elite

élite

aristocracy

capitalists

royalty

class

privilege

power

creme de la creme

high class

unique people

upper class

snobbish

pretentious

rich

first-class

aristocracy

cyberpunk

high

snob

prestigious

exclusive

snobbish

holier-than-thou

high class

rich

educated

rich

powerful

small

power

important

superior

upper echelon

high/upper class

the intelligent

aristocratic

MIT

snob

hacker

rich

cosmopolitan

wealth

control

excellent

wealthy

influential

rich people

snobs

 

winner

meilleur

supérieur

supériorité

maîtrise

supaero

MIT

tireur

écoles

crême

supérieur

mannequin

meilleurs

tireur

bon

marginalisation

hiérarchie

intelligent

haut place

nation

étudier

représentant

meilleur

rare

gagner

pouvoir

intellectuels

grandes écoles

politique

ineptie

nantis

meilleur

sélection

high

wealthy

distant

ingénieur

nazisme

systeme

snob

isolée

le gouvernement

les riches

nation

classification

intellectuel

légion

supaero

MIT

grandes écoles

philosophie

minorité

travail

profit

Discussion

----In America the entertainment industry reigns supreme. Movie stars and celebrities are the 'elite'; scientists and intelligentsia are no longer elite in the public view. Scientists must struggle to get funding for their research, even as public funding decreases. The elite is mostly driven by the power of the dollar. ----

----Both the American and French students said that people who are elite are: intelligent, rich, and snobbish.This is an interesting mix of negative and positive connotations. In France do people who are considered elite give back to their community or are they only concerned with their own well being?

----In French, the word "elite" seems to have much more positive connotations than its English counterpart. Perhaps this is indicative of a cultural backlash to a partially socialist form of government; maybe since the government of France does not give its people completely free reign over its money and success, the people idealize the idea of becoming one of the "elite". And in America, where capitalist rule exists, those who cannot become successful for whatever reason resent those who are successful. -----peeto de la noche .

----Both the American and French students said that people who are elite are: intelligent, rich, and snobbish.This is an interesting mix of negative and positive connotations. In France do people who are considered elite give back to their community or are they only concerned with their own well being?

----Very strange--here, the word elite has very negative connotations--the elite are people who have taken somthing from someone else, which they don't deserve. They are disliked they are the snobs, the users. In France, you all want to be the elite--words like "ganger" etc--Are the French not resentful of the rich? What about the french revolution and all that, the workers liberation, etc?

----why did the french students name MIT multiple times? do they normally associate MIT with elite automatically? or was this more a result of the fact that the project is with MIT students? (is MIT on your mind excessivley? are you trying to be polite? is accademic ability a primary quality for someone to be elite?)

----Well... I would say that the americans didn't really think about MIT (except for one). In general intellectuality is a very minor component of the elite, as opposed to the french way of thinking about it where it figured in several forms (philosophy, engineer, grandes ecoles, and Supaero and MIT). For us it is mostly social and economic status.

----Both the American and French students said that people who are elite are: intelligent, rich, and snobbish.This is an interesting mix of negative and positive connotations. In France do people who are considered elite give back to their community or are they only concerned with their own well being?

----Il y a beaucoup de points communs: pouvoir, superieur, snob, riches. ----Les francais ont pense a SupAero et MIT, mais les americains n'ont pense qu'a MIT... ----

----What is the approximate order of precedence of various social circles in relation to the word elite? In other words, which group is more the true elite? Please include those which YOU consider to be the elite. My following example is meant only to clarify the question. The kind of answer I expect looks like: 1) Politicians 2) Intellectuals 3) Businessmen etc. or something like that. ----