Les Différences culturelles entre les américains et les français (document en anglais)

Cultural differences between American and French people

Intro: I have decided to choose subject more different than the others, who ‘s speak about their activities or their country. So, my subject speaks about the cultural differences between the American and French people. I decided to choose this subject, because I think it’s more important to analyze different ideology in different society. It’s what’s for I choose two societies very famous : American society and French society.

Since almost three century, America stayed, for the European immigrants, one continent to discover, to colonize. Some settled in the east coast and they founded businesses and industries. Others settled in the countryside to farm. They also had to learn to rely, whenever possible, on their own. From generation to generation, Americans have cultivated the virtues of pioneers and

"self-made men."

We will discover the differences between these socities.

Above all, I decided to focalize me on a point which seem me interesting. Before discovering the differences between these societies, I want to show the different prejudices and stereotype that exists between members of these societies.

The american see the french as…

“Liberté, égalité, fraternité” for “freedom, equality, brotherhood”

People who don’t work

People who don’t speak English

People who are rude to tourists, anti American and ungrateful

People who live in a bureaucratic Socialist system and who are totally dependent on the State

People who don’t respect religious freedom etc…

Are highly implicit pessimist and negative : past value ; good at analysis and criticism

Contextual : “it depends”

Like what is complex

Want to be independent

Based on being a member of a group

BEING : you are judged on what you are value quality of life

The French see the American as…

E pluribus unum and In God we Trust

Arrogant and sure, they are always right and good moralizing and very religious

People who have free access to guns and who use them to shoot each other when things go wrong

People who are very capitalists and only think about money

People who don’t understand other nations

People who don’t take criticism

Are highly explicit optimist and positive : value present and future ; good at action

Like what is simple

Want to be loved

Social identity is based on the individual

DOING : you are judged

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