France
France
Baguette, Beret, Paris
beautiful, romantic, peaceful
beauty, culture, wine
Bleu, Blanc, et Rouge
Bread
country
country, beautiful, future
creative, changing, similar
culture, tradition
eiffel tower, culture
la tour eiffel, study abroad, cheese
Paris, croissant
Paris, travel, culture
revolution, Paris, riots
romantic
simple pleasures, history, opinions
wine, haughty, clothes
wine, high culture, beauty
1789 , zizou, coq , victor hugo
belle,patrimoine,culture
devoir, redevance, aide, élevé, beau, natal, quitter, revenir
eldorado, individualisme, insécurité, racisme, suicide ,liberté ,fraternité, egalité
freedom, romantic, welfare
grandeur, culture, gastromie, plaintes, manifestations
grenouilles,communautés
grèves, gris, égalité
liberté, art, sex, amour, études, Sarkozy
liberté, égalité, fraternité
liberté, Paris
moi; fromage; toujours moi
paris, alpes
Paris, sécurité sociale (NHS)
paris,gastronomie,paysages
Pas l'Europe
pays
pays de naissance
paysage, liberté
pénible, compliqué, plus très longtemps
Reussite, integration, amour, Paris, rugby, bonheur, bonne sante, liberte, fraternite, egalite
terre d'accueil
tourisme,tradition,élégance
vin, pain, francais, fromage, mathematiques
Discussion
J'ai été étonnée par le nombre de mots positifs pour désigner la France de la part des américains!! Cela fait très plaisir!
Avez-vous déjà visité notre pays pour en dire tant de bien ou est-ce seulement l'image que vous en avez?
Je voulais aussi savoir si cette vision de la France est partagée ou si les réponses sont biaisées par le fait que vous apprenez le Français justement parce que vous en avez une belel image ?
While I have vistited France once before, I think that the majority of our responses are based on very common sterotypes of French culture within the US. There seems to always be a general association with romance, good food and wine, art and culture, and of course, Paris, all images that we get from movies, advertisements, pop culture....
While in our study France was associated with beautiful images, romance, and culture, it is likely that our views are biased because each student who responded has a desire to learn the French language. I know of many Americans, both liberal and conservative (although more conservative) that associate France with negative stereotypes such as snobby, or boycott France because of it's political decisions involving Iraq now and from previous years. For example, "Freedom" fries instead of "French" fries. Or not buying French wine to show the "hate" aspect of the love/hate relationship that America has with France. Often the two stereotypes co-exist as expressed by the love/hate sentiments of Americans regarding France