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    The French Way: The Truth Behind the Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs
    The French Way: The Truth Behind the Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs
    The French Way: The Truth Behind the Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs
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    The French Way: The Truth Behind the Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs

    By Ross Steele

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    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
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMcGraw-Hill Education
    Release dateApr 7, 2006
    ISBN9780071487184
    The French Way: The Truth Behind the Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs

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