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It seems like paying eight people for a day of labor is a heck of a lot cheaper than purchasing, or even renting, that ridiculously expensive machine - and would result in FAR less damage and waste!
Hi! 👋 Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it. So, I don’t remember what the insurance was. We didn’t get coverage. But if you’re going into cities and small streets, you may want to add it. Sometimes your American drivers’ insurance can cover some of it. The best is to ask them directly. They won’t try to sell you.
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Rachele, I really liked your video (and your French accent - it's really good!). Could you tell something about the country music scene in France? Thank you, greetings from Poland
Thank you so much for your feedback! I am both French and American, hence my accent. There is definitely less country music in France than in the States, but I believe it’s becoming more and more popular. Would you be interested in me doing a video pertaining to country music in France? I went to Poland many moons ago and hope to visit again someday. :)
Il est dérivé de l'arabe algérien "Wech rak" qui se traduit par "Comment ça va ?". Wesh s'emploie également comme terme de salutation en France. Apparu dans les années 90 via la culture hip-hop, ce terme est entré en 2009 dans le Petit Robert.
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2:07 Regarding "high productivity",... Do you know that the French are rated among the most productive workers, more productive than Amerians? Shorter work hours but more efficent than many; that's evidence that a good professional/private life balance, in which people can cut themselves from work, and be back to work relaxed and rested, is beneficial to all, employees and employers. Overworking your employees only leads to exhaustion an burn-out, low quality productivity, low work performance.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I agree there’s a balance and overworking employees (or employers who over work so to speak) can get burned out. Merci du partage.
Damn I'm biaised, as soon as the first second into the video I thought she's a neighbor because I heard the cicadas... Since I live in Cannes I identified cicadas as french BGM...
As a french, I share your ideas but don't fully agree with you, I'll answer in french as it'll be easier for me. Il ne faut pas généraliser, mais globalement, oui, les français apprécient et privilégient la "joie de vivre", et trop souvent (à mon avis) ne pensent qu'aux vacances. Par contre, concernant la productivité, ayant eu à travailler avec des anglo-saxons et des américains, je ne suis pas si convaincu : quand les français se mettent à travailler, ils sont souvent beaucoup plus concentrés et productifs que les américains. Ils travaillent moins longtemps, mais avec plus d'intensité. Les américains font plutôt "de la présence", ils sont au travail longtemps pour faire croire qu'ils travaillent, mais pas forcément en train de réellement travailler de manière efficace.
I don’t think we should envy the US in terms of work life balance. I would rather deal with slow responses than see 70+ years old still working for Uber eats or have moms stuck being cashiers at Ralph passed midnight unable to put their kids to sleep. American should look up to the French system, not the other way around.
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Thank you! Your feedback was so encouraging and uplifting. I appreciate it. I’m an educator. I used to teach college French (and am a French native). I also have self-paced online classes at www.BelleTerreAcademy.com Thanks again for your feedback. I’m so happy it helped. 😀
chez Paul? Vous êtes facilement contentables! 😁 Oui, nous ne sommes pas des sauvages, nous ne sommes pas le pays de la bouffe pour rien et dés la petite enfance le moment du repas est sacré 😂
Chez Paul, c’est pratique. On est d’accord c’est pas de la gastronomie mais ça dépanne bien quand on a un petit creu et que c’est la course. Oui le repas est sacré. Ayant grandi en France, ça m’a fait un choque culturel quand je suis partie aux USA (pendant 20 ans) et que ce n’était pas le cas là-bas. 😜
Hello, I’m franco-American. Living with a French mom in the US was a unique experience as I found Americans very ignorant of other cultures. My dad was in the AF so we traveled & lived in many parts of the world. I now live in France for many years & as you mentioned in your video, the French will not mention their religion as France is a secular country. State & religion are separated. When you get married in France, you go first to the Mairie (Mayor’s office) & have a civil ceremony then if you wish, you have your religious wedding ceremony in church & celebrate the rest of the day/evening as you please
So enjoyed reading what you shared. Sounds like we had a similar upbringing but for myself it was growing up in France with English speaking parents. Very interesting cultural differences indeed. Merci du partage! 😊
Je comprends tres bien l Anglais pourtant Je n ai rien compris a cette video …! Ou êtes vous ? En France ou en Amérique ? Vous parlez en anglais le sous titrage est en anglais …pour dire quoi exactement …??? ce que j aimerais dire bien que hors sujet c est que les Français savent tres bien que ce ne sont pas les américains qui ont libérés la France et l Europe …
On parle des différences culturelles. Je suis française et j’étais expatriée une vingtaine d’années aux USA avant de revenir en France. Mon mari est américain. On est en France et on souligne d’importantes différences culturelles entre les deux pays. Merci du commentaire. Hors sujet, certes mais pertinent. 😊
The friendship thing is real. My best friends in life are French. Americans are like avocados, soft in the outside and hard in the inside. The French are like eggs. Once you’ve cracked the shell, is all love.
oh yes we take lunches very seriously. At the workplace, we never work through lunch, eating a sandwich or a salad (unless you need to deliver something asap)... We go to the "cantine" and have a real meal: entrée, plat, dessert! :-)
Ah merci! En fait, je suis française. I'm a Frenchie who just came back to France after 20 years where I lived in the United States. With a name like "Rachele", my "R" better be good. LOL. Thanks for commenting and for subscribing!
The answer is simply "look at the official statistics". I think our teachers are very courageous when they enter a classroom which looks like an arena. Big support to them ! Madame DeMeo, j'ai l'impression que c'est vous qui râlez...
Absolutely! I agree. I was a teacher for over fifteen years before becoming director and I can say it’s a lot of work. Teachers are courageous! Naon, je râle pas (même si je suis française, lol). C’est plus en blaguant qu’autre chose. 😜
We don't speak about religion because 80% of french People don't trust in à god. And religion, earnings et some others subjets are part of private personnal life et even unpolite ie: don't ask to someone "how do you earn?". But we love to discuss and argue about the weather (!) , politic, sport, littérature, movies and exchange cooking recipe (important!).... few trick easy to learn and you quickly feel at home in our country, and especially in my town, Paris 😊.
Thanks for sharing! I’m originally from France, so it feels good to be back home. But because I lived in the United States for 20 years, I need to get used to some of the cultural differences just like I had to get used to cultural differences when I first moved to the United States. I appreciate you sharing! Merci du partage !
That special charm of the south. 🙂 Do your kids like their current life better than the one back in the States? Did they say anything? And what about you two,feeling happier or still early to tell? Have a great day 🌞
Yes, I agree that there is a lovely charm in the south of France. The kids have told me so many times that they prefer their life in France. For a decade, we would spend one to several months in the south of France where I am originally from. (I work mostly remotely). And we intended to spend six months in each country but last year felt that God let us to move to France permanently. It was my husband’s initial idea, but God let us each step of the way. And then it was a family decision. I couldn’t have made such radical choice without my children being on board. My husband and I definitely feel happier on many levels. I did a video explaining how one of our habitual fights was basically instantly resolved by moving to France. You can check it out if you are interested. It is kind of funny and ironic. But overall, the beauty of the nature and the culture here have been refreshing, as well as the people. Thank you for sharing and for following the adventure!
@@RacheleDeMeo Lovely! I adore France. South is fantastic. I bet it feels good to be back to your own land and culture...with challanges in life of course,but that's normal. It's looking super beautiful your place and around. Show us more of your daily life, pls. Thanks and till next time 🌈🌞😊
France is truly a beautiful country and has so much to offer. Thanks for sharing! I’ll be sharing more about life here and if you have suggestions, I am always open to them. 😀
The US is a country of individualism. Where everything resolve around "me". There is a dream of community, but it is in words only, it's "chacun pour soi". Hence, I don't have time for you. France is a country of community, where everything resolves around the well being of society. It is real and palpable. If the US was a real community, the Affordable Health Care would be a Federal reality by now.
Thanks for sharing! Yes I agree 💯%! I believe in the States they want to be more community but it’s just not part of the culture as a whole. I have found that when Americans come to France and truly experience the community based culture, they realize what it is and how it is lacking back in the United States. I appreciate you sharing.
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There are variation in France too - if you find it harder to make friends in South of France, keep in mind it's the same from a Southern French man coming to Lille in the North (there's even a famous movie about it). What's stay true everywhere - there are three circles (not counting family or love interest). "Relations" are the people you know and can have nice little interactions with, even fancy, but things stay very much on the surface. Then you have "copains/copines", people you go to for your leisure, extended relation through a group of friends, people you can also occasionally help and certainly enjoy the company of. You can have serious talk with them or not depending on the relation, but certainly not often. I believe this is close to the standard of "friendship" in many US states. Then you have friends. Friends are very important. It's people you'll be ready to take personal risk to help if they're in trouble, people you deeply care about. You can't become friend easily, it's a form of commitment. It's certainly harder for fully grown up people although by no means impossible. If you don't take years to create a friendship, that friendship is probably not very deep. It's like a couple in many ways. Friends know your demons, you know theirs, you keep each other informed of the things you're going through. Sometimes you have friend that aren't actually as fun to be with than some shallow but hilarious copain. Friends is for the deep stuff first and foremost (although generally those are also people you appreciate going on vacation with).
