Name: The French Way von Ross Steele
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The French Way Zusammenfassung

The French Way Ross Steele

Achieve savoir faire and fit into French culture with ease

Written by an internationally renowned expert in French culture, Ross Steele, this second edition of The 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 lives
Become well-versed in ninety major topics including food, family, holidays, the media, religion, sports, money, entertainment, and le shopping
Learn the truth about common myths and misconceptions concerning the French and communicate comfortably with French-speaking people without committing faux pas

Über Ross Steele

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1 Abbreviations and Acronyms
2 Accents and Language
3 Americanization
4 Anglo-Saxon
5 Animals
6 Bleu-blanc-rouge
7 Bourgeoisie
8 Branche
9 Bread and Pastries
10 Bridges and Tunnels
11 Business
12 Cafes
13 Calling Cards
14 Chanson
15 Chic and Designer Luxury Goods
16 Cinema
17 Cocorico!
18 Conversation
19 Cultural Tourism
20 Culture
21 Decorations
22 Documents and Forms
23 Drinking
24 Driving
25 Ecology
26 Education
27 Europe
28 Extra!
29 Family
30 Fashion
31 Flowers and Gardens
32 Francophonie
33 Friendship
34 Frogs and Snails, Garlic and Truffles
35 Gambling
36 Gastronomy and Restaurants
37 Gendarmes and Demonstrations
38 Gestures
39 Government and Politics
40 Grandeur
41 Greetings and Farewells
42 Guillotine
43 Health and Fitness
44 Heroes and Heroines
45 Hexagon
46 High Tech
47 Holidays
48 Housing
49 Humor
50 Immigration
51 Je t'aime, je t'adore
52 Joie de vivre
53 Kilos
54 Kissing
55 Leisure
56 Liberte, egalite, fraternite
57 Logic
58 Marriage and Divorce
59 La Marseillaise
60 Meals
61 Media
62 Men and Women
63 Money
64 Names and Name Days
65 Numbers
66 Overseas Departments and Territories
67 Paris
68 Parisians
69 Politeness and Directness
70 Population
71 Queues (Lines)
72 Regionalization
73 Religion
74 Republic
75 Rights
76 Shopping
77 Sports
78 Street Names and Addresses
79 Time
80 Transportation
81 Urban and Rural Life
82 Vacations
83 Vive la difference!
84 Work and Unemployment
85 World Wars and Colonial Wars
86 X
87 Xenophobia
88 Young People
89 Zapping
90 Zut!
Useful Websites
Index

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

CIN0071428070VG

ISBN 13

9780071428071

ISBN 10

0071428070

Titel

The French Way Ross Steele

Autor

Ross Steele

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Broschiert

Verlag

McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Datum

2006-04-14

Anzahl der Seiten

160

Preise

N/A

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