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France is a unitary semi-presidential republic located in Western Europe. Paris is its capital and French is its official language. France has a population of over 65 million people and uses the euro as its currency. Some highlights of French culture discussed in the document include champagne, the Alps, and the Eiffel Tower. The document also discusses French social customs like greetings, gift-giving etiquette, gestures, and business dining. Overall, the document provides an overview of key facts about France as well as aspects of its culture, customs, and social norms.

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France Presentation

France is a unitary semi-presidential republic located in Western Europe. Paris is its capital and French is its official language. France has a population of over 65 million people and uses the euro as its currency. Some highlights of French culture discussed in the document include champagne, the Alps, and the Eiffel Tower. The document also discusses French social customs like greetings, gift-giving etiquette, gestures, and business dining. Overall, the document provides an overview of key facts about France as well as aspects of its culture, customs, and social norms.

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Bienvenue

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France
FRANCE – AN OVERVIEW
• CAPITAL - PARIS
• LANGUAGE – FRENCH
• AREA – 674843 sq.km
• POPULATION-65,073,482
• CURRENCY – EURO
• GOVERNMENT- UNITARY
SEMI-PRESIDENTIAL
REPUBLIC
BEST OF FRANCE

champagne
alps

Eiffel tower
SOCIAL CUSTOMS
GREETING : Bonjour (GOOD MORNING/DAY)
Bonsoir (GOOD EVENING)
Bonne nuit (GOOD NIGHT)
WHILE TALKING TO STRANGERS
THEY USE FORMAL FORM OF
ADDRESS(VOUS) AND NOT
(tu/toi)
HANDSHAKES
LIGHTLY KISSING ON CHEEKS

GIFTS : SMALL PRESENT OF FLOWERS OR


CHOCOLATE.
FOREIGN FOODS AND DRINKS
GENERALLY NOT WELL RECEIVED
UNLESS THEY ARE HIGHLY PRIZED IN
FRANCE
SENDING CARDS OTHER THAN ON
BIRTHDAY IS NOT COMMON IN
FRANCE
 GESTURES : POINTING INDEX FINGER IS
CONSIDERED RUDE
PULLING DOWN LOWER
EYELID CONVEYS DISDELIEF
OR DISAGREEMENT
NODDING OF HEAD
INDICATES AGREEMENT

• MAINTAINS EYE CONTACT WHILE TALKING

• PUNCTUALITY
Family life
• Le manage – the basic domestic
unit
• Three types of domestic unit
1) the patriarchal family
2) the stem family
3) the nuclear family
• Position of women in society
labour market, service sector and
part time jobs
• Important events in families
a) marriage
b) having a baby
c) coping with death
Housing and clothing
• Different types of housing
– Ferme
– Mas
• Occasions require special clothing
– religious festival
Christmas
lent
– France festival
Cannes film festival (Le Festival)
French open tennis
nice jazz festival
• Colours associated with mourning-
white,
love- red,
joy- yellow
• Appropriate business attire
For men- conservative business suits
For women- business suits or elegant dresses
Food
• Structure of food
– breakfast (le petit dejeuner)
– lunch ( le dejeuner)
– dinner (le diner)
• Business entertainment
Places
– Whitties
– Tescople
– Athens
Drinks
– Aperitef
– champagne
• Seat of honour at a table
etiquette rules
Classes in which the societies are organized

•Salesian society

•Social class

•Feudal society
Racial, religious or economic factors
determining social status

•Social structure

•Racial & economic factors

attitudes to
immigration
•Issue of race and racism feature largely in discussion of
sociology of welfare
Political patterns
• Immediate threats to the political
survival of the country- global
political strategy
• Public opinion- peace keeping,
internet, freedom of expression
• Media information needed-social
media
• The French government is

• acussed of tightening the media


control
Religion and folk beliefs
• 80% of population is catholic
• Prohibition of wearing of
hijab(Muslim head scarves)
• Famous cathedrals are
Autun,notre dame,paray le-
monial
• Holidays on the occasion of
Easter, Christmas, labor day,
all saints day etc
• Smoking and drinking
Oldest wine producing
region of Europe
Legal drinking and
smoking age is 18
Smoking in public places
is banned
• A ladybird, eared owl,
green dwarves are
considered lucky and
earless owl is unlucky
Value systems
• Education
– Mandatory between ages 6 and
16
– Education system is highly
centralized

• Hospitality towards others


– courteous, polite and friendly
– speaks direct and to the point

• Admirable virtues
Courage, loyalty, faithfulness,
hard working etc
Economic Institutions

• Definition
Network of commercial
organizations (such as
manufacturers,
producers, wholesalers,
retailers, and buyers)
who generate,
distribute, and purchase
goods and services.
• French hotels are more than just meals and laundry.
Additional features such as wifi, custom selection of movies and channels to
watch, a personalised chef to give you the best of French cuisine
• Exchanging business cards are very much a custom.
Have the other side of your business card translated into French. Although
not a business necessity, it demonstrates an attention to detail that will be
appreciated while not forgetting to include advanced academic degrees.
• The french working week.
The standard French working week is 35 hours, having been reduced
from 39 hours. The manner in which working time is calculated is
not necessarily locked into the time-frame of the working week.
• Transportation in France…not at all a hassle.
The French have made a large investment in public transportation,
and thus they have the metro, trams, buses.
• The french trade unions.
France has a lower proportion of its workforce in trade unions than the USA. But at the
same time the French unions are considered powerful and strong enough to rattle the
government down.

• “Socializing”…an integral part of business


Working lunches and breakfasts are becoming more common in France.
Merci
Presented by,

SURAJ SINGH
MEENOO MISHRA
VARUN GUPTA
RAVEENA JAIN
TESSY JOHN

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