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The culture of France is noted for its cosmopolitan, civilised approach to life, combined with great concern for style, fashion and appearances. French people are sometimes perceived as taking a great pride in the national identity and positive achievements of France, although many French people would argue that all nations tend to do that.

French people address each other with formality, calling each other Madame, Mademoiselle or Monsieur in a way which may seem formulaic to outsiders, but signifies a respect for the individual which permeates the French way of life. The French value family life, the art of cooking good food and enjoyment of theatrical and musical arts.

Creative Arts

Dance

Main article: Dance of France

Music

Main article: Music of France

Media

Newspapers

Television & Radio

A mass market cultural export from France that many people (at least some of those who grew up in Canada) fondly rember is a television series called Thierry La Fronde, about a Robin Hood-like heroic figure who lived during the Hundred Years' War, a period of conflict between England and France in the 14th century.

Institutions

Museums

List of French museums

Schools

(Art schools)

Lifestyle

Coupling

Family

Work

Religion

Urban

Suburban

Rural

Women

Community

Bohemians

The Bohemian history of Paris deserves an article in itself. Many culture icons spent some years in Paris, including Hemingway, Picasso, Toulouse Lautrec, Gertrude Stein, Samuel Beckett and many others.

Customs and Traditions

Celebrations

See Holidays of France

Food & Wine

Main article: Cuisine of France

Sports and Hobbies

Le Foot

Regional cultures

Bretagne

Bordeaux

Language

Main articles: French language, Languages of France

French culture is profoundly allied with the French language, expressing a national psychology of high emotion, playfulness, and joie de vivre. The artful use of the mother tongue, and its defense against perceived decline or corruption by foreign terms, is a major preoccupation for some persons and entities. The French Minister of Culture works to promote the French cinema, and the Académie française sets an official standard of language purity.

France counts many regional languages, some of them being very unrelated to standard French such as Breton and Alsatian. Most of them are from the same language group (Indo-European), and some regional languages are Romance, like French, such as Provençal. Many of them have enthusiastic proponents among the people. There is also a language completely unrelated to French, Basque. In April 2001, the Minister of Education, Jack Lang, admitted formally that for more than two centuries, the political powers of the French government had repressed regional languages, and announced that bilingual education would, for the first time, be recognized, and bilingual teachers recruited in French public schools. The real importance of local languages remains subject to debate.

Social reform

the culture of france is basicaly based on the french language and if you ever went it would be Bonjour (hello) Sallut (hi) And aurevoir (goodbye) the french are famouse for many things like instantly we thought of frogs legs france would come to mindlink title

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in France

The TGV high speed rail network, train à grande vitesse is a fast rail transport which serves several areas of the country and is self financing. There are plans to reach most parts of France and many other destinations in Europe in coming years. Rail services are punctual, frequent and user friendly, in contrast to some other European networks.

External link

What is French Culture? (in French)

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