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Let me blow your mind: "eau" (water) is pronounced "oh" and there isn't even an o in it 😂
As a French I died laughing when she talking about he M Mm Mmm 😂😂😂
I forgot we do that😂
"oui" means "yes" and is pronounced like "we" in english, i love your channel btw
in french culture debating is a way to bond by understanding and being understood by the other when in the US (what i saw of it, i'm surely biased) i think people have a friendly façade but hide their "flaws" even to their friends, having imperfections is what make you human, i can't bond with someone flawless because they hide their true self and i always have the impression they have utter motives to be around me
Tipping is expected in the US as employers don't have to pay a liveable wage.
With the "not bad" thing… Europeans just don't go over the top with their reactions. I feel like Americans are eager to please even when they are not pleased. Saying something is fabulous when you think it's not fab is a lie and I'm not ok with that. We just like to keep it real.
I'm Belgian and I've known a lot of French people from different regions of France and never heard any of them using that much "mmm" in a conversation. Once in a while yes, but not constantly in the background. That is very exagerated.
Belgians are definitely better at picking up dog poop then French. Probably because decades ago they started with fines of 250 euros in Belgium if you didn't pick it up. It's super super rare to see dog poop anywhere here on pavement or in grass nowadays. It's a real mind change in a few decades time. I remember in the 80s and early 90s you couldn't take your eye of the pavement or you'd step in dog shit.
Not to embarrass you, but if you tip five dollars, when your hair cut costs 15$, that's a 33% tip. <3 You bein' generous!
I've never heard the mm mm in France ! The dog poo is a serious disgrace, it's everywhere, near schools as well !!
I am French and I never heard that mmm sound. Bollocks
Lol so far French people are like most of other Europeans. In my country people also like their space, don't start a conversation with people outta nowhere, we do debate out point of view and stuff like that, cause it's good to know what other people think and it shows that they have their own brain and use it. Also last time I was blunt to an American online, I was called a xenofobe, and it had to do with the expression of ones self. As in, some Americans think that they're being mindful of other people's feelings, but that usually only lasts until you have an opposing opinion. And another thing, why is that form of robbery still called "tipping" in the States? I mean, at least change its name to "salary" since that's what it works as anyways. Also the "negative slant" is part of being direct, imo. Like, why lie to a person that the food is great, if it sucks or is just average..? You want them to improve or at least know they gave you food poisoning, not go all "oh nana I just love the so and so food that you cooked, cause you spent a lot of time in the kitchen cooking it, and it's still uncooked in some places and tastes like sh*t". I'm also exaggerating, but you get the point. Sometimes it's more polite to tell the truth instead of kissing butt to not hurt feelings.
From a french point of view the first 3 points she does are true but for me it's just that u americans are very unauthentic. U seems to always hide what you really think about people and seems not able to handle any criticism.
The exagareted "mm" sounds she does sounds kinda creepy to me too
P.S: Don't worry about your pronunciation at first when learning a language. We all butchered and many still butcher English while we learned it. Love your content
The mm mmm is so true i also do it when i speak english i can't force myself to not do it 😂
The poster (yes on our left), is a pics of France, by night, by satellite. The darkest parts are mainly mountains. At the bottom left the Pyrenees, the clear line being the border with Spain, at the bottom right, in the curve, the Alps, and right in the middle the Massif Central. And the cake that shines like a Christmas tree, the Paris region. It's a good map to know where to go on vacation, depending on whether you want the city shining or rather incredible landscapes and skies, you have to follow or flee the light 😉
My french ex and his family didn't do that mm mm stuff THAT much. Like… it's there but a lot less often. It was def not stressing. I feel like they confirmed me a bit at the same rate as swedes or any other european i've met do.
About "pas mal" ("not bad") : a lot depends on intonation. You can say it so it means so-so and you can say it so it means fantastic. "Pas maaaaaal" with a stress on the second word can mean "have a look at THAT" (if a hot guy walks by for example). Generally you wouldn't say "pas mal" about a dish you're served at a friend's place except if you know them very well and use the "pas maaaal" version which really means "wow". But as a guest of people you don't know very well, you'd say "délicieux", "formidable", "excellent". Avoid "pas mal" if you're not sure.
So I‘m not French but it’s my native language and I interact a lot with my family and friends over there that mmm sound normally doesn’t come from the throat like that. That sounded crazy and exaggerated. I sure people literally would stop mid conversation and look at you crazy for doing it like that. It’s a normal m sound imagine that m in mouse just stretched out. I personally use „hein“ more I guess but it’s normally not that distracting to what you saying if you get used to. That one was crazy.
the French are different from the Americans, they don't laugh constantly for nothing, they don't greet you with the American familiarity of the street, they don't smile when they feel obliged,…for them the smile is a gift, a gift that is deserved and that is not given to everyone. So don't be surprised if the French don't immediately smile when you meet them, they will get to know you a little before laughing stupidly like the Americans do….but once they have understood you a little better and If they appreciate you, they will be remarkably kind and attentive…and the smiles will be radiant.
regarding dog droppings…hummm, Americans are shocked to see a person not picking up their dog's droppings, but they are not shocked to see these poor people in their street, living in sleeping bags on the sidewalks, and feed on what they found in the trash…while there is a lot of money in the United States….so…
No, the poster is France with roads
saying "not bad" in french can have different meanings. It can just mean: it's barely ok or it can mean also mean: it is great ! if you put the right tone to it 😉
Nowadays the french that don't pickup their dog poop are hiding from people. They usually do it if other people are watching but some don't care anymore when they are alone. I've always thought it was mostly old people but idk
Yeah, Americans complaining about French people's behavior,…… in France. What a scoop. When I go in USA, I do as Americans, as simple as that.
Vidéo très sympa, bravo pour votre ouverture d'esprit et votre envie de comprendre des cultures différentes, si tout le monde était comme vous le monde n'en serait que meilleur !
Whoops ! the photo represents France seen at night by a satellite where from the space station as always the american are in their bubbles believing they are alone in the world
Many of the French customs are similar to us Italians, many of French customs are similar to us Italians. They say they are our cousins from beyond the alps !!
The "hum hum" things is not really true, we wouldn't do that that often nor that way, it's one "hum hum" every 20s to 2minutes, depending on the conversation, and one would alternate the "hum hum" some "oui" (yes) or "en effet" (indeed), things like that, not just having a sprt of countinous "hum hum hum hum hum hum"
French dude here : gonna be blunt, like n: 3 says
1: We consider the US to have zero debating skills. To french this is spoiled child attitude. And we say "only dumb people never change any opinion" That's an american problem
2 Stop the hypocrisy. You don't want to be there, i want to get out, let's not waste energy on ceremonial meaningless chit chat. It is linked to 1, with that tendency of seing everything in bright shinny colors while life is clearly not. And when confronted to something negative, you loose your shits way too fast, because you are not used to deal with negative opinions. So that's an american problem.
3 Same here for bluntness, what was said above explain well. We can soften the message. But better have it out (especially with friends or work) than letting it boils undercover until it explodes. Again, americans are not used to negativity, your problem, not ours
4 Tipping, should i had more than "pay your workers a livable wage" ?
5 yeah, just flegmatic, body langage and small sounds are enough to convey this kind of micro messages. Don't a need a whole "i hear you" or a "yes please continue". Too much energy spent. if you crave attention that much, and feel you are getting interrupted, not a French problem, because tou have our attention.
6 we share that with the brits
7 Nah they just don't want to apply a boring ass long procedure, or the company does everything to avoid spending money while they are at fault. It's just bad customer service. Reason is we will not go to court or on the media to scream at injustice. (That is something we are rather lacking. I wouldn't go for the US level, bit a little more from French people would really help to move things around)
da feck she is on with those mmh.
We use it where you'll usually say "I see" or something in a convo and it doesn't sound so harsh, it's like a hum
As a french, if we say no to something, it's because it's a no. If we finally agree, it's not because you need to insist, it's mostly because you were so annoying/rude we don't want to deal with you anymore
So the French can have an adult conversation and agree to disagree.
Americans cannot.
its the us-americans who are rude.
A map of Germany i swear you can't be more typical american 🤣
Oui is yes, the h is silent and if French is not your mother tongue you might get the impression, that not a single word is written even similar to how it is pronounced. But it is the beautiful language of beautiful people in a beautiful country! ❤
The remark about the map could – hypothetically – lead to the assumption, that your skills in geography have some room for improvement when it comes to the so called "rest of the world". Germany would be adjoining to the upper right of this map.
Hello ( sorry for my english iam french and my english is not so good) i am not agree with her with " pas mal" " pas moche ". The fact is french are latins people like italien etc and we are more " hot" i don’t have the real Word in english. Well the fact the latins talk with the mouth and body language like italien with théorie hands. The "not bad " just with the mouth is 50% of the réaction the other 50% is the body language. The mouth say " not bad " and the face, the eyes says waouh.
The other think the " mh-mh" is a little caricatural. When you are on the phone you listen your interlocutor this its for approuvate the conversation without speacking and not cut the voice and to know you are still here. In the public ot’w like "ok" when it’s a long conversation too signifat your agreement. ́ but the Word with the body language. When i a call the the doctor it’s disrespectfull to say mh mh. That’s in a familar conversation
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How can you talk about a country without even knowing what it looks like on a map?
That's what I find rude about americans, it's arrogant ignorance
Good morning.Hum It's an onomatopoeia 1 {Hum} no I don't believe you. .2{Hum} The use to say I'm listening to you or to indicate one's presence or that I'm following your conversation, especially when it's interminable or to avoid interrupting someone who is confiding on the phone Or a discussion that is very very long 😁😁😁
looooooool
the photo with the light it is the france