When in France, Do as the French Do

by Ross Steele

Book Overview

Never feel like a stranger in France again

When should you mention a person's family name in a greeting? Should you pay immediately when you are served in a caf ? Wearing what item of clothing will instantly reveal you as a tourist? All these answers and more can be found in When in France, Do As the French Do, a fun and intriguing book that teaches you about France's culture, language, and people.

It features 120 intriguing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844225525
• ISBN13: 9780844225524
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Good introduction

Useful for people planning to live in, do business in, or merely visit France. Or even an armchair traveller interested in customs and mores elsewhere.Steele gets it right. Many of his comments are also revealed in some of the best books about living in France such as Sarah Turnbull's 'Almost French' and Adam Gropnik's 'From PAris to the Moon'. Steele has sections on a whole range of subjects: arts, business, daily life, food and drink, identity, language, philosophy, politics, and more. Discover the answer to questions such as: when should you mention a person's family name in greeting? how should you attract a waiter's attention? where was Napoleon Bonaparte first buried? what French fast food chains are there? why don't French people smile as much as Americans? when in a meeting do you hand over a business card?