but What about the « The masculine wins » rule ? 🤔👀
I adored watching the show in French with English subtitles. I actually think it makes a difference which language you watch it in and I would not watch it in English because I am actually English and learning French and enjoy watching things much more in French. Of course it is a totally girly outrageously hyper-exaggerated type of show; of course she makes friends immediately ( would be a bit boring watching her reading a book all day!) ; every guy she encounters is gorgeous and immediately interested in her, Parisiens smoke everywhere, give undies as gifts ! Of course this is not real life but we wouldn't watch it if it was!
I actually think it makes more fun of American culture than French culture but is basically a satire on both; it absolutely isn't meant to be taken at face value. The comedy comes a lot from the exaggeration of the stereotypes on both sides and the ensuing cultural and linguistic misunderstandings. I agree with you about the "vagina" issue by the way but many language "purists" would bite my head off ( there's one in my family!) Again it is the clash of ideas that makes for much of the comedy, the "old guard" and the "new guard" for example ( happens everywhere in every country regardless of nationality), thinking preservatives means the same in French as it does in English ( for anyone who doesn't know in French it means condoms!) and that a "douche" in French is the same as a "douche" in English ! I found that hilarious to be honest ( a douche is simply a shower in French of course) To be honest I only ended up watching the show because of all the comments and controversies it seems to have brought up but personally I found it a hilarious satire on both sides, a total escapism from the covid crisis. We don't watch drama to see reality!!!
The relationship between grammar and real sexism is not true. Germans aren't necessarily more sexist than USonians, yet they even have 3 genders. The "masculine" for the "neutre" comes from the fact the Latin neutral was very similar to the masculine, and thus it was "absorved" by the "biggest" one.
Par contre, j'ai été surprise qu'en tant que parisienne tu n'as pas commenté le fait qu'il na pas d'immigrés/ franco-qqchs dans la série. Il y a un collegue noir, mais pas de magrébins ni musulmans à Paris?! Sérieux? Le fait de ne pas avoir des femmes en hijab m'a trop choqué (et je n'ai pas aimé ça, ça reinforce les préjugés éthniques et réligieux sur ce qui est un "vrai" français).
Latin languages are sexists in general, I'm a portuguese speaker and the masculine grammar rule aplies in portuguese as well. But at least "a vagina" is a female word and "o pênis" is masculine in portuguese. Now a days there is a discution about the use of neutral pronomes in order to minimize de gender diferences.
I'm Spanish and a Linguist. Latin languages are not sexist. The fact that words like "lamp", "door", "hand" or "knee" are feminine or masculine is completely random and has its origin on the Latin and Indo-European declensions. When Latin languages (except Romanian) abandoned the Latin declension system, there was a need to categorize the words according other parameters. Hence, the grammar gender. That has nothing to do with real life gender identity, except when we are speaking about living creatures.
Using your example, in Spanish "penis" is masculine and "vagina" is feminine. However, their vulgar names "coño" (pussy) and "polla" (dick) are the opposite 🤷🏻♀️ Completely random.
A very different thing is when a person CONSCIOUSLY uses sexist expressions. For example, saying in Spanish that a thing is "un coñazo" (a big pussy) to mean that something is boring and/or difficult and using "es la polla" (it's the dick!) to mean that something is amazing and funny. Or saying that someone runs or fight "like a girl".
However, I agree with you that nowadays Latin languages are struggling to adapt to the new reality where there are people identifying themselves as other than woman/man. In that sense, it is necessary to create a new grammatic category to include those people. However, it will take time since languages evolve not so fast and the speakers are the ones in charge of any change.
Hummm... the hand kissing is outdated in general but not in the “upper class”. It’s not unusual at all in the kind of circle she’s supposed to be living in...
Oh and BTW, the proper way of doing it is to bend over the lady’s hand without actually touching it. Kissing the hand is very rude
Any language with grammatical gender is at least a little sexist.
I don't really think so, but I guess I just don't equate grammatical gender with actual gender. They're just terms. If we called it something else, no one would care.
Not attacking you BTW, just my thoughts :)
Isn't it sexist how men had to fight and die for 2 000 years for the country while women stayed at home? Hmmmm. At least, the "masculine wins in french grammar" isn't killing women. I'll take sexism in french grammar rather than sexism in wars. Although now it's a bit better since women can fight too.