Well it’s easy to know American cities by watching American films that are popular around the world. You don’t have to have an education to know them. I know French cities because of my French friends and my own curiosity.
Chris B this is true.. American films are popular throughout Europe including American tv shows.. many Europeans watch American entertainment to learn English.. in USA not many Americans watch foreign tv or films especially not in the country’s language.
@@cakiepop2038 It sort of is, since 'Britain' is a vague and general term. But it is rather more than than the more specific 'Great Britain.' Hope I'm not confusing you.
Okay, 11 months out but I’m sharing this: 3 years ago my wife and I were traveling through Brittany and Normandy. At a small rural museum the cashier asked, as usual, “D’ou êtes-vous?” I respond “Les États-Unis”. He perks up, and asks us (with a smile on his face and in English) “What state?” We tell him Pennsylvania, and he asks back “Ooh... Eagles or Steelers?” The fact that this guy knew the US well enough to know the football teams in my state blew my mind! And I also will never forget the older gentleman working in a museum in Normandy who told us, with a very serious expression on his face, “America is a great nation” when we said we were from the US. The French, on average, are very kind people, and I let all of my students know this.
@@enlilw-l2 no problem. Was just talking to a young woman yesterday in Wilkes-Barre who made a comment that the French were rude. I asked her “ Where in France have you been?” She replied Paris. So I told her “Okay, first you need to get out of Paris. It’s a big city, the people are highly strung, just like any big city. I’ve only had one person be rude to me in France, and that was in Paris.” I didn’t share what the situation was (wife and I strolling down the Champs Elysees for our first time, after a bottle of Riesling and eaux-de-vie with dinner at an Alsatian restaurant, a little tipsy waiting for the light to change. And it changed, we didn’t move immediately and the guy behind us yelled “Allons!” So we were sort of in the wrong.). Regardless, human beings are the same wherever I’ve been. Decent people and jerks, with the decent always in the majority. It’s just that the jerks make a bigger impression.
@@achillegallais5857 degree in History, focused on early medieval period. Studied French as well. Never used the history degree (just an interest of mine), but the French was immensely helpful in my career.
@Guy Eudes Cricket is only an important sport for some country in or was in the Commonwealth and the Middle East. We have a national basketball team yes, but from far not as important as in the US
Did Lafayette spoke en Oxford english in Pennsylvania when canadian Justin Trudeau ancestors of La Rochelle gave him his not Paris accent? What about Texas?
@@hurtigheinz3790 did I miss something or did some of them know when it was. I mean ig it'd be part of their common core that they helped us win our Independence, so yeah they probably would know. However Americans are not taught jack shit about the french unless you're in AP European history or french class
I love their facial expressions 😂 my parents are French Canadian and I was always teased about my facial expressions. I love that it’s a French thing ❤️🙌🏻
@@emo_positive2703 Non non, il a bien dit "Donald Trump en mars"/ he did say "Donald Trump in March". And my a** you're French, "On the march" is the name of Macron's Party "En Marche"; the slogan of the French Republic is "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité". If you don't know that, allow me to doubt you're French.
Sir Dizzleh no we are just better educated aha. Of course America is popular, but during our teen years in school we learn ton of things about most big powerful country
@@hintofdwight Don't put yourself on a piedestral, in France we have a good public schools system. And we learn your independance because we made it possible by going to war against England. There is no most important country in the world. Adn sorry to tell you that we also learn about chinese revolution and big event such as tiananmen, mongol invasion, japanese occupation etc.
@@hintofdwight before WW2 Usa and even more before WW1 USA was a insinificant country juste able to make civil wars, kill natives, and lead ridiculous wars with Mexico with some tens of soldiers x)
Tasty Peeper He forgot about a lot of things but we learn about every continent in the world. Not te be rude or something but americans are less educated than us and it's so cringy to see how even adults are more stupid than a 8 yo french kid.
S C imagine having that shitty of a president that the only argument you have is to promote him, when you know he’s a crybaby little snowflake with no political skills sitting in the white house. he only knows economics, but when it comes to anything else such as foreign relations, healthcare, helping the less fortunate, etc, he’s shit. he’s a racist, sexist turd that shouldn’t be in the white house and i feel bad that he’s brainwashed all his white, racist, conservative, white supremacist supporters into thinking he’s the literal reincarnation of god
@@eliseisatpeace4603 Best economy in 50 years. Record low unemployment for blacks. Quit complaining and being a libtard. No, you won't take away our first amendment nor our second.
That’s funny when I was in France and I asked for a drink with ice they would serve the drink with 3 ice cubes and I would think “what the heck??” I need more!!”
That is definitely an American thing. As an American who's traveled to Europe and Asia, yeah, you can pick out Americans that way. (Personally, I was never into the ice thing.)
【Chucklebutt】 ʘ‿ʘ yea and water in the US is given for free.. in Spain I asked for water twice and the third time they were like "we’re gonna have to charge you for anymore. "
I'm an American. I grew up on Henri Bergson philosophy and studdied classical research "Phenomenology of perception" by Maurice Merleau-Ponty. I know well French Fine Art and music which have endless French masterpieces. All that available for everyone right now. Whatever you want to know and love...
These, though not necessarily hard questions, are far harder compared to what anyone tends to ask Americans in these types of videos. These French people did quite well.
Americans always think that the NFL is what everyone cares/talks about and thinks that nobody cares about the real football (soccer), but in reality the NFL is nothing compared to the premier league, La Liga, Bundesliga and serie A. Football ⚽️ is a global game.
I tried ordering a martini in Paris and was given this sweet drink that was not what I wanted. I have since learned I should have asked for a martini sec I’ve also been to Marseille, Nice and St Tropez. I adore France and the people were very kind overall. Just try to say bonjour when you walk in a shop and don’t just assume they speak English and ask them, in French (though most of the French I interacted with did)
BECAUSE WE HAVE TOO MUCH TO SAY AND NOT ENOUGH TIME . PAR UN FRANÇAIS DU CANADA QUI EMMERDE BIEN LES GENS FERMER D’ESPRIT JE VOUS SOUHAITENT TOUS D’ÊTRE AUTANT ACCRO À LA FRANCE QU’À L’AMÉRIQUE !
I am learning french and i only know simple phrases and sentences with people speaking slowly. I caught a few words but needed a second to process them. I hope i can get better though
Q: "What do the French know about the US?" Correct A: "Normandy -- 6 June, 1944." Q: "What do Americans know about France?" Correct A: "Battle of Yorktown (19 October, 1781) -- American and French troops against British troops."
@@renjoh simplistically put, yes it is. The french gave money, and military support (which cost even more) during the american revolution and basically bankrupted france and put into motion the french revolution.
@ZaitoNet I assume you're questioning the phrase 'emotional chic.' It's just an example of using English outside the box - extending the usual limited definition into wider areas which seem appropriate in the circumstances. I could have said that she has the typical Gallic personality ascribed to French women by those of us who are not French, but it would have been too vague.
@JJBushfan then please can u describe a bit more precisely what I referring about ? I mean as a French man, I never heard of typical perosnnalities French could have according to foreigners. It seems interesting.
@@hattrickmotorsport5728 Unfortunately it is. I don't even watch it, and have no interest in it and I could still name at least 10 teams off the top of my head. Walk into basically any grocery store in a major city here in the US and you will find purchasable apparel, memorabilia, coffee mugs, other collectables, etc. for what ever the biggest team is in the area. It doesn't even have to be NFL. It could also be college football.
To anyone from / living outside of America. I am an American who would love to have a discussion with someone and their views about how the world or their country views America. I would also love to hear about your home / current country you are living in. I am a person who just wants to find out more about the world. I cannot afford to travel as much as I would like to and I would like to hear from a first hand source rather than just reading articles on the internet. I believe the more I learn, the more I can expand my mind. If you are interested about informing me about your culture, or would like my opinion on questions about the USA, please feel free to start a conversation with me. @/dont hate, educate
@@marsjupiter8336 Merci pour ton intérêt. Pour commencer, quelle est votre vision globale de la France ? Quelle est votre chose préférée et celle que vous aimez le moins en France ?
@@seonghong784 le français a un incroyable talent et cela est vrai a tous les niveaux sauf qu 'on ne peut pas toujours en dire autant pour nos dirigeants ! Par exemple, actuellement, le gouvernement veut faire passer par la loi la retraite de 64 ans à62 ans alors que la majorité des français ne veulent pas de ce changement résultat, c'est le blocage du pays ce jeudi avec une grève générale a la demande de tous les syndicats!
@@marsjupiter8336 Si je devais visiter la France, y a-t-il des endroits que vous recommanderiez de voir ? Peut-être une recommandation de quelque chose que l'on ne trouverait pas dans un livre de tourisme ?
@@seonghong784 allez au pays basque , côté français et coté espagnol ; franchement c'a vaut le coup ! Cette région est si belle de plus, vous avez dans un rayon de 50 km l'Espagne, la France, la mer , la montagne et bien sûr les Basques : un peuple très accueillant et chaleureux.bien évidemment, il faut y aller l'été pour pouvoir admirer pleinement les belles couleurs et les beaux paysages
I like how they didn't know the year America claimed independence when France was in the Revolutionary War lol. We wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for them!
As a french native speaker, we do not like our accent because it's like if you don't try to be understandable for the other. I come from Belgium and instead of France we do insist about accents. It's a really important thing. For exemple: the french speaker doesn't pronounce the letter h. So, when he wants to say "I'm hungry" it would sound like "I'm angry" for the english speaker. That's one of the reason why we don't like this accent we have...
Bérénice Desquesnes you* don’t like your accent, not « we ». As a french native speaker, I don’t pronounce the letter h indeed, but I do when I speak English and I try my best to pronounce correctly, but I’ll still have my french accent. It is really hard not to have an accent when you speak a foreign language, almost everybody have one, no matter where they come from, and it has nothing to do with making an effort or not 🤷🏼♀️
This video is harmless fun yet automatically generates hostility towards France and its citizens. It's very bizarre how foreigners enjoy insulting us every opportunity they get.
Although being french, I know far more about the US than most of the interviewed people, despite never been there. And most americans know nothing about other countries...
c'est des questions basiques (bon j'admets que je ne savait pas ce qu'était : the house of représentative" mais par déduction j'aurais pû deviner) concernant la date de la déclaration d'indépendance c'est : the fourth of july seventeen seventy-six (et si je ne me trompe pas elle à été signée à Philadelphie...mais je n'en suis pas sûr). Bon j'avoue que je suis aidé car je suis né un quatre juillet (tient c'est aussi le titre d'un film) et qu'il suffit d'avoir vu les films "independance day" entre autres pour connaitre la date de la déclaration d'indépendance des états unis d'amérique (titulature complète s'il vous plait) do USA gives me my green card???
Je suis désolé pour mon mauvais français, mais je vais essayer. Je suis américain et je parle plusieurs langues, mais le français n'est pas mon meilleur ... Je préfère l'italien, l'espagnol et l'hébreu. Le français n'est pas aussi populaire ici aux États-Unis qu'il y a de nombreuses années. Les Américains apprennent généralement l'espagnol le plus. Mais personnellement, j'aime le plus l'anglais. Cela prend de nombreuses années pour vraiment maîtriser l'anglais ... c'est très difficile avec beaucoup de règles ... mais j'adore ça. Je suis curieux de savoir pourquoi il y a tant de jalousie entre les Français et les États-Unis? Nous sommes vos amis depuis tant d'années, mais il semble y avoir une certaine animosité. Pourquoi? Encore une fois, désolé pour mon mauvais français ...
John Newmark • Well, it’s complicated… It’s true that France and US were allies most of their history but they’re was many diplomatic tension between the two countries as well. The first time France and the US had big diplomatic tension was the Quasi-War (1798-1800) fought between the French and the American navy, that’s the only war in History were US and France were ennemy. Then in more recent History, back in 2003, France refused to follow the US at the Iraq War, then followed a huge american propaganda against France, the american far right (such as Fox News tv show) created myth against the french people notably that France during WWII was coward and lost to the Germans in 1940 without fighting (a totally innacurate historical statment) but most Americans believe it’s true and still today sptit on the grave of the 90,000 french soldiers who died during the german invasion of France in 1940.
John Newmark Bonjour, les Français n'ont jamais eu d'animosité particulière envers les Américains. En réalité c'est même plutôt le contraire, mais je dirais que depuis les années 2000 la relation entre nos deux peuples a changé à la suite du constant French bashing dont faisaient et font toujours preuve nos "amis" outre-atlantique. Je trouve cela assez triste, d'autant plus qu'il n'y a jamais eu un tel bashing en France contre nos alliés. Donc en définitive, je pense que l'attitude des Français est devenue plus défensive ces dernières années en réponse aux commentaires désobligeants à notre égard dans les médias et le cinema américain. Je serais curieuse d'entendre votre avis sur la question !