What should i be prepared for in spain and france?
I’m going to Spain and France on a school trip next summer after saving for a few years. We have translators so language will not be an issue. But I am not well versed in etiquette of Spanish and French culture is there anything I should or should not do when greeting or speaking people? [...]
What to ask a native french speaker in an interview?
I have a french project and I am interviewing a native french speaker. Can anybody contribute some questions that I can ask about french culture or something?
Status and merchant political culture: the Toulouse Bourse in the eighteenth century
Revisionism has noted, but not always elaborated upon, the importance of status as a motive for action and an organizing principle for social life. This article, combining institutional history and discourse analysis, offers a fresh account of the importance of status in late eighteenth-century French political culture. It unveils the status sensitivity of the merchant [...]
Can someone from France, or someone very familiar with French Culture and Society help?
I am currently a Full Time College Student planning on majoring in History.. I plan to become a Historian, and with that France is within my sights! One of my main goals is to learn the Language, and the Culture before I plan on setting out (whenever it may be) While I am studying the [...]
What is the best guidebook for someone moving to Paris?
My good friend, who is from Strasbourg, but has been living in the U.S. for the past nine years is returning to France and will be living in Paris. I was wondering what the best guidebook to get her would be – one that is geared towards somebody who is not a stranger to French [...]
Can someone from France, or someone very familiar with French Culture and Society help?
I am currently a Full Time College Student planning on majoring in History.. I plan to become a Historian, and with that France is within my sights! One of my main goals is to learn the Language, and the Culture before I plan on setting out (whenever it may be) While I am studying the [...]
how does one become a officer in the french army after serving in the legion? Can I attend Saint Cyr?
I have a choice to become a officer in the United States army, or go join the french foreign legion serve 5 years and then maybe join the french military academy and become a officer in the french army. I dont know which to chose, I will have a BA in history and economics by [...]