Having just gone to Paris, I learned a few things about French people and French culture.
Here’s the 10 requirements to passing off as a French Person :
- Don’t Smile
- Be Skinny
- Drink More Wine Than Water
- Don’t Wear a Beret – contrary to popular belief, very few French people wear berets. During my time in Paris I saw ONE guy with a Beret
- Give Yourself a French Sounding Name – Especially important if you’re looking for a job in France
- Have long meals, and be sure to chit chat and gesticulate during the entire course of the meal – you’re allowed to smile in this situation
- Wear designer clothes – French people (and Italians as well) really know how to dress sharp.
- Wear nice shoes – no sneakers – the easiest way to pick out an American Tourist in Paris is to look at their feet, they’re usually wearing sneakers!
- Kiss your friends on the cheek when you meet them
- And, of course, the most important, speak French PROPERLY
You forgot the baguette and over perfuming yourself! As someone said above, Parisians are totally different than the rest of the country… Much like LA people and New Yorkers with the rest of America.
Dominic
pfff i am not impressed …maybe that is Paris but that certainly isn’t France…i have been living here for a while, my boyfriend is French and there are some HUGE generalisations…:p
oh and maybe this is just in the south where i come from, but the thing that makes you the most french here is generally not caring what people think of you…in limitations…i mean…i smile all the time, i wear very crappy boots and swear in French like everybody does here…and often get thought of as a typical french girl