How to Avoid Being the "Ugly French"

Seminar Paper , 2010 , 13 Pages , Grade: 2,7

Communications - Intercultural Communication

Moulin Rouge, red wine, champagne and 365 sorts of cheese – for many people France seems to be kind of a lost paradise. The “appreciative” of our neighbours, their savoir vivre and the food traditions exert a big fascination on other countries. Their distinctive culture marked the French stereotype particularly and has worldwide left strong impressions.

Today, it would seem that most of the French population believes itself lofty and superior in the world. By other nations in fact, with an ironic undertone there is often spoken of France as the "Grande Nation". As opposed to the idea at the beginning, the French are habitually perceived as arrogant, nationalistic and elitist.

In the scope of this seminar paper, it subsequently will be necessary to evaluate especially this custom to its verisimilitude and as a result, one will be able to give a response to the question: “How to avoid being the ugly French?”

Contents

1. Introduction
1.1 Living Like God in France?
1.1.2 The French Vice

2. Do You Like the French?
2.1 France and Germany – Pretended Friendship?
2.2 French Boycott in America

3. Cultural Analysis
3.1 Five-Dimensions-Model by Hofstede
3.1.1 Power Distance
3.1.2 Individualism vs. Collectivism
3.1.3 Masculinity vs. Femininity
3.1.4 Uncertainty Avoidance
3.1.5 Long-term vs. Short-term Orientation
3.1.6 Resume: How are the French?

4. Case Analysis
4.1 C´est beau la bourgeoisie
4.2 “Only French, s´il vous plaît”
4.3 Political faux-pas
4.3.1 The Roma Affair
4.3.2 Turkey Joining the EU
4.3.3 French Cars for France
4.3.4 Sarkozy’s Migration Policy

5. How to Avoid Being the
5.1 Arrogant French
5. 2 Xenophobic French

6. Sources

• College: The FOM University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg
• Course: Intercultural Competences
• Grade: 2,7
• Author: Nadine Ghanawi (Author)
• Publication Year: 2010
• Pages: 13
• Catalog Number: V175042
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656014713
• ISBN (Book): 9783656014850
• Language: English
• Tags: avoid, being, ugly, french, culture, intercultural competence