Ahah... en fait pour répondre à ta question. Si on ferme l'eau par moment c'est pour ne pas gaspiller l'eau: quand j'utilise le savon il est inutile que l'eau coule.. je la rallume pour me rincer..
La base: tu éteins les lumières quand tu n’es pas dans la pièce Tu éteins la télévision quand tu n’es pas dans la pièce Tu éteins l’eaux quand tu ne t’en sers pas
Moi ce qui me choque justement c'est les pommeaux de douches fixe XD tu reçois l'eau au dessus de toi en pleine figure ! C'est tellement plus pratique de pouvoir le prendre et le bouger comme tu veux !
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Julie 57 Le pommeau de douche fixe c'est l'horreur! Surtout pour se laver les parties intimes. Comment tu te laves les fesses avec un jet d'eau qui tombe du plafond? C'est impossible aussi de nettoyer correctement sa douche sans le pommeau parce que tu ne peux pas rincer la baignoire par exemple alors les baignoires ne sont pas toujours aussi clean qu'en France. Dans les constructions recentes on voit de plus en plus de douches- telephones quand meme.
Il existe des pommeaux qui s’accroche au mur de la douche mais que tu peux prendre dans ta main aussi, on appelle ça une douche téléphone ici au Québec. c’est ce que les gens utilisent au Canada et aux États Unis en grande majorité. Ça m’étonne toujours de voir des choses si simples qui sont utilisés depuis des décennies chez nous et qui n’ont toujours pas traversé l’Atlantique.
Caroline Albert Aux etats-unis à ma connaissance les pommeaux sont fixés au mur. En france en revanche il y a des douches telephones qu'on peut aussi bien utiliser mobiles qu'accrochées à la barre.
L’eau n’est pas gratuite, certains foyers ont des ballons d’eau chaude d’un certain volume, d’autre l’ont au gaz et le gaz coûte un bras. Aussi, c’est un geste pour la planète que l’ont nous a inculqué nos parents et professeurs dès notre plus jeune âge, ça fait partit de notre éducation.
Of course you should stop the water when you put soap/shampoo, otherwise you're just waisting water (and your money) through the evacuation system. Nice video BTW!
Zied Zayani yea, they just basically ensure that their body is thoroughly rinsed before stopping the water to soap and scrub before rinsing the soap away to avoid water wastage. I like that.
To be honest, I'm Polish and I feel like that this things which are shocking for you can apply to almost all countries in Europe:) I do really most of them :) and we turn off the water in the shower because we just save water! :D
@Bas Boone they said ALMOST all. As an Australian that's been to quite a few European countries - they're quite similar really despite the differences. They're all nothing like Australia lol
for the shower it's because in France taking a shower is super expensive, so we save. When you rub yourself, you cut the water and when you finish you put the water back😂😂
Since I'm French, I feel like it should be useful for you that I correct or to add a few comments on what you said 2. We don't eat nachos with knives and forks, this is just ridiculous xD Pizzas and burgers sometimes, it depends in what kind of restaurant or who you're eating with As for the bread, a fly may have landed on your plate as well. I mean, everybody washes their table before they eat, or put an cloth on it, so I really don't see the problem. Saying that the bread plate is a level over what we do is kind of condescend. 3. I've never slept on suge a huge pillow, and don't know anybody who does so. Maybe you can find huge pillows like that, but also smaller that are squared or rectangle-formed. The attachment has nothing to do with modern, either the person wants to install it or not, it also depends on if they own their house or not. And I find the fact that the shower are detached much more practical when it comes to wash you feets, legs, intimate parts... People stop their showers most of the time because they're using their soap at that moment, they don't need water, it's better for the environment. We also don't let the water run while we wash our teeth. 4. The bise is not really about kissing people, you just put your cheeks on someone else's and make the noise, but there are no real kisses involved 5. If you doctor gave you 8 medications for a cold just change it, this is also ridiculous xD 6. What you said about the work days is kind of true, but I also think you can only apply on big cities. 7. Ok when someone says he did some sport because he walked up the stairs or went shopping, he's obviously joking, French humour is really special, you'll have to get used to it 8. I have nothing to say about this one, this is absolutely true xD (but you usely don't wait 5 or 10 minutes, much more)
For the 8th point I would said that it happens more in big cities, at least in Paris, because we just spend all our day waiting for something. Queues, transports, bank, administrative stuff wich can take your entire day,... And when it comes to live that way every day you get annoyed very fast. It's kind of hard. Je pense qu'on est pardonnable sur ce point parce que tout est fait pour qu'on passe notre vie à attendre bien qu'on ait mille autres choses à faire.
3. About pillow there is a reason why bis/squared pillow exist (even if I have rarelly seen a big like that one), with big pillow you can just fold them (as I do) to have a higher position for your head and a stronger pillow (more compression inside when it's folden). It depends on how everyone like to sleep... enjoy that link to know more www.direct-matelas.fr/blog/accessoires-literie/la-petite-histoire-de-loreiller/ 5. Doctors can purpose you "many" madication. But it's your choice to buy all of them. When a doctor purposes medications you can be refund on some of them by the social security, if he does not purpose them you are not refund. It's the main reason i think. 7. French humour is really hard to understand for non-french, do not take everything as a fact. 8. Guilty ... I am one of that french who hate to wait, most of time if i have to wait more than 5 min i just leave then come back later. There is better things to do during those 5 min :)
I mean my shower is attached and I stop the water while putting champoo and soap. You don't need the water running while using them, you'd be just wasting water and the water would wash them away before they properly clean you.
5:45 > Je suis français :) Comme tout le monde en France, nous mouillons notre corp avec de l'eau. On l'arrête pour se savonner. Puis on l'a fait recouler ensuite :) En france, nous faisons tous comme ça😉😉
Bah non ça dépend, si tu as un vieux robinet où tu dois régler à gauche et à droite l'eau, couper l'eau t'oblige à repasser 5min à rerégler la température de l'eau, donc non seulement c'est chiant, tu peux te brûler, mais ça fait pas d'économies
Exactement. J'ai 3 salles de bain chez moi, dont une douche avec les vieux robinets et assez éloignée de la chaudière, donc l'eau met 3 plombes à arriver déjà, et le temps de régler, comme tu dis, on perd un temps incroyable. La baignoire possède un mitigeur classique, donc difficile de savoir la température de l'eau, mais au moins comme elle est juste au-dessus de la chaudière ça arrive assez facilement. L'autre douche, beaucoup plus récente et juste à côté de la chaudière, possède un mitigeur avec température affichée donc c'est ultra rapide. En fait, je suis économe en fonction de là où je prends ma douche/bain ahah!
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Miss Doodle | But “stranger” is a very loose term. When you go to a party you shake hands introducing yourself and you hug those same people by the time you’re leaving.
Tu es une femme très observatrice, je trouve réellement perspicace ta vision de la société française. Pour un natif, ton analyse de l'extérieur est précieuse et lui permet de comprendre bien des choses qu'il ne voit plus sur lui-même. Car on n'est jamais objectif sur ses propres mœurs.
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Oui mais en tant que "non-parisien" je me rend compte que beaucoup de chose qu'elle dit ne concernent que les Parisiens... Donc finalement c'est pas si objectif que ça... Je veux bien comprendre qu'on ne peut pas connaître toutes les régions mais en visiter quelques-unes et se faire un avis général est tout à fait possible.
C'est tout à fait vrai , Paris ne représente pas la mentalité , le savoir vivre , la convivialité , de la province , même si il y a beaucoup de Parisiens sympa , et qui vivent à 200 à l'heure .
When it comes to compliments, we actually kind of have to accept it. I'm french and when I was a child (like 5 yo), and some people where complimenting me on my clothes for example, I was just embarrassed and shy. And my parents where like "you have to say thank you, he/she complimented you". So yeah, I completely understand the way New Zealanders react, but in France you're supposed to accept that compliment, and thank people (again haha) for their kindness. Thank you for your videos ! Even as a French, it's super interesting to see that what's just normal for us, isn't for foreign people
But your explanation makes sense! indeed after all I don't sleep myself with a pillow but with a "Traversin" and probably for the reasons that you said. Their is too much space on our pillows in France! (Yes I'm french, nice youtube channel by the way, I miss New Zealand and It's funny to listen you comparing the two cultures !)
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It is so interesting to watch this video, because I’m actually a French now living in NZ. All those cultural shocks, I lived them, but the other way around. One of the most important point is surely accepting compliments. When I first came, everyone was constantly putting themselves down, being so humble that it was just annoying. I couldn’t make a compliment to anyone and, when I was accepting some, people could easily think I was arrogant.
number three... quand on prend une douche on ne laisse pas coulé l'eau juste par économie. Laissé coulé l'eau inutilement c'est une question d'éducation, c'est comme laissé allumé la lumière dans une pièce où il n'y a personne... when you take a shower you do not let the water flow just by saving. Letting the water sink unnecessarily is a matter of education, it's like left lit the light in a room where there is nobody ... sorry for the bad traduction...
Ton français est parfait. Je voudrais quand même te signaler cette faute de français qui devient de plus en plus répandue : dire "au jour d'aujourd'hui" au lieu de "aujourd'hui" tout simplement.
NEVER in AMERICA do we think about that ! makes no difference ...and we are cleaner--I take 3 showers a day in summer and let the water flow flow flow ! saves NOTHING !
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Lilith Labrune l'éolien c'est pas viable. Il est soupçonné d'emmerder les oiseaux, ne fonctionne que dans les pleines ou sur des hauteurs (sans intérêt dans des zones creuses ou dans des endroits habités), ne fournit une énergie dérisoire à l'unité nécessitant d'en planter partout et n'est pas hyper écolo pour le recyclage. Sans parler du fait qu'il est nécessaire pour tenir ce bordel de couler des socles en béton. Et comme les 3/4 du territoire sont occupés par les villes, les champs ou sont inexploitables, c'est pas viable. C'est comme les panneaux solaire qui utilisent des matériaux ultra polluants impossibles à recycler. Pour des énergies qui se veulent "vertes" on est loin du compte. La preuve, les allemands sont encore loin d'être autonome avec leurs éoliennes et nous envoient leurs fumées polluant chaque années notre air.
I went to France for exchange this summer and the day before I left I got a cold. After dinner I told my host mom that I had a cold just so she knew. She gave me 3 different medicines that they had at home, and the next day we went to the pharmacy and got another medicine. I felt so bad when I forgot to take one of them every hour and they would ask if I took my medicine and I had forgotten to. I also need to with "faire de sport". I was asked if i wanted to go out and do sport with my host sister so I went and changed into my exercise clothes. Turns out we just walked around her town and got her Mom a baguette.
Wouaaaah, attention à l'eau ! L'anti-gaspillage de l'eau lorsque l'on prend la douche est une norme sociale partout en France. La baguette n'est PAS quelque chose de sale (on a confiance en nos boulangers !) et généralement on ne la pose pas à même la table mais plutôt sur une planche en bois (que l'on appelle d'ailleurs pour ça une planche à pain ...). Dans les villes de provinces, la vie est bien plus cool qu'à Paris (moins stressante, moins rapide, moins organisée à la seconde près !) surtout dans le sud de la France, le mieux c'est sur la côte méditerranéenne ; par exemple à Marseille ! C'est une vidéo très intéressante, bravo pour ce témoignage ! ;-) ^^
Thibault DIEDERICHS Ouais enfin la planche à pain sert surtout pour le couper. Après chacun prend un morceau qu'il pose à côté de l'assiette et la nappe est propre normalement.
Bah à Paris tout les gens que j’ai vu au resto ou dans ma famille la pose sur la serviette pour s’essuyer et comme on attend de finir de manger pour s’essuyer la bouche le pain n’est jamais sur la table ☺️☺️☺️
Dans les villes de provinces, la vie est bien plus cool qu'à Paris , surtout dans le sud de la France, le mieux c'est sur la côte méditerranéenne ; par exemple à Marseille ! 83 Yannick Le Lagadec Dans les villes de provinces, la vie est bien plus cool qu'à Paris , surtout dans le sud de la France, le mieux c'est sur la côte méditerranéenne ; par exemple à Marseille ! vous êtes pas un peu chauvin sur les bords ! Marseille ; la ville ou le taux de criminalité est le plus élever , ou les gens sont complètements dingues , querelleurs et grandes gueules . le sud de la France les vents violents , les inondations , les incendies les Régions PACA , Languedoc- Roussillon seraient des régions calmes d'après vous . bon vous êtes marseillais toujours dans l'exagération et le mensonge
3:20 "And now I need dessert after lunch" that totally cracked me up !! 4:20 Pillows, so true ! I had to buy tiny rectangular pillows at Ikea so as to avoid these couch-size square pillows !!! 5:30 Showers, as mentioned in other comments, earth friendly French people save water when showering or brushing teeth, but you are right that detached shower heads without support are a mess ! 9:00 Sense of time, peculiar to big cities, when you work close to your home and are submitted to 35 hours per week, you have PLENTY of personal time.
Salut !! J'aime beaucoup tes vidéos et je trouve que tu as une très bonne analyse. L'histoire de la douche m'a bien fait rire. Le pommeau amovible permet de ne pas se mouiller les cheveux. Et on se douche en 3 temps : on se mouille / on se savonne (sans eau) / on se rince. C'est même enseigné dans les écoles ! Pour la bise c'est même pire que ce que tu dis car selon les régions le côté par lequel on commence change. Ça peut donner des situations un peu gênante (quand tu manques d'embrasser la personne !). Pour le pain il ne se coupe pas, il se rompt (c'est à dire que si c'est possible on le coupe avec les mains). C'est une tradition ! Quant à le mettre sur une assiette chez nous ca ferait rire beaucoup de gens (et puis trouve une assiette assez grande pour mettre une baguette !! 😂).
Pas uniquement à l'école, je ne connais pas les programmes télé actuelle, bien que je pense que malgré les différences il doit y avoir ce genre de truc en commun... Mais je me souviens qu'il y a des épisodes de divers émissions sur le sujet : Celestin, Le Bus Magique (j'ai un doute pour "Il était une fois...."), les Minikeums et sur M6 Kid il y avait aussi ce genre de sensibilisation... sans parler de "C'est pas Sorcier".... Bref en dehors de l'école et nos parents, notre génération été sensibilisé à se genre de geste par ses programmes "Eteindre la lumière" ; "Ne pas laisser couler l'eau" ; "Ne pas prendre trop dans son assiette pour ne pas gaspillé" et plein d'autres recommandation (Je vois d'ailleurs la différence entre ma famille où nous avons pas mal de cousin du même âge que nous côtoyons et la famille de mon copain où ils ne sont que deux de notre génération et où la génération des parents fait un p*** de gaspillage, par rapport à mon côté où ils ont du apprendre les bons geste aux enfants)
non le pain ce coupe normalement. Certains pensent que le pain est le corps de dieu, mon grand pere fait meme une croix sous le pain avant de le couper
I always stop the water when putting soap on my body and it annoys me when my boyfriend doesn't. I think it's just waste to keep it running. To me it's really more about saving water than saving euros.
You stop the water. You put the soap. You rinse. The bigger a pillow, the more pleasant it is. Grab it. French children play sports. Adults Avoid it, because efforts are reserved for children, while adults are free to do nothing.
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@DevilTrigger ça dépend même carrément des circonstances. Lors d'une soirée, tu ne vas pas faire la bise qu'aux personnes que tu connais, tu passerais pour un sauvage mais dans la vie courante, c'est vrai, pas de raisons de faire toujours la bise. En prime, le chiffre varie selon les régions.
Je viens de la ville de Grenoble, dans le sud de la France, et j'habite depuis 3 mois à paris pour es études, et je peux ta'ssurer que c'est un AUTRE MONDE. C'est incroyable, TOUT est ouvert TOUT LE TEMPS ! En tous cas, au niveau des horaires d'ouverture des commerces et de la quantité de gens présent dans les transports tard le soir c'est complètement autre chose. Quand je reviens à Grenoble, j'ai l'impression d'être dans The Walking Dead. À 22H il n'y a plus personne dans la rue lol. Alors qu'à paris, le jeudi soir à minuit dans le métro, il y a autant de monde qu'il y en aurait à 18h dans le tramway à Grenoble ! C'est vraiment un autre monde, haha
A Lemon Girl Et bah moi je suis lyonnaise et je vis à Grenoble depuis 2 ans et je déplore fortement justement que tout soit tout le temps fermé, que tout soit désert... Pour le 31/12 il n'y a rien. Le centre ville est tout petit, peu de choix en terme de boutiques et dans les boutiques elle mêmes ! Les Grenoblois par ailleurs n'ont pas l'habitude de sortir, encore moins en semaine, ils sont très très casaniers et restent chez eux avec leur conjoint. Grenoble c'est bien pour ceux qui aiment la montagne, les sports de montagne mais sinon c'est vraiment l'ennui ! La différence est déjà énorme par rapport à Lyon alors je n'ose imaginer par rapport à Paris !
A Lemon Girl Et d'ailleurs le tram est assez parlant : À Lyon un tram en heure de pointe faut forcer le passage pour rentrer dedans, tout le monde est collé serré. À Grenoble en heure de pointe, on trouve de la place assise en plein centre ville ! Franchement Grenoble c'est mort comme ville ! Je suis sûre qu'il y a d'autres villes aussi petites que Grenoble qui bougent bien plus !
Comment vous pouvez comparer une agglomération de 600 000 habitants avec une capitale de 11 000 000 d'habitants ou une autre ville de 2 000 000 ? Soyez logique... On va pas comparer Grenoble à Mens, non?
Je suis Français et j'ai vécu aux Etats Unis pendant très longtemps. You mentioned hugs and it is so so true. One day I came back to France for Christmas and, so used to hugging now, tried to hug my grandmother by force of habit. She did push me away and looked at me like I was mad. Your video is so well done. Je suis d'accord avec toi sur tout! Quant à la douche, all these awkward habits come from war time and the obsession with saving water.
As a Frenchman living in Loire-Atlantique, the hating to wait part is so true, espacially in the supermarkets, except if you use the scanner things that usually makes it so that tou can exit quicker but if it bugs you're in for a hassle
You make me laugh so much with the shower thing !! Turning on the shower and washing in the same time made no sens at all for me because the soap get wash out immediately. The way to shower I was told (I am french, by the way ) was to wet your body, cover it with soap and then rinse. It's logical and so much less wasteful of water ! It's like cleaning your hand and letting the water open while you washing them : so much water wasted for nothing... I guess that European are more concern by protecting the environment and the natural resources. ( last fact and not the least : the water in France is no cheap, let me tell you ! My father would scold my sister and I if we took long shower because of the bill !)
Presea Right, but in America, we don't turn the water off also; neither do we stand under it while washing. So our soap isn't washing off, because we stand back away from the shower, and then go under the water again to rinse. Is it wasteful? Maybe. But turning on and off, on and off is a pain.
@@rockstarnurse2693 So the water just flows for nothing the whole time you are washing yourself, that's ridiculous ^^ Turning it on/off takes less than a second, please...
@@Lili-kj1md Water isn't some great expense to have in the States; so don't NEED to turn it off unless it's a preference. But please, by all means, keep turning YOUR water off/on, off/on the whole time you're taking a shower. There are bigger issues in the world to worry about.
You are so funny. It's true what you say. Took me a while to get my head around the French way of life. Being negative seems to have got stuck in their DNA though. Being positive is a lot of work...
Big pillow in France because when a side is too hot for your head you could just turned 1/4 of the pillow and you have a fresh side 😁 nice video you make me learned about my culture especially with compliment I wasn't imagine that was different in other countries as New-Zealand 😱 (sorry for my english not sure of my grammar 😅)
The shower thing : when we cut the water, it's to save it :) and most of the time, there is a device to hold it properly ! I'm also quite impressed by the size of your pillow, never seen any that big, honest ! And I swear I'm as French as possible ...
I'm very excited to discover your channel and hear that Kiwi accent. I'm a New Zealander living in Germany and can relate to so much for what you talk about.
Not Even French enjoy your precious time back home! I won’t be making it back for Christmas this year unfortunately but at least it’s pretty here this time of year which helps with the homesickness. Would love to collab with you sometime if you’re interested 😊
I’ve never seen a square pillow like that one in France... only rectangular pillows. I don’t know where you found that huge pillow! About the shower thing, we use the shower head in our hand and stop the water because it is not good to waste water. When you brush your teeth it’s the same, you don’t need to let the water run all the time. The first point is very accurate, when traveling and meeting people I often feel like they have the cultural background of a 10 year old in France regarding history, art, literature and philosophy. But they probably have other things we don’t have ! :)
Wow, I've never had the idea of commenting someone's video, but je suis française et j'ai adoré ta façon d'expliquer tout ça. Notamment le fait que tu précises "la vie à Paris", parce que la France toute entière est un mélange incroyable de plenty of cultures and habits... You know ;) Nice to hear you speaking about all of that, Merci Rosie !
I pretty much only experienced fixed shower heads in France, but they were so low! Being 6'5" shower heads are already low here, but in France a lot of them were chin to nose height. I also ran across some apartments with tiny hot water tanks. If you didn't turn the water off to soap up you might be cutting it close with the hot water. Having one or more roommates with those tiny tanks...
That is so true about French motorisits being reluctant to stop for pedestrians (I'm English). My solution when crossing the road in France is to hold up a hand with my palm facing the traffic. Thus, with a single gesture, you're signalling for them to remain stationary but also thanking them for actually stopping!
Wow. I am living a French life and didn't even know it.... The comment on walking as sports/ excerise, and making appts to meet up with friends ahead of time resonates with me.
Oh my ! Pills are not free! We give a significative amount of our salary or benefices to french state to have the right of being cured . (sorry for the approximative english)
You would say significant or benefits instead but this was still a perfectly understandable sentence. I'm trying to learn French and I hope I get as good as you are at English! 😊
Your English is fine (significant, benefits), and you message clear. I wish more people in the U.S.A. would hear from all you people with "free" healthcare.
I so appreciate that you simply described the differences w/o putting a value judgement, like "weird" or "ridiculous." Also that you shared some POSITIVE differences. You are a breath of fresh air -- thank you.
It would also be good to add that pharmacies aren't just a place for you to get your meds , but also a self-care store . Most of the french get their essential oils or skin care there as well , because it's a well known fact that simplicity is best for your body :) Nice video , as a french i can definitely agree on these !
Ahaha the showers. Have you ever encountered one like that in a bath with zero casing (like no shower curtain or splashback)? Somehow French people all know how to shower without putting water everywhere. Seriously, 3 years later, I still can't wash my hair at my in-laws without needing to mop up the bathroom afterwards.
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I'm from a state near NY and people bring really anxious, basically needing appointments to meet up with people, I'm Hispanic so the kiss to the side of the cheek is similar and the accepting compliments part is normal here. It's probably you're not used to the big city life.
number 10 : just in Paris... in the north (and Belgium) you can come everytime you want, the door is always open, come and let's talk with a coffee or a beer... don't know for the other regions...
I live in Brittany and for my generation (I'm 21) and the generation of my parents, it is common to see people come to your house to talk to you but most of the time, we don't have the time to receive them, so we talk to them in front of the house and then they leave without asking anymore.
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Living in Toulouse but originally from the Pyrenees... I usually plan stuff last minute. Like, I'll send a text to a friend that will probably look like "Hey I'm in your neighbourhood, fancy a drink?" and we're in for a night out :).
I'm not really a kiwi, but I spent most of my childhood in NZ and until I was about 20, I had a broader kiwi accent than you, so I can relate to everything you say. I've lived in France for a long time but I also lived in England for many years. Starting and stopping the shower, like turning the tap off after you've wet your toothbrush are usual in places where you have to pay for how much water you use. What I miss most about NZ is the attitude to socialising. People were always coming round our house throughout the day, sometimes just for 5 minutes, sometimes for hours, but it was normal and natural to go in and say "g'day" if you passed a friend's house. That's not usually acceptable in France, but in southern England, it's out of the question!Some of the things you say, like "metro, boulot, dodo" are specifically parisian, and why most people from other parts of France say they would hate to live in Paris. Where I live, in Avignon, the sports culture is pretty strong, though it doesn't compare to the Kiwi way, it's normal to workout or play a sport regularly. Kiwis are highly regarded here (I get a much more positive response if I say I lived in NZ than if I say the UK). People respect NZ's concern for the environment, but I think it's mostly rugby. NZ's national religion is popular here and to French rugby fans, New Zealand is "top".Really enjoying your videos but they make me feel nostalgic.
I was born and raised in France, I have lived in LA for 30 years. I used to complain ( I am french.lol) that I could not just stop by to visit with friends but had to schedule for everything. So I guess Paris is now like LA.
I'm American and I turn off the water while showering too when I am shampooing my hair b/c it conserves a lot of water. And I really appreciate it when I have guests who do the same. The large square pillows are good to rest your back on when you want to lounge in bed, reading or eating. In the US, you buy standard rectangular pillows for sleeping and large "European shams" for extra decor or comfort. But honestly though, having lived in Paris on & off for the last 10 years, I've noticed a huge shift in the lifestyles, especially for those of our (millenial) generation and young French professionals in Paris live very similarly to how young people live in other cities in other parts of the 1st world.
I am french and the part about the pillow made me laugh. It is true that it seems very big but it’s sooo comfortable. I mean when it’s hot, you can just turn it aroun and you have a fresh pillow where to put your head. Also it is so cool cause you can hold it in your arms way better thant the little rectangle most common to orher cultures. Finally, we just don’t put only our head on it but often our shoulders too! But I agree it can be weird. The worst thing for me when I travel are the pillows that are so small! I don’t sleep well with them😅😂
Le moment sur la douche m'as fait tellement rire ! On utilise l'eau seulement pour se mouiller, puis se rincer c'est pour ca qu'on la coupe et le remet mdrrrrrr j'aurais jamais pensé que ca puisse paraitre bizarre !
I'm from Chile and I actually lived in New Zealand for a year when I was sixteen and it always shook me the fact that they only eat a snack as lunch, like a sandwich or something. For example my school didn't even have a cafeteria with tables to sit. When in South America, lunch is the biggest meal of the day, just like the french lunch (this includes the bread thing haha). Also the fact that people in New Zealand have dinner like at 5-6 (crazy) haha, I'm so used to have dinner at 8-9 pm.
About the shower I think that having the shower detached is better because you tend to consume less water : you turn on the water, have water on yourself, turn it off, wash yourself, turn it on and get rid of the soap same when washing your hair, that way you consume less water so it’s better for the environment and your wallet;)
Delphine SAINT-MARTIN Also you can directly target some body parts which would never get any kind of pressure with an overhead shower head. So you even save water this way, using the water in a targeted way, no waste.
About the shower : When you hear the water stop, it is because we are using shampoo / soap / bodywash during this time, in order to clean ourselves. Therefore, there is no need to waste the water (harms less the planet, and saves money). On the contrary, letting the water open would be useless, and even more, it is less convenient to wash ourselves. We open again the water only when we feel totally clean, to rinse the soap. It's fun how we do things in a different way, thanks for the video :)
+Not Even French I might have been lucky but the Australians i know like to debate, and i'm laid back and i also like to drink so these are not too problematic for me (more for my bank account because it's very expensive there). I think my biggest problem is, as you said, that they are very open and friendly at the begining but it's really hard to be close friend with them. Also it feels weird for me to hug strangers, just like for you with "la bise" and i'll sound very french but i miss my food :'( finally i miss my old european towns, i feel like most cities have no souls here. However there are a lot of good things about australia such as sport, weather and beaches ! Thanks for the advice, that's very kind of you, i'll definitly go there, i love surfing :) If you're in need of waves you should go in pays basque (south west of france) it's very beautiful too, but it might be cold now.. sry O:)
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hahaha! I totally loved the pillow =D Nice video! I love learning about our cultural differences. I haven't been to Europe yet but these videos give me some insight.
Love watching your videos! I lived in France for 2.5 years 20 years ago and now live with MY Frenchie in the U.S. (1st Chicago, now Wisconsin). I am also a French teacher :-). You reaffirm so many things that I learned, went through, enjoyed, didn't like, didn't understand, loved and miss! I never know if these things still hold, so this is REALLY good....for my students too! My husband and I just giggle when we listen to this - merci!
I'm living in australia and I miss the detached shower (for curly hair it's better too you have no risk of wetting them) I don't understand the top one, it's like trying to shower under the rain every time... About the pills, a lot of people will ask their doctor for medication if they are sick and they'll find it weird if he doesn't prescribe anything like if just waiting it out isn't a solution so now most doctors prescribe whatever. It's like a vicious circle We do take a lot of anti-depressants apparently tho
In australia too the diner time is usually 6pm, for us it's so early!! it's like the afternoon still not the evening In nz there's like only a few big city and lots of mountains so I'm not surprised you more sporty same with oz (One thing that really surprised me in oceania is that if it rains you it doesn't stop you from doing outside sport especially in school but in france we're like FUCK THAT ! ^^) Out of Paris we're not so rushy trust me, it's soooo different :) visites le sud la-bas on est pepere
I think it's about generations. I am from Czech Republic and old people have launch at 12:00 and dinner about 18 - 19:00 (fuck your AM/PM system :-D ) but younger people eating absolutely different in noon I have morning if I have no work day and 6 PM it's really early for me.
Have been living in France the past year and I love your observations from home, especially the one about going home after work and enjoying sport and having your evenings! Even making me a little home sick!
Je trouve ces vidéos très amusantes parce qu en tant que française il est drôle d avoir un point de vue américain sur la france. En plus il y a beaucoup de choses qui sont très vraies. Mais par contre au niveau de la conception du temps ça n est pas pareil à Paris qu en province. En province les magasins et restaurants ferment beaucoup plus tôt qu à Paris et on va plus manger le soir à 19h ou 20h, pas trop après, même si ça change de plus en plus et qu il faut toujours nuancer des propos généraux car la réalité est plus complexe. Moi j aurais plutôt pensé que c était en nouvelle Zélande que les magasins auraient fermés tard ;) pareil pour les voitures, on ne conduit pas de la même façon à Paris qu en province et de façon générale dans les grandes villes qu ailleurs, dans les plus petites ville on peut passer au vert bien plus sereinement (faut quand même faire attention bien sûr^^) et les gens conduisent moins comme des fous qu à Paris ;) Pour le problème des douches je ne m étais jamais posé la question évidemment mais c est vrai que pour nous c est pratique que le pommeau soit mobile pour qu on l adapte à la partie du corps qu on veut laver et si on ferme l eau c est pour ne pas gaspiller de l eau le temps de se savonner etc mais c est sûr qu avec un pommeau fixe y a moins besoin d arrêter l eau. Je suis très fière du fait qu en France la culture générale soit importante et qu on n attache pas d importance qu aux choses utiles, on pense moins à l utilité et la rentabilité mais plus à l épanouissement personnel. C est une culture plus aristocratique de ce côté là mais évidemment dans les classes sociales plus populaires on va plus penser comme en nouvelle Zélande, je pense, malheureusement^^
Dinner at 8:30 pm: Just got to get used to it. Restaurants usually don't even open until 7 pm, are jammed between 8 and 9, and stay open till 11-12. At home, same schedule. That's why people have a "goûter" at 4 pm, to tie them over. Back in the US (New York and Florida), we had 20 minutes for lunch and dinner could be 45 minutes but started as early as 5:30 pm.
Pour ce qui est de l'attente 😂😂 Bah normal que ça nous soûle on va perdre 1h de notre temps à attendre pour un truc qui prend 5 minutes 😅 autre chose à faire 😅
The friend thing is a PARIS thing. Outside Paris people just drop by anytime. I only know this because half my family is French and my wife. Love your videos!
si on coupe l'eau de la douche de temps en temps c'est juste pour éviter de gaspiller l'eau pendant qu'on se savonne donc comme on a pas besoin d'eau quand on se savonne on coupe l'eau...pour moi ça paraît logique
ou alors tu l'as coupe pas car il te faut 5x plus de temps à faire couler l'eau pour régler la température comme avant que de laisser couler le temps de se savonner :')
I'm French and I never saw someone eating a pizza or a burger with a fourch and cuttle, that would be really funny! I love your videos, that's really interesting to know what can be surprising for foreign people about France. So thank you and sorry for my English-writing, I didn't practice for a long time...
5min: Non, on appelle ça aussi l'écologie, économie d'eau, tout ça tout tout ça .... et je te rassure la plupart des gens ont de quoi accrocher leur pommeau de douche, si tu as visité des appart' d'étudiant pariguot, ce n'est pas très étonnant que les salles de bains soient vétustes ...
Some of us do use bread plates. But I would say that we actually don't need it. Bread is meant for cheese, definitely not for snaking while having lunch. So when you are done with the first course, you either change your plate in order to have some cheese and so will put your bread there or you keep the same plate and can do the same. You will not find bread plates in most restaurants probably because of the lack of space. But the bread is already cut into pieces and in a basket so you can just have a small piece without having to leave it on the table. At home I usually do use a bread plate though. Most of us read in bed before going to sleep which is where the huge pillow comes in handy. Also if you're a student and have a single bed but invite someone to spend the night, this person will be able to share the pillow with you. Other than that it does look nicer in my opinion and its width doesn't affect its purpose... I've always had a fixed showerhead, eventhough detachable. And a showerhead has lots of different purposes you know... Which is why it has to be detachable.Other than that, we get wet, then stop the water and clean ourselves, then start it again. This way no water gets spoiled. Logic. How do you greet your mother? Don't you hug everyone? Anyways you don't have to do la bise if you don't want to. And we certainly don't la bise strangers. I shake hands with people. At a party, I'll just say hey to everyone and present myself but never la bise everyone because that would be ridiculous. I'll either hug or kiss on one cheek my close friends, shake hands with strangers and hug and kiss my Mum on the cheek. La bise are for acquaintances. Or not. I mostly shake hands with people I don't really know. People don't have to conform to everything thoughtlessly. I only apply whichever traditions that make sense to me. Doing la bise would not make you French. Not doing it would only make you seem rude to stupid people. Nothing is compulsory, there are no actual rules... Do whatever feels natural mate. We buy everything from pharmacies, not just pills. Shampoo, make up, everything that comes down to health or taking care of yourself. Products sold in pharmacies are much more reliable. It's quality, sometimes organic stuff. I think doctors tend to prescribe too much so one wouldn't have to come back all the time. For instance at home I have everything I need for about a year so I don't have to take an appointment to the doctors unless there's an emergency. We know ourselves and have the medication we need in case we catch something. Doctors surely have more important stuff to do than seeing people that have a cold all day long. We do rather enjoy to chill on week days. We'll go to the movies maybe once or have a few drinks with friends afterwork, dinner with our partner, a date. But really we usually go home, have dinner, watch a movie or read a book, sleep. Quiet time to ourselves to relax. We don't really go to the gym it's true. But I mean... Gyms are depressing places! We'd rather have a run, but then we'll have it afterwork in order to get rid of the toxins and tension accumulated during the day. So we can go back home and shower straight afterwards, then still have a bit of time before bed. Also we don't bring our work home. Most of us would rather wake up earlier than usual to finish something at the workplace or leave a bit later than having homework, our homes being a safe stressfree place. We have plenty of time during the weekends and our super long vacations. Back to the gym thing, we do walk quite a lot. I walk around 10 kilometers average everyday. We don't use the elevators, if we're lucky enough to have one in our building. We bike quite a lot too. Walking, running, biking are sports. We've just integrated them into our lifestyle. Gyms are expensive and depressing. Most of the things in there I can do at home, watching yoga or pilates videos online, which I do. About the waiting. I do agree with you on that one. I'll never understand why people complain so much of the time. If they took it more positively or relaxed a tad, they'd find it's not as annoying as it seems. So many of my friends complain all the time about silly things I just have to tune off otherwise the negativity ends up affecting me. We all have an inner Buddha in extreme cases willing to come out and explain people that they're fine. My friends are busy, and I'm busy too. Personal time and space are essential things. Someone barging into it without asking me my permission will not be appreciated. If I'm around a friends' house I'll call him/her and ask them if I can come over or bring them something. But never insist or ring at the door uninvited. Respecting boundaries and making time for your friends are two important things which balance each other. When they'll be available and ready I'll be welcome and that's when quality time is spent. Doesn't mean there isn't any space for spontaneity. But I guess that's reserved for childhood friends or partners or something. Thenagain, depends on people. I'll not apologize for having my own time and being in control of my time, space and personal life. A French person
"7. Lack of sports/gym culture" OH MY GOD, I KNOW! I wanted to pay for 3 months of gymn and the only one I found wanted a 1 year contract. Not to mention it was always empty.
About the cars not waiting, I think it's really something typical of big cities and not just France. I live in Saint Leu, a coastal town on the west coast of Réunion island (which is an overseas French department), and I can just cross the road about anywhere, the drivers generally wait and don't seem to mind at all.
C est assez intéressant d écouter cette vidéo et c est vrai que vu de l extérieur certaines choses sont absurdes ! Mais pour les douche si les gens arrêtent l eau c est pour l économiser ! Nous avons beaucoup de sensibilisation au développement durable et à ne pas gaspiller la eau dans les écoles donc le temps de se laver au savon ou shampoing certain éteigne l eau !
De plus, le shampoing et le gel douche s'enlèvent de notre corps quand on prend une douche, donc pourquoi s'appliquer le savon et se rincer en même temps ?
For the shower, as everyone says, we don't hold the mobile part with one hand and use soap with the other, otherwise we stop the shower (for multiples reasons, I will just say that it's easyer than using the two hands in an uncomfortable way) then turn it on again to remove the soap and the shampoo.
Sorry if someone already said it in a previous comment, but I'm lazy to check it out ^^ As a french, I can explain you why people do cut the water in the middle of the shower. It's simply to apply the body wash on our entire body without the water taking it off straight the way. And also to avoid wasting water for no use, what seems the most important for me! If you wonder about others things, I will be glad to share my opinion/experience with you guys! (like why we don't just split the bill at the restaurant ahah) Btw, really like your videos! :)
Par contre j'avoue que, moi même étant française, faire la bise me dérange souvent. Je préfères serrer la main d'une personne. N'étant pas très tactile, ça me met toujours mal à l'aise...
Moi je dit salut sava et je change de sujet super vite pour pas manvancer et faire la bise surtout que jhabite dans le sud et il font trois bises ces cons 😉
Idem je deteste faire la bise. Surtout que parfois on est quand même censé serrer la main et je ne sais pas toujours lequel des deux est le plus approprié. Dans ces cas là j'essaie d'éviter et dit bonjour de loin !
I'm from France and I've never seen such a huge pillow, or a shower without attachment for the head shower ahah, personnally I start the shower in order to get my body wet but I stop it while I apply my shower gel to avoid wasting too much water :)
Healthcare system isn't really 'free'. It's financed thanks to the national insurance contributions which are taken each month on your salary (but you can't see this operation, it's your boss's job !)
i'm french and i can tell u that all u are saying is so true (by the way, our pillows are big because we often like watching DVDs (or TV) in bed, and we put our pillows behind our back and head (it's more confortable) :)
C’est dingue comme la vie parisienne/en ville est différente de celle de la campagne, il serait agréable de ne pas mettre tout le monde dans le même panier ahah . Il y a à mon sens beaucoup plus de respect notamment en ce qui concerne les passages piétons en « campagne »
