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Society:
社會(huì)方面

- We do the Bise (kiss on the chicks) when greeting women. Number of kisses vary depending on the area you are in France, 2, 3 or 4 kisses. When greeting family you kiss everyone either male or female.?
我們和女士打招呼的時(shí)候行貼面吻。在法國(guó)有很多種貼面吻的方式，在不同地區(qū)各有不同，可能吻2-4下，當(dāng)我們和一家人見(jiàn)面的時(shí)候，和每個(gè)人都打招呼，無(wú)論男女。

- There is free health care
有免費(fèi)健康保險(xiǎn)。

- Public school is free, you can have University degrees and never paid a dime (only admin cost, few hundreds)
公立學(xué)校免費(fèi)，直到拿到大學(xué)文憑都可以不用花錢（除了幾百塊注冊(cè)費(fèi)用）。

- Generally when people get married and stay at family (not hotel), people invited would do a trick in their bed or during the night after wedding. This tradition starts to get lost, I think it was mainly in the country side
一般來(lái)說(shuō)，人們結(jié)婚時(shí)待在家里的時(shí)候（不是賓館），被邀請(qǐng)的人要在他們睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候或者結(jié)婚之后的晚上鬧洞房。這種傳統(tǒng)可能要消失了，可能主要在鄉(xiāng)村保留。

- French have a lot of social benefits and still think pessimistic towards the future (not a generality but seems more apparent when coming back for a visit)
法國(guó)人享受很多社會(huì)福利，卻仍然對(duì)未來(lái)比較悲觀（不是很普遍但是每當(dāng)回來(lái)探望的時(shí)候這種感受就愈加強(qiáng)烈）。

- There are lot of random traditions around the country. Getting chased by bull in a village (south), dress up as girl if you are a man and man if you are a girl and kiss everybody during the night during carnival (north-east), and more.
這個(gè)國(guó)家有很多罕見(jiàn)的傳統(tǒng)。在村子里被公牛追趕的時(shí)候（南部），要男扮女裝，在狂歡節(jié)的夜晚男人要假扮成女人親吻每一個(gè)人，還有很多。

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Work:
工作

- French work 35h /week
法國(guó)人一周工作35小時(shí)。

- By default you have 5 weeks off every year. The more experienced you get and the more additional days you get off.
一年有五周缺席的機(jī)會(huì)。越有經(jīng)驗(yàn)?zāi)愕募倨谠介L(zhǎng)。

- When you are paid monthly, you get an extra day off every month?
如果你拿月薪，你可以每個(gè)月額外多放一天假。

- People can retire at age of 62
大家62歲退休。

- EDF (Public Electricity) / SNCF (Public Train Transportation) workers retire at 55
國(guó)家供電系統(tǒng)，公共鐵路交通工人55歲退休。
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- When arriving at work you need to greet everyone that works with you. Handshake/Bise depending of the gender. Can take a long time if you are working in a big department.
到公司的時(shí)候你需要和每個(gè)同事打招呼。根據(jù)性別行握手、貼面禮。如果你工作的部門人很多這可能要花很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。

- All businesses are closed on Sunday (vary a bit for touristy spots)
周日所有商店都關(guān)門（有些旅游景點(diǎn)可能不一樣）。

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Transportation:
交通方面

- Pedestrians seem to cross a street wherever/whenever they want
行人想什么時(shí)候，想在哪過(guò)橫道都隨他們。

- You can travel to many countries either by train or plane for less than $100
花不到100歐你可以乘火車或者飛機(jī)去很多地方。

- Motorways are private in France and you need to pay to use them (generally expensive)
在法國(guó)摩托車道是私人的，想用的話要花錢（都很貴。）

- You need to drive at least 20 hours with an instructor prior being able to pass your driving license
想要拿到駕照你要和教練至少開(kāi)20個(gè)小時(shí)車。

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Drink:
喝的

- You got to get red wine with your cheese, that's a fact!
你需要就著紅酒吃奶酪，這是事實(shí)。

- People drink aperitif prior dinner (1 or 2), it could be any type of long drink. Generally done when having people over or during weekend.
在晚飯之前要喝開(kāi)胃酒（1-2杯），一般來(lái)說(shuō)有人拜訪或者周末的時(shí)候會(huì)多喝一些。

- Also works after dinner, digestif (help you digest, well that what we think). Generally sweeter alcohol, just one glass.
晚飯后也喝酒，餐后酒（我們是這么想的，幫你消化）。一般來(lái)說(shuō)更甜一些，只喝一杯。

- French do not drink red wine outside dinner
法國(guó)人只在晚餐的時(shí)候喝紅酒。

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Food:
食物方面

- Meals take place usually at the same time everyday. People would rarely eat between meals and generally wait meal time even if hungry
通常每天用餐時(shí)間一致。人們很少在每一餐之間吃東西，即使餓了也會(huì)等到開(kāi)飯時(shí)間再吃。

- Dinner time is usually around 8pm
晚上8點(diǎn)左右吃晚飯。

- When invited for a dinner, people usually bring flowers and wine
收到邀請(qǐng)的時(shí)候，大家經(jīng)常帶一些花和紅酒。

- It's a common thing to have a 4 courses meal: Starter + main dish + cheese + desert. (Lunch & Dinner)
每一餐基本都是4道：前菜+主菜+奶酪+甜點(diǎn)（午餐和晚餐）。

- Some catholic people would do a cross on the bread prior cutting it
一些天主教徒會(huì)在切面包之前在胸前劃十字。

- We do not put bread up side down on the table as to respect it. From the expression: Il faut travailler pour gagner son pain = need to work to earn the bread
為了表示對(duì)面包的尊重我們不會(huì)把它顛倒著放。表示：面包得來(lái)不易。

- Kids' snack could be just spreading butter on bread and powdering powder chocolate on top of it. Or take a piece of baguette and push a piece of chocolate bar in the middle.
把黃油淋在面包上，再撒上可可粉可能就是孩子的零食了?；蛘吣靡粋€(gè)法棍中間夾一塊巧克力。

- Pregnant women eat unpasteurized cheese
孕婦吃生奶酪。

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Restaurant/Bar:
餐廳/酒吧

- Tips are not a thing in France. Few euros are usually the norm if any are left depending of the price of the meal (never a percentage)
在法國(guó)小費(fèi)都不算什么。根據(jù)菜的價(jià)錢每個(gè)人都會(huì)留下幾歐元的小費(fèi)。

- You need to ask the waiter/waitress for the bill or anything you want. They do not check on you every time
你需要問(wèn)服務(wù)員要賬單或者問(wèn)其他你需要的事情。他們不會(huì)每時(shí)每刻都替你檢查。

- When asking for a coffee, you are served with an espresso?
當(dāng)你要咖啡的時(shí)候，端上來(lái)的都是濃咖啡。

- You can drink in a bar with your parents when you are 16
16歲的時(shí)候可以在父母陪同下在酒吧喝酒。

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（翻譯：Jessie）