Question

Difference between France and Germany?

Answer 1

hey dear....

Exaggerated:

So if we comparing the clique version of both countries couple of things stand out:

1. Saying no
German person says noFrench person says Oui, mais (yes, but)
2.Emotions
Germans: What are those? Rationalism/Logic!French: Way more emotionally driven and impulsive - just look at how they vote
3.Greeting
Germany: shake handsFrench: kiss x times depending on the region
4.Punctuality
Germans are picky about time, don't be lateFrench are way more relaxed
5.Breaks
Germans worry about breaks when they need themFrench worry about breaks before they start to work
6.Breakfast
Germans: ham and meat “Brotzeit” (Breadtime), soft eggFrench: croissant with a coffee, it is considered weird to eat ham sausages for breakfast
7.Food
Germans: diverse food culture across the country, lot of fast food, but its food you eat because you need it.French: they celebrate eating - you never see a person eating while walking, they really take their time for it
8.Drinks
Germany: generally beer with couple of wine areas, germans get wasted on beer/wine/hard liquorFrench: Wine Wine Wine Wine - Champagne, if they get wasted they stick with hard liquor
9.Enjoyment
Germans: typical germans struggles to let loose/relaxFrench: ” joie de vivre” (cheerful enjoyment of life) - they really know how to enjoy themselves
10.Weed
Germany - real negative stigma attached to itFrench - way more accepted
11.School
Germany - after school a lot of people take a gap year, no real elitism around their UniversitiesFrench - gap year is not really a common thing, they have their elite universities which graduates are running the country

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