Culture wise France: the essential guide to culture, customs and business etiquette
Author: Laredo, Joe Publisher: Survival Books, 2007.Language: EnglishDescription: 262 p. : Ill./Photos ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781905303076Type of document: BookBibliography/Index: Includes index
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Middle East Campus Reference Section - General |
GUIDEBOOK
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Includes index
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Culture Wise France The Essential Guide to Culture, Customs and Business Etiquette Contents 1 A CHANGE OF CULTURE France is Different Culture Shock Families in France A New Life 2. WHO ARE THE FRENCH? Timeline The People Humour The Class System Children Attitudes to Foreigners National Icons 3. GETTING STARTED Immigration Bureaucracy Accommodation Buying or Hiring a Car Emergency Services Health Services Insurance Education Council Services Utilities Staying Informed Banking Taxes 4. BREAKING THE ICE Sexual Attitudes Meeting People 13 13 15 22 23 25 25 30 41 42 43 44 46 59 59 60 62 64 65 66 69 71 77 78 81 83 84 87 87 91 Invitations Conversation Expatriate Community Confrontation Dealing with Officials 5. THE LANGUAGE BARRIER Learning French Other Languages I Slang and Swearing Body and Sign Language Forms of Address Greetings Telephone, Letters and Email 6. THE FRENCH AT WORK Work Ethic Permits and Paperwork Finding a Job Contracts Starting or Buying a Business Black Economy Women in Business Business Etiquette Employing People Trade Unions Working Week Holidays 7. ON THE MOVE Driving Public Transport By Bike and On Foot 8. THE FRENCH AT PLAY Dress Code Eating and Drinking Cafes, Bars and Restaurants 93 99 102 103 104 107 107 116 117 118 119 121 123 127 127 132 133 137 138 141 141 143 152 154 154 155 159 159 168 170 173 173 174 178 Nightlife Celebrations Funerals Clubs Popular Culture The Arts 9. RETAIL THERAPY Opening Hours Greeting Queuing Customer Service Sales and Bargain Shopping Types of Shop Food and Wine Clothes Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Internet and Mail-Order Shopping Returning Goods 10. ODDS and ENDS Climate Crime Flag and Anthem Geography Government France and the European Union International Relations Pets Religion Time Difference Tipping Toilets APPENDICES INDEX 183 184 190 191 192 201 205 205 205 205 206 208 208 210 214 215 215 216 219 219 220 221 222 224 227 227 228 229 230 231 232 235 257
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