Culture Briefing: France - Your Guide to French Culture and Customs
By Bob Martin
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Culture Briefing: France, updated for 2019, provides current, in-depth information found in no other single publication to help you understand the culture, customs, values and beliefs of the French people. Whether traveling to France, working on a class paper or doing business with the French, you'll find Culture Briefing: France an invaluable resource. If you're traveling to the country, supplement your travel guide with Culture Briefing: France. It will let you enrich your trip, giving you knowledge about French etiquette and traditions — and more financial success when traveling on business. You'll also receive the information you need to help you feel comfortable in what might otherwise be a strange environment, including a list of do's and don'ts. You'll gain the wisdom necessary to talk intelligently with the French, discussing the life they live, deciphering and interpreting how they think and behave. No longer will you run the risk of embarrassment when in conversation with the French people because you brought up a taboo subject, couldn’t comment on an aspect of local life or knew nothing of their form of government. With Culture Briefing: France you'll discover the character, values, beliefs and customs of the French. You'll learn of their artistic endeavors and political ways. You'll find out about their home, family and religious life as well as how they make a living, educate their children and spend their leisure time. You'll also discover the problems the French people face and see how they handle them.
Bob Martin
Bob Martin, creator of the Culture Briefing series, has lived in Asia, Africa and Europe. He has also written and edited college textbooks and training lessons for the travel industry, newsletters for travel consumers and travel articles for newspapers and magazines, including: Accent magazine, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Buffalo News, The Christian Science Monitor, The Miami Herald, Milwaukee Journal, Off Duty magazine, The Orlando Sentinel and Travel-Holiday magazine. Currently he writes articles and e-books in the areas of travel, exploration and adventure.
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Culture Briefing - Bob Martin
Culture Briefing: France
Your guide to French culture and customs
by Bob Martin
http://www.CultureBriefings.com
Published by the Geotravel Research Center at Smashwords
Copyright 2013-2019 Bob Martin
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Fast Facts
THE FRENCH PEOPLE
Customs and Ways
Do’s and Don’ts
Conducting Business
Subcultures
Class Distinctions
Language
HOME AND FAMILY
Marriage
The Role of Women
Health and Welfare
Dress
Food and Dining
EDUCATING THE CHILDREN
RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
MAKING A LIVING
PASSING LEISURE TIME
THE ARTS
Architecture
Cinema
Literature
Painting
POLITICAL WAYS
Parties
HISTORY
USEFUL INTERNET LINKS
France News Sources
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION
The French enjoy both a high standard of living and an overall high quality