Different countries, nationalities and regions in the world have their own traditional customs and habits. For example, China values ??filial piety, Japan teaches tea ceremony, Brazil loves football, Britain loves reading newspapers, etc.

Knowing this will be of great benefit to our friendly international exchanges and foreign economic cooperation.

So, France, where women love dressing up and men drink like water, what are the unique customs and customs?

During my short stay in Paris, the capital, through careful observation and attentive listening, I learned about and wrote down some of their ideas and practices in terms of diet, wedding customs, canons, zodiac signs, dog industry and taboos.

French food has a long history, is rich in variety, exquisite and unique, and has long been famous for it.

Its cooking technology is second to none in Western food, so many French people are often proud of it.

Most of the top chefs in Europe's first-class hotels are French.

Beginning with the historical Emperor Louis XIV, France developed an important and growing banquet diplomacy.

These carefully arranged delicacies are known as French banquets, and 200 dishes can be served on the table at one time!

The French's favorite dishes are snails and frog legs. If you order these two dishes, your French friends will be very happy.

Today, the consumption of snails in Paris is increasing day by day, and there are more than 40 food stores selling snails in the city.

The most expensive dish in France is foie gras, and the home-cooked dish is steak frites with shredded potatoes.

The French, the world's drinking champion, especially love drinking wine.

They pay great attention to the matching of dishes and wine when eating, such as eating meat and drinking red wine, eating fish and drinking white wine, etc.

The French also love eating cheese. There are more than 400 kinds of cheese with different colors and flavors. Their consumption ranks first in the world, and they are known as the "Kingdom of Cheese".

French women have a higher status in social life.

When shaking hands with them, you must wait for them to reach out first. They can wear gloves, but men must take off their gloves. No matter where they are, men must let women go first.

In modern French cities, marriage and love life are quite free.

Many young men and women often live together without holding a wedding, and even regard this increasingly "fashionable" social phenomenon as an "innovation", so the trend of "experimental couples" is prevalent.

They believe that the advantage of trial marriage is to fully test each other and avoid divorce in the future.

Today, there are many single people in France, and most of them are under 35 years old and over 50 years old.

France’s unique traditional wedding custom is that the bride and groom hold a farewell party to their friends before getting married. The man’s party is called the “Burial Bachelor’s Life Party” and the woman’s party is called the “Farewell Party”; the groom holds the party with a symbolic “coffin”

A "funeral" is used to express farewell to the "bachelor"; at the "farewell banquet", the bride accepts bouquets and flowers presented by her friends, and everyone sings a farewell song and performs a farewell dance to show the attachment between sisters.

Affectionate - The wedding can be held at the Catholic church the next day.

After birth, children in Catholic families must be "baptized" and given a Christian name.

Most of the believers strictly abide by the religious precepts.

No entertainment activities are allowed during fasting days, especially if the 13th of a certain month falls on a Friday, the rules must be strictly observed.

The 12 zodiac animals in my country, except for the fictitious one, are all common birds and animals, and each represents a year. The French zodiac, which is roughly the same as that of other European countries, is the 12 constellations with the yellow belt in astronomy. , such as: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, etc. These 12 zodiac signs respectively represent 12 months of the year, rather than one zodiac sign per year.

The dog industry in France is very developed, and almost all wealthy women love dogs like babies.

There are more than one million dogs born in the country every year, and the annual sales volume is about 1 billion francs.

In order to adapt to the rising trend of dog breeding, the dog catering industry, dog accessories industry, dog burial industry, etc. have sprung up in France. There are 4,000 professional dog doctors and more than 3,000 dog meat processing plants across the country, with a total turnover of up to

2.55 billion francs.

In this country that loves beauty, food, alcohol, and etiquette, there are still some taboos.

The French are taboo about "13" and "Friday", believing that these numbers imply danger; they are taboo about sending yellow flowers such as chrysanthemums and carnations, as they believe that yellow flowers symbolize disloyalty. Only odd numbers of roses can be given, and red flowers cannot be given except to express love.

...There are many more living customs in France, and you will definitely feel them when you go to France.

1) Social Etiquette Compared with the British and Germans, the French are very different in how they treat others.

The main characteristics are as follows: First, he loves to socialize and is good at communication.

For the French, social interaction is an important part of life, and life without social activities is unimaginable.

Second, he is humorous and romantic by nature.

They are mostly cheerful and enthusiastic in interpersonal interactions.

He is good at eloquent speeches and loves to joke. He hates people who don't like to talk and finds it hard to accept those who have a sad face.

Influenced by traditional culture, the French not only love adventure, but also love romantic experiences.

Third, they crave freedom and have poor discipline.

The French are the most famous "liberals" in the world.

"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" is not only designated as the country's national motto by the French Constitution, but is also clearly written on the national emblem.

Although they pay attention to the rule of law, they generally have poor discipline and do not like collective actions to deal with the French. Appointments must be agreed in advance and they must be on time, but they must also be prepared in advance for their possible late arrival.

Fourth, they have strong self-esteem and prefer “domestic products”.