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This document provides an overview of culture and society in France. It discusses France's GDP, population, key industries, languages and dialects, climate differences between northern and southern France, history, sports, gastronomy, politics, social differences compared to the US such as health insurance and university tuition, business etiquette, and a quiz about France.
France ppt final
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- 3. Demographics âą GDP: $2.097trillion âą GDP: $14.14 trillion âą GDP per Capita: $32,600 âą GDP per Capita: $46,000 âą Population: 64 million âą Population: 307 million âą Population growth rate: 0.549% âą Population growth rate: 0.977%
- 4. Industries - Aeronautics - Train -Nuclear - TV owned by the gov. - Electricity
- 5. Language & dialects Culturaldifferences Religions
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- 9. + Medieval France + The flag = Revolutioncockade Actual flag
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- 11. Culture French fries areNOT french!!
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- 17. Social differences âą âą âą âą Health insurance Retirement Onlineprivacy University tuition âą French LOVE strikes and marches
- 18. What about business? DONâT When? -during a job interview, from the candidate - during a job interview, from the employer - about politics - in a restaurant - in the middle of the day why? - all employees must be affiliated by the employer to the national health program - "Do you have existing medical - it would be against the law (discrimination) conditions ?" What? - "What is your health plan ? " - "What is the President's faith ? - The President is in charge of ensuring secularism - Considered rude and cheap - "Can I have a doggy bag" -"It's one pm : are you hungry for a meal ? " - When it's lunch time, you have lunch, hungry or not!
- 19. USA - FRANCE Americans - are highly explicit - optimist and positive : value present and future, good at action criticism - binary : "it is true or false" - like what is simple - do not lie (it is bad) - want to be loved - social identity is based on the individual French - are highly implicit - pessimist and negative : value past ; good at analysis and - law and contracts must be respected - try not to get caught - a contract is not linked to the relationship - the contract is strongly associated with it - contextual : "it depends" - like what is complex - lying is no big deal - want to be independent - based on being a member of a group - process oriented : everything must be clear - like grey zones and nuances ; very creative - try to get a win-win deal - if the other one wins, it means that I'll
- 20. Body language âą âą âą âą Count 1,2,3,4,..? Walk? Hug? Youare both in an elevator? âą Say "everything is OKâ? âą Enjoy a meal together?
- 21. French Quiz! 1/3 Whatis the cost of tuition at Sorbonne for a year? âą $400 âą $4,000 âą $40,000
- 22. French Quiz! 1/3 Whatis the cost of tuition at Sorbonne for a year? âą $400 âą $4,000 âą $40,000 âą Library : 26 ⏠Tuition : 102 ⏠Student activities : 9 ⏠University medical services : 5 ⏠Social security : 170 âŹTotal : 312 ⏠( $ 420)
- 23. French Quiz! 2/3 Thenational bird of France is : âą the rooster? âą the sparrow? âą the pigeon?
- 24. French Quiz! 2/3 Thenational bird of France is : âą the rooster? âą the sparrow? âą the pigeon? âNo wonder the French took it as an emblem: it is the only animal who can sing with his feet in mud and believe that he is the one who makes the sun rise...â Churchill.
- 25. French Quiz! 3/3 Roséwine is made of: ⹠2/3 red 1/3 white ⹠1/3 red 2/3 white ⹠100% red grapes ⹠100% white grapes
- 26. French Quiz! 3/3 Roséwine is made of: ⹠2/3 red 1/3 white ⹠1/3 red 2/3 white ⹠100% red grapes ⹠100% white grapes
Editor's Notes
- #3Â Largest region in Western Europe Part of the European Union, adopted euro in January 1999 Borders Bay of Biscayne, English Channel, Mediterranean, Belgium, Spain, and Italy Size is comparable to Texas, only slightly smaller 42nd largest country in the world Territories include French Guiana â northern South America Guadeloupe and Martinique â Caribbean Reunion â Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar Other smaller islands known as dependent areas
- #4Â Population â 21st largest in the world (64,420,073) US â 3rd (307,212,123) 65% - 15-64 18.6% - 14 and under 16.4% - 65 and older Median age is 39.7 Women â 41.2 Men â 38.2 Population growing at .549%, ranks at 152; US just under 1%, .977%, ranks at 130 Family size is comparable about 2 kids Life expectancy is 80.98, ranking 8 US is 78.11, ranking 49 Both countries have literacy rates of 99%, for total population, males and females Spends 5.7% of GDP on education expenses, ranks 46 US spends 5.3%, ranks 57 Economy is currently transitioning from being extensively owned by the government to being more private GDP estimated to be $2.097 trillion in 2009, ranks 9 US estimated GDP in 2009 was $14.14 trillion, ranks 2, only behind European Union as a whole Per capita GDP $32,600 in 2009, ranks 41 US per capita $46,000, ranks 11 Services â 78.9%, Industry â 19.3%, Agriculture â 1.8% US: services â 76.9%, industry â 21.9%, agriculture â 1.2%
- #5Â Industries include: machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, textiles, food processing and tourism Third largest income in the world from tourism, most visited country in the world with 75 million foreign tourists annually #1 competitor in aeronautics Airbus produces about half of the worldâs jet airliners, produces the worldâs largest airliner TGV is a high speed train and is one of the first choices for business and personal travel due to the small size of the country, can take the train anywhere Worldâs largest exporter of electric power Electricity cost is among lowest in Europe Nuclear power industry is considered a success and has put it ahead of the world for providing cheap and clean energy World leader in production of nuclear power by percentage Economy is becoming less controlled by the government and more privatized Many banks and insurers are now private; however, maintains its presence in power, public transportation, and defense industries
- #6Â Various ethnic groups: Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, and Basque minorities Main religion is Roman Catholic â 83-88%, Protestant â 2%, Jewish â 1%, Muslims â 5%, remaining 4% unaffiliated French is the official language spoken by the entire population Regional dialects and languages include: Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, and Flemish
- #7Â Mild summers and cool winters Summers can be quite hot near Mediterranean and winters are milder Mistral is a strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind occasionally experienced North sees lots of rain, South is much nicer, the middle is a combination Flat plains and gentle hills make up the majority of the terrain, remaining is mountainous â Alps in the east, Pyrenees in the south Natural disasters â flooding, avalanches, midwinter storms, droughts and forest fires