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The oldest bridge in France is called the New Bridge, it was built between 1578 and 1604 and is between the banks of Seine. In American businesses you are offered coffee but in French you wouldn't be offered anything. Also, Americans offer their business cards before they start talking business but the French offer them after they are done.

In the 1800s, the urban middle class of people are called bourgeise and they grew into power and people saw them as important. If a person is trendy they are branche, for example, elle est tres branche. Bread is very important in French culture, it is eaten with every meal.

In France, people did not want any American way of life to become apart of their way of life but Starbucks and McDonald's came anyways. Also after WW2 the American soldiers brought different kinds of music and chewing gum, now France has the highest number of people buying chewing gum. There are a lot of animals in France, fish are the most popular. In Paris, there are more dogs than children.

In France, they adopted many American words, and they were worried that French people would start speaking a mix of French and English. In 2005, Google offered to let the French use their website but the French government declined because it would cost too much money. The French like the idea of skyscrapers because of movies from Hollywood.

Interesting

A light little book for a mental break - full of history and historical context of french phrases, etc. Interesting and fun.