"La Provence" et "la province" are two different things & are pronounced differently. "La Provence" (as you prononce it) is basically the south of France on the right hand side & "la province" is the rest of France outside of l'Ile de France (central Paris & its suburban départements). Having lived all over France & worked in Paris for 15 yrs it's certainly true that parisians consider themselves to be superior & it's easy to fall into the trap ! Luckily, I now live in the South so the scales have fallen from my eyes ; )
I was expecting Kate to pronounce “la provence”. First time a friend talked to me about “la provence”, it took me time to understand she was meaning “la province”. The few other times some of my colleagues talked about “la provence”, it was also mispronounced
Ahhahah i didn’t realize she meant « province » I thought she mentioned Provence and I was like « yeah sure Provence is representative of the whole rest of France » 😂
Well parisiens are french and mostvof them come from "la province". Parisiens are french in a big ciry. They are not à différence race of french. They are french from every région who are in Pzris by ambition. Bur I live in east paris in a pour neighbourood and the parisiens I Know are not like that.
I can’t imagine being in such a densely populated metropolis. While I’ve heard a Parisian describe Bordeaux as “provincial,” it’s more than big enough for me. And compared to living in Switzerland, I’m still super happy to find shops open here in the evenings and on Saturday. I love that the Bordelais are happy to let me practice my French or speak English (or Spanish) if I get stuck.
I enjoy your videos so much! So interesting. I was raised in a small town in South Louisiana in a French speaking home. I love to learn about other parts of the French speaking world and culture in the different parts of France. I have been to France twice and both experiences were wonderful. The French seem to like us Cajuns and seem as fascinated with our French speech as I am with theirs. Keep posting your interesting videos!
Ever year (now covd?) there is an annual Francophone (at least W Hemisphere) music song (& dance?)held in various places--- Gouadeloupe, Quebec, etc. Also. there are other places like French minorities in W Europe--- Belgium, Switzerland, etc.Niger SE Africa islands---Mauritius, Seychelles, Reunion, Comoros Madagascar Much of W Africa----Senegal, Niger, Burkina Faso, 2 Congos etc. There is at least 1 You Tube video on every Francophone place on the. planet. There us a video on LA Creole & Cajun comparison also many on Cajuns & language(s) problem There are also videos on Metis in Canada Homa, etc. Indigenous Francophones. Il y a?ont? des autres?
When Parisiennes say that they want to practice their English… it is a politeness, to save embarrassment (perceived), rather than they say, “your French is hurting my ears”!🙏
You can't let anyone talk to you if you don't understand one half of what is pronounced. Personally I try to do my best to understand what foreigners say in french; if there are unidentified sounds I do wait till the end because many of them are very upset when getting interrupted.
Je suis Québécois mais j'ai vécu aussi en France il y a quelques années, en Province comme à Paris: j'ai apprécié les deux. À mon avis, la présence des sans-abris à Paris ne révèle pas des inégalités, mais un fonctionnement différent. La France est certainement plus équitable avec ses pauvres que tous les pays d'Amérique du Nord, même le Canada, avec de nombreux programmes sociaux qui s'occupent de la pauvreté intégralement. Tout citoyen peut, en France, vivre au chaud et être suffisamment nourri s'il accepte d'être pris en charge. Cependant, Paris est un terminus non seulement pour les touristes, mais pour de nombreux migrants, et donc sans couverture sociale, ce que peu de villes sur la planète vivent autant. Craignant d'être bannis, ils souhaitent souvent rester anonyme, et donc hésite à faire appel aux ressources en place. Ce sont des gens pauvres, des sans-abris en exil non-couverts par le même tissu social qu'un citoyen français. Loin de moi l'idée de les critiquer, mais c'est une situation vraiment unique que peu de villes occidentales rencontrent à ce niveau. Cependant, même eux peuvent être pris en charge par un tas d'associations s'ils l'acceptent. Certains ne veulent tout simplement pas avoir de toit au dessus de la tête. Ça na rien à voir avec un réel écart social comme on voit aux États-Unis quand il y a une crise et que les gens se retrouvent vraiment dans la rue, sans ressources vers lesquelles se tourner. Il y a des gens qui choisissent vraiment le mode de vie "sans-abri" et qui le seront toujours quels que soient les programmes sociaux qu'on met en place pour les aider. Pourquoi en voit-on tant alors à Paris? Parce que Paris les tolèrent, tout simplement. La plupart des grandes villes sur la planète chassent les pauvres dans des coins qu'on ne voit pas pour qu'on ne les remarque pas. Il n'y a ainsi peu de villes en Amérique ou au Royaume-Uni qui n'ont pas de loi «anti-flânage»: Paris en a aussi mais les appliquent moins que d'autres depuis quelques décennies. On constate donc plus cette misère... Mais ça ne révèle probablement rien d'autre que de la tolérance et plus de mixité qu'ailleurs. Est-ce que Paris a raison d'agir ainsi? Ça se discute, bien sûr...
Wrong.. Tons of help for non French people, and tons of French people with minimal help. Poverty is very real and the 'bad poverty' of atomized people is exploding. Lots of very rich people in France. Some are French.. Lots of failed 'socialist' policies are supposed to create a 'less ruthless/more humane' society-climate than in the US for example, but prices have skyrocketed in the last 10 years (already bad since the late 90's) and people don't make more money. It's pretty bad. The 'middle-class' is almost destroyed. Lastly, all 'the programs' helping non French people (in France or abroad..) cost taxpayers a fortune. And nothing can be done about it.
@@HAYAOLEONE et alcibiade101avez tous les deux raisons. Vous voyez le problème à partir de deux angles différents mais convergeants. Toutefois, @HAYAO LEONE lorsque vous dites que " nothing can be done about it", ce n'est pas exactement vrai. Il se trouve que les politiques des idéologies libérales et mondialistes empêchent que quelque chose soit fait car elles ont une vision corrompue de l'être humain. Les porteurs de ces idéologies appartiennent à des castes qui se considèrent supérieures et qui n'hésitent pas pour parvenir à leur fin à appauvrir les classes dites inférieures, ce pourquoi dans les pays dits industrialisés la classe moyenne s'amenuise tandis que la paupérisation des populations augmente dont la survie dépend des programmes structurels (non conjoncturels) d'aide mis en place par les gouvernements. Dans l'économie inversée de l'élite mondialiste, les pauvres comme les dettes rapportent de l'argent. C'est triste à dire. Il faut dire merci à ces associations qui viennent en aide aux démunis mais il se peut que sous peu, les gouvernements du monde annonceront qu'il n'y a plus d'argent ; alors, ils attacheront l'aide à une obligation comme le crédit social.
Concerning wealth, you forgot to mention the French Riviera (St Tropez, Cannes, Nice, Monaco and Menton). It's also a big tourism spot for foreigners and frnch poeple too.
Amazing! I had the same experience during the year I lived in Paris: I can read and understand French very well, but sometimes I’ll make some mistakes when speaking, and people would start speaking English with me which prevented me to make a huge improvement in my corporate French skills.
I quite agree with what you say, but there is a point where you are wrong. Paris is not 20% of the population of France but only 3,5%(or 7% if you count the close suburb(I'm not sur about this terme for 'banlieu'). It's 'ile de france' region which accounts for 20% of France, but all people living in this region are not Parisians. I'm living in a small town of 4500 people in the extreme north of Ile de France and I am much closer to a provincial than to a Parisian.
Before 2005, in France, everything was in French, you watched an American movies on TV or in cinema they dub it in French. In school we had 2h of English a week. But the teacher always spoke to us in French. Therefore, there was no way for us to learn English. I went to the UK and a guy asked me the time and I couldn’t understand what he asked even tho I learned English for 10 years in school…
Can't find the series where you describe moving to France, but all of your episodes are totally charming. We have been purchasing a small house in Le Blanc (about 50 km east of Poitiers) and have spent the last 6 months going through all of the things you describe in your adventures (bank accounts, phones, paperwork, etc.) Your advice to all is totally straight on target. If you aren't patient forget it. Even though we've been coming to France for over 40 years, this was quite an adventure--but worth it. Here's a few more we discovered: Don't arrive on a Friday at CDG and expect to get into Paris on a wheeled vehicle (car, bus, taxi) in less than 2 hours. Start on your Covid Pass Sanitaire at least 2 months before your trip, maybe 3 months. Why is it that people drive Lamborghini's in Paris--you only can move 1 block at a time? In small French Rural towns make sure to have enough food in your fridge for Sunday and Monday. One last, we will have to take over utility accounts at the house we are buying in Le Blanc. That should be a real adventure.
Concerning the inequalities, I was really really shocked the first time I came to Paris. Now, living in Paris for more than 10 years, I'm sadly more used to it.
I'm Canadian living in Toulouse, I've been here in France for almost two years and a half and each time I watch your videos I'm like "yup, that’s right haha !"
Love to hear from you and how you perceive the territory and its variety ^^ I just noticed : you mention Paris but I think you're referring to the stats of Ile-de-France ? (2% of the landmass and 18% of the pop is that what you said ?) Other than that, yeap, big differences when it comes to living wages and standards of living. I recently moved to a provincial town (Châteauroux - the whole département has twice less the number of inhabitants than Lyon where I come from) : a lot cheaper, people are a lot more reliant on cars (which I haven't got) so life is quite different. A big downside : impossible to find a general practitioner for newly arrived patients. Not to mention specialists : I'll take a day off and go back to Lyon for that 😅 (ophthalmologist, dentist... ) My main issue is that the economy focuses on already highly developed metropolises. We should balance that with incentives to go to lesser-known cities and revamp the regional trains and level up their schedules. Instead I think we're mainly propping up the high velocity trains... kind of a mistake to my mind.
France is much smaller than the USA but the differences in less than 1000 km (North to South) are more obvious than between Dallas - New York - Los Angeles! Ewemple: Srasbourg (influences and Germanic accent) -> Marseille (Mediterranean influences and heavily flowery accent ^^) = culturally very very different. Paris, Bordeaux and Lyon have some similarities but Paris remains a unique city in the world. Imagine the folkloric complexity 100 years ago, when there were over 50 regional languages used in this very ancient country .... ^^
Parisian is really proud… but frankly speaking, I don’t prefer living there. I came from Bangkok and used to live in Tokyo…. So, I don’t prefer Paris over big cities in Asia where you get much better quality of lives. Lots of my friends who live in Paris they are so upset with all the criminals in Paris and this could make you have mental problems…. I was in contrast living in South of France for me is really enjoyable… good food, hood weather, good atmosphere and people are so lovely. I had improved my french a lot because of neighbour and now we are reluctant to go back to Asia.
Very good job! Your video goes beyond the common "clichés". You're not just sharing your own perception from your experience, but some facts too. I even learned new information (I'm a non parisian french) That shows your interest and your curiosity for the world around you.
Hi Kate! As a Lyonnais (inhabitant of Lyon, for those who wouldn't know what I'm talking about 😉) I hate the term of "province", which I find very condescendent and despiseful, implying that there are only two entities in France : Paris and the rest! As if living in the third biggest city of the country was similar to living in a tiny rural village in the deep heart of France, as if Alsace and Brittany were the same, as if all parts of France were identical. What about the different cultures, accents, histories? In the Province concept, there is also a sense of superiority. I remember a Parisian seeing the Lyonnais bike rental system and saying with a mix of surprise and irony "Ah, these are your local "Vélib"? obviously not knowing that the system started in Lyon (Vélo'v) La province n'existe pas, ça s'appelle la France! 😉
I think economic imbalance is evident in most cities: homeless people are visible in London *and* provincial British cities, although that might be saying more about a broken social welfare system. In Britain as well, London sucks up a disproportionate amount of wealth and talent from the rest of the country, while there is a lot of regional pride and indifference towards London. And a feeling that Londoners have no idea what life outside the capital is like. Having lived in the English countryside for 20 years I am loving the hustle and bustle of Paris. It makes me feel connected, but at the same time it's not overwhelming the way I find London is. The tourists can be a pain but also amusing.
I live in Aix-en-Provence and the people here are always so kind, there is also quite a few people that speak English in the city center. The hours here also shocked me when I arrived here last year, especially coming from Los Angeles when everything is at your fingertips. I definitely prefer this slower paced lifestyle, you get to take it all in and appreciate the small things in life.
Hello Sam, hope you and Paul go well. 😉 Yes, in the end, it's just a habit to take. Sunday is a rest at home or with the family or a little walk to unwind. The somewhat festive outings in the evening are mostly done on Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening. Usually, just remember to stock the fridge before the weekend to make sure you don't miss anything on Sunday. And at least with this system, as many people as possible can take advantage of their loved ones and see each other. This is important, especially when you have children. See you soon on vlog friends 🤗
@@j-loosenfout67 completely agree. I just enjoyed a beautiful Sunday with Paul. Definitely a time to relax and enjoy time with your loved ones. Bon Dimanche.
Thanks for this video ! I'm from "L'Ouest de la France" and went to Paris for my studies and my first job. I actually loved it, it's so beautiful, so lively, so dynamic. BUT, as soon as I wanted to start a family life, I moved back to "L'Ouest" and do not regret AT ALL. I cannot imagine having longer days of work, longer walks to the school/the crèche etc, going with kids in the crowded bus or metro...all this without having a garden and in a really small appartment... What I love in Province is the slow pace of life, the greater space for living, the life that is soooo much cheaper, the kindness of people, the countryside that is never far away, the inexistent traffic jams, etc. As a "Provinciale", i don't hate Paris, but I can't understand people who complain about their life as a family in Paris and still stays...most of the time, they have some kind of a FOMO, as if everything in the world happened in Paris.
Just wanted to add something. When you're a parisian, you NEED to go out because you live in small spaces. That may be why it can be so hard for some parisians to move to la Province, because they don't know how they will be able to live without as many cafés/restaurants/cinemas, etc. It's their way of life to always be outside of their homes. Where I live, near Angers, we hardly ever go out. Even when seeing friends, it's mostly in one of our homes. We have space, gardens, etc. We feel better at home than everywhere else.
I grew up in London, a rare true Londoner! I'd love to live in Paris for a while. And from my point of view, it's not that busy. Not busier than London anyway. London is the same with just a single road separating council blocks and multimillion pound houses. Somehow it works, mostly. Or did back when I lived there.
Thank you for the video. I am living in Toronto, Canada and about to move to Paris France with work. Your videos provide an insiders POV and a better understanding of the culture, faux pas, and comparison of USA/North American lifestyles.
There are differences between Paris and the rest of France, but there are also differences between all the regions, it's not like Paris is one thing and all the rest is just uniformly "la province". The problem is that mediatically, culturally and to some degree administratively, France is very centralised. And possibly we perceive it even more centralised than it really is.
Well Paris, is the minimum common factor of the rest of france plus international culture. You remove anything that makes france special and you have Paris. I have the feeling that Paris is the same than London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Zurich ... Same people, same stuff, just a different architecture.
Outside of Paris it’s called province not Provence. Provence is a region in the south of France. Province is any place in France outside of Paris. Maybe the confusion comes from the accent but it really sounds like you’re saying Provence when you mean province.
I don't feel it's super centralized, compared to other countries... Lyon and Marseille are quite big and vybrant too and then there are other important cities like Nice etc. 🤔
Yes, there is a bias about tourism and fashion in this point of view. If you take account of the industrial / it / engineering world, and the universities good at it, paris is just for " official representation". R&D and societies are outside. Dassault, Airbus, Thales, Alstom, Beneteau, and for research Megajoule Laser, Safran / Ariane rockets, ITER fusion project and so on... and all the labs and hi-school / universities that count for this.. they are all mainly in west and south-west, south-east for the last one especially Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, La Rochelle, and Marseille. But yes, if you want opportunities in Media, fashion, tourism, banking : you'd better go to Paris.
I'm sure you know this but having just got back from Paris it's surprisingly easy to get "off the beaten path" to places in Paris where the number ot tourists approaches 0. Sure Galléries Lafayette, Eiffel Tower, Champs Élysées, Tuileries, yes crawling with 'em. But plenty of other places il n'y a que des français.
great video...i've been to france twice so far and i must admit that there is much more to France than Paris...Paris is great and i plan on just spending time in Paris the next time i go, but Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley are absolutely amazing places to visit...i realized that France was much more than Paris on my first trip there. Mont. st. Michele is breathtaking as is other areas in western France. as a wine lover, i loved the loire valley...don't misunderstand me, Paris is great and i need to explore more of the city, but it is not all of France. and as an American who only knows how to say bonjour and merci, i found the french people in every part of France that i traveled, very helpful and patience with me and my translator apps on my phone. lol...thanks again and keep up the good work.
True, I remember, my oncle in Alsace in the 60s wanted to move in Paris 4 better income. You have to notice, French are less happy since few years. I remember in the 70s, 80s it,s look like everybody was happy, young, parents, friends, everybody.....After work, big meeting in the bar, and a lot of pleasure joking. ..to feel the ambiance in the middle class it's to watch movies of CLAUDE SAUTET with Romy shneider like "clara et les chics types". "Vincent, francois..."..etc...... and "un elephant ca trompe enomement" (a remarke later was made in hollywood)... to feel exactly the ambiance. Just my $,001. Impossible to make a remaKe movie to catch this ambiance...impossible
I think the most 'inequality' I've seen in a city was in L.A. You can cut your vision in half and the bottom was all poor, homeless, addicts and look up and its the rich.... Coming from NYC I was really surprised... Visiting Paris, I noticed a few homeless but not nearly as many as I've seen in L.A. or even Sacramento ... California's homeless pop is ridiculous
I went from living in Paris for years to living in Orléans and was unpleasantly surprised by the opening hours of restaurants (closed in the afternoon) and also supermarkets being closed on Sundays. The biggest cinema in Orléans didn't offer movies in their original language, instead only dubbed versions were being played, while in Paris UGC les Halles offers a wide variety of movies in the original language with subtitles - which is what I prefer. I experienced these differences as mild annoyances, but annoyances nevertheless.
Tellement Parisien de dire "la province".. Et perso j'habite à 2 heures de Paris et je n'y vais jamais par contre j'adore visiter les autres régions françaises, pour moi c'est juste un lieu de passage quand je voyage.
Et encore pour les Parisiens "La Province" ce résume au grande villes en dehors de Paris (Bordeux,Toulouse,Lyon) quand tu vies en campagne la vraie comme moi (Normandie) dans un village ou une toute petite ville pour eux c'est comme si cela n' existais pas haha
@@Nom-rs5bj aussi les banlieues . Dans les autres régions on peut appeler parisiens les gens de région parisienne surtout les proches banlieues, les gens de banlieues limitrophes vont dès fois s'appeler des parisiens mais jamais un intramuros n'appellera parisien quelqu'un d'asnières ou de montrouge. paris s'arrête aux portes.
I lived in Nice, it's the same as Paris as far as massive inequalities between rich and poor, lots of homeless in the streets and tourists everywhere. I think that the proximity of Cannes with its Festival and Monaco attract a lot of wealth which brings out even more the disparities...
You are correct in comparing Paris with San Francisco in terms of contrasting the wealthy and the poor. It’s gotten worse over the last 2 decades, but you’re on point.
Ah yes, the tourists in Paris. Obviously you are going to see them year-round, but they are especially noticeable from mid-July to mid-August, because that's when most Parisians go on vacation, and with only the foreign visitors around, the city begins to feel like a giant theme park. You can tell outsiders from locals easily: a real Parisian never smiles. We work very hard on maintaining at all times an expression of jaded boredom. It's no wonder that the fictional city in Wes Anderson's latest film is called Ennui-sur-Blasé :D
Salut, 75 à 80% de la population francilienne n'est pas issu de l'IDF, mais de partout ailleurs en France et dans le monde, donc... quand les "provinciaux" en ont après les "parisiens", bouuuh les vilains malpolis, qui sourient jamais..., il y a en fait, plus de chances qu'ils en aient après leurs anciens voisins de paliers qui est monté chercher du boulot à Paris, qu'après les "vrais parisiens". CQFD. :P
Very interesting to hear your thoughts. As a Brit we’re always arguing with the French, in fact you’re not considered British unless you argue with the French. Regarding inequality, I too was astounded by the inequality in Paris. But I think should go to London too, as you will also see massive inequality there too.
A part l'etymologie, je ne vois pas de raison de penser que cela est péjoratif. Considerer cela comme péjoratif me semble être juste un élément supplémentaire du préjugé que les provinciaux ont a propos des parisiens. Le cliché du parisien snob, riche, méprisant, imbu de lui-même. Un cliché véhiculé par des gens qui y ont passé bien peu de temps en général.
@@cmolodiets en dehors de l’étymologie je trouve que le terme reste péjoratif : en dehors de Paris (105km2) ou l’idf au pire (10000km2) vouloir désigner le reste de la métropole (540000km2 donc) par le terme « province » au lieu de spécifier un minimum la région est tout à fait péjoratif. Et hors de tout cliché.
@@postmitotic2164 "en province" et "hors de la region parisienne" sont des expressions au sens identique. Diriez-vous qu'elles sont toutes deux péjoratives?
4:27 English is a common language to overcome the difficulties of speaking Breton, Chti, Bourguignon, Alsacien, Lorrain, Berrichon, Vendéen, Lyonnais, Provençal, Basque, Portugais, Catalan, various Arab dialects, etc… 😆(joke) No, in fact, English and Franglish are the international business languages in France and Paris is where international business is made. If Paris was producing anything instead of selling, its inhabitants would be speaking french.
I lived in the south of france (montpellier) for 2 months in college. Then after I graduated I moved to Paris and here are some things I noticed. Not just housing but everything is so much more expensive. How easy it is to meet people and make friends. How culturally diverse it is. The metro and the ease of getting places. The button you have to press to open the door (it took me months to master this).
😂When I was learning french and trying to make sense of the language it seemed natural that if people living in Paris are called Parisiens, Lyon are Lyonais, then just why were those from Creteil not called the Cretins instead of Cristoliens and those from Bordeaux Les Bordels? Oh my! What looks I got!😂 Of course I was set on the correct path without further knowledge of the language other than “C’est comme ca.” I learned red wine is the best assistant language teacher😂 Much love to you and your honest channel. Wishing it had been around 30 years ago!🥰
I largely agree with your video, but in the 20 years I've lived in Paris, I've never heard anyone talk about "provincials". Nobody cares where you're from in Paris. The ones who are fixated on it are the provincials. They're the ones who complain that Parisians despise them, but that's usually just an excuse to vent their hostility to Paris and its people. I've had colleagues living in the province explain to me in all seriousness that they don't like Parisians just after I've explained that I came from there. And at the same time, they'll try to convince you that they're way nicer and friendlier :D Just not with you I guess... That's why I have the impression that this Province/Paris resentment is very one-sided. As for tourists, I've lived next to the Sacré Coeur and I've never complained about them. I've helped a bunch of them, accompanying them to their destination if it was on my way home. Or by warning them the couple of times I spotted pickpockets in the metro. But for the most part, I would ignore them, just like the other people walking around. My friends and I have hosted "couch surfers" for free, inviting them to eat outside and explaining them how to have a better experience visiting. Other people will complain just as they complain about everything. Complaining, or "Râler" as they call it, is the favorite activity of all French people, something they often do as a hobby more than out of resentment. I don't have a problem with Paris luxurious places. I'm not particularly rich but that doesn't prevent me to admire beautiful things, even those I will never be able to afford. The "bobos" are not showing of their wealth and most people in France will find the "nouveau riches" who do so very vulgar. Paris has its rich and poorer areas, but there's a lot of social mixitude in the city. What I have a problem with is homelessness. I don't think a developed country should let people live on the streets, treated worse than abandoned animals. The situation isn't as bad in France as it is in the United States, but there's still a lot to be done to prevent it and put an end to it.
Good analysis, however : 1) Provence is a region in the South (Aix-en-Provence, Marseille...). Province is France less Paris and outside territories. 2) You sometimes confuse Paris intramuros with agglomération parisienne which is comparable to Manhattan versus the New Yorker connurbation). 3) Parisians don't have a superiority complex but the provinciaux have an inferiority complex which they don't admit but prove when saying 'je monte à Paris' which means I go to Paris but is litterally I climb up in Paris.
Et les Parisiens disent "descendre en Province", on peut retourner l'argument dans l'autre sens. Par contre on ne se réfère pas à nous-mêmes comme "provinciaux", le besoin de trouver un nom spécial pour faire un distingo entre deux groupes de population est venu de Paris. De toute façon comme rappelé dans cette vidéo, l'écrasante majorité des résidents parisiens ne vient pas de Paris, alors si la France était jalouse de Paris, elle serait en fin de compte jalouse d'elle-même.
@@jmt.7322 L'argument ne se retourne pas du tout dans l'autre sens et confirmerait au contraire que si Paris est en haut pour les provinciaux, la province serait en bas pour les parisiens. Par ailleurs, comme déjà indiqué, les parisiens n'ont pas de complexe de supériorité. En fait, ils vont en province.
Galeries Lafayette is a department store, not a mall though :) Paris is one the world's top tourist destinations, so it's not that surprising that it's swarming with tourists - well actually a lot less so since the pandemic...
English is very close to German or "viking" langage...It is more difficult for french ton learn english. For us it is more easily ton learn latin langage as spanish and italian.
Je parle de province. L'ile de France est une région mais c'est bien de l'IDF (aussi appelée région parisienne) qu'elle parle quand elle dit que 20% de la population y vit et 30% du PNB y est produite. Le mot régions ne peut donc en aucun cas remplacer le mot province
Les parisiens parlent encore de "la province", j'en ai entendu plusieurs le dire, et c'est très vexant parce que ça fait comme s'ils se voyaient comme le centre du monde, je sais qu'ils ne le font pas exprès mais vraiment ça fait extrêmement snob d'utiliser ce terme
@@marieescure1216 Je suis parisien. Bien entendu je n'ai pas de voiture car cela me couterait extremement cher de louer un parking pour la garer. Je me deplace en transport en commun. J'utilise le mot "province". J'en ai besoin. Il y a 3 zones pour moi. Paris: Je peux me rendre n'importe ou dans paris gratuitement en 1 heures et demi maximum. La banlieu: je peux me rendre (a peu prés) n'importe ou en banlieu gratuitement, dans la journée, sans regarder les horaires a l'avance, juste en utilisant les trains de banlieu . La province: Je dois reserver une place dans un train, payer plus de 30 euros quelque soit l'endroit ou je vais, connaitre les horaires. et je devrais en faire autant pour revenir. Si on me donne rendez-vous a Paris et que je réponds que je suis en province ce jour-la. Ca veut dire que je ne peux pas venir car c'est extremement contraignant et couteux de revenir de province (surtout s'il faut y repartir apres.) Dois-je rayer ce mot de mon vocabulaire et le remplacer pas "en dehors de l'IDF" simplement parce qu'il choque des provinciaux?
@@cmolodiets Le problème que j'ai avec ce mot c'est qu'il s'utilise uniquement par rapport à Paris, il y a d'autres personnes dans la même situation que la vôtre qui vivent en banlieue d'une autre ville et qui ne peuvent pas non plus se déplacer facilement dans le reste de la France, mais il n'y a pourtant pas de terme pour dire "En dehors de Lyon et ses banlieues" ou "En dehors de Marseille et ses banlieues", parce que nous n'avons pas besoin d'un terme pour cela, lorsqu'on est trop loin de Lyon pour se déplacer par exemple on dit tout simplement qu'on est dans telle ville, ou dans telle région/département. Le terme province est très connoté parce qu'il part d'une vision de la France comme divisée entre l'IDF et le reste de la France, alors qu'hors de l'IDF on ne perçoit pas la France comme ça, on ne se voit pas nous-même comme secondaires face aux parisiens, on ne voit pas la France comme deux régions mais comme tout un tas de régions et de villes qui méritent qu'on les nomme ou du moins qu'on n'utilise pas un terme péjoratif pour les désigner.
I'm from Québec and i went to France for 2 weeks. I would talk to people in french, my first language, and a lot of people would reply in english. I find that a bit upsetting and i'm not sure if it's the québec accent or that i have a deep voice.
Man, I have been living for years in France, obviously I have an accent (I am Hungarian), but Im fluent, they would respond to me in English many times, however I only had this experience where there are many tourists, like Paris and the South of France. In the countryside they will only speak French, probably because they dont even know English. So, I think its the accent that makes them think you are not French, so they just reply in English.
From your name, I would believe you are a French speaking québécois. This is quite surprising that French people would answer in English to your probably obvious québécois accent. I used to live in Paris and crossed some Québécois a couple of times. Never in my mind would I have had the idea to answer in English. Especially knowing how you guys are attached to the French language. I don't think your deep voice has anything to do :) Amitiés a toi et a la Belle Province!
About poor people; there is a big gradient of wealth in the region of Paris ; from the poorest part in the north-east to the richest part in the south-west. But it concerns people, even the poorest, with stable situations. Whereas homeless people (struggling with live despite social measures) generally choose to live in nicer neighborhoods where life could be easier. You will barely find homeless people in relegation zones like the 93 departement, or some looking for special things like drugs... France has dark sides also...
I was born in Paris' suburb, I've always lived here, and OMG I agree with you 100% : Parisians that moved to Paris in order to study or work are sooooo proud, and want to become " Parisians" so much that it can become a bit ridiculous. It seems they want so badly to fit into the Parisians clichés, by being rude and by despising "la province". I've come to believe that the "Parisian attitude" and all the clichés are actually mostly maintained by people that were not Parisians initially. And don't even get me started on how they treat people living in Paris' suburb. Anyway, it's funny to hear that perspective from you !
Hello Kate, I worked for 7 years at 71, rue de provence for the cbt Villa . So I know very well about what you talk concerning the "grands-magasins" (BHV, G.L.,etc.) on the Hausman bld. It's the same in winter at Christmas when these stores decorate their windows. Impossible to walk on the sidewalks it's so crowded. The worst part is when the buses of Chinese tourists disembark. If you have something to buy in the Galeries ...Forget it! Because not only are you going to have a hard time sneaking around, but the salespeople in the store won't even calculate you anymore. All their attention is focused on Chineses. You become invisible to them! 😅 Suddenly, it's more interesting to sit in a cafe, have a café-crème, quiet, savor and let all these beautiful people be agitated. I liked it, it kept my eyes busy. lol
@@francoisperez4046 Je suis également certain que vous connaissez un avocat quand vous avez un différend et un député quand la police vous arrête. Quant à votre technique de drague...
You should check out Alsace. The region is truly beautiful and full of history and offers a unique blend of French and German cultures. It is common there to see houses predating the birth of the US. If this humble Alsacien hadn’t gone and married a Midwestern girl, I would still be there. To her credit she loves Alsace and puts up with me so can’t complain (much 😬)…
Paris is the core of the French identity. In Provence and throughout the southern half (Province), there is a specific culture and a specific language: Occitan language.
Careful, the open grocery on Sunday depends on the area of Paris you live in. It has to be considered as "touristic" for the shop to have the authorisation to open.
Hey I’m from California and just moved to Sancerre, France…and loving it! Out here in the country side it seems almost nobody speaks English. However, my guess is half of the people in Paris do. Until i get a better grasp on speaking French, I’ll have to depend on my wife and my charm!
Ha Ha ! Do you really think that only parisians speak english ? You spoke with a cow in the french countryside, thinking it was a french human being ? Ridiculous !
You say copy / paste: Until I master French better, I will have to depend on my wife and my charm ??? Of your wife, certainly! of your charm ??? it's you who says it! one thing is sure ; if you use your charm too often, you risk losing your wife !!! friendly advice learn French quickly. of course I say it in the tone of a joke
Vous dites : Jusqu'à ce que je maîtrise mieux le français, je devrai dépendre de ma femme et de mon charme ??? De votre femme, certainement ! de votre charme ??? c'est vous qui le dite ! une chose est sûre ; si vous utilisez trop souvent votre charme, vous risquez de perdre votre femme !!! un conseil amical apprendre le français rapidement. bien sur je le dis sur le ton d'une blague
Good ones! I've never lived in Paris, but have seen the reverse. It was even an expat! She lived in Paris for over 20 years and when she would come to the countryside she always was shocked or upset that shops weren't open when she wanted them to be. It has been changing even 'out here'. Our village's little supermarket (part of a chain) is open all day every day, half day on Sunday (and you can buy wine). Our other one in the centre, and much smaller, closes at lunch times. Opens Sunday mornings and closes all day Monday. Our boulangerie is open every day all day. So it really does depend on where you go these days, and especially the owner. And now one serves lunch beyond 2pm. I love the variations!
Lorsque vous dites que Paris représente 2% de la surface de la France, mais 20% de la population, je pense que ces chiffres s'appliquent non pas à la seule ville de Paris, mais à l'ensemble de la région Ile de France. Et Paris n'est pas l'Ile de France ! 😉
Quand j'ai commencé à regarder cette vidéo, la chose qui m'a sauté aux yeux fut... OH LA VACHE elle a la collec' des Largo Winch ! Blague à part, je vis et aie toujours vécu en Bretagne, mais il m'est arrivé de "monter à la Capitale" plus d'une fois pour des raisons diverses et variées et en effet je crois que la première fois que j'y suis allé ça m'a choqué d'apprendre que les magasins ne fermaient pas le dimanche. C'est quoi cette ville qui respecte rien ! Et pareil avec le choc du non mélange des populations entre les richous bobo (qui à eux seuls sont à l'origine de la mauvaise réputation de la Capitale dans le reste du pays) et les clodo' qu'on peut croiser pour ainsi dire à tous les coins de rue ainsi que dans le métro. (Last but not least : on y parle peut-être plus anglais, mais ils ont échangé ça avec la politesse. En même temps, faut les comprendre, vu l'endroit où ils habitent ...)
0:49 Nope! *Not "La Provence"* (lol). La "province". Provence is in province but all province is Provence. 😂 …and they gave you a French passport despite this accent?! 🤣
It depends on the neighborhood, I lived in Paris and in some suburbs always in green and calm places. Now I am in "Province", in Lyon without the slightest greenery on the horizon.
@@christopheripoll2580 Au moins, au Moyen-Âge, l'Occitanie était un VRAI pays, et s'appelait "royaume d'Aquitaine", mais ça a été effacé par les programmes scolaires officiels de la propagande gouvernementale parisienne, je vous laisse deviner pourquoi...
@@OC.auvergne.limousin. N'importe quoi ! Le "royaume d'Aquitaine"... Même vous, vous utilisez des guillemets, ça en dit long. Il a existé quand votre soit disant """royaume""" ? Sur quel territoire ? J'attends avec impatience un lien vers une carte datée le décrivant.
@@christopheripoll2580 Ah oui quand même, à ce point là... La propagande gouvernementale a vraiment fait du dégât !!! Renseignez vous, les liens ne passent pas, disons qu'il est né vers 500 avec celui des Wisigoths, plus tard fédéré à l'Empire carolingien, puis son affaiblissement durant la fin du moyen âge avec son éclatement au moment de la féodalité, le duché d'Aquitaine ayant perdu son autorité sur le comté de Barcelone et le comté de Toulouse, division qui fera l'affaire des Français qui alors attaqueront ces principautés occitanes, l'ultime guerre sera la fameuse guerre de cent ans, en 1453, échec et mat, l'Aquitaine est désormais française.
@@OC.auvergne.limousin. Et ça ose dire "ha oui quand même !"... Non mais sérieusement, vous estimez que votre soit-disant royaume qui n'a jamais été qu'éphémère suite à différents partages saliques et qui remonte au bas moyen-age (1000 ans quand même, il faut le faire), a la moindre légitimité historique pour justifier la création d'une entité politique aujourd'hui ? Ridicule !
@smileforhiba Hello, As a true Parisian, and by birth and by my ancestors (I currently live in Perpignan just next to the Spanish border, but I'm 54 years old and have grown up and lived most of my life in Paris), I'd simply tell you that the first thing to do is to avoid looking like a tourist as much as possible. Because they're obviously the tourists most targeted by pickpockets. Otherwise a few simple rules: - Walk at a semi-rapid pace without seeming to widen your eyes and marvel at everything you come across. - Don't respond to people who seek to approach you under the pretext of a petition to sign, an object to sell to you, or anything else (in particular entrance tickets to the monuments you're coming to visit and which would be supposed to skip you the queue, in any case it's a scam. Especially beware of Romanian children (this isn't misplaced racism at all, I have nothing in particular against Romanians, but simply due to the fact that there are a lot of thieves among them who work in organized gangs in Paris). Avoid all the street vendors, who will try to sell you things with an expansive price but made in China at a low price anyway. And who sometimes have pickpocket accomplices who risk cutting your pockets while you chat with the seller who will always seem very friendly and smiling. Just smile very quickly, but immediately close your face, and, make a wave of your hand that makes it clear to the other person that you aren't interested in it (above all, don't speak, otherwise, we'll immediately understand you're a tourist) while continuing on your way without stopping and without continuing to look at the person. Accelerate the pace even a little. This is exactly what a true Parisian does in such cases. - Avoid wearing gold pendants and anything that may seem ostentatious above clothing. Real "chic" Parisians, even if, for example, they wear very expensive designer clothes, always have a discreet style; "bon chic, bon genre" (good chic, good kind), as we say in France. The t-shirt with large letters *Chanel* marked on the front, it's either the appanage of the tourist, or a suburbanite who doesn't really know what's good French taste and who wants to do believe he has money (in any case, you get noticed by pickpokets). If you're going to make amplettes in a department store to buy souvenirs (Galeries Lafayettes for example) plan to carry a "no-name" bag (which closes if possible) and refuse the Gallerie lafayette bag (or other brand that 'you'll inevitably be offered). Again, this is to avoid being noticed once in the street and that we search to steal you this bag. - Avoid the backpack or the handbag if you can do without it during your outings. If you have to queue, remove the backpack from your back, and hold it tight near your chest. - If you can, avoid walking around with large sums of cash on you. And pay as much as possible with a bank card (check with people from your country who have already come to Paris to find out what payment methods are accepted except cash. It would be a shame to come to France with a payment card which isn't accepted anywhere here). Leave your identity papers at the hotel or at your place of residence if you don't need them expressly when you go out. - If you have to pay visits to monuments or tourist sites, book and pay for your seats in advance by internet for example. It will save you from having to walk around with more money than you need. And in addition, in the majority of cases, it will prevent you from long queues to enter your place of visit. - If you have to take public transport, in the subway car or in the bus, always try to sit near the windows. Thus, there's only one side of you which is accessible to a wandering hand which would seek to make your pockets. So put everything of value in your pockets on the window side. If you have a bag, hold it firmly on your thighs, near your stomach. If you have to make the trip standing up, then try to stand with your back to something, always with the aim of having as little blind spot as possible and that your pockets be searched from behind without you seeing it. If you are sitting at a cafe or restaurant terrace, don't put your smartphone or valuables on the table (let alone your wallet). There you have it, with all that, normally, you should get away with it. Have a nice stay with us if you ever have to visit us. You are welcome here. 🤗
@@j-loosenfout67 OH MY GOODNESS! thank you so much for writing all of this for me! you have no idea how much I appreciate it! I will keep a note of this when it's time for me to leave for France. I am genuinely grateful for this
@@smileforhiba Hello again, I add you here few tips that could help you to stay safe during your trip in Paris : Small-time crooks and thieves are never lacking in inventiveness. Well-known scam classics are: *"The person with a route map in their hand who lost their way", "The person who calls out to you telling you that you have dropped something on the ground* (jewel, ticket, money, etc.) *or to say you you have a task on your clothes* (pigeon droppings for example)", *"The person who comes to you with always a very good excuse to distract your attention, still more when you're withdrawing money from an ATM", "The person who tries to tie a fancy bracelet to your wrist and tell you it's free",* etc. In general, if you already live in a large western city with a lot of population, when you're in your city, you already have all of these reflexes. You don't do anything inconsiderate and don't let yourself be annoyed every quarter of an hour by strangers who come to sell you their sales pitch. Behave the same way in Paris. In short, be normally careful. Regarding restaurants, cabarets, etc., always look at all the prices before consuming (don't be tempted by a glass of champagne for example if you don't know the price. When paying the bill, you could have very bad surprises). For restaurants in particular; beware of medium-sized restaurants which offer you an ultra-diversified menu (ex: 15 dishes, 20 starters, 20 desserts) in most cases, at best you'll eat dishes already prepared and sold vacuum-packed in the restaurant by industrialists, at worst, it will be frozen or canned and very few fresh products in reality (it takes very large kitchens and a lot of staff to claim to offer so many choices, it's expensive for the restaurant owner). If you want to taste seafood or French dishes from the family tradition, then choose the big well-known Parisian brasseries like : *Grand Café des Capucines, L'Alsace, Le Pied de Cochon, L'aloyau, La maison de l'Aubrac, Le Mabillon,* etc. Indeed, these are the restaurants that most often use fresh products because they have a very high flow (a lot of customers) cause they often open *7d/7* and *24h/24.* So they can afford it because there's very little loss. And there's such a turnover that the fresh goods are constantly renewed (daily). Watch out for people who offer to drive you somewhere pretending to be a "taxi". In Paris (and in airports, train stations, etc.), approved taxis all wear a roof lighting banner where it's written "TAXI Parisien" in large letters. Never get in a taxi that doesn't have this banner indicating its taxi function on the roof. It can be dangerous for your wallet and dangerous for yourself. Moreover, the taxi drivers in Paris don't approach you. Either you find them parked at the taxi stations reserved for them (we can easily spot these stations thanks to a sign written "Taxi" in white on a blue background). Either you stop them when they pass on a boulevard or an avenue (If the light inside the banner on the roof is green, the taxi is free and you can hail this taxi. If the light is red and one of the three small bulbs under the headband is on, this taxi already has someone inside and isn't available. If the light is off or covered, the taxi is on pause). Have a nice day,
Don't put your stuff on a backpack. Or if you do, when in the metro (on the platform and in the metro cars) or bus, or touristic places like Champs Elysées, Trocadero, Eiffel Tower, outside Le Louvre, Sacre Coeur... , keep your backpack on your belly. Be even more cautious in the metro when it is crowded and people are pushing. Pickpockets will be pushing you towards the metro car just to distract you meanwhile he will pickpocket you. Be aware of groups of romi girls, especially is one or several of them have a jacket on their arms. This is typical of pickpockets, hidding what they are doing below the jacket. If they start to circle you in the metro, get away, don't let them distract you. These teenage girls can even become agressive. I f needed, scream for help. as a former parisian, I have seen these scenes too often.
1) Would it not be "LES Provinces" (plural, for "the provinces") and not "La Province?" Even though technically, they're called "régions" (plural). 2) You have a strong AMERICAN accent when speaking French, not an "ENGLISH" accent. You're not British. 3) You neglected to mention the trains. I don't live in France, but was there shortly before the pandemic and you couldn't even get onto the Metro because the trains were PACKED. 4) New York City is the "economic capital" of the US by city (LA is #2). By state, however, New York is only third, with California being not only the highest GDP state, but generally ranked around fifth in the WORLD if it were a country. 5) Economic imbalance does tend to be a city thing. I live in LA and the difference between rich and poor is striking. NYC (which I've visited often) is similar, though you SEE far fewer homeless people there because of the weather. San Francisco is the same, as is Berlin, Rome, Mexico City, and pretty much every other major city in the world. 6) Paris is the most visited city in Europe, but in 2021, it is second worldwide behind Bangkok. According to other ratings (Euromonitor), in 2018, it was SIXTH, behind Hong Kong, Bangkok, London, Macau, and Singapore. LA - which is known for having a lot of tourism - is actually around 34th (which has nothing to do with your video but that's where I live). 7) If you think Paris has a high English usage, go visit Berlin. I have to say that quite literally, there are more SIGNS (like signs on store windows, advertisements, etc.) in ENGLISH than even in GERMAN! 8) Love your videos. You've got a great energy.
"La Provence" is a region in South of France. And "la province" (notice the minor p, because it is a common word and it is single) means every where in France except Paris and banlieue parisienne". We don't really say "les provinces" even if it is possible and everybody understand, but we mainly say "les régions", because France is an addition of régions, for instance Brittany (so so so beautyfull ❤)' Provence, part of region PACA (not bad too 😎), North (not bad too 😎), Alsace (not bad too 😎), and so on. I think you know where I come from know 😁. To be honest, every region is different than the other one and is beautifull, but Brittany ...
1) She is just given example of how different the rest of France is compared to Paris, which is the political, economical and cultural capital of France. Why do you have to go into details of California vs New York? 2) inequality is a global problem and it is growing in every city in the world. In NYC we do have a lot of homeless people and the problem is getting worse. They live in train stations and sleep in the train cars. Also, you don't see a lot of homeless people in Mexico city as you see in LA or SF. I was just there for a few weeks. 3) I would like to remind you that English is a Germanic language so it's reasonable that German speakers and even Dutch speakers use more English words in their storefronts/signs. Again I don't know why you have to comment on this. She was just saying how Parisians speak/use more English than the rest of the population outside Paris.
In France, we speak French, not English. Since when is English expected? Why should the French satisfy you (Americans, British, Australians, etc.)? Should the French also speak Italian, Romanian, Argentinean, Brazilian, Greek, Peruvian, Zimbabwean, Chinese, Ugandan, etc. to satisfy everyone? Wherever you go in France, you should make an effort to speak French, especially if you plan to reside in the country. I'm pretty sure no American is expected to speak French when meeting French-speaking tourists in America, so why is the reverse expected? It's arrogant. One thing I do know, in the days of European wars, foreign invaders were fought to protect one's culture; they were recognizable by their armour and soldier uniforms and their intentions were clear. Nowadays, invasion is more subtle, it can even be fun. Mass tourism, student exchanges, the Franco-American Foundation, the Internet, GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft), economic transfers of populations, cinema, cultural rupture of societies are all tools used to make English the unifying language of the world to come.
@Unintentionally Frenchified, how are you! Amazing Chanel!!! The biggest inequality I’ve experienced in France (Paris) is the lack of opportunities (professionally speaking) if you never worked for a French company or have experience in the field that you are applying for, they don’t even consider giving you a chance at all. I am American but I speak French fluently ( No Accent) I have a 10 years Carte de Sejour soon to expire (2023). I returned to the US, got a job instantly after posting my resume online. It’s a shame…
I grew up in a small village of 3000 people in bumfuck-nowhere Lorraine and I'm now living in Seoul, South Korea. I'm a city person at heart. I need that vibrant, never sleeping, always convenient space. I understand that it's not for everyone and it's completely ok to like the deep countryside, but I always knew it wasn't for me. I couldn't wait to leave. I love that I never have to worry about services being closed, late, inefficient or disagreeable. There are always activities to do, things to explore. I notice that I'm still French at heart though because when my husband wants to call his bank on a Sunday at 8pm, I tell him "Oh, we can do it tomorrow, it's for sure closed now". To then find out that they answer the phone and provide impeccable and polite service. I can go back to France for holidays, but I don't know if I can ever go back to live there now.
La Madeleine Proust spoke of Parisians (could be people of big cities) visiting our region ( haut Doubs, near the Swiss border) with the local accent, so funny !
I always say go outside Paris - north of france - Lille outside Lille like Amiens La Valenciennes etc and yiu will get to experience the culture of the North which is really not like bobo Paris !
C'est très vrai sur les inégalités, les quartiers-ghettos juste à côté de quartiers chics (Montmartre par ex.). Ce qui m'étonne encore (je viens de Bruxelles) c'est la quasi-absence de night-shops (épiceries de nuit) à Paris! Les supermarchés ouvrent parfois assez tard (21h-22h) mais après 22h, c'est dur de trouver une bouteille d'eau!
I am a Frenchman from the provinces, but I had to work in Paris for eight years. I agree that Paris has great monuments, it's a great city to visit, but living there is hell if you're not rich enough. I was so happy when I was finally able to move back outside Paris! Forget the snobbish Parisians, the endless daily commuting (living in Paris was just unaffordable), the noise and the crowds...... That was 20 years ago and for no reason I would go back to Paris. If just for one thing: for the price of a "glorified closet AKA apartment" in Paris, I have a three-bedroom house complete with its garden, basement and garage space where I now live. And no traffic jams, almost no crime, and neighbors who are friends, care about each other. Why would I go back to Paris? It's a postcard made for the tourists and the rich people, that's it.
Captain Pedantic says out of the G7 countries only the U.S.A & Canada have capitals which were 'artificially ' created to be capitals ( no, Berlin was reinstated as the capital & Brussels? Well..the EU isn't a country). If one includes the invited guests then Australia & South Africa would be added to solely created/ designated capitals ( the devil is in the details - get these wrong & I then begin to consider if the opinion expoused is worth my time).Regards.
About the food….in California you can easily find a restaurant presenting food from almost anywhere and it’s almost always good! In France the food is less expensive at the store and I love the restaurants. America is a great food place!
It’s funny, I often see this kind of comments, people from the US thinking we don’t have international food in France or Europe. I’m not even living in Paris, my city Nice is only the 7th biggest urban area. And we do have a lot international restaurants : Korean, Brazilian, Norwegian, Indian, Mexican, Portuguese, Moroccan, Danish, Russian, Polynesian… and I’m not probably know everything. I also know that you can find a Moroccan, an Russian, an American and Asian grocery store in the city center. France is a country of immigration such as the US (not the same scale though.) So It’s pretty normal to find people and food from all over the world as well.
@@Misterjingle I don't know Nice but in the french cities where I lived, it's pretty hard to find restaurants of foreign "cuisine". In Paris notably , you need to know the adresses. You can't just hope to come across an "exotic" restaurant by accident. Most chinese restaurants are in the chinese boroughs, most indian restaurants are in the indian borough.
@@cmolodiets Well, It doesn’t mean they don’t exist though 😉 In Nice they all are in the city center. Some are in the very touristic villages around. I would even say, when you search a certain type of restaurant (with a view, rooftops, etc.) you have to know the address. So same with the international food. However, last summer, while I was joining a friend in Paris, I found randomly an Ouzbekistan restaurant (near the Folies Bergère so not really an Ouzbek district). And I did find this very cool. It’s probably less common than in the US big cities, I agree with that. My point was just that I can live in a regional capital of France and still have a large range of choice when It comes to food 🙂
It's all about perspective, I come from the densest city in the world, the metropolis has 20 million people during the daytime, all in 600sqkm of space. So even as a tourist in Paris, it's not too congested for me. My last visit I stayed for more than a month and lived like a local, even less crowded. Because I've been to Versailles three times before, my fourth visit to Paris I didn't go into the Palace but just walked into the gardens, free and no queues. I also went into the suburbs for my groceries, so much cheaper at e. Leclerc than monoprix or carrefour city. As for tourism, I went to a lot of the tourist sites outside the peripherique, I loved saint denis, fontainebleu, and noisy le grand, almost no other tourists except myself.
Back when I was a graduate student in Chicago, I decided one year to do some Christmas shopping on Michigan Avenue downtown. I approached the avenue from a side street where one had to walk around a few sleeping homeless people on the dirty sidewalk. As soon as I hit the corner of the street with Michigan Avenue, I was suddenly assaulted by huge trumpets stretching out from the sides of buildings into the middle of the avenue, bright lights, sparkling surfaces, and holiday pageantry everywhere. I felt I had been suddenly transported to another planet. Recalling the experience leaves me feeling unsettled and even a bit icky to this day.
"La Provence" et "la province" are two different things & are pronounced differently. "La Provence" (as you prononce it) is basically the south of France on the right hand side & "la province" is the rest of France outside of l'Ile de France (central Paris & its suburban départements). Having lived all over France & worked in Paris for 15 yrs it's certainly true that parisians consider themselves to be superior & it's easy to fall into the trap ! Luckily, I now live in the South so the scales have fallen from my eyes ; )
Who cares.. joking
I was expecting Kate to pronounce “la provence”. First time a friend talked to me about “la provence”, it took me time to understand she was meaning “la province”. The few other times some of my colleagues talked about “la provence”, it was also mispronounced
Ahhahah i didn’t realize she meant « province » I thought she mentioned Provence and I was like « yeah sure Provence is representative of the whole rest of France » 😂
@@iansmirna5183 😂😂😂
Well parisiens are french and mostvof them come from "la province". Parisiens are french in a big ciry. They are not à différence race of french. They are french from every région who are in Pzris by ambition. Bur I live in east paris in a pour neighbourood and the parisiens I Know are not like that.
I can’t imagine being in such a densely populated metropolis. While I’ve heard a Parisian describe Bordeaux as “provincial,” it’s more than big enough for me. And compared to living in Switzerland, I’m still super happy to find shops open here in the evenings and on Saturday. I love that the Bordelais are happy to let me practice my French or speak English (or Spanish) if I get stuck.
I enjoy your videos so much! So interesting. I was raised in a small town in South Louisiana in a French speaking home. I love to learn about other parts of the French speaking world and culture in the different parts of France. I have been to France twice and both experiences were wonderful. The French seem to like us Cajuns and seem as fascinated with our French speech as I am with theirs. Keep posting your interesting videos!
Les cousins d'Amérique!
We love you because you are our cousins ❤️
On aurait jamais du vendre la Louisiane et le Québec ☠️
@@Lostouille Je suis d'accord.
Ever year (now covd?) there is an annual Francophone
(at least W Hemisphere) music song (& dance?)held in
various places--- Gouadeloupe, Quebec, etc.
Also. there are other places like
French minorities in W Europe--- Belgium, Switzerland, etc.Niger
SE Africa islands---Mauritius, Seychelles, Reunion, Comoros
Madagascar
Much of W Africa----Senegal, Niger, Burkina Faso, 2 Congos
etc.
There is at least 1 You Tube video on every Francophone
place on the. planet.
There us a video on LA Creole & Cajun comparison
also many on Cajuns & language(s) problem
There are also videos on Metis in Canada
Homa, etc. Indigenous Francophones.
Il y a?ont? des autres?
When Parisiennes say that they want to practice their English… it is a politeness, to save embarrassment (perceived), rather than they say, “your French is hurting my ears”!🙏
You can't let anyone talk to you if you don't understand one half of what is pronounced. Personally I try to do my best to understand what foreigners say in french; if there are unidentified sounds I do wait till the end because many of them are very upset when getting interrupted.
Je suis Québécois mais j'ai vécu aussi en France il y a quelques années, en Province comme à Paris: j'ai apprécié les deux. À mon avis, la présence des sans-abris à Paris ne révèle pas des inégalités, mais un fonctionnement différent. La France est certainement plus équitable avec ses pauvres que tous les pays d'Amérique du Nord, même le Canada, avec de nombreux programmes sociaux qui s'occupent de la pauvreté intégralement. Tout citoyen peut, en France, vivre au chaud et être suffisamment nourri s'il accepte d'être pris en charge. Cependant, Paris est un terminus non seulement pour les touristes, mais pour de nombreux migrants, et donc sans couverture sociale, ce que peu de villes sur la planète vivent autant. Craignant d'être bannis, ils souhaitent souvent rester anonyme, et donc hésite à faire appel aux ressources en place. Ce sont des gens pauvres, des sans-abris en exil non-couverts par le même tissu social qu'un citoyen français. Loin de moi l'idée de les critiquer, mais c'est une situation vraiment unique que peu de villes occidentales rencontrent à ce niveau. Cependant, même eux peuvent être pris en charge par un tas d'associations s'ils l'acceptent. Certains ne veulent tout simplement pas avoir de toit au dessus de la tête. Ça na rien à voir avec un réel écart social comme on voit aux États-Unis quand il y a une crise et que les gens se retrouvent vraiment dans la rue, sans ressources vers lesquelles se tourner. Il y a des gens qui choisissent vraiment le mode de vie "sans-abri" et qui le seront toujours quels que soient les programmes sociaux qu'on met en place pour les aider. Pourquoi en voit-on tant alors à Paris? Parce que Paris les tolèrent, tout simplement. La plupart des grandes villes sur la planète chassent les pauvres dans des coins qu'on ne voit pas pour qu'on ne les remarque pas. Il n'y a ainsi peu de villes en Amérique ou au Royaume-Uni qui n'ont pas de loi «anti-flânage»: Paris en a aussi mais les appliquent moins que d'autres depuis quelques décennies. On constate donc plus cette misère... Mais ça ne révèle probablement rien d'autre que de la tolérance et plus de mixité qu'ailleurs. Est-ce que Paris a raison d'agir ainsi? Ça se discute, bien sûr...
Wrong..
Tons of help for non French people, and tons of French people with minimal help. Poverty is very real and the 'bad poverty' of atomized people is exploding.
Lots of very rich people in France. Some are French..
Lots of failed 'socialist' policies are supposed to create a 'less ruthless/more humane' society-climate than in the US for example, but prices have skyrocketed in the last 10 years (already bad since the late 90's) and people don't make more money. It's pretty bad. The 'middle-class' is almost destroyed.
Lastly, all 'the programs' helping non French people (in France or abroad..) cost taxpayers a fortune. And nothing can be done about it.
@@HAYAOLEONE et alcibiade101avez tous les deux raisons. Vous voyez le problème à partir de deux angles différents mais convergeants. Toutefois, @HAYAO LEONE lorsque vous dites que " nothing can be done about it", ce n'est pas exactement vrai. Il se trouve que les politiques des idéologies libérales et mondialistes empêchent que quelque chose soit fait car elles ont une vision corrompue de l'être humain. Les porteurs de ces idéologies appartiennent à des castes qui se considèrent supérieures et qui n'hésitent pas pour parvenir à leur fin à appauvrir les classes dites inférieures, ce pourquoi dans les pays dits industrialisés la classe moyenne s'amenuise tandis que la paupérisation des populations augmente dont la survie dépend des programmes structurels (non conjoncturels) d'aide mis en place par les gouvernements. Dans l'économie inversée de l'élite mondialiste, les pauvres comme les dettes rapportent de l'argent. C'est triste à dire.
Il faut dire merci à ces associations qui viennent en aide aux démunis mais il se peut que sous peu, les gouvernements du monde annonceront qu'il n'y a plus d'argent ; alors, ils attacheront l'aide à une obligation comme le crédit social.
Concerning wealth, you forgot to mention the French Riviera (St Tropez, Cannes, Nice, Monaco and Menton). It's also a big tourism spot for foreigners and frnch poeple too.
Biarritz, île de ré, la baule….
Amazing! I had the same experience during the year I lived in Paris: I can read and understand French very well, but sometimes I’ll make some mistakes when speaking, and people would start speaking English with me which prevented me to make a huge improvement in my corporate French skills.
I quite agree with what you say, but there is a point where you are wrong. Paris is not 20% of the population of France but only 3,5%(or 7% if you count the close suburb(I'm not sur about this terme for 'banlieu'). It's 'ile de france' region which accounts for 20% of France, but all people living in this region are not Parisians. I'm living in a small town of 4500 people in the extreme north of Ile de France and I am much closer to a provincial than to a Parisian.
Before 2005, in France, everything was in French, you watched an American movies on TV or in cinema they dub it in French. In school we had 2h of English a week. But the teacher always spoke to us in French. Therefore, there was no way for us to learn English. I went to the UK and a guy asked me the time and I couldn’t understand what he asked even tho I learned English for 10 years in school…
Ne pas oublier que les anglophones ont ”inventé ”!😂
Les jours de 2 fois 12 heures 😢?
Whenever I Google something about France, most of the time the answers come up as if I had Googled Paris. It’s as if the rest of France doesn’t exist.
Can't find the series where you describe moving to France, but all of your episodes are totally charming. We have been purchasing a small house in Le Blanc (about 50 km east of Poitiers) and have spent the last 6 months going through all of the things you describe in your adventures (bank accounts, phones, paperwork, etc.) Your advice to all is totally straight on target. If you aren't patient forget it. Even though we've been coming to France for over 40 years, this was quite an adventure--but worth it. Here's a few more we discovered: Don't arrive on a Friday at CDG and expect to get into Paris on a wheeled vehicle (car, bus, taxi) in less than 2 hours. Start on your Covid Pass Sanitaire at least 2 months before your trip, maybe 3 months. Why is it that people drive Lamborghini's in Paris--you only can move 1 block at a time? In small French Rural towns make sure to have enough food in your fridge for Sunday and Monday. One last, we will have to take over utility accounts at the house we are buying in Le Blanc. That should be a real adventure.
Concerning the inequalities, I was really really shocked the first time I came to Paris. Now, living in Paris for more than 10 years, I'm sadly more used to it.
I'm Canadian living in Toulouse, I've been here in France for almost two years and a half and each time I watch your videos I'm like "yup, that’s right haha !"
Love to hear from you and how you perceive the territory and its variety ^^
I just noticed : you mention Paris but I think you're referring to the stats of Ile-de-France ? (2% of the landmass and 18% of the pop is that what you said ?)
Other than that, yeap, big differences when it comes to living wages and standards of living. I recently moved to a provincial town (Châteauroux - the whole département has twice less the number of inhabitants than Lyon where I come from) : a lot cheaper, people are a lot more reliant on cars (which I haven't got) so life is quite different. A big downside : impossible to find a general practitioner for newly arrived patients. Not to mention specialists : I'll take a day off and go back to Lyon for that 😅 (ophthalmologist, dentist... )
My main issue is that the economy focuses on already highly developed metropolises. We should balance that with incentives to go to lesser-known cities and revamp the regional trains and level up their schedules. Instead I think we're mainly propping up the high velocity trains... kind of a mistake to my mind.
France is much smaller than the USA but the differences in less than 1000 km (North to South) are more obvious than between Dallas - New York - Los Angeles! Ewemple: Srasbourg (influences and Germanic accent) -> Marseille (Mediterranean influences and heavily flowery accent ^^) = culturally very very different. Paris, Bordeaux and Lyon have some similarities but Paris remains a unique city in the world.
Imagine the folkloric complexity 100 years ago, when there were over 50 regional languages used in this very ancient country .... ^^
Mmmhhh … the difference between NYC LA and Seattle are more than obvious lol
Parisian is really proud… but frankly speaking, I don’t prefer living there. I came from Bangkok and used to live in Tokyo…. So, I don’t prefer Paris over big cities in Asia where you get much better quality of lives. Lots of my friends who live in Paris they are so upset with all the criminals in Paris and this could make you have mental problems…. I was in contrast living in South of France for me is really enjoyable… good food, hood weather, good atmosphere and people are so lovely. I had improved my french a lot because of neighbour and now we are reluctant to go back to Asia.
Very good job! Your video goes beyond the common "clichés". You're not just sharing your own perception from your experience, but some facts too. I even learned new information (I'm a non parisian french) That shows your interest and your curiosity for the world around you.
La ProvINce....vous prononcez la ProvENce.....quite normal even if you came in France 10 years ago.
Yes! For an English speaker, “province” is pruh-VAN-suh
Province (nom commun) IN like un ( 1 )
Provence (nom propre, always with a capital P) EN like in enfant
La Provence est en province. ;)
Hi Kate! As a Lyonnais (inhabitant of Lyon, for those who wouldn't know what I'm talking about 😉) I hate the term of "province", which I find very condescendent and despiseful, implying that there are only two entities in France : Paris and the rest! As if living in the third biggest city of the country was similar to living in a tiny rural village in the deep heart of France, as if Alsace and Brittany were the same, as if all parts of France were identical. What about the different cultures, accents, histories? In the Province concept, there is also a sense of superiority. I remember a Parisian seeing the Lyonnais bike rental system and saying with a mix of surprise and irony "Ah, these are your local "Vélib"? obviously not knowing that the system started in Lyon (Vélo'v)
La province n'existe pas, ça s'appelle la France! 😉
I think economic imbalance is evident in most cities: homeless people are visible in London *and* provincial British cities, although that might be saying more about a broken social welfare system. In Britain as well, London sucks up a disproportionate amount of wealth and talent from the rest of the country, while there is a lot of regional pride and indifference towards London. And a feeling that Londoners have no idea what life outside the capital is like.
Having lived in the English countryside for 20 years I am loving the hustle and bustle of Paris. It makes me feel connected, but at the same time it's not overwhelming the way I find London is. The tourists can be a pain but also amusing.
I live in Aix-en-Provence and the people here are always so kind, there is also quite a few people that speak English in the city center. The hours here also shocked me when I arrived here last year, especially coming from Los Angeles when everything is at your fingertips. I definitely prefer this slower paced lifestyle, you get to take it all in and appreciate the small things in life.
Hello Sam, hope you and Paul go well. 😉
Yes, in the end, it's just a habit to take. Sunday is a rest at home or with the family or a little walk to unwind.
The somewhat festive outings in the evening are mostly done on Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening.
Usually, just remember to stock the fridge before the weekend to make sure you don't miss anything on Sunday.
And at least with this system, as many people as possible can take advantage of their loved ones and see each other.
This is important, especially when you have children.
See you soon on vlog friends 🤗
@@j-loosenfout67 completely agree. I just enjoyed a beautiful Sunday with Paul. Definitely a time to relax and enjoy time with your loved ones. Bon Dimanche.
Thanks for this video ! I'm from "L'Ouest de la France" and went to Paris for my studies and my first job. I actually loved it, it's so beautiful, so lively, so dynamic. BUT, as soon as I wanted to start a family life, I moved back to "L'Ouest" and do not regret AT ALL. I cannot imagine having longer days of work, longer walks to the school/the crèche etc, going with kids in the crowded bus or metro...all this without having a garden and in a really small appartment...
What I love in Province is the slow pace of life, the greater space for living, the life that is soooo much cheaper, the kindness of people, the countryside that is never far away, the inexistent traffic jams, etc.
As a "Provinciale", i don't hate Paris, but I can't understand people who complain about their life as a family in Paris and still stays...most of the time, they have some kind of a FOMO, as if everything in the world happened in Paris.
Just wanted to add something. When you're a parisian, you NEED to go out because you live in small spaces. That may be why it can be so hard for some parisians to move to la Province, because they don't know how they will be able to live without as many cafés/restaurants/cinemas, etc. It's their way of life to always be outside of their homes.
Where I live, near Angers, we hardly ever go out. Even when seeing friends, it's mostly in one of our homes. We have space, gardens, etc. We feel better at home than everywhere else.
I grew up in London, a rare true Londoner! I'd love to live in Paris for a while. And from my point of view, it's not that busy. Not busier than London anyway. London is the same with just a single road separating council blocks and multimillion pound houses. Somehow it works, mostly. Or did back when I lived there.
Thank you for the video. I am living in Toronto, Canada and about to move to Paris France with work. Your videos provide an insiders POV and a better understanding of the culture, faux pas, and comparison of USA/North American lifestyles.
There are differences between Paris and the rest of France, but there are also differences between all the regions, it's not like Paris is one thing and all the rest is just uniformly "la province". The problem is that mediatically, culturally and to some degree administratively, France is very centralised. And possibly we perceive it even more centralised than it really is.
Well Paris, is the minimum common factor of the rest of france plus international culture. You remove anything that makes france special and you have Paris.
I have the feeling that Paris is the same than London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Zurich ... Same people, same stuff, just a different architecture.
Outside of Paris it’s called province not Provence. Provence is a region in the south of France. Province is any place in France outside of Paris. Maybe the confusion comes from the accent but it really sounds like you’re saying Provence when you mean province.
LA has also striking inequalities. Going from one rich neighborhood and all of a sudden shanty homes
The french postal services are frustrating to deal with. And nobody seems to know why.
I don't feel it's super centralized, compared to other countries... Lyon and Marseille are quite big and vybrant too and then there are other important cities like Nice etc. 🤔
Yes, there is a bias about tourism and fashion in this point of view.
If you take account of the industrial / it / engineering world, and the universities good at it, paris is just for " official representation".
R&D and societies are outside.
Dassault, Airbus, Thales, Alstom, Beneteau, and for research Megajoule Laser, Safran / Ariane rockets, ITER fusion project and so on... and all the labs and hi-school / universities that count for this..
they are all mainly in west and south-west, south-east for the last one especially Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, La Rochelle, and Marseille.
But yes, if you want opportunities in Media, fashion, tourism, banking : you'd better go to Paris.
@@philv3941 and food in Lyon 😜
I'm sure you know this but having just got back from Paris it's surprisingly easy to get "off the beaten path" to places in Paris where the number ot tourists approaches 0. Sure Galléries Lafayette, Eiffel Tower, Champs Élysées, Tuileries, yes crawling with 'em. But plenty of other places il n'y a que des français.
great video...i've been to france twice so far and i must admit that there is much more to France than Paris...Paris is great and i plan on just spending time in Paris the next time i go, but Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley are absolutely amazing places to visit...i realized that France was much more than Paris on my first trip there. Mont. st. Michele is breathtaking as is other areas in western France. as a wine lover, i loved the loire valley...don't misunderstand me, Paris is great and i need to explore more of the city, but it is not all of France. and as an American who only knows how to say bonjour and merci, i found the french people in every part of France that i traveled, very helpful and patience with me and my translator apps on my phone. lol...thanks again and keep up the good work.
7:35 Tourists, foreign workers, foreign students and political refugees make it *possible to walk across Paris without hearing French.*
True, I remember, my oncle in Alsace in the 60s wanted to move in Paris 4 better income. You have to notice, French are less happy since few years. I remember in the 70s, 80s it,s look like everybody was happy, young, parents, friends, everybody.....After work, big meeting in the bar, and a lot of pleasure joking. ..to feel the ambiance in the middle class it's to watch movies of CLAUDE SAUTET with Romy shneider like "clara et les chics types". "Vincent, francois..."..etc...... and "un elephant ca trompe enomement" (a remarke later was made in hollywood)... to feel exactly the ambiance. Just my $,001. Impossible to make a remaKe movie to catch this ambiance...impossible
I think the most 'inequality' I've seen in a city was in L.A. You can cut your vision in half and the bottom was all poor, homeless, addicts and look up and its the rich.... Coming from NYC I was really surprised... Visiting Paris, I noticed a few homeless but not nearly as many as I've seen in L.A. or even Sacramento ... California's homeless pop is ridiculous
I went from living in Paris for years to living in Orléans and was unpleasantly surprised by the opening hours of restaurants (closed in the afternoon) and also supermarkets being closed on Sundays. The biggest cinema in Orléans didn't offer movies in their original language, instead only dubbed versions were being played, while in Paris UGC les Halles offers a wide variety of movies in the original language with subtitles - which is what I prefer.
I experienced these differences as mild annoyances, but annoyances nevertheless.
Tellement Parisien de dire "la province".. Et perso j'habite à 2 heures de Paris et je n'y vais jamais par contre j'adore visiter les autres régions françaises, pour moi c'est juste un lieu de passage quand je voyage.
Et encore pour les Parisiens "La Province" ce résume au grande villes en dehors de Paris (Bordeux,Toulouse,Lyon) quand tu vies en campagne la vraie comme moi (Normandie) dans un village ou une toute petite ville pour eux c'est comme si cela n' existais pas haha
@@Nom-rs5bj Je connais la campagne tqt j'habite en Picardie. La plus grosse ville chez moi c'est Amiens et je trouve ça déjà trop grand ^^
@@Nom-rs5bj aussi les banlieues . Dans les autres régions on peut appeler parisiens les gens de région parisienne surtout les proches banlieues, les gens de banlieues limitrophes vont dès fois s'appeler des parisiens mais jamais un intramuros n'appellera parisien quelqu'un d'asnières ou de montrouge. paris s'arrête aux portes.
@@flirtinggracefullplatypus8496 c'est pas vrai, j'ai des amis ui habitent à Asnières, Créteil et Noisy et pour moi c'est bel et bien des parisiens
I lived in Nice, it's the same as Paris as far as massive inequalities between rich and poor, lots of homeless in the streets and tourists everywhere. I think that the proximity of Cannes with its Festival and Monaco attract a lot of wealth which brings out even more the disparities...
can you explain departements svp?? as american from Connecticut, dont know about those departements numbers you mentioned???? svp
You are correct in comparing Paris with San Francisco in terms of contrasting the wealthy and the poor. It’s gotten worse over the last 2 decades, but you’re on point.
Ah yes, the tourists in Paris. Obviously you are going to see them year-round, but they are especially noticeable from mid-July to mid-August, because that's when most Parisians go on vacation, and with only the foreign visitors around, the city begins to feel like a giant theme park.
You can tell outsiders from locals easily: a real Parisian never smiles. We work very hard on maintaining at all times an expression of jaded boredom. It's no wonder that the fictional city in Wes Anderson's latest film is called Ennui-sur-Blasé :D
That's what they portray in movies as well. Stuffy French exterior who are proud.
Salut,
75 à 80% de la population francilienne n'est pas issu de l'IDF, mais de partout ailleurs en France et dans le monde, donc...
quand les "provinciaux" en ont après les "parisiens", bouuuh les vilains malpolis, qui sourient jamais...,
il y a en fait, plus de chances qu'ils en aient après leurs anciens voisins de paliers qui est monté chercher du boulot à Paris, qu'après les "vrais parisiens".
CQFD. :P
Very interesting to hear your thoughts.
As a Brit we’re always arguing with the French, in fact you’re not considered British unless you argue with the French.
Regarding inequality, I too was astounded by the inequality in Paris. But I think should go to London too, as you will also see massive inequality there too.
Perfide Albion 💀
Le terme « province » a souvent une connotation péjorative d’autant plus qu’étymologiquement ca veut dire « pays vaincu », pas très agréable.
Wow, je connaissais pas l'étymologie ! Très intéressant, merci !
A part l'etymologie, je ne vois pas de raison de penser que cela est péjoratif. Considerer cela comme péjoratif me semble être juste un élément supplémentaire du préjugé que les provinciaux ont a propos des parisiens. Le cliché du parisien snob, riche, méprisant, imbu de lui-même. Un cliché véhiculé par des gens qui y ont passé bien peu de temps en général.
@@cmolodiets en dehors de l’étymologie je trouve que le terme reste péjoratif : en dehors de Paris (105km2) ou l’idf au pire (10000km2) vouloir désigner le reste de la métropole (540000km2 donc) par le terme « province » au lieu de spécifier un minimum la région est tout à fait péjoratif. Et hors de tout cliché.
@@postmitotic2164 "en province" et "hors de la region parisienne" sont des expressions au sens identique. Diriez-vous qu'elles sont toutes deux péjoratives?
@@cmolodiets le sens est théoriquement le même mais si vous ne voyez pas la nuance je ne peux rien pour vous.
4:27 English is a common language to overcome the difficulties of speaking Breton, Chti, Bourguignon, Alsacien, Lorrain, Berrichon, Vendéen, Lyonnais, Provençal, Basque, Portugais, Catalan, various Arab dialects, etc… 😆(joke)
No, in fact, English and Franglish are the international business languages in France and Paris is where international business is made. If Paris was producing anything instead of selling, its inhabitants would be speaking french.
I live in Brittany and I get the idea that the locals don't respect Parisians. It is similar to how the rest of the USA feels about Californians.
US New Yorkers love Californians!
I lived in the south of france (montpellier) for 2 months in college. Then after I graduated I moved to Paris and here are some things I noticed. Not just housing but everything is so much more expensive. How easy it is to meet people and make friends. How culturally diverse it is. The metro and the ease of getting places. The button you have to press to open the door (it took me months to master this).
Maintenant vous êtes ou 🤔
don't forget that 12millions of these tourists visit Disneyland Paris mostly
😂When I was learning french and trying to make sense of the language it seemed natural that if people living in Paris are called Parisiens, Lyon are Lyonais, then just why were those from Creteil not called the Cretins instead of Cristoliens and those from Bordeaux Les Bordels? Oh my! What looks I got!😂 Of course I was set on the correct path without further knowledge of the language other than “C’est comme ca.” I learned red wine is the best assistant language teacher😂 Much love to you and your honest channel. Wishing it had been around 30 years ago!🥰
Pour les inégalités, il faut aussi préciser qu'il y a beaucoup d'immigration.
Fran, pronounced very differently in parisien french and quebec french
I largely agree with your video, but in the 20 years I've lived in Paris, I've never heard anyone talk about "provincials". Nobody cares where you're from in Paris.
The ones who are fixated on it are the provincials. They're the ones who complain that Parisians despise them, but that's usually just an excuse to vent their hostility to Paris and its people.
I've had colleagues living in the province explain to me in all seriousness that they don't like Parisians just after I've explained that I came from there. And at the same time, they'll try to convince you that they're way nicer and friendlier :D Just not with you I guess...
That's why I have the impression that this Province/Paris resentment is very one-sided.
As for tourists, I've lived next to the Sacré Coeur and I've never complained about them. I've helped a bunch of them, accompanying them to their destination if it was on my way home. Or by warning them the couple of times I spotted pickpockets in the metro. But for the most part, I would ignore them, just like the other people walking around.
My friends and I have hosted "couch surfers" for free, inviting them to eat outside and explaining them how to have a better experience visiting.
Other people will complain just as they complain about everything. Complaining, or "Râler" as they call it, is the favorite activity of all French people, something they often do as a hobby more than out of resentment.
I don't have a problem with Paris luxurious places. I'm not particularly rich but that doesn't prevent me to admire beautiful things, even those I will never be able to afford. The "bobos" are not showing of their wealth and most people in France will find the "nouveau riches" who do so very vulgar.
Paris has its rich and poorer areas, but there's a lot of social mixitude in the city.
What I have a problem with is homelessness. I don't think a developed country should let people live on the streets, treated worse than abandoned animals.
The situation isn't as bad in France as it is in the United States, but there's still a lot to be done to prevent it and put an end to it.
Good analysis, however : 1) Provence is a region in the South (Aix-en-Provence, Marseille...). Province is France less Paris and outside territories. 2) You sometimes confuse Paris intramuros with agglomération parisienne which is comparable to Manhattan versus the New Yorker connurbation). 3) Parisians don't have a superiority complex but the provinciaux have an inferiority complex which they don't admit but prove when saying 'je monte à Paris' which means I go to Paris but is litterally I climb up in Paris.
Et les Parisiens disent "descendre en Province", on peut retourner l'argument dans l'autre sens. Par contre on ne se réfère pas à nous-mêmes comme "provinciaux", le besoin de trouver un nom spécial pour faire un distingo entre deux groupes de population est venu de Paris.
De toute façon comme rappelé dans cette vidéo, l'écrasante majorité des résidents parisiens ne vient pas de Paris, alors si la France était jalouse de Paris, elle serait en fin de compte jalouse d'elle-même.
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L'argument ne se retourne pas du tout dans l'autre sens et confirmerait au contraire que si Paris est en haut pour les provinciaux, la province serait en bas pour les parisiens. Par ailleurs, comme déjà indiqué, les parisiens n'ont pas de complexe de supériorité. En fait, ils vont en province.
In Indonesia, in Jakarta, the slum cities touch business buildings.
Sunday is the day of The Lord..
French people might be damaged by post-modernity but some things they won't forget/let go.
Galeries Lafayette is a department store, not a mall though :)
Paris is one the world's top tourist destinations, so it's not that surprising that it's swarming with tourists - well actually a lot less so since the pandemic...
English is very close to German or "viking" langage...It is more difficult for french ton learn english. For us it is more easily ton learn latin langage as spanish and italian.
Plusieurs années qu'on ne parle plus de "province" mais des "régions".
Je parle de province. L'ile de France est une région mais c'est bien de l'IDF (aussi appelée région parisienne) qu'elle parle quand elle dit que 20% de la population y vit et 30% du PNB y est produite. Le mot régions ne peut donc en aucun cas remplacer le mot province
On dit "les territoires"
Les parisiens parlent encore de "la province", j'en ai entendu plusieurs le dire, et c'est très vexant parce que ça fait comme s'ils se voyaient comme le centre du monde, je sais qu'ils ne le font pas exprès mais vraiment ça fait extrêmement snob d'utiliser ce terme
@@marieescure1216 Je suis parisien. Bien entendu je n'ai pas de voiture car cela me couterait extremement cher de louer un parking pour la garer. Je me deplace en transport en commun. J'utilise le mot "province". J'en ai besoin. Il y a 3 zones pour moi. Paris: Je peux me rendre n'importe ou dans paris gratuitement en 1 heures et demi maximum. La banlieu: je peux me rendre (a peu prés) n'importe ou en banlieu gratuitement, dans la journée, sans regarder les horaires a l'avance, juste en utilisant les trains de banlieu . La province: Je dois reserver une place dans un train, payer plus de 30 euros quelque soit l'endroit ou je vais, connaitre les horaires. et je devrais en faire autant pour revenir. Si on me donne rendez-vous a Paris et que je réponds que je suis en province ce jour-la. Ca veut dire que je ne peux pas venir car c'est extremement contraignant et couteux de revenir de province (surtout s'il faut y repartir apres.) Dois-je rayer ce mot de mon vocabulaire et le remplacer pas "en dehors de l'IDF" simplement parce qu'il choque des provinciaux?
@@cmolodiets Le problème que j'ai avec ce mot c'est qu'il s'utilise uniquement par rapport à Paris, il y a d'autres personnes dans la même situation que la vôtre qui vivent en banlieue d'une autre ville et qui ne peuvent pas non plus se déplacer facilement dans le reste de la France, mais il n'y a pourtant pas de terme pour dire "En dehors de Lyon et ses banlieues" ou "En dehors de Marseille et ses banlieues", parce que nous n'avons pas besoin d'un terme pour cela, lorsqu'on est trop loin de Lyon pour se déplacer par exemple on dit tout simplement qu'on est dans telle ville, ou dans telle région/département. Le terme province est très connoté parce qu'il part d'une vision de la France comme divisée entre l'IDF et le reste de la France, alors qu'hors de l'IDF on ne perçoit pas la France comme ça, on ne se voit pas nous-même comme secondaires face aux parisiens, on ne voit pas la France comme deux régions mais comme tout un tas de régions et de villes qui méritent qu'on les nomme ou du moins qu'on n'utilise pas un terme péjoratif pour les désigner.
Bonjour. Good morning. Your videos are excellent. Just un bon a la wise - Provence is spelled "Provence."
I'm from Québec and i went to France for 2 weeks. I would talk to people in french, my first language, and a lot of people would reply in english. I find that a bit upsetting and i'm not sure if it's the québec accent or that i have a deep voice.
Man, I have been living for years in France, obviously I have an accent (I am Hungarian), but Im fluent, they would respond to me in English many times, however I only had this experience where there are many tourists, like Paris and the South of France. In the countryside they will only speak French, probably because they dont even know English. So, I think its the accent that makes them think you are not French, so they just reply in English.
From your name, I would believe you are a French speaking québécois. This is quite surprising that French people would answer in English to your probably obvious québécois accent. I used to live in Paris and crossed some Québécois a couple of times. Never in my mind would I have had the idea to answer in English. Especially knowing how you guys are attached to the French language. I don't think your deep voice has anything to do :) Amitiés a toi et a la Belle Province!
About poor people; there is a big gradient of wealth in the region of Paris ; from the poorest part in the north-east to the richest part in the south-west. But it concerns people, even the poorest, with stable situations. Whereas homeless people (struggling with live despite social measures) generally choose to live in nicer neighborhoods where life could be easier. You will barely find homeless people in relegation zones like the 93 departement, or some looking for special things like drugs... France has dark sides also...
I've seen these inequalities in a lot of big cities, indeed (other French cities or in other countries). I don't think it's a "Parisian Thing"...
I was born in Paris' suburb, I've always lived here, and OMG I agree with you 100% : Parisians that moved to Paris in order to study or work are sooooo proud, and want to become " Parisians" so much that it can become a bit ridiculous. It seems they want so badly to fit into the Parisians clichés, by being rude and by despising "la province". I've come to believe that the "Parisian attitude" and all the clichés are actually mostly maintained by people that were not Parisians initially. And don't even get me started on how they treat people living in Paris' suburb. Anyway, it's funny to hear that perspective from you !
It's not even French. It's a specific mentality from New York.
Hello Kate,
I worked for 7 years at 71, rue de provence for the cbt Villa . So I know very well about what you talk concerning the "grands-magasins" (BHV, G.L.,etc.) on the Hausman bld.
It's the same in winter at Christmas when these stores decorate their windows. Impossible to walk on the sidewalks it's so crowded. The worst part is when the buses of Chinese tourists disembark. If you have something to buy in the Galeries ...Forget it! Because not only are you going to have a hard time sneaking around, but the salespeople in the store won't even calculate you anymore. All their attention is focused on Chineses. You become invisible to them! 😅
Suddenly, it's more interesting to sit in a cafe, have a café-crème, quiet, savor and let all these beautiful people be agitated. I liked it, it kept my eyes busy. lol
Love to meet y someday I live between LA and Paris ;)
Have a good swim
@@veraciteabsolue1221 dont be hating I already met her ;)
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Je suis également certain que vous connaissez un avocat quand vous avez un différend et un député quand la police vous arrête. Quant à votre technique de drague...
You should check out Alsace.
The region is truly beautiful and full of history and offers a unique blend of French and German cultures.
It is common there to see houses predating the birth of the US.
If this humble Alsacien hadn’t gone and married a Midwestern girl, I would still be there.
To her credit she loves Alsace and puts up with me so can’t complain (much 😬)…
Paris is the core of the French identity. In Provence and throughout the southern half (Province), there is a specific culture and a specific language: Occitan language.
Careful, the open grocery on Sunday depends on the area of Paris you live in. It has to be considered as "touristic" for the shop to have the authorisation to open.
But they managed to put the 13th as "touristic" and open stuff in place d'Italie what a joke
Hey I’m from California and just moved to Sancerre, France…and loving it! Out here in the country side it seems almost nobody speaks English. However, my guess is half of the people in Paris do. Until i get a better grasp on speaking French, I’ll have to depend on my wife and my charm!
good on you! hope your gut gets used to real
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Ha Ha ! Do you really think that only parisians speak english ? You spoke with a cow in the french countryside, thinking it was a french human being ? Ridiculous !
@@leseize26 well I don't think he is wrong... but there are exceptions^^
You say copy / paste: Until I master French better, I will have to depend on my wife and my charm ???
Of your wife, certainly! of your charm ??? it's you who says it! one thing is sure ; if you use your charm too often, you risk losing your wife !!! friendly advice learn French quickly. of course I say it in the tone of a joke
Vous dites : Jusqu'à ce que je maîtrise mieux le français, je devrai dépendre de ma femme et de mon charme ??? De votre femme, certainement ! de votre charme ??? c'est vous qui le dite ! une chose est sûre ; si vous utilisez trop souvent votre charme, vous risquez de perdre votre femme !!! un conseil amical apprendre le français rapidement. bien sur je le dis sur le ton d'une blague
Every major city I have visited in the USA had huge homeless populations, it was quite shocking and very sad.
Most do, yes. It’s terrible.
Le rêve américain quoi 😔
True
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Good ones! I've never lived in Paris, but have seen the reverse. It was even an expat! She lived in Paris for over 20 years and when she would come to the countryside she always was shocked or upset that shops weren't open when she wanted them to be. It has been changing even 'out here'. Our village's little supermarket (part of a chain) is open all day every day, half day on Sunday (and you can buy wine). Our other one in the centre, and much smaller, closes at lunch times. Opens Sunday mornings and closes all day Monday. Our boulangerie is open every day all day. So it really does depend on where you go these days, and especially the owner. And now one serves lunch beyond 2pm. I love the variations!
Lorsque vous dites que Paris représente 2% de la surface de la France, mais 20% de la population, je pense que ces chiffres s'appliquent non pas à la seule ville de Paris, mais à l'ensemble de la région Ile de France.
Et Paris n'est pas l'Ile de France ! 😉
vous êtes raison, elle n'a pas inclus tout la région île-de-France, parce-que il y a 8-départements dans Île-de-France inclus Paris.
Quand j'ai commencé à regarder cette vidéo, la chose qui m'a sauté aux yeux fut... OH LA VACHE elle a la collec' des Largo Winch !
Blague à part, je vis et aie toujours vécu en Bretagne, mais il m'est arrivé de "monter à la Capitale" plus d'une fois pour des raisons diverses et variées et en effet je crois que la première fois que j'y suis allé ça m'a choqué d'apprendre que les magasins ne fermaient pas le dimanche. C'est quoi cette ville qui respecte rien !
Et pareil avec le choc du non mélange des populations entre les richous bobo (qui à eux seuls sont à l'origine de la mauvaise réputation de la Capitale dans le reste du pays) et les clodo' qu'on peut croiser pour ainsi dire à tous les coins de rue ainsi que dans le métro.
(Last but not least : on y parle peut-être plus anglais, mais ils ont échangé ça avec la politesse. En même temps, faut les comprendre, vu l'endroit où ils habitent ...)
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0:49 Nope! *Not "La Provence"* (lol). La "province". Provence is in province but all province is Provence. 😂
…and they gave you a French passport despite this accent?! 🤣
Hello there! How can I contact you? By email for example ..? Thank you!
The problem of living in Paris ( or suburb of Paris) is the lack of space and fresh air. I have grown up in province i miss that
It depends on the neighborhood, I lived in Paris and in some suburbs always in green and calm places.
Now I am in "Province", in Lyon without the slightest greenery on the horizon.
*FREEDOM FOR OCCITANIA!*
_Occitània Liura !_
Lol ! N'importe quoi ... Revenons au Moyen-Age, ce sera surement mieux !
@@christopheripoll2580 Au moins, au Moyen-Âge, l'Occitanie était un VRAI pays, et s'appelait "royaume d'Aquitaine", mais ça a été effacé par les programmes scolaires officiels de la propagande gouvernementale parisienne, je vous laisse deviner pourquoi...
@@OC.auvergne.limousin. N'importe quoi ! Le "royaume d'Aquitaine"... Même vous, vous utilisez des guillemets, ça en dit long. Il a existé quand votre soit disant """royaume""" ? Sur quel territoire ? J'attends avec impatience un lien vers une carte datée le décrivant.
@@christopheripoll2580 Ah oui quand même, à ce point là... La propagande gouvernementale a vraiment fait du dégât !!! Renseignez vous, les liens ne passent pas, disons qu'il est né vers 500 avec celui des Wisigoths, plus tard fédéré à l'Empire carolingien, puis son affaiblissement durant la fin du moyen âge avec son éclatement au moment de la féodalité, le duché d'Aquitaine ayant perdu son autorité sur le comté de Barcelone et le comté de Toulouse, division qui fera l'affaire des Français qui alors attaqueront ces principautés occitanes, l'ultime guerre sera la fameuse guerre de cent ans, en 1453, échec et mat, l'Aquitaine est désormais française.
@@OC.auvergne.limousin. Et ça ose dire "ha oui quand même !"... Non mais sérieusement, vous estimez que votre soit-disant royaume qui n'a jamais été qu'éphémère suite à différents partages saliques et qui remonte au bas moyen-age (1000 ans quand même, il faut le faire), a la moindre légitimité historique pour justifier la création d'une entité politique aujourd'hui ? Ridicule !
Can you please talk about pickpocketers in Paris/France and how to avoid being pickpocketed as a tourist/someone living there?
@smileforhiba Hello,
As a true Parisian, and by birth and by my ancestors (I currently live in Perpignan just next to the Spanish border, but I'm 54 years old and have grown up and lived most of my life in Paris), I'd simply tell you that the first thing to do is to avoid looking like a tourist as much as possible. Because they're obviously the tourists most targeted by pickpockets.
Otherwise a few simple rules:
- Walk at a semi-rapid pace without seeming to widen your eyes and marvel at everything you come across.
- Don't respond to people who seek to approach you under the pretext of a petition to sign, an object to sell to you, or anything else (in particular entrance tickets to the monuments you're coming to visit and which would be supposed to skip you the queue, in any case it's a scam.
Especially beware of Romanian children (this isn't misplaced racism at all, I have nothing in particular against Romanians, but simply due to the fact that there are a lot of thieves among them who work in organized gangs in Paris).
Avoid all the street vendors, who will try to sell you things with an expansive price but made in China at a low price anyway. And who sometimes have pickpocket accomplices who risk cutting your pockets while you chat with the seller who will always seem very friendly and smiling.
Just smile very quickly, but immediately close your face, and, make a wave of your hand that makes it clear to the other person that you aren't interested in it (above all, don't speak, otherwise, we'll immediately understand you're a tourist) while continuing on your way without stopping and without continuing to look at the person. Accelerate the pace even a little. This is exactly what a true Parisian does in such cases.
- Avoid wearing gold pendants and anything that may seem ostentatious above clothing. Real "chic" Parisians, even if, for example, they wear very expensive designer clothes, always have a discreet style; "bon chic, bon genre" (good chic, good kind), as we say in France. The t-shirt with large letters *Chanel* marked on the front, it's either the appanage of the tourist, or a suburbanite who doesn't really know what's good French taste and who wants to do believe he has money (in any case, you get noticed by pickpokets).
If you're going to make amplettes in a department store to buy souvenirs (Galeries Lafayettes for example) plan to carry a "no-name" bag (which closes if possible) and refuse the Gallerie lafayette bag (or other brand that 'you'll inevitably be offered). Again, this is to avoid being noticed once in the street and that we search to steal you this bag.
- Avoid the backpack or the handbag if you can do without it during your outings. If you have to queue, remove the backpack from your back, and hold it tight near your chest.
- If you can, avoid walking around with large sums of cash on you. And pay as much as possible with a bank card (check with people from your country who have already come to Paris to find out what payment methods are accepted except cash. It would be a shame to come to France with a payment card which isn't accepted anywhere here). Leave your identity papers at the hotel or at your place of residence if you don't need them expressly when you go out.
- If you have to pay visits to monuments or tourist sites, book and pay for your seats in advance by internet for example. It will save you from having to walk around with more money than you need. And in addition, in the majority of cases, it will prevent you from long queues to enter your place of visit.
- If you have to take public transport, in the subway car or in the bus, always try to sit near the windows. Thus, there's only one side of you which is accessible to a wandering hand which would seek to make your pockets. So put everything of value in your pockets on the window side. If you have a bag, hold it firmly on your thighs, near your stomach. If you have to make the trip standing up, then try to stand with your back to something, always with the aim of having as little blind spot as possible and that your pockets be searched from behind without you seeing it.
If you are sitting at a cafe or restaurant terrace, don't put your smartphone or valuables on the table (let alone your wallet).
There you have it, with all that, normally, you should get away with it.
Have a nice stay with us if you ever have to visit us. You are welcome here. 🤗
@@j-loosenfout67 OH MY GOODNESS! thank you so much for writing all of this for me! you have no idea how much I appreciate it! I will keep a note of this when it's time for me to leave for France. I am genuinely grateful for this
@@smileforhiba You're welcome. 😉
@@smileforhiba Hello again,
I add you here few tips that could help you to stay safe during your trip in Paris :
Small-time crooks and thieves are never lacking in inventiveness.
Well-known scam classics are: *"The person with a route map in their hand who lost their way", "The person who calls out to you telling you that you have dropped something on the ground* (jewel, ticket, money, etc.) *or to say you you have a task on your clothes* (pigeon droppings for example)", *"The person who comes to you with always a very good excuse to distract your attention, still more when you're withdrawing money from an ATM", "The person who tries to tie a fancy bracelet to your wrist and tell you it's free",* etc.
In general, if you already live in a large western city with a lot of population, when you're in your city, you already have all of these reflexes. You don't do anything inconsiderate and don't let yourself be annoyed every quarter of an hour by strangers who come to sell you their sales pitch.
Behave the same way in Paris.
In short, be normally careful.
Regarding restaurants, cabarets, etc., always look at all the prices before consuming (don't be tempted by a glass of champagne for example if you don't know the price. When paying the bill, you could have very bad surprises).
For restaurants in particular; beware of medium-sized restaurants which offer you an ultra-diversified menu (ex: 15 dishes, 20 starters, 20 desserts) in most cases, at best you'll eat dishes already prepared and sold vacuum-packed in the restaurant by industrialists, at worst, it will be frozen or canned and very few fresh products in reality (it takes very large kitchens and a lot of staff to claim to offer so many choices, it's expensive for the restaurant owner).
If you want to taste seafood or French dishes from the family tradition, then choose the big well-known Parisian brasseries like : *Grand Café des Capucines, L'Alsace, Le Pied de Cochon, L'aloyau, La maison de l'Aubrac, Le Mabillon,* etc.
Indeed, these are the restaurants that most often use fresh products because they have a very high flow (a lot of customers) cause they often open *7d/7* and *24h/24.* So they can afford it because there's very little loss. And there's such a turnover that the fresh goods are constantly renewed (daily).
Watch out for people who offer to drive you somewhere pretending to be a "taxi". In Paris (and in airports, train stations, etc.), approved taxis all wear a roof lighting banner where it's written "TAXI Parisien" in large letters. Never get in a taxi that doesn't have this banner indicating its taxi function on the roof. It can be dangerous for your wallet and dangerous for yourself.
Moreover, the taxi drivers in Paris don't approach you. Either you find them parked at the taxi stations reserved for them (we can easily spot these stations thanks to a sign written "Taxi" in white on a blue background). Either you stop them when they pass on a boulevard or an avenue (If the light inside the banner on the roof is green, the taxi is free and you can hail this taxi. If the light is red and one of the three small bulbs under the headband is on, this taxi already has someone inside and isn't available. If the light is off or covered, the taxi is on pause).
Have a nice day,
Don't put your stuff on a backpack. Or if you do, when in the metro (on the platform and in the metro cars) or bus, or touristic places like Champs Elysées, Trocadero, Eiffel Tower, outside Le Louvre, Sacre Coeur... , keep your backpack on your belly. Be even more cautious in the metro when it is crowded and people are pushing. Pickpockets will be pushing you towards the metro car just to distract you meanwhile he will pickpocket you. Be aware of groups of romi girls, especially is one or several of them have a jacket on their arms. This is typical of pickpockets, hidding what they are doing below the jacket. If they start to circle you in the metro, get away, don't let them distract you. These teenage girls can even become agressive. I f needed, scream for help. as a former parisian, I have seen these scenes too often.
1) Would it not be "LES Provinces" (plural, for "the provinces") and not "La Province?" Even though technically, they're called "régions" (plural).
2) You have a strong AMERICAN accent when speaking French, not an "ENGLISH" accent. You're not British.
3) You neglected to mention the trains. I don't live in France, but was there shortly before the pandemic and you couldn't even get onto the Metro because the trains were PACKED.
4) New York City is the "economic capital" of the US by city (LA is #2). By state, however, New York is only third, with California being not only the highest GDP state, but generally ranked around fifth in the WORLD if it were a country.
5) Economic imbalance does tend to be a city thing. I live in LA and the difference between rich and poor is striking. NYC (which I've visited often) is similar, though you SEE far fewer homeless people there because of the weather. San Francisco is the same, as is Berlin, Rome, Mexico City, and pretty much every other major city in the world.
6) Paris is the most visited city in Europe, but in 2021, it is second worldwide behind Bangkok. According to other ratings (Euromonitor), in 2018, it was SIXTH, behind Hong Kong, Bangkok, London, Macau, and Singapore. LA - which is known for having a lot of tourism - is actually around 34th (which has nothing to do with your video but that's where I live).
7) If you think Paris has a high English usage, go visit Berlin. I have to say that quite literally, there are more SIGNS (like signs on store windows, advertisements, etc.) in ENGLISH than even in GERMAN!
8) Love your videos. You've got a great energy.
They refer to the rest of France as just one singular entity: « La Province »
"La Provence" is a region in South of France. And "la province" (notice the minor p, because it is a common word and it is single) means every where in France except Paris and banlieue parisienne". We don't really say "les provinces" even if it is possible and everybody understand, but we mainly say "les régions", because France is an addition of régions, for instance Brittany (so so so beautyfull ❤)' Provence, part of region PACA (not bad too 😎), North (not bad too 😎), Alsace (not bad too 😎), and so on. I think you know where I come from know 😁. To be honest, every region is different than the other one and is beautifull, but Brittany ...
1) She is just given example of how different the rest of France is compared to Paris, which is the political, economical and cultural capital of France. Why do you have to go into details of California vs New York?
2) inequality is a global problem and it is growing in every city in the world. In NYC we do have a lot of homeless people and the problem is getting worse. They live in train stations and sleep in the train cars. Also, you don't see a lot of homeless people in Mexico city as you see in LA or SF. I was just there for a few weeks.
3) I would like to remind you that English is a Germanic language so it's reasonable that German speakers and even Dutch speakers use more English words in their storefronts/signs. Again I don't know why you have to comment on this. She was just saying how Parisians speak/use more English than the rest of the population outside Paris.
How do you say " BISOUS " in engish ? -
In France, we speak French, not English. Since when is English expected? Why should the French satisfy you (Americans, British, Australians, etc.)? Should the French also speak Italian, Romanian, Argentinean, Brazilian, Greek, Peruvian, Zimbabwean, Chinese, Ugandan, etc. to satisfy everyone?
Wherever you go in France, you should make an effort to speak French, especially if you plan to reside in the country.
I'm pretty sure no American is expected to speak French when meeting French-speaking tourists in America, so why is the reverse expected? It's arrogant.
One thing I do know, in the days of European wars, foreign invaders were fought to protect one's culture; they were recognizable by their armour and soldier uniforms and their intentions were clear. Nowadays, invasion is more subtle, it can even be fun. Mass tourism, student exchanges, the Franco-American Foundation, the Internet, GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft), economic transfers of populations, cinema, cultural rupture of societies are all tools used to make English the unifying language of the world to come.
@Unintentionally Frenchified, how are you!
Amazing Chanel!!! The biggest inequality I’ve experienced in France (Paris) is the lack of opportunities (professionally speaking) if you never worked for a French company or have experience in the field that you are applying for, they don’t even consider giving you a chance at all. I am American but I speak French fluently ( No Accent) I have a 10 years Carte de Sejour soon to expire (2023). I returned to the US, got a job instantly after posting my resume online. It’s a shame…
Paris it is like Rome with his différents Province....It is not democratic power, it is pyramidale. Why we hate Paris in Province.
I grew up in a small village of 3000 people in bumfuck-nowhere Lorraine and I'm now living in Seoul, South Korea. I'm a city person at heart. I need that vibrant, never sleeping, always convenient space. I understand that it's not for everyone and it's completely ok to like the deep countryside, but I always knew it wasn't for me. I couldn't wait to leave.
I love that I never have to worry about services being closed, late, inefficient or disagreeable. There are always activities to do, things to explore.
I notice that I'm still French at heart though because when my husband wants to call his bank on a Sunday at 8pm, I tell him "Oh, we can do it tomorrow, it's for sure closed now". To then find out that they answer the phone and provide impeccable and polite service.
I can go back to France for holidays, but I don't know if I can ever go back to live there now.
You should probably never go back.
Great comparison, thanks for sharing!
Il y a vraiment que les parisiens pour appeler ça la province
i think it's worse in UK... London is also economic and politic capital.
La Madeleine Proust spoke of Parisians (could be people of big cities) visiting our region ( haut Doubs, near the Swiss border) with the local accent, so funny !
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I always say go outside Paris - north of france - Lille outside Lille like Amiens La Valenciennes etc and yiu will get to experience the culture of the North which is really not like bobo Paris !
Demandez à un japonais de parler Anglais ! les français à coté sont des professionnel de l'anglais
You keep pronouncing “province” as “Provence”. 😂 Well… you’re not totally wrong, Provence is a province.😅
C'est très vrai sur les inégalités, les quartiers-ghettos juste à côté de quartiers chics (Montmartre par ex.). Ce qui m'étonne encore (je viens de Bruxelles) c'est la quasi-absence de night-shops (épiceries de nuit) à Paris! Les supermarchés ouvrent parfois assez tard (21h-22h) mais après 22h, c'est dur de trouver une bouteille d'eau!
I am a Frenchman from the provinces, but I had to work in Paris for eight years. I agree that Paris has great monuments, it's a great city to visit, but living there is hell if you're not rich enough. I was so happy when I was finally able to move back outside Paris! Forget the snobbish Parisians, the endless daily commuting (living in Paris was just unaffordable), the noise and the crowds...... That was 20 years ago and for no reason I would go back to Paris. If just for one thing: for the price of a "glorified closet AKA apartment" in Paris, I have a three-bedroom house complete with its garden, basement and garage space where I now live. And no traffic jams, almost no crime, and neighbors who are friends, care about each other. Why would I go back to Paris? It's a postcard made for the tourists and the rich people, that's it.
Captain Pedantic says out of the G7 countries only the U.S.A & Canada have capitals which were 'artificially ' created to be capitals ( no, Berlin was reinstated as the capital & Brussels? Well..the EU isn't a country).
If one includes the invited guests then Australia & South Africa would be added to solely created/ designated capitals ( the devil is in the details - get these wrong & I then begin to consider if the opinion expoused is worth my time).Regards.
How is your baby? Are you moving out of Paris ever?
About the food….in California you can easily find a restaurant presenting food from almost anywhere and it’s almost always good! In France the food is less expensive at the store and I love the restaurants.
America is a great food place!
It’s funny, I often see this kind of comments, people from the US thinking we don’t have international food in France or Europe.
I’m not even living in Paris, my city Nice is only the 7th biggest urban area.
And we do have a lot international restaurants : Korean, Brazilian, Norwegian, Indian, Mexican, Portuguese, Moroccan, Danish, Russian, Polynesian… and I’m not probably know everything.
I also know that you can find a Moroccan, an Russian, an American and Asian grocery store in the city center.
France is a country of immigration such as the US (not the same scale though.) So It’s pretty normal to find people and food from all over the world as well.
@@Misterjingle I don't know Nice but in the french cities where I lived, it's pretty hard to find restaurants of foreign "cuisine". In Paris notably , you need to know the adresses. You can't just hope to come across an "exotic" restaurant by accident. Most chinese restaurants are in the chinese boroughs, most indian restaurants are in the indian borough.
@@cmolodiets Well, It doesn’t mean they don’t exist though 😉
In Nice they all are in the city center. Some are in the very touristic villages around.
I would even say, when you search a certain type of restaurant (with a view, rooftops, etc.) you have to know the address. So same with the international food.
However, last summer, while I was joining a friend in Paris, I found randomly an Ouzbekistan restaurant (near the Folies Bergère so not really an Ouzbek district). And I did find this very cool.
It’s probably less common than in the US big cities, I agree with that.
My point was just that I can live in a regional capital of France and still have a large range of choice when It comes to food 🙂
@@cmolodiets Because in rural America, of course, you can eat international food. I mean past Taco Bell and Olive Garden.
Qu est ce qu elle est jolie.
It's all about perspective, I come from the densest city in the world, the metropolis has 20 million people during the daytime, all in 600sqkm of space.
So even as a tourist in Paris, it's not too congested for me. My last visit I stayed for more than a month and lived like a local, even less crowded. Because I've been to Versailles three times before, my fourth visit to Paris I didn't go into the Palace but just walked into the gardens, free and no queues. I also went into the suburbs for my groceries, so much cheaper at e. Leclerc than monoprix or carrefour city.
As for tourism, I went to a lot of the tourist sites outside the peripherique, I loved saint denis, fontainebleu, and noisy le grand, almost no other tourists except myself.
Back when I was a graduate student in Chicago, I decided one year to do some Christmas shopping on Michigan Avenue downtown. I approached the avenue from a side street where one had to walk around a few sleeping homeless people on the dirty sidewalk. As soon as I hit the corner of the street with Michigan Avenue, I was suddenly assaulted by huge trumpets stretching out from the sides of buildings into the middle of the avenue, bright lights, sparkling surfaces, and holiday pageantry everywhere. I felt I had been suddenly transported to another planet. Recalling the experience leaves me feeling unsettled and even a bit icky to this day.