A bit of stereotypes, a bit of French culture

Hello! Today it's time for the presentation of two another stereotypes about French. France is the capital of perfumes, and this is where most of them are created, and yet the French are said to have a problem with hygiene and, as a result, smell bad. This stereotype dates back to the distant past, because until the time of Louis XIV when there was a problem of hygiene in Versailles. Since then, this cliché has been adopted to speak of the French in an unflattering way. A BVA poll from 2015 claims that only 57% of French people take a shower every day. This survey shows that after all, not all French people experience a sense of cleanliness every day. The French are lazy and are on strike all the time. This stereotype ties in with the stereotype of being grumpy. The remark on laziness comes from the observation that the French have fewer working hours per week and are a country that is very often on strike. However, these facts do not mean that employees in this country are less p...

Hi! Another stereotype well known to all is that the French are gourmets. According to the Poles, they eat a lot of frogs. Yes, this treat is present in France and the French can't resist it, but it's not that they eat frogs at every meal. In fact, these amphibians are under protection, so only some French eat them and frogs are on the menu of the best restaurants. In addition,   the English, however little known for their cuisine, had  the idea of cooking it well before the French. So,  they are not the French who started this custom, moreover they are not the only ones on Earth who eat frogs, or rather their thighs . Likewise with snails, baguettes, cheeses and wine. It's not that every French person constantly eats snails. Some eat it and others don't. They are also well recognized for their wines and cheeses having a bad smell. However, France is not the country that consumes the most wine. The French are seen by the Poles as a sensitive person who can shed a tea...

Hello! Today we will speak about one staereotype abot Poles and then we will pas to the stereotypes about French. Let's go! Poland is associated with beautiful women, not only this belief is present in France but also in other countries. Polish women are considered charming women. Polish women have Slavic beauty in their genes, which is specific and attractive to many other nations. This does not mean, however, that every Pole is a blue-eyed, long-legged blonde of the model. We now turn to stereotypes about the French. How is the French nation perceived by the Poles? First, the fashion side. Most people associate a Frenchman with a man who walks the streets of Paris, he has a mustache and wears a striped garment, a red scarf and a beret. But is it sure that all French people are like that and all live in Paris? No, this image has imposed itself in the culture and is passed on from generation to generation. In Poland, we say "Francja elegancja!" to describe something elega...

For all French people, Epiphany is synonymous with the "Galette des rois" (a cake), which is enjoyed ceremoniously a few days before and after January 6. January 6 is the occasion in France to "choose the Kings" (to decide who will be the king of the day). The "galette des rois" is a round, flat, and golden cake made with flake pastry and often filled with frangipane, fruit, or chocolate. In Provence, the galette takes the form of a ring of brioche topped with candied fruit. A porcelain or earthenware figurine ("the bean") is placed in a traditional flat cake called a "galette", the roundness of which symbolizes the sun. The tradition has it that the youngest member of the family distribute the slices to the different people seated. The lucky one who finds the "broad bean" in his slice of the "galette" becomes the king (or queen) of the day and must choose his / her companion. Each bakery in France sells different si...