The French Way : Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs of the French

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From the Publisher Ross Steele is an honorary associate professor at the University of Sydney specializing in French society and culture. He was Adjunct Fellow of the National Foreign Language Center in Washington, DC. For his work promoting French language and culture internationally, he was been awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, Officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite, and Officier des Palmes Académiques. Read more From the Back Cover Achieve savoir faire and fit into French culture with easeIrascible, genial, logical, passionate, cerebral, poetic, snooty, egalitarian, diplomatic, blunt . . . the French have been called many things but never dull. Whether you're traveling to France for business or pleasure, you'll need all the help you can get navigating the apparent bundle of contradictions that comprise contemporary French culture. You needThe French Way.Written by an internationally renowned expert in French culture, Ross Steele, this second edition ofThe French Way offers a uniquely impartial and fully up-to-date perspective on French attitudes, tastes, and customs regarding everything from business style (formal) to pets (doted on), conversation (an art form) to humor (satiric, political), love (truly, madly, deeply) to time ("Better late than never!").With the help of The French Way, you will: Understand how people from every corner of France interact, do business, and live their daily livesBecome well-versed in ninety major topics including food, family, holidays, the media, religion, sports, money, entertainment, andle shoppingLearn the truth about common myths and misconceptions concerning the French and communicate comfortably with French-speaking people without committing faux pas Read more See all Editorial Reviews