tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018422922616917049.post7161452433798052332..comments2023-06-24T03:04:09.755-07:00Comments on Get Real France: The Art of French Small TalkKaz O'Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02503331616277132302noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018422922616917049.post-49482985144918555462013-02-09T01:02:32.677-08:002013-02-09T01:02:32.677-08:00Interesting John, thanks for commenting.
We'l...Interesting John, thanks for commenting. <br />We'll never really understand them, will we?Kaz O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503331616277132302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018422922616917049.post-10801470886831072172013-02-08T16:47:41.007-08:002013-02-08T16:47:41.007-08:00Can definately identify with this sort of thing. D...Can definately identify with this sort of thing. Despite being in France 16 years, I have two very young children. One is in Grande Section at school. Doing the school run you wonder why the other parents give you the cold shoulder...<br /><br />http://superpositoire.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/other-parents-at-my-sons-french-school/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018422922616917049.post-72719650432242213642011-06-07T04:24:50.937-07:002011-06-07T04:24:50.937-07:00good point Ksam, like your blog too!good point Ksam, like your blog too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018422922616917049.post-52519683474535207832011-06-07T02:53:24.865-07:002011-06-07T02:53:24.865-07:00I think it's more of a cultural thing - the Fr...I think it's more of a cultural thing - the French save all of their time and effort for those within their small circle of family & friends (all people they have known for years). Anybody outside that circle doesn't matter, so why would you "waste" your time talking to them? <br /><br />To me, this also explains why they don't hold the door for you, why they don't help strangers out, why you get bad customer service, etc - helping an inconnu is something you just don't do!Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.com