Salut, tout le monde! Greetings from lockdown. I hope you enjoy this video all about French culture shock. If so, let me know if you'd like a Part 2 and what parts about French culture shocked or surprised you upon visiting France! Merci. ;-)
@jeandrumm5025
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, definitely a part 2 would be great!
@dudehere1981
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe cars and driving in France. I felt French driving was scary and they were very impatient. Perhaps not having to tip. Maybe dating too.
@OuiInFrance
3 жыл бұрын
@@dudehere1981 I made the driving video this summer ;-)
@Nemesis64710
3 жыл бұрын
i may have found why some people pee in public : there is no public toilets in france (or really few).
@megannurse4034
2 жыл бұрын
What surprised me A LOTTT was spitting on the streets! Eww!!! At least this was quite prevalent a few years ago when I lived there XD
@lyneka
3 жыл бұрын
As a French who has lived in different parts of France, I've NEVER seen a restaurant closed until 8pm... usually they open at 7pm.
@pjschmid2251
3 жыл бұрын
For an American it would still feel odd. Restaurants typically are open for dinner by 6PM at the latest and often earlier. Having dinner at 8 PM would be considered quite late and anything after that downright continental LOL.
@lohphat
3 жыл бұрын
I could understand that in as pain or Italy as they tend to eat later, but tourists aren’t used to eating a meal too late. So it depends if we’re talking a dense urban area or not.
@hztm
3 жыл бұрын
If 8pm is late, don't go to Spain, it's 10pm 😁
@pjschmid2251
3 жыл бұрын
@@hztm oh I visited Spain a number of years ago and I was blown away by how late those people stayed up. I think it was the midst of some sort of festival and I’d be getting up in the morning and people were just rolling in from the night’s festivities it was insane. I was traveling alone so I tend to not eat sit down dinners so much as pick up food that I can eat in a park or have a picnic with on my own. I just feel awkward sitting alone in a restaurant. Given their nocturnal ways that’s probably best. Sleep deprivation must be a national epidemic.
@valerieneal2747
3 жыл бұрын
@@pjschmid2251 Since I'm a night owl....Spain would be perfect for me😆
@nathanangelus
3 жыл бұрын
To all foreigners, please notice the large majority of French finds men peeing on the pavement or on buildings (it's tolerated in the grass on the side of a road) absolutely disgusting and gross ! ^^
@freakyshmeaky
3 жыл бұрын
C vrai 😅
@mmarques2736
3 жыл бұрын
Sure, but no one does nothing about it, no one shames the one pissing, we parisians just got so used to see it that we don't care anymore, so this culture ain't going away anytime soon, therefore, don't expect foreigners to feel less disgusted by us just because the majority (I doubt we have the right to claim it is a large majority, no way to quantify it but surely not the case in Paris or Marseille) condemn it...The true is that you will walk in any other European capital, and you won't see such behaviour passing without being shamed. We have a serious problem of civility in France.
@yumyummoany
3 жыл бұрын
I have spent many months in France in many different areas and I have never seen this!
@mmarques2736
3 жыл бұрын
@@yumyummoany You surely didn't spend a lot of time in Paris...
@yumyummoany
3 жыл бұрын
@@mmarques2736 you are right.
@IRACEMABABU
2 жыл бұрын
French butchers are highly skilled and trained. They can cut an prepare in numerous ways each small different part and/or muscle of all the animals they work on. It's an old tradition. Parisian butchers always been ones of the best butchers worldwide. It takes many years to learn properly french butchery and it's directly linked to french gastronomy, meat cooking being 90% of french best recipes. It's a high level art when done properly.
@francinesicard464
2 жыл бұрын
I fully agree with you. And the quality of meat is really excellent. I have travelled extensively in Europe and only in GB and F did I find top quality meat.
@antoinemozart243
2 жыл бұрын
@@francinesicard464 you meant in UK !
@DorianeRoars
Жыл бұрын
You said it. Butchery is an art, Parisian butchers used to have their own private language (le Louchebem), which was mostly ununderstandable if you haven't been trained by a Parisian Butcher.
@lapinmalin8626
14 күн бұрын
@@francinesicard464 except that in Great Britain they don't know how to cook it :')
@MG-nr9dt
3 жыл бұрын
As a french vet thank you very much for that compliment about us :) it is true that it's much cheaper than in the US or even UK, but not always for the best: vets in France are not very well paid (in general) for the work they do. They have lots of pressure especially concerning shifts, and sadly many young vets give up on their job, and it is currently very difficult for employers to find new vets for their clinics. And people are not ready to pay a little more, mainly because they have no idea of the price of medical care (due to our healthcare system where you do not receive the bills). But clients like you make us think we chose the right job anyway :)
@OuiInFrance
3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you taking the time to comment and the work that you do. I know how demanding your patients are (and their owners!) and I would absolutely pay more because you do such important work. French vets have been outstanding and my dog has received amazing care, both from her regular vet and in an emergency situations. I always buy Christmas gifts for the staff at my vet practice because they mean everything to me and it's the least I can do. xx
@MG-nr9dt
3 жыл бұрын
@@OuiInFrance aww thank you so much! Not all vets are perfect but most of us try their best and we get rewarded with people like you 😊
@mariewelsh1487
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds hard
@bayonaverdolaga2822
Жыл бұрын
France culture plus à vous tous des bisous et à bientôt bises de nous faire une demande à la recherche d'un emploi je ne sais si c'est possible pour vous deux je suis à vous deux pour vous deux je vous remercie pour vous deux je vous remercie pour vous deux pour le cas échéant de la recherche d'une personne intéressée immo à bientôt bises de me confirmer que vous allez bien je ne sais pas trop de la semaine prochaine pour votre réponse rapide je ne sais pas trop tard pour vous avez reçu une réponse rapide et de la maison de la recherche d'une entreprise qui me confirmer que vous allez recevoir un mail pour vous deux je suis à la maison de retraite et à bientôt
@misterthemad994
Жыл бұрын
@@MG-nr9dt gaffe avec le terme "vet" en anglais, c'est aussi une abréviation très courante du mot "veteran" (pas besoin de le traduire je pense), à utiliser avec "prudence" pour éviter tout quiproquo.
@RobertSmith-up9rz
3 жыл бұрын
French pharmacies are hands down the best in the world. Amazing products and amazing support from the pharmacists. Only problem is that (old) people love them so much that they even kind of hang out there and make waiting times often quite long. Bonus point: it always smells amazing in them.
@jeannecaribou
2 жыл бұрын
So true about the elderly chitchating for ours, the pharmacist usualy even knows their name.
@alexthomson7465
2 жыл бұрын
True but eye wateringly expensive
@Imaginexall
2 жыл бұрын
But we usually don't say a thing because most of the time those old people are lonely and the pharmacist might be their only real conversation of the day
@benoisette9418
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexthomson7465 dude we have free healthcare, unless you want some aspirin or vitamins you just have to pay the doctor 20€ and the meds are free
@mikesmith8313
Жыл бұрын
If you're a Pharmacist you may have to smell piss from disturbed customers, like I had to for a 1/2 hour late one night in the UK. Spare a thought for the Pharmacist.
@thedavidguy01
3 жыл бұрын
Last year when I was in France I dropped in to a pharmacy to buy some sunscreen expecting it to take 3 minutes and ended up in 15 minute conversation with the pharmacist about my skin type before being allowed to choose a product. It was interesting, and I was impressed by how seriously the pharmacist took even the simplest things.
@ThePixel1983
3 жыл бұрын
Or you can buy some at the supermarket. 😁
@caroll6261
3 жыл бұрын
Less waste, so actually the French people are going green in this area. Viva la France👍👍
@Siegdrifa
3 жыл бұрын
Every supermarkets sell sunscreens, and i'm pretty sur it's cheaper too (and not so great), but the pharmacy will sell you quality product for the use you need.
@thedavidguy01
3 жыл бұрын
@@Siegdrifa The supermarket I went to did not have the kind of sunscreen I needed. The selection was very small compared to the pharmacy.
@Siegdrifa
3 жыл бұрын
@@thedavidguy01 i don't doubt that, the product in supermarket is often mainstream, and not as specialised as pharmacy.
@armadefuego5907
3 жыл бұрын
I am a veterinarian. I graduated in 1976. I went home to practice in my home area. It was rural, economical depressed, and already staffed with enough veterinarians. I made so little money; I had no employees. After 11 years, I couldn't take it anymore. I became a USDA Public Health Veterinarian supervising meat inspection. It was gainful employment. I finally had the money to enjoy life and retire. In the US, I have heard veterinary student debit on average is 3 years of gross income. It is just another example of how the education system is victimizing young people.
@SandraPenelope1000
2 жыл бұрын
I'm always interested to hear about French culture shock. I was born British and have been living in France since 1983. I also have French nationality since 1992 and consider myself more French than British.
@christianjambou8208
3 жыл бұрын
The pharmacist will also inspect any mushrooms that you are not sure off.
@sergeblanc799
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, either you found the mushrooms in the forest as well as on your feet!
@christianjambou8208
3 жыл бұрын
@@sergeblanc799 Sorry I prefer mine on cheese!
@gordondavies7773
3 жыл бұрын
It is part of the training of French pharmacists to learn to identify mushrooms. Prevents a lot of problems.
@gordondavies7773
3 жыл бұрын
You can ask for advice in an Irish pharmacy as well.
@isabellelaval7294
3 жыл бұрын
They are also very kind about removing splinters and disinfecting the spot afterwards for free
@susanbartone1347
3 жыл бұрын
You are extremely good at presenting new information in a very pleasant way! Thank you.
@OuiInFrance
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, so sweet of you to take the time to tell me that.
@luannboegle4247
3 жыл бұрын
I love how you say that your dogs health is just as important as yours . I couldn’t agree more !
@ludoviclagouardette7020
2 жыл бұрын
I am French. At some point in my life I found myself with 3rd degree burns and the specialist that treated me in the hospital was actually a pharmacist that was specialized in treating burns
@francoisederocher
3 жыл бұрын
Whenever I go back to France, I look forward to a trip to my local pharmacie: soft lights, soft music, delicious fragrance, fresh flowers on the desk, and the feeling you are in an elegant boutique, even if you are buying wart remover! Last time, the pharmacien was wearing black leather pants and red clogs. I wanted to give him a "bise"!
@sylviec9843
3 жыл бұрын
I love your video. I was born in the USA but both my parents were born in Mexico and I see the cultural similarities between France and Mexico. I love the bakeries, pharmacies, late night meals and veterinary care in both countries. Unfortunately, I have to say that in Mexico, it is also common to see men urinating openly in public and I find it absolutely disgusting. When I visited Mexico I even saw men urinating on churches and other public buildings and monuments, which I thought was terribly disrespectful. I'm glad I did not see that in France.
@L.Spencer
Жыл бұрын
I lived in Mexico for many years and don't recall men urinating in public to be a common sight. See it more here in San Diego. Here, downtown smells like urine, but despite the huge homeless problem I think it's from all the dogs being walked.
@dereklambe
3 жыл бұрын
The debit/credit card thing is common across much of Europe, not just France. Most people have credit cards, but use debit cards for daily small purchases.
@ThePixel1983
3 жыл бұрын
Or rather, people have Visa/MasterCard, but they work as debit cards.
@ixlnxs
3 жыл бұрын
True. I know people from a billionaire family and most of them have only prepaid credit cards: the kind you top up with a few thousand to use on a faraway vacation and if you lose it, meh, no big deal. Debit cards for everything within the EU.
@carpelinguae9097
3 жыл бұрын
People have been using debit cards in France since the early 1990s for even McDonald's. I thought it was so odd (I am from Québec but studied and worked for 8 years in France) that people were using credit cards to buy BigMacs!!! But they were debit bank cards.
@flirtinggracefullplatypus8496
3 жыл бұрын
but something is getting lost in translation here coz carte de crédit and carte de débit are not exactly the same but they can both be delivered at your bank (and it's a paying service contrary to checks which are free and we are fighting really hard to keep them and all the advantages they offer) whereas "revolving" credit card(carte de crédit à crédit?) can be obtained at a credit agency (not banks). also some stores like fnac for exemple in link with some credit company let you have a "revolving" credit card to use with them.
@camicri4263
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, much healthier to not strch more than you can handle.
@jeanpierreragequit1726
3 жыл бұрын
4:00. a french owner pharmarcie is a " pharmacien". He/she has to study 6 years long to get a diploma. U will get the best medicine advises even u have just to buy Advil or Paracetamol... the number is fixed by the french government no to have competition between them.
@plain2plain
3 жыл бұрын
Same in Greece
@davidkasquare
3 жыл бұрын
Same in Finland as well
@fusadiluna
3 жыл бұрын
Same in Italy, everything you said
@mar-cin
3 жыл бұрын
Same in Poland
@isabelmiguel2955
3 жыл бұрын
Same in Portugal.
@martinabsolom2231
3 жыл бұрын
As a frequent visitor to France, I am always surprised that a small village will have a florist. On further investigation I found it was much more common than the UK to take a floral tribute to the cemetery or have flowers as a table decoration.
@Imaginexall
2 жыл бұрын
That's because we like to bring flowers to our parents when we visit them, or when we're invited at the house of people we love. It's also a nice gesture for your lover.
@janicevass4551
3 жыл бұрын
Love your channel - I moved to Bordeaux (from California) in 2015 and absolutely love the life here, however it does take some adjustment. The pharmacies are all different so I have fun checking them out....although only 2 pharmacies in town are open on Sundays, so it’s always good to stock up on what you need in advance!
@amyspeers8012
3 жыл бұрын
Janice-I am about an hour away from Bordeaux...and we love our life here too!
@fablucia
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, from Cali to rainy Bordeaux Talk about some weather shock! Glad to know other people agree that Bordeaux is really a special place :)
@DevRel1
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah and this makes for a very tough time to get COVID test if your flight is on a monday, ask me how I know lol
@dandrespruill1165
3 жыл бұрын
If France is known for something, then it has to be the bakery (food). It is a great attraction and african-american people enjoy this. You need to also need to check out the cafe and the French people are so outgoing.
@leewest356
3 жыл бұрын
Here in México, our meal times, at home, are quite different. The largest meal is called “comida” and is usually eaten between 2 and 4 pm. Often, the meal later in the evening is quite light in comparison, perhaps just some fruit or sweet bread (pastries) with coffee or chocolate. I just returned from having a meal with friends and we ate between 2:30 and 4:30 pm. The only time we eat a large dinner later is when we are out with friends at a restaurant for a social occasion.
@Hummingbirds2023
2 жыл бұрын
I like to eat the dinner meal about 4pm too. Better for the digestion too!!!
@the.hard.truth123
2 жыл бұрын
No en Oaxaca ni comida tenemos
@worldtraveler2020
Жыл бұрын
Same in Georgia and other eastern European countries
@frederic6998
Жыл бұрын
same in Spain. I'm french and lived in Madrid 2 years but eating at 2pm is to late when you start working at 8am.
@Whoeverthatis-g5t
3 жыл бұрын
I just discover your channel and I love the fact that you explain how things work in France *and* how things work in USA for us French viewers as well
@georgina3358
3 жыл бұрын
I'm from the UK and have been living in France for decades! I don't like hugging as a greeting so la bise suits me better! I know what you mean about men peeing in public, 'beurk' as the French would say. I love French pharmacies and baguettes too.
@loussis8584
3 жыл бұрын
« Beurk » c’est exactement cela 😉
@hztm
3 жыл бұрын
When I went in a pharmacist in US, I was shocked to be able to buy sodas, candies and CIGARETS ! It's suppose to be a place where you buy cure ! I have never urinated in public. It's OK in nature, not in a town. I barely never see men peeing in the street. And it's "pissotière" (a familiar word) or "urinoir" not "pissoire" (unless pissoire is a local term) 😁
@SCGMLB
3 жыл бұрын
Most pharmacies make their profits by selling all of the non-medical products. If the only sold medicines they oils not be able to stay in business. One major pharmacy chain, CVS, made the decision to stop selling tobacco products in 2014.
@Julia-nl3gq
3 жыл бұрын
Vous ne pouvez pas acheter de cigarettes en pharmacie, ici au Canada. Eh bien, peut-être dans une province - en Colombie-Britannique - mais nulle part ailleurs.
@KathysFlog
3 жыл бұрын
Hello. It is illegal in France to write a cheque without sufficient funds in your bank account to back it up and there can be quite serious consequences for doing so.
@windwatcher11
Ай бұрын
We used to call it 'floating' a check. It's always been illegal in the US. I was surprised at the blasé way this was mentioned, and wondered about the French laws regarding this practice. Thank you for this clarification. 😉
@joannets3835
3 жыл бұрын
Veterinary care. I can only agree with you. I experienced the vet care in Alberta and it's nothing in comparison to France. Prices are horrible in Alberta, care and attention to the animal is really not that great. I am traveling with my cat and we needed to go to the vet in France. It was awesome. Totally liked the way they handled the situation. Bottom line, I was worrying for nothing but they checked all angles. Handle my cat with such care I almost believe she was in china. Even my cat barely noticed she was examined, no rough flip. They let her a few minutes to explore the room... Delightful.
@aidancoyle246
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Diane, I moved here to France from Ireland a couple of years ago and lots of what you talked about are very familiar to us in our home country. But two things stand out as radically different , peeing in public and the poor quality of meat compared to Irish butchers. My wife and I were driving on the outskirts of Carcassonne about a year ago when a military Jeep in front of us suddenly stopped, the passenger soldier jumped out with a full toilet roll in his hand and sprinted across a busy road narrowly missing cars and dived into a bush, a bit gross but really funny to watch.
@ym8854
3 жыл бұрын
Hey, nice video! As a French living in the US, I can mirror your experience. I'm quite lost with the credit history system and I basically stick to the debit card provided by an international online bank. I miss for sure my baguette and I slowly switched diner time earlier to fit the schedule. The pharmacy in the US is indeed quite different and we have to acknowledge that medication in France is perhaps more relying on physician's prescriptions since most of the medicine purchase happens over the counter. For the pissing thing, well... I think you'll find it mostly in Paris and other big cities (Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier..). Be sure it annoys everyone. Could be either people that do not have the choice because they live in the street and sadly they are many in the capital. Otherwise it would be some drunk or disrespectful folks but I would definitely not bring this in among the 'cultural specificities of France' ;)
@avalerie4467
3 жыл бұрын
Joliment dis, chere
@ybreton6593
3 жыл бұрын
Au tout début les français appelaient : cartes de crédits ; mais c'était une fausse appellation ? maintenant ,depuis plus de vingt ans nous les appelons : cartes bancaires ; le paiement est débité immédiatement de votre compte .
@SenorJuan2023
3 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why people would eat dinner at 8pm or so when you're going to bed at 10 or 11.
@Malanu00
3 жыл бұрын
Because usually in france, people mostly get off work around 6pm ?
@SenorJuan2023
3 жыл бұрын
@@Malanu00 It could be their dinner is VERY light. That I could understand.
@simonhawksley817
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite anecdote is, when my friend visited her doctor to confirm her third pregnancy (the first two were in UK) he admonished her to 'abstain from all alcohol, and to only drink one glass of wine with each meal'. Wine is considered a staple food, not an alcoholic beverage!
@OuiInFrance
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, that must have surprised her!
@martijnspruit
3 жыл бұрын
My father was in hospital in a small town in the south of France (we're Dutch but speak French). He was served a quarter of wine with lunch and dinner.
@ybreton6593
3 жыл бұрын
bizarre ; une femme enceinte responsable ne boit pas d'alcool pendant sa grossesse , même les française ? elles ne sont pas plus débiles que les anglo-saxonnes . non , le vin n'est pas considérer comme une boisson de base , la boisson de base est l'eau . le très bon vin est réserver pour les repas de familles ou de fêtes .même a ce moment là les femmes enceintes n'en boivent pas
@killerdragunov3184
3 жыл бұрын
@@ybreton6593 honnêtement si tu es dans une région avec une tradition viticole plutôt forte, le vin est considéré comme boisson de base et beaucoup de gens en boivent à au moins un repas par jour, c'est courant. Ceci dit oui, les femmes enceintes n'en boivent pas
@mandorlap8091
3 жыл бұрын
Even my 15 year old daughter has noticed that in the States they drink to get drunk but in France and Europe you drink wine to enjoy and cherish the moment …
@jacquibruce-yokoyama2478
Жыл бұрын
Good detailed information and tips for everyday living in France! I’ve recently started my research for planning to move to France from the US. Some Expat sites are entertaining,, but yours is both entertaining and informative Thank You For Sharing 😊
@OuiInFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@lechatel
3 жыл бұрын
I am a Brit living in France....Calvados, Normandie....and I frequently see men peeing beside the road in broad daylight. In the UK men do pee outdoors but is generally under cover of darkness and behind a bush. lol I have had three occasions where workmen have actually been caught 'tackle out' peeing in our garden. The telephone man, water supply man, and an electrician. All they had to do was to ask to use the toilet....but no. They do not wash their hands and i remember the electrician who I'd almost walked into while he was peeing in a rosebush then proffered his had to shake when he left. I just looked at it, aghast. The one thing I bless Covid for is the end of feeling pressured to shake hands with random people.
@ybreton6593
3 жыл бұрын
A ces français , ils ont tous les défauts ,! les britanniques sont parfaits ?sauf , quand ils sont en vacances en France ou Espagne ; ils boivent comme des trous , pissent n'importes insultes les forces de l'ordres ou la Guardia civil , ont des comportements , qu'ils n'auraient jamais sur leurs îles
@vavabeille
3 жыл бұрын
A French living in France, and seriously, I've never seen this in my life, never heard about anyone experiencing it or doing it. I don't know if you think this is a cultural thing, but it definitely isn't. It is gross, and literally everyone thinks this way in France. I hope I brought you a little relief regarding the mental status of the average French lmao. Stay safe.
@aviyahchaverim9388
7 ай бұрын
I think that's disgusting, sorry but there it is
@loydjenkins2241
3 жыл бұрын
Wow. So much of this reminds me of my childhood in the sixties. The hands on pharmacy, no credit cards (debt), smoking, even the cuts of meat. It would be strange to visit, and enjoyable.
@mariebambelle7361
3 жыл бұрын
Just a little precision : 'la bise' is not a kiss on the check. Actually, the cheeks are touching side by side and the lips are "kissing the air". When people actually kiss the cheek and are not from your close family, they are seen as perverts.
@unlimited971
3 жыл бұрын
or making a move. but kissing on the cheek is real as with family. the whole side by side was made by bourgeois to give themself contenance. also popularise by les inconnus. "salut! TU ! VAS! BIENNN!"
@ultima3542
3 жыл бұрын
Very old people are the only ones doing it these days.
@glossyncap
3 жыл бұрын
@@ultima3542 thank god..I dont want anybody to feel my oily ass face 😫
@jessicawu8054
3 жыл бұрын
My family members who did college in the US used la bise until covid started
@unlimited971
3 жыл бұрын
@@glossyncap careful...american may come for you then.
@sinews9578
3 жыл бұрын
In France we generally finish school at 5 or 6 o’clock so we eat later because we come back from school then do homework and then eat
@IRACEMABABU
2 жыл бұрын
But it's founded on an old tradition from the Gauls. Light breakfast, normal lunch , late and big dinner
@leehargreaves7473
3 жыл бұрын
If only the whole World didn't have a credit culture.
@emjayay
3 жыл бұрын
You can of course pay them off every month like a debit card, check, or cash. But it's painless to use and people go nuts.
@ybreton6593
3 жыл бұрын
@@emjayay en France ce ne sont pas des cartes de crédits , mais des cartes bancaires le paiement est pris directement sur votre compte en banque . si vous n'avez pas suffisamment d'argent sur votre compte bancaire le paiement sera refuser .
@johnlafever3162
3 жыл бұрын
How about you imagine the whole world acting responsible with credit.
@cepahreinholt8710
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnlafever3162 but why do you absolutly need to "pay later" even for small things? Why not use the money you have when you have it? I can understand credit for a house a car or something expensive but for clothes or food I don't get it. It makes no sense to me.
@lohphat
3 жыл бұрын
Bank checks were common for in-store/grocery payment in the US until the late 1980s when point of sale terminals had a wide enough availability.
@hztm
3 жыл бұрын
There are less and less checks used in France. 3,1 billions in 2009, 1,9 billions in 2017. I remember my mother using checks for groceries in late 80's, start of 90's but debit card use was not as massive as today. Today, almost nobody pays with a check in supermarkets, and it's always an elder person. More and more places do not accept checks because of frauds. Banks wants to stop the usage of checks, because their processing is expensive for them. I have a check book. I use it maybe once or twice a year. Sometimes, you have to because you need a bank record and you can't pay with a card. I had to pay my rent of my appartement by check every month, the owner did not want a transfer.
@tiggergutt70
2 жыл бұрын
public urination?!? this one really took me by surprise. I never really experience this issue unless it s saturday evening and party people get drunk. But since alcohol is not known to make you smart, I guess that this can happen not only in france but wherever you can find drunk people.
@jeandrumm5025
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! I live in Germany, the peeing in public happens here but usually they are standing beside a road/car.
@ixlnxs
3 жыл бұрын
I'm from Belgium and Spain, where peeing is very much ok in a park or other grassy area where you can turn away from people who are looking for an opportunity to be offended.
@ChristianSarreau
Жыл бұрын
French don't have dinner at 6pm because most of them are still at work at this time. The normal time for the beginning of the dinner in France is between 7.30pm and 8.30 pm, depending if you have young children or not. Later in restaurants in city centers. Thank you for all the videos about my country. You have choosen an original way to compare our both countries. It's interresting ang sometimes very funny.
@nicolas_-_-_
Жыл бұрын
Hello! I am French. Well, some start to eat at 7pm. Generally, I have dinner between 5 pm and 6 pm. But most of French people are not like me.
@amyspeers8012
3 жыл бұрын
I remember going to my first big Saturday market in Rennes and seeing the meat display. Quite shocking! I loved my pharmacy there but I also love my pharmacy here in Gensac too. They are super sweet and helpful. As far as eating late, I noticed this when my friend visited. She has children and they have to be in bed by 7. So...no going out for dinner since the restaurants near me don’t start serving until 7! Thanks again for another lovely video. Much love from Gensac!
@rhondacrosswhite8048
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the meat markets in France. Seeing poultry,fish or game with the head and feet still on is a sign that the meat is fresh as the head will be the first part to start going bad. The vendors are showing you that their meat is fresh. The butcher will remove and dress your purchase before you take it home.
@m.p.9658
9 ай бұрын
Superbe chaîne ! Le nom de la chaîne « Oui in France » je ne sais pas si on te l’a dit mais ouiin en Francais c’est une onomatopée qui représente le bruit d’un bébé qui pleure 😀 Un beau contraste avec ton énergie positive qui se dégage de tes vidéos ! Bravo joyeux Noël et bonnes fêtes !
@larabelle78
3 жыл бұрын
French here... regarding the pharmacies, to open a pharmacy, you need a diploma (PharmD) and a licence, there are attributed depending the number of inhabitants, so it prevents the installation of pharmacy chains (but some exists, they are not as big as cvs or walgreens though). So if you have just graduated and want to open your own pharmacy, you have to buy it from a retiring pharmacists for example, it is a relatively regulated job, it is not a business like others...
@youpihat
3 жыл бұрын
"pharmacy chains (but some exists, they are not as big as cvs or walgreens though)" = you are confusing of "ParaPharmacy Chains" in France !
@larabelle78
3 жыл бұрын
@@youpihat the examples I had in mind : Pharmacie Lafayette or Gifar are pharmacies, not only parapharmacies, are organised in chains but operate differently from CVS
@VersedNJ
3 жыл бұрын
My daughter just got her PharmD, 6 years at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (University of the Sciences) and is doing a one year residence in Oncology pharmacy. She has little desire to work in a pharmacy and prefers hospital pharmacy. And yes she has taken and passed her boards and licensed in Pennsylvania she going to take the New Jersey Pharmacy law test to get her licence in her home state. Each US state licences their pharmacists, the main pharmacy boards are the same and transferable at this time. She went to her University right out of high school. When she graduated, NJ and Pa. removed her pharmacy tech licence which she got at 18.
@youpihat
3 жыл бұрын
@@larabelle78 Tiens, tiens, c'est nouveau ! Depuis quand la loi a changé ? Accepte elle La CMU en ligne ? Merci beaucoup "Iarabelle78" ! Très bonne journée !
@archangel20031
3 жыл бұрын
You could easily solve the urination problem by simply putting an electrified mesh around the base of bushes and every time somebody lets loose they get a 240 volt surprise
@CleopatraTelevision
3 жыл бұрын
No. You would go to jail.
@charmsurprise
3 жыл бұрын
haha I stumbled on this today. :D Ive lived in south east France for nearly 12 years. Near Grenoble. Everything you've said is spot on...and the peeing thing is totally true. My husband, who is French, did this when we first met one another in San Francisco. I broke him of that particular nasty habit. haha...anyway thanks for the confirming video.
@mochalattemiss
8 ай бұрын
I love the French Pharmacies, myself. The Pharmacists were exceptional, caring and very competent. Many a time I was saved by a Pharmacist who had more experience and expertise than even the doctors I saw. We need more professionals like this. I was prescribed a cough medicine made of pine tree bark (yes…tasted terrible) that worked better than anything that I have had before or since. He was a “compounding pharmacist”, which are in very short supply in the US…usually a person in an old-fashioned and very expensive pharmacy in large cities in the US, and not at your local CVS or Walgreen’s.
@michelbeauloye4269
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Diane! On the subject of credit/debit cards in Europe, I like to point out that the extreme situation is in Germany, where so many people prefer to pay in cash due to the private life question. Indeed, nowadays, the bank, the police, the tax administration aso know, or at least could find out, how much you earn, how much you spend and where. Historically, it seems fully justified in Germany and in countries of the ex-communist countries. Due to Covid-19, many stores invite the customers to pay with a card instead of cash. I wish to congratulate you for your clear and precise presentations. Take care and stay healthy, with greetings from Luxembourg.
@germangarcia6118
2 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure the use of debit/credit cards for everyday shopping skyrocketd all over the world with Covid. I honestly haven't returned to the ATM since. Before Covid I used to feel "guilty" of paying anything below 10€ with the card, but now I just don't care anymore.
@txoumin707
3 жыл бұрын
As a frenchman, I'm shocked about this peeing outside kind of thing. Always been taught and seen it as rude and can definitely confirm it's not just me but all people around me. Like it's fine in the woods, or being hidden from view if the urge is pressing, but heck. that's gross, I rarely ever saw that too, both in paris and most of france wherever I went across the country. Side note, very interesting video and quite a few different and interesting perspective that changes from what you usually read or hear about between US and France, I'd be very interested in seeing a part 2 :)
@user-uc6up8em9v
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Informative and well paced!
@OuiInFrance
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Merci
@jimjungle1397
3 жыл бұрын
There are private pharmacies in America that are only pharmacies and not drug stores. They are usually small and sometimes expensive or if not, have discount, generic drugs. They are usually open to the public, but have deals with certain local care groups, home nursing, hospice, etc., for most of their business.
@christystrike4751
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Montreal Québec Canada and the things that you said about France explain a lot about what I see here!
@thebiggusdonnus8453
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@athanase6613
3 жыл бұрын
Hello ! Wonderful video as usual. Very interesting topics. About urinating in public, I live in the Yvelines in the Paris region and I come from the Bourbonnaise countryside. In the countryside, urinating in the middle of nature is no problem. We think we are like the cows in our meadows. A tree, a hedge, a ditch; hop! In the city, it is more embarrassing because there are less and less "aids", of public urinals available. So people, the crowd are relieving themselves as best they can. Regarding smokers, there are still too many people addicted to tobacco but more and more places are becoming smoke free; restaurant, enclosed public places, etc. The countryside is less observant on this subject than the city. Pour ce qui est du pain !!! Bien sûr ! un français sans pain dépérit vite. Alors nous prenons du pain tous les jours ou tous les deux jours. C'est facile de se ravitailler de pain frais en ville. A la campagne, on privilégie souvent les pains de garde (restent frais pendant 1 semaine. Voila Encore bravo Prenez soin de vous
@HappilyEverAfterinFrance
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm enjoying the comments add much as I enjoyed the video! Bisous from another American woman living in the Loire Valley!
@jacquesdemolay2699
3 жыл бұрын
I have seen some pharmacies in France who can check if your mushrooms pickings are safe to eat or poisonous - as free service. This encourages non-experts to go for autumn mushroom picking and get it checked for free.
@TheMVCoho
2 жыл бұрын
That is very nice.
@TheMVCoho
2 жыл бұрын
My first experience in Europe was visiting Paris and literally in less than 5 minutes of arriving in town a man walked into the street directly facing my bus and began peeing in the middle of the street, again facing us. What level of 'middle ages depravity' is France operating on that this is a thing? While it left a lasting impression of France, I had choked up it to being unlucky timing and that he must be a drunk or mentally unwell but, no its just the culture, so much so that it gets a mention here. Come on France, civilization moved on from this sort of behavior centuries ago.
@ghostofreagan3181
3 жыл бұрын
I'm American and I'll take a piss outside but only if I can get where nobody can see me. Cause when you gotta go , you gotta go.
@robertcuminale1212
3 жыл бұрын
It's especially bad for those of us with bladder and prostate issues. Ever since my prostate was removed my urge comes suddenly and forcefully. Any trip outside the house takes planning so I can stop somewhere and go discreetly. As quickly as I find a place I still have some leakage. I also have issues with my bowels because a foot of my large intestine was remove due to diverticulitis. That's difficult to deal with but it's not as bad as the urination problem. Don't get caught pissing outside. My Uncle did after foing in some bushes off of a highway going to Long Island. He got a heavy fine and was listed as a sex offender for exposing himself in public.
@mikesaunders4775
3 жыл бұрын
Same with English people.
@vavabeille
3 жыл бұрын
Same with French people, if you see someone peeing in broad daylight, he's probably drunk. No sober-minded French would expose itself peeing without any cover.
@owencrofford9152
2 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian I would lose it if someone pissed in public and I find it shocking bc I thought that the French where shy and not that open but I’m going to assume that that’s more of a pairs thing. I see it as a uncivil thing to do and that if you do it that you should be ashamed and yelled at
@beneditocrispim9554
3 жыл бұрын
I laughed a lot over the urination in public. Good presentation of shock culture. One more subscribed.
@rettab6925
3 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t all this urination publicly cause bad smells that the public has to put up with.
@foreverlearningfrench
3 жыл бұрын
Bonne vidéo ! J'ai appris beaucoup de nouvelles choses.
@A_Canadian_In_Poland
3 жыл бұрын
Debit cards are common and popular in Canada as well in addition to credit cards. An increasing number of businesses accept debit cards as the sole method of payment.
@robertrobitaille320
3 жыл бұрын
Debit cards very common.
@aruthaab
3 жыл бұрын
Juste une petite précision concernant le fait d'uriner en public, surtout ne jamais dire au touristes que c'est quelque chose qui est faisable en France ils risquent d'avoir une "mauvaise surprise" si l'on peux dire. En fait c'est quelque chose d'interdit en réalité si la police vous prends sur le fait d'uriner sur la voie publique vous risquez une amande assez salé. Mais le fait est que les Français sont assez réfractaire aux règles. Sinon à titre personnel je trouve ça dégoûtant de voir quelqu'un pisser en public surtout que les villes on généralement des urinoirs gratuit. Mais le problème est que dans les grandes villes comme Paris elles sont souvent délabrée ou utilisée pour les gens qui veulent se drogué et c'est une des raisons pour lesquelles les Parisiens ont tendance à ne pas les utiliser.
@alexandrelarsac9115
3 жыл бұрын
135€ fine
@40bpaula
3 жыл бұрын
I love these kind of videos. I'm new to your channel and i think I'll stick around awhile. The pharmacys in France sound great, like what a pharmacy should be. France has universal health care, right? So the professional pharmacy is a great way to keep the public health system from getting boged down with minor medical issues. Plus, I'd love to get advice from my pharmacist about the meds and supplements I take. The vet care...yes, crazy expensive in the states. i just had an issue with my kitty. He had a liver infection. He's a senior cat and I was told that this is something that happens to older cats. The whole visit and treatment costed me $623.00!!! But, I love my kitty. Like you say, he's my child...fur baby.
@WaddleQwacker
8 ай бұрын
Frenchy living in Canada. Went to a canadian pharmacy with my parents when they visited. They were shocked. They had to send a picture of the isles to the family whatsapp subtitled "guess where we are". Nobody guessed it was a pharmacy.
@RicardoBennington
3 жыл бұрын
Some of the points that you mention in the video are very close to the culture in Spain. But specially in the case of late dinner, in Spain we have dinner like at 10 pm. approx. At 6-7 we make sort of a snack time or something like that, but is not "commonly done", many people wait until 9-10 pm for the dinner. Even there are people that have dinner at 11 pm - 12 am because there are restaurants opened until that hour or later.
@soldierblack5032
3 ай бұрын
Sympa la vidéo, on se rend pas tjr compte que ce qui est normal chez nous l'est pas pour les autres Good video ! We don't always understand that things normal here are not for strangers PS : the pharmacy you show as an example is near my house in Lille xD
@victorvaquer94
26 күн бұрын
I live in a small town of like 5000 people max and we have 3 pharmacies 5 hair salons and 4 bakery, all in a 500m radius, we're just built different
@alistairrodgerfairbrother2479
2 жыл бұрын
I really want to visit France more and more each day
@tonymouannes
3 жыл бұрын
What limits the peeing in public in the usa is that it legally considered indecent exposure. So the person can end up facing sexual offence charges rather that paying a fine or nothing at all (fine are usually for urbanised areas) like in most of the world.
@arifchau
3 жыл бұрын
I like your videos they are very informative and entertaining . But I like to clarify one thing that American chain pharmacies like Walgreen and CVS are actually a convenience stores with pharmacy built at the back of the store. Normally these pharmacies are also run by actual Pharmacist with several other people helping him or her.
@jungobango4815
Жыл бұрын
There are big pharmacy chains like "Lafayette" but it's more discreet and you won't notice right away that it's a chain
@ivansmith654
Жыл бұрын
Two things I see one this great book A Year in the Merde is a comic novel by Stephen Clarke about what dogs so on the street of the city! Two I hear this happens mostly in southerner France, some stores can have a two-hour lunch or can be fours hours, and you never who is doing their lunch and when and sometimes no lunch at all it is like playing dice you throw the dice, and sometimes you win, and sometimes you don't! Some stores can be open for 24 hours can be closed for lunch or at times closed for an employee meeting with no notice and in small village open half a day or open two or three days a week can happen; sometimes Mondays many stores are closed and sometimes many stores are closed on Sunday because it was illegal to be open on Sunday by French law!
@amelglace2
Жыл бұрын
Urinate in the streets are gross also for us, people who do that are people with bad/no manners. The only time when people don't really judge you is when you pee on the side of a country road, hidden by you car or bushes.
@daisukidesuski5488
3 жыл бұрын
Im french and im trying do be a pharmacist and just to clarify they have to do 1 year of PACES (premiere année commune aux études de santé) with all the students who wants to be doctor, psychotherapist, midwife,dentist and other job related to the field of health… which lead to a contest where we compose and then get a ranking according to our result. The better you rank and the more choice you have to choose in which sector you want to go (I want pharmacy) and places are limited (in my university 250 out of 1400 people will have the chance to continue their studies in the field of their choice). Its a very difficult year bc every one want to succed and the place for each field can be very little (in my university there are only 20 places in dentistry out of 1400 for example, and even less in midwives) so after that to be an office pharmacist you have to do 6 year so yes they are not inexperienced salespeople at all 😂
@mievaselli7910
3 жыл бұрын
As a French woman, I am getting culture shock just from your description of the contrast with american culture. Like "dinner at 6, especially with young children"? I would have been starving by the time I'd go to bed, especially if I were to have afterschool activities (danse lessons in my case) after dinner instead of right after class.
@KP-vg3zn
3 жыл бұрын
Most young children in the USA are in bed by 8 or 9pm. We eat around 6:30 pm in my household.
@jackrowe5571
3 жыл бұрын
When l was a child, my father got home at 4.30.. my mother had dinner ready and waiting for him to arrive. We all ate together.
@Imaginexall
2 жыл бұрын
@@KP-vg3zn we french kids go to bed at the same hour approximately. It's just that it's, dinner, nice chat & quick relax time, then shower and bed 😁
@tatjanameyer4022
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your very interesting and informative channel. I live in Finland and our pharmacies are much like yours. To become a pharmacist you have to study for 3 years in the university to get your Bachelor of Art. Only then you can work in a pharmacy. I feel very safe with this system because the pharmacist knows the medicines and how they react to other medicines. You get a very detaileb information about your medication.
@el_aleman
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting to hear your description of French pharmacies. It seems the French are still rocking it old school, good for them. I am a pharmacist in the US. Back when I went through my training in the 90s after coming off of active duty as an army medic I was trained and practiced in much the same way. However in the last 10 years or so, with mail order and shrinking insurance reimbursements, American pharmacies can only make money with volume. The new model is volume drug dispensing and vaccines. Any other chitchat or attempts at patient care is going to slow the system down. Most states have changed their pharmacy practice acts so only one Pharmacist need to be on premise, the rest are technicians and most pharmacists can barely keep up with their checking responsibilities let alone answer a patient question, use the bathroom or eat some thing. In addition, you are biometrically fingerprint tracked on your computer for time. Any pause in your checking will flag immediate write ups from corporate management. Any pharmacist who would practice such patient care as in France will find themselves written up and shortly replaced by a new graduate who has huge student loans to repay and will do whatever they are told to do from the non-Pharmacist upper management (corporate bonuses depend on your output) It is no different than the episode of Lucy and Ethel and the chocolate factory assembly line, you slow down that assembly line and you were going to have your army of technicians and people at your drive-in window angry and your days of employment will be very short-lived. This is American pharmacy. When you’re in France enjoy what it used to be like here.
@Imaginexall
2 жыл бұрын
This sounds like a literal nightmare, for both pharmacists and clients. Healthcare doesn't get along well with profit.
@Selph1ne
Жыл бұрын
For the dinner, we eat the lunch like 14h or 2-3pm so eat dinner like 4 or 3 hours after is not really possible my lunch time is 14h30 (2:30pm) and my dinner is 22h (10pm)
@szk4023
3 жыл бұрын
In France, I don't think vets sell pet medication. From experience, you always have to go to a pharmacy. With three vets in my family back in the US, I know pet medication is a very lucrative aspect of the American veterinarian industry! When you go to the dentist in France, the dentist cleans your teeth! I've never seen a dental hygienist. I'm not sure if the profession even exists here. A notary in France has responsabilities that a lawyer normally would in the US. In the US, a notary is a bonafide legal witness. Regarding credit cards, the annoying thing is there are often situations where American credit cards are not accepted (when I was a tourist, it was a problem). As described in the video, the French have payment cards that don't rack up credit. I'd say it's 50/50 as far as how many people use a debit card versus the differed payment card where the bank automatically takes the balance it is owed at the end of the month. In France, most employers offer "restaurant tickets" as a work benefit. You either have a card with money on it or a slip of tickets, each worth about 7 euros. You're supposed to use them at restaurants during lunch break but you can also use them on most grocery items. Every 2 to 3 years you have to see a special work doctor, who does a general checkup to see if you're healthy enough to work. If you change jobs, you have to redo the checkup! The public bus transportation system is great and there are sidewalks everywhere! Unlike the US, you can literally walk from point A to B. Even if there's a highway, you'll have some kind of pedestrian tunnel. There are tons of differences. My favorite is all the paid time off you get. I roughly get 40 days plus about 5 holidays, all paid. I can also use them whenever I like. As a software engineer, I've had managers tell clients that I'm due for a vacation and strangely enough everybody's like "Ok"! I'm not sure, if I'm lucky or if it's like that everywhere in France.
@isabelle133
3 жыл бұрын
Vets sell pet médication in France.
@lesjolissouvenirs7751
3 жыл бұрын
Bien sûr que les vétérinaires vendent les médicaments pour les animaux. Je ne suis jamais allée à la pharmacie pour les médicaments de mon chien. C'est mon vétérinaire qui me les vends !!
@Azhural01255
Жыл бұрын
Everybody laught at us about our french baguette under our arm but, guys. As soon as you tasted it that's over, you're down, french baguette has won. That was the first stage, the second one occurs when some REAL cheese is added to the process.
@raymondmiller5098
3 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful video, Diane! I wonderful if veterinarians' prices are more reasonable in France because French Vet. Medicine students don't graduate with enormous debt like here in the US.
@OuiInFrance
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm sure that plays into it!
@DECOCCE
3 жыл бұрын
You can study for free and also insurance is much cheaper
@SlackSlackSlackSlack
Жыл бұрын
UK & Ireland we also use credit cards as debit card like in France. Very few use credit card like the USA do.
@tricosteryl
3 жыл бұрын
Hello, congratulations for your channel ! In my country all pharmcists earned a doctor Level diplomate, and all people working in the shop are pharmacistt students or own a diploma. You can ne sure their advice is a medical advice.
@jd3422
3 жыл бұрын
I love your insights. I am a Californian who has been to France 11 times and I love it. We concur with the things that we have noticed. Above all, the bread! In France it is very definitely a human right!
@OuiInFrance
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, bread is huge and definitely not a stereotype about French people. You definitely do see people with baguettes under their arm. Glad you enjoy my content. Thank you!
@blitz3391
3 жыл бұрын
"You won't find any magazines, snacks or gun in your pharmacy in France" That's one of the most American thing i've ever heard XD
@OuiInFrance
3 жыл бұрын
I said gum not guns
@maymayrays
3 жыл бұрын
🤣 I heard “gun” too... but figured it was “gum.”
@Sparkdon
3 жыл бұрын
True, even I heard guns
@rubytuesday9539
3 жыл бұрын
Geez, to even begin to think you could buy a gun at a pharmacy in the U.S. Lol.
@booboobunny5655
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen guns in a pharmacy
@chere6929
3 жыл бұрын
I love France. Good to know these things but It’s all about adjusting no matter where you go. I think everyone should go abroad for the experience . It’s amazing. Actually my final destiny.
@kevinl.942
3 жыл бұрын
I was shocked during my trip in New York, to see that "pharmacies" would sell magazines and processed food. Being a french doctor, I find it gross to see product really bad for your health sold next to your medication.
@ebick77
3 жыл бұрын
Do French pharmacies sell cigarettes? One major US pharmacy chain, CVS, stopped selling cigarettes due to health concerns. In general, typical US pharmacies or drug stores are mostly convenience stores that also have a pharmacy counter. So you can buy snacks, drinks, basic grocery items, birthday cards, batteries, etc. Some may sell alcohol as well, depending on State laws. In urban areas, large pharmacy chains like Walgreens will also sell pre-made sandwiches and salads. More of a “general store” model rather than single purpose. Whereas if you go to a pharmacy inside a hospital or medical center in the US, it will likely only sell medicine and bandages, etc. That’s probably more similar to a French type of pharmacy.
@servanecaradec9551
3 жыл бұрын
@@ebick77 No you cannot find any cigarettes in a pharmacy ! You have to go to a "tabac presse", which is like a pub (but they also sell magazines, newspaper and cigarettes)
@Melissa-sx9vh
2 жыл бұрын
@@ebick77 In France pharmacies can only sell you medicines and some cosmetic items (like special shampoo for sensitive skin or face creams/washes for special skin conditions), you will never see anything else in a pharmacy. No magazines, no drinks, no food, no batteries, and definitely no cigarettes!! So yeah French pharmacies are more like the pharmacies inside your hospitals or medical centers.
@ckzf1842
3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your videos here in serious lockdown in London , thanks !
@angiebee598
3 жыл бұрын
Along with hair salons, I noticed a lot more optical shops in France than here in the US. Have you noticed this as well?
@HappilyEverAfterinFrance
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@LauraMorland
2 жыл бұрын
Oui ! And once they get your address, they will send you "publicité" forever. At least the one near us has done so... about once a month, after my husband walked in 17 years ago to get a screw for his frames. That's about 150 envelopes that I've had to drop right into the recycle bin.
@cultofpersonalit1888
Жыл бұрын
As a french myself the thing that shocked me when I visited Paris was this strong odor of urine, and the trash everywhere.
@FrenchTwist
3 жыл бұрын
In southern Ohio by the Kentucky border, City Chicken is PORK, Country Fried Steak is Chicken, a taboggan is a hat not a wooden sled. Reeces peanutbutter cups are REESEY cups and Olive Garden has EYEtalian foodl
@ixlnxs
3 жыл бұрын
Good gracious ;) Still want to do the art museums in Cincy though.
@EggBear
2 жыл бұрын
As an Australian I have to say I don't see too many people using credit cards day to day here in Australia. For big purchases yes, but for day to day living- no. We have debit cards that directly withdraw money from a personal bank account.
@IAmFat1968
3 жыл бұрын
Hi ! For 3 maybe not all the people use credit cars but it's everywhere possible to use them even if you want to buy bread and pastries at bakeries and pay just 2 or 3 €, the exceptions are (where I live) the pedicurist and people who produce and sell their own honey. The word "pissoir" just exists in the north of France, otherwise the popular word is "pissotière" or "urinoir" but not very used, by the way the German use this word, believing it's typical french.
@OuiInFrance
3 жыл бұрын
Hi there, you mean just the option of paying by card in general is available everywhere? I agree on that! It's just that that credit cards (not debit) are not mainstream here. Two different financial products. I know a lot of people use checks if cards aren't accepted, like the pedicurist. Love mine! Thanks for watching!
@stevegrimes5105
3 жыл бұрын
thank you for the video! your dog is so sweet
@ladydianaaa
3 жыл бұрын
hi, french here, to me, hugging is really for close friends or familly to show a lot of love (a thank you for example). It's seems more intimate, a larger part of your body is touching the other person than just your face.
@LoganRaven
3 жыл бұрын
Just give your hand to shake it... I've never done "la bise" with an unknown, France is not just upper class from Paris, like USA is not just upper class from NYC
@chetbaker5177
3 жыл бұрын
@@LoganRaven you don't need to be from the paris "upper class" to do la bise, i do it with nearly every female i meet and with my close male friends, and we're from the working class !
@pjschmid2251
3 жыл бұрын
An American here, and hugging would be reserved for family and very close friends. That being said there is a range of people in the US some are huggers and some are not. On the other hand the kiss kiss on the cheek that they do in France would be very, shall I say, shocking to me as an American. Far too personal for a mere acquaintance. Saying hello is just fine. Kissing in any form is reserved for spouses, a boyfriend/girlfriend and very close family.
@hztm
3 жыл бұрын
@@LoganRaven You don't do "la bise" to everybody. Men shakes hand between each others unless it's family of very close friends and do la bise to women they know or at a party with friends's friend. You don't do la bise at your first day at work (unless you are Rachel Green🤣)
@chetbaker5177
3 жыл бұрын
@@pjschmid2251 it's not really a kiss we just make the sound of it, it's more like a cheek tap
@dulik87
7 ай бұрын
I found it extremely difficult to find a restroom in Paris. Majority of places don’t have access to their restroom unless you are a customer. I had to buy $5 coke in restaurant so they could let me use their restroom…something to keep in mind when drinking a lot of water 😅
@pepoppins
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of supermarkets here have machines that actually fill out the check for you. You just have to sign it.
@rebeccaofpollywogflatts8976
2 жыл бұрын
Since following you the urge to travel to France has grown stronger. Thank you
@amandinebautz1975
Жыл бұрын
I French and one time my boy friend has "pisser" inside of our building in the "cour" (it's till outside but Notre really in the street) we come coming back from a bar, i was really chocked because 30s later we will be home. I think in France we don't educaded the boy to refrain them self. Boys are not educated in France, boys will always be boys, is really widespread. I hopp you understand me well. By.
@chrisstad
3 жыл бұрын
In Paris buildings with recessed doors suffer more from the crime of peeing in the streets. It provides some privacy I guess. Regarding smoking what shocks me the most is people throwing their cigarette filters on the sidewalk or in the gutter. I don't thinks they throw them on their appartment floor if they smoke at home.
@marsattaqueladelinquancest9727
3 жыл бұрын
Yes but no ashtray nor dustbin everywhere. I 'm for changing the material of the filters
@chrisstad
3 жыл бұрын
@@marsattaqueladelinquancest9727 My two cents: If you can carry a pack of cigarettes you can also carry a small ashtray as well. Here are some samples duckduckgo.com/?q=portable+ashtrays+for+purse&va=z&t=hr&iax=images&ia=images&iai=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prestoimages.net%2Fstore30%2Frd10427%2F10427_pd2713688_2_purse_ashtray_2.jpg&pn=1
@WaddleQwacker
8 ай бұрын
Frenchie, got my first check book in early 2010s. I think I used one check as a test drive to see how it works. I have never used it since (probably expired now, IDK). And I have never seen anyone using it outside of grandparents mailing them as gifts for family. Most people use their bank card or phones nowadays. Plus many non-branded stores don't accept checks anyway.
@annouchka63
3 жыл бұрын
Hello, We don't use credit card in France, we don't like generally be in debt. I think it's a catholic inheritance because the Roman Church used to forbid loan. Loan was considered to act like God, only God has the possibility to have action/ bet on future. The use of checks is common because there are free, there is no charges. It's a legal obligation for banks to offer free checks. As people already mention the french pharmacies work like the other european pharmacies. I try it in Greece, Germany, Spain and Italy and it was almost the same way. Meal at 18h00, it's an "apero". The ever first veterinarian school in the world was created in the 1761 in Lyon by Claude Bourgelat as he also created the job of veterinarian. And the four french veterinarian schools are members of "grandes écoles". There is a really difficult competition/contest ("concours") to get in these schools. Tabacco is a bad habit but it decrease a little bit, but the french lobby of bars and restaurants is really powerful so it is not possible for the moment to forbid tabacco outside the restaurants. I remenber Korea where tabacco is allowed only in few places, little hide. It was great. Peeing outside...it's a bad men habits because their physiology allowed them to do so. In France it lacks public restroom in the cities and clean especially.
@osez111
3 жыл бұрын
J'aurais dit 1763, je n'etais pas si loin (par contre j'aurais dit 6 ecoles, sans compte l'ULg, qui est la plus grande école vétérinaire de france)
@annouchka63
3 жыл бұрын
@@osez111 4 seulement ecoles: lyon la plus ancienne (site Marcy-l'étoile), Maison-alfort la 2ème crée, Toulouse et nantes, source maison! 🤗
@osez111
3 жыл бұрын
@@annouchka63 ah mais j'vous crois, je voulais simplement dire que je pensais, à tort, 6 (mais j'aurais été bien incapables de les citer, seuls Lyon et MA me sont venus en tête)
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