French Or Foe?: Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in FranceThis book has long been the reference for what it is about the French that rubs Americans the wrong way, why the Franco-American alliance has difficulties, and how to handle French people, and find out, she says, "how wonderful they are." Now in the third edition, Polly Platt examines the revolution of the last few years brought about by the computer and the Internet. Interviews with many American and French executives explain the differences and the similarities in procedures in the work place compared to five years ago. In addition, French or Foe's third edition describes the "French exceptions" of the last few years: the Messier scandal, the reasons why France was voted the Workers' Paradise in 2002; the romantic Look, version 2003; the government's new measures to combat the number of road deaths and to reduce smoking; the new Mayor's campaign against dog poop and his transforming of the banks of the Seine into Paris Plage, a beach resort; the havoc wrought by the hurricanes at Christmas 2000. The third edition tells what happened to various French heroes such as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Yves Saint Laurent and describes events like the reburial of Alexandre Dumas in the Pantheon, the French hall of fame. - Publisher. |
Contents
Six Codes Rudeness is in the Eye of the Beholder | 23 |
French Space Public Private and Office | 37 |
French Time Why Does Everything Take so Long? | 47 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
The French in the United States: An Ethnograpic Study Jacqueline Lindenfeld No preview available - 2002 |
Old World, New World: Bridging Cultural Differences : Britain, France ... Craig Storti No preview available - 2001 |