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Title: Cultural Misunderstandings: The French-American Experience by Raymonde Carroll, Carol Volk ISBN: 0-226-09498-7 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: April, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Impartial & well presented views on both cultures
Comment: This book presents impartially both French & American perspectives on some major topics in daily life (conversation, parent-child relationship, information exchange, blame, ...) through some simple daily cultural misunderstanding scenes. It shade some light on how both sides look at the same issue, and accordingly how they act, and how different they are! All is presented without some fancy theories, but in an elegantly concise and knowledgable way of an ethnologist.
I read the french version directly so I cannot comment on the quality of the translation. I doubt, however, that there would be important points lost in the translation as the author writes clearly and does not play with linguistic nuances.
I am not American nor French, but I have spent part of my life in both countries. This book brings back to mind the old experiences (both positive & negative) and provide some light on the questions I have on both cultures that I have finally come to love.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very insightful book
Comment: While somewhat tedious and redundant in areas, this book was extremely insightful into some of the cultural differences between the French and Americans. Addressing many subtlties that wouldn't immediately come to mind otherwise, this book highlights the differences in communication styles and typical conduct in the context of friendship, and it also contains a particularly detailed examination of how American vs. French couples interact with each other. If you're planning an extended stay in France, or possibly re-locating, this book could definitely spare you a great deal of confusion and embarrassment.
Rating: 4
Summary: Regret not having read it sooner !
Comment: I am french and about to relocate to the US in a few months. I have been several time in the US and faced to several social situations described in this book... This book is a revelation for me, making me suddenly figure out how so many times I have been stuck by cultural misunderstandings without even noticed them... I recommend it passionately !
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Title: Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French by Jean-Benoit Nadeau, Julie Barlow ISBN: 1402200455 Publisher: Sourcebooks Trade Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Au Contraire! Figuring Out The French by Gilles Asselin, Ruth Mastron ISBN: 187786482X Publisher: Intercultural Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Savoir-Flair: 211 Tips for Enjoying France and the French by Polly Platt, Ande Grchich ISBN: 0964668416 Publisher: Distribooks Intl Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: French or Foe?: Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France by Polly Platt ISBN: 0964668424 Publisher: Distribooks Intl Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The French Way : Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs of the French by Ross Steele ISBN: 0844214957 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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