I’m in Britain and I really hate the eyelashes, fillers and makeup here for young girls sometimes and the intense pressure I see everywhere to get them. Poor girlies.
I’m in Britain and I really hate the eyelashes, fillers and makeup here for young girls sometimes and the intense pressure I see everywhere to get them. Poor girlies.
American, currently living in France.
My (French) wife and her mother would often argue. I’d step in and tell them to calm down and they would look at me like I had spontaneously grown a second head or something. They were confused that I thought they were arguing.
The French often passionately discuss topics. They are direct, they are forceful, they work to get their point across. To the US eye, it looks a hell of a lot like an argument. To the French, it’s often how the communicate about important things. I’ve heard other Americans (and Brits) say the same thing.
In fact, it’s the reason I almost didn’t marry this wonderful woman. The first time we met, in London, I thought it was going terribly because she was really, really interesting (and beautiful), but she argued against everything I said and I was pretty sure she didn’t like me.
Turns out she wasn’t arguing with me. She was having a great evening. We’ve been married 13 years, but this still catches me off guard.
Yeah. They shout at each other all the time. In the street, in the office, in cafes, it’s mad.
I can count office blow outs in the UK on one hand … In fact two fingers. It’s NOT something that’s done. In France, yeah it’s fine.