Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité — from the Revolution to the Louvre, France shaped modern civilization.
• French cuisine = UNESCO heritage!
• Cheese: 400+ varieties (Brie,
Camembert, Roquefort)
• Wine: Bordeaux, Champagne, Burgundy
• 2-hour lunch breaks
•
"Le repas gastronomique" — multi-course ritual
• Boulangeries on every
corner
• Louvre: World's #1 museum
• Impressionism born here (Monet,
Renoir)
• Paris = Fashion capital (Chanel, Dior, YSL)
• Paris Fashion
Week
• Street art in Le Marais, Belleville
• Cinema: Cannes Film Festival
• French language pride! (Académie française protects it)
• "Bonjour" =
ESSENTIAL (say it everywhere!)
• Bureaucracy is legendary (paperasse)
• Strikes
(grèves) = national tradition
• Debate culture — love intellectual
discussions
• Laïcité (secularism) = core value
• Long café culture (sit for hours with one espresso!)
• Apéro (pre-dinner drinks) =
sacred
• August vacation — entire country slows down!
• Work-life balance
prioritized
• Markets every Saturday
• Terrasse sitting = lifestyle