REAL French Stereotypes and French Culture Shocks! I Emily in Paris Reaction Season 2

[@UnintentionallyFrenchified]

Welcome back Emily in Paris! What did you guys thinks of Season 2 vs Season 1? Did you find it to be more accurate representation of a foreigner in Paris/France?

[@kemiakinyede]

I much preferred it to Season 1. It was more relatable and I also loved the stereotypes you mentioned and the diversity in the French class. Also, the fact that not everyone in the class is interested in learning LOL. It was fun to watch. I have a question though, I've heard over the years that the French take marriage seriously but then Sylvie and Laurent were the opposite - they had been together for long but Sylvie was having multiple affairs and essentially living single. And wasn't even apologetic when he met another guy at her house. Is that a French thing too?

[@abdiahmed4551]

Hi Kate, Could you do "call my agent" review?

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I enjoyed this season much better than season 1. One of the first things that stood out to me was that the French characters were finally conversing with each other in French. Much more realistic. I also liked how Emily’s character seemed to show a little more respect towards the French people, especially when it came to learning their language.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

@@kemiakinyede I’m not so sure if that’s a French thing or if it’s just more of an “open marriage” thing, which happens in other cultures as well. So I can’t really answer your question honestly since I don’t live there. I do know one thing from season 1, in the episode when Emily sleeps with Camille’s younger brother and the next day his mother asks Emily if her son was good in bed, is not a “French” thing. I follow a French woman on KZbin (she now lives in Australia and her videos are in English), and she spoke about this. She said that was the most ridiculous and offensive thing she ever saw, and it infuriated her that French people were portrayed like that in the series. She said there is no way a French mother would say anything like that to her son’s wife or girlfriend, no more so than it would happen in any other culture. Edit: here is the video I was referring to. The entire video is her rant of how ridiculous and unrealistic Emily in Paris season 1 is, but if you scroll forward to about 16:50 is where she brings up that particular incident. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGqVoKmQpa2Fqck

[@kemiakinyede]

@@kaymuldoon3575 Thank you!! It's much clearer. And thanks for the video.

[@galaxielbreizh3475]

As a French expat in the US, the subject of AC and fans made me laugh so hard! My husband is from Georgia and grew up sleeping with a fan on (In addition to the AC) I got used to tolerate the noise but he has to make sure that no draft come to my side! While in France in the summer 2016, it got really hot, even in Brittany. Of course, there were no fan in my family house, nor AC, nor screens, as I told him, this is Brittany, if you want wind, you just go outside. Well, he spent his every mornings driving out to the closest villages trying to find a fan without success. He could not sleep because the house was too silent... 🙄 In 2019, he bought a fan in the US that he loaded in his suitcase. We were staying with family in Paris and the first thing he did when he went to bed was to plug the fan which despite the supposed adaptor proceeded to immediately melt into an electric fire! LOL!! 🤣🤣

[@martinasandoval5326]

I went this summer to visit my husband's family in Brittany and the first thing we did was get a fan..best purchase ever, didn't break a single sweat during the past 2 weeks. We left it there to use next time:)

[@martinasandoval5326]

I think season 2 is much better. The writers did address a lot of the feedback that everyone gave them. These are 1. French characters speaking French between themselves, which makes more sense. They would only speak English when Emily was around. 2. More diversity of people. Paris is a cosmopolitan city with a lot of diversity which was not reflected on season 1. 3. The French and American clichés were less over the top 4. Emily is growing up and feeling more sensitive about the French culture. You can see that when she was explaining to Madeline why Sylvie was acting a certain way 5. Mindy is supposed to be a Chinese born character but the actress in reality is ethnically Korean so a lot of people pointed out that she didn't speak well Chinese. She managed to say that she is half Korean 6. Alfie addressed the reality of living in Paris in conversation and Emily said that she knows is true but prefers to look at the city from another lens. Overall the tone changed, the only thing I wish they did away is those terrible outfits she wears. In one of them she looked like wonder woman with red white and blue and the fact that she wears stilletos to walk around Paris. I love Sylvie's and Camille's wardrobes though.

[@JackJack-pr6mv]

Ça veut rien dire " cosmopolite " ...

[@frankpaquet295]

Totally agree! I love the show, I'm not as picky about what they do or don't do, but I do think that Emily should dress a little bit more realistically. First of all, where does she get the money to buy all those clothes? And basically, if you look around, she's the only one dressed that elaborately, it just doesn't fit. But love the show, thought the second season made some good changes; looking forward to the next seasons. (from Sandi)

[@robwilliams2410]

The French might have bought up all the turtlenecks, but the Germans snatched up all the scarves for the same reason. There is this huge aversion to getting sick from „Zugluft“ (catching a draft). And, in Vienna, old Trams have windows on one side that can be opened for ventilation, but not the other. There, you will find a sign (in German) that says „this window is locked to prevent drafts.“ While I wasn’t conscious about it myself, the KZbinr NALF (American football player in Schwäbisch Hall) who has often commented about PDAs in Germany. Oh, and he also described his challenges to get comfortable with nudist German saunas (which I also learned to love after first having to overcome my own inhibitions). Perhaps there are more cultural similarities between Germany and France than one might suppose.

[@RoamingwithJasmina]

In the Balkan countries it is the same, people die from the “zugluft” not sure how you call that in english lol.

[@pingouin7]

10:00 The way you said "Benoit" made me laugh XD

[@timotheelegrincheux2204]

The first syllable of Benoît rhymes with me, te, se, le, ne (eu-sound) not the è sound. Speaking of the name Benoît, I noted with interest years ago that the name of the recent Pope in French is three syllables, Benoît Seize (Benoit XVI) compared to the six syllables of English Benedict the Sixteenth.

[@annaburch3200]

I enjoyed season 2 a lot more, for many of the reasons you said here. My absolute favorite thing that came out of season 2 is the song "Mon Soleil" sung by Mindy (Ashley Park). SO GOOD!!

[@frankpaquet295]

Agree! Love that song. (from Sandi)

[@FabulousFab84]

To me, the biggest change in season 2 is the HUGE amount of French that you can hear.. It' s almost 50 % of the time. I guess it was a bet, to do a full-on immersion, hearing people talking and interacting in French but i have no idea if people will love it or hate it.

[@frankpaquet295]

Love it! It's more realistic that people in France would be speaking French among themselves and not English. Good change! (from Sandi)

[@amyspeers8012]

I watched the first season late as I heard so many negative comments. I just finished the second season right now. I agree with many comments that the second season is better. The fact she was back in A1 made sense. I also liked her boss showing up as it gave a view of what Emily was like in Chicago. Speaking about teachers, my son’s choir teacher in high school told us at a parent/conference that he should NEVER study voice at university because he would never make it and fail. He graduated university with a double degree in theater and operatic voice. He is an opera singer. Oh…he sent a graduation announcement to the teacher!

[@jellybeanparis584]

I love the Clothes that Emily wears. I used to live in Paris 2004 to 2006, but have spent so much time in France since age 14. I love the show & Lilly Collins, daughter of Phil Collins, is a great actress too!

[@danielherbera7522]

Vos vidéos sont toujours aussi sympathiques et intéressantes. Si je puis me permettre, les parties placements de produits sont un peu trop longues et du coup, contre productives. Si vous en avez la liberté, faites plus simple et plus court, nous serons moins tentés de les zapper. Bonne continuation !

[@ariannelg]

“Customer is king”… in the US 😂

[@sharonlatour8616]

Mais voyons Danielle, l'américaine toujours saleswoman haha

[@iamwindchakra]

Americans don't fail at work-life balance, our system is stacked against us for work-life balance. Little to no vacation day, the need to work full time to receive any kind of healthcare, 40 hr + work week....when can we balance? lol. Strangely enough, my high school here in the states had the international baccalaureate program, and the work was hard, but the kids THRIVED with that instruction.

[@messinalyle4030]

I assumed that when she said "Americans," she meant our government/corporations/healthcare system, not individual average Joes and Janes in America.

[@YodlingZeek]

Also taught as an assistant around a decade ago when I first lived in France, and the point about "tough love" in the education system is very true! Not saying they're wrong at all, but god did some of the kids look on the verge of a breakdown due to the pressure and toughness of the feedback

[@pm4129]

I noticed immediately that season 2 was trying to address the concerns voiced about season 1. Beaucoup plus réaliste, et Émily est devenue plus adulte, à mon avis.

[@florianandre6891]

20/20 is possible in sciences (as points are divided by exercises). That was more or less what I has in high school in sciences. Then I went through "preparatory classes" (a very tough french system to nominate the futur enginers/researchers, during the first 2 year of university), and 5/20 (in fact, on 50 but as the highest student was at 17 the teacher decided to score on 20) was a good mark x') some students even had negativ notations

[@marisoll1870]

Oh gosh yeah!!! I signed up for lingoda! Yes 🙌 am learning French right now ! I love it the teachers are great!

[@RoamingwithJasmina]

I live in the US in the south actually but I am a European girl, one of the biggest shock is the poor public education system. Kids learn so little here it’s quite concerning, there are many positive aspects to the US but the educational system is quite terrifying.

[@norbertfontaine8524]

It's even worse in France. French students rank far behind American students at the PISA tests.

[@frankpaquet295]

Why do you think trump was able to be voted in as president here? Uneducated people, believing what they hear and not questioning anything. It's really sad and a lot of the people in the country, feel this way about the people in the south, uneducated.

[@ChezMymy]

​@@norbertfontaine8524 😂 Au dernier Pisa (2018) la France était devant les US en maths!!! Un peu derrière en sciences (6 places) et derrière de 10 places en lecture, ce qui est normal puisqu'aux US les enfants commencent à vraiment apprendre à lire en Kindergarten (equivalent de Grande section) alors qu en France, le enfants apprennent au CP (first grade).

[@norbertfontaine8524]

@@ChezMymy "ce qui est normal" Incroyable! Vous êtes enseignante j'imagine..

[@ChezMymy]

@@norbertfontaine8524 😆😆😆12 places devant les US en math, c'est rien pour vous, tout ce qui vaut la peine d'être dit c est quand la France fait moins bien! Quelle mentalité !

[@galaxielbreizh3475]

Yes, it was better and you are right on the points you expressed, BUT I was really shocked to hear Sylvie say "Garçon, l'addition..." since It is considered to be as disrespectful as calling a man "boy" in America. No French people say "garçon"... EVER.

[@washburn9999]

excellent review of season 2....some of the things you mentioned really hold true...i do have several french friends and your analysis was really spot on...and one in particular applied to me (not french). once the cool weather starts, for me it's in october as i live in northern NJ, i have to wear a scarf every day until the summer comes along. if i fail to wear a scarf, even for one day, i end up getting a cold or a sore throat. i can't stand either one...when you mentioned that many french people hate getting colds, it dawned on me that whenever i go to france, no matter what time of year, i see men and women wearing scarves...lol...very enlightening...great videos and please keep up the good work.

[@abc2662]

First of all, it is never enough to repeat how good your channel is! I agree with you 99%, season 2 was much better than the first. The only tiny thing I’d like to add is that saying that Americans are workaholic is not really accurate. I worked 5 years in California, 3 and a half years in Georgia, a year in Connecticut and 5 years back and forth between Newark and NYC. The workaholic stereotype fits perfectly on northeastern Americans. Probably big cities like Chicago may be the same, but Californians and Georgians will drop their pens 5 minutes before time and start walking towards the parking lot. I was in GA between 04 and 07 and the economy was doing so well that I had collaborators giving me the two weeks notice without another job just because some IT tasks had to be done off hours. Maybe some specific industries like investment banks demand more dedication, but that is how I witnessed. I’m from Brazil and Brazilians are so afraid of losing their jobs that is quite common that people will not leave the office before some others had left. It’s quite common that employees will throw jokes about laziness towards people who are leaving the office one hour after the “official time”, which is sad… I like the French style 🙂, and London is quite the same. ***** SPOILER ALERT ***** I have no doubt Emily will accept Silvie’s proposal. She has already been “unintentionally frenchified”, which is clear by her reactions to Madeline behaviour. As naive as she may seems, she has also realised she has been manipulated by Camille, so I expect Season 3 to be “The Revenge” 😁

[@kakab66]

🤣 one of the best episodes. Excellent production with the little zoom effects.

[@christianc9894]

Bonjour, en matière de climatisation, les français ont appris des insectes. Dans une ruche, des abeilles sont chargées de ventiler, le but est d'atteindre une température intérieure, inférieure de 5° à la température ambiante. C'est cette légère différence qui assure le bien être également chez l'humain, pas de voir des caissières de supermarché devoir porter une polaire au 15 août parce qu'un crétin a réglé la clim à 19° et qu'il fait plus froid en août qu’en février.

[@FabulousFab84]

Tout à fait d' accord ! Un peu plus frais c' est bien, froid c' est pas bon ! Lorsque j'étais en Australie, à Perth, où il fait ultra chaud, t' es dehors, en T-shirt, tu transpires et là, tu montes dans le bus ou le train et tu passes de 35 degrés à 20 ° C.. Une chute de 15 degrés (plus des fois) et tu te retrouves avec ta sueur qui devient toute froide et tu grelottes. Du coup, et c' est vrai, je sortais avec un pull (dans le sac à dos, pendu à mon bras ou serré autour de la taille) juste pour pouvoir le mettre dans les transports en commun.. Car avec 10 ou 15 mins de voyage, t' as vraiment le temps d' avoir froid. Et quand tu ressors, t' as l' impression d' ouvrir la porte du four avec un vent chaud et sec. Donc c' était bien encombrant et vraiment pas top ! Passer de 30 à 25 oui.. De 35 à 28 oui mais de 38 à 18, là non.. Too much

[@jol7900]

J'ai adoré "Emily in paris". Les stéréotypes m'ont beaucoup fait rire! Moi ce qui m'a le plus interpelé c'est que , dans la version VO, TOUS les français de la série ( sauf une) parlent un anglais quasi parfait . Ca c'est juste improbable. Je crois que le fait de corriger les étrangers qui font l'effort de parler notre langue est plus de la bienveillance que du mépris . Mais, c'est vrai que je n'ai pas vu ça en Angleterre ...

[@thomasharter8161]

Les Français se corrigent entre eux aussi

[@79other]

Ah memories. I found your channel because of your first Emily in Paris video.

[@bethmurphy2970]

I think the show is a bright spot during the epidemic even if it isn’t realistic. Talking about it afterward is also part of the fun. I hope you continue to discuss Season 2. I agree that they did a better job in season 2 as well.

[@williamkazak469]

I am from the Midwest. When I was in college, going after an official MA degree in photography, after being a photographer my entire life, I was shooting ballet dancers for my Masters thesis show. The two photo instructors thought it was their job to discourage me. Well, I knew my photos were good, so their criticism was not necessary and was annoying to me. Seriously. I like encouragement. Toastmasters organization is similar. You give your speech and you get criticized. This goes on after every speech no matter if you are experienced or a beginner. It is about time students stood up for themselves and their beliefs and not let teachers live their lives thru their students. These are my experiences. I like encouragement and joy in whatever I do. Critics are everywhere trying to bring us down.

[@MrRyanSandberg]

I teach in Estonia, and schools are definitely similar with a realistic perspective. They kind of say the student should be in charge of their own learning. We also have plenty of saunas, like our neighbours the Finns, but making out in a park ... I would be shocked to see that here. We don't even hug!

[@jasminemarseilles5070]

Thinking about cold. Mummy in Amman did a video on how Jordanians experience "Cold Stomach" when the cold air touches them, and they get tummy problems. I'm in Alabama and grandmas are more worried about cold feet making people sick.

[@j-loosenfout67]

Hello Kate, Happy Year 2022! As surprising as it is (for a 54 yrs Frenchman born in Paris, lol), a week or two ago, I finally decided to watch "Emily in Paris," starting with season 1. Wow! I must admit I almost gave up from the first episode because the French (and Parisians in particular) were seen as really mediocre, stupid, arrogant people, etc. It was so "too much" that it was unbearable. 😂 Well, I let go of my terrible mood and forced myself to hold on for a few episodes. After all, I forced myself to think that the series presented more of a Parisian "microcosm" and, more particularly, the world of advertising and fashion than real Parisian life. But well, if it means looking really "corrosive" on this subject, you might as well watch the Film "99 Francs" with Jean Dujardin ... At least, you get what you pay for! 😅 Eventually, I got used to the concept from episode to episode and enjoyed the series. But, even if I didn't totally love it, I must admit that it shows. Like you, I started season two. But I'm still very disappointed that again, it was Saint Tropez that was chosen as the setting for a large part of this second season rather than other vacation spots that were much less "overdone" than this town of sores, and well-to-do without any natural appeal. Even if, as you specify, the caricature is less supported, it's still elementary. We'd have liked the producers to take a lot more risks and take Emily off the beaten track, where we knew in advance that we'd find her. I hope that if a season 3, there must be, then we'ill maybe see Emily meet people a lot less snobbish than the ones she meets. To create a more striking contrast and make our American friends discover another France, more sympathetic. That's all for today, Folks! 😍😉😋

[@JoJo-vm8vk]

In “hard science” classes you can definitely have 20/20…depending on the teacher 😂

[@heatherriley3963]

I love your winter white cardigan! 😍

[@OptLab]

When you do la bise 10 times/day, you do catch a cold if aircon is on :)

[@SamFournier]

When I first arrived here I got an ac installed right away. There were definitely a lot of scenes that had me laughing in agreement.

[@sheilakosoff5806]

In schools in nyc, we are not allowed to push students. We are encouraged to always be positive even if it is not helpful to the students.

[@azizpunkmetal]

1) I don't remember her name but the actress who plays Emily is the daughter of Phil Collins and she has both nationalities, British and American. That's why, before Emily In paris, she played Fantine in the British tv adaptation of Les Misérables. 2) Y a bien longtemps que tu n'as plus refait de vidéos en Français; c'est prévu pour bientôt ou tu ne veux définitivement plus en entendre parler ? 3) Happy New Year (or, as would sing Lordi, Happy Happy New Fear Happy New Fear !) !

[@jeanmariehidalgo7701]

I have to say the nudity is more accepted in the north of France. I've lived in Strasbourg (north est) for some years and I was shocked to see that. I'm from south west. So there is also a gap between north and south of la Loire. And for AC, I totally agree. I used to go to India for work and I always carried a sweater and a scarf to prevent AC cold. People were looking at me in a weird way (it could be 35°c outside) but I needed the scarf!

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

Might be due to the German connection and history in Strasbourg, in Germany nudity in public swimming pools, beaches, saunas is common and socially accepted.

[@Pazu84Vaucluse]

There's AC in France, most offices have AC, maybe not on full blast but it's there.

[@lucy-ferprofiler5379]

yes!!! you nailed it !!!!

[@JESUSCHRISTMYSAVIOR]

I concur! The French language is just complicated! It sucks that it's like a hindrance to conversations with my husband's friends. The struggle is real! Taking it a day at a time! And the times businesses run and close early! Europe loves their rest! When you come from America lots of stores and restaurants open 24 hours. but not in France..

[@sylvainprive1754]

Haha yep, sorry about that ^^. if you want a meal it’s between 12 and 14 (… I mean 2pm😜 ) or between 7 pm - 10pm. How many travelers have I seen, begging for a burger at 5 😅

[@kaymuldoon3575]

What makes French so complicated is the pronunciation. But the overall structure of the language is relatively easy, similar to how Spanish is relatively easy (when compared to learning other languages).

[@ybreton6593]

je vais m'exprimer en français toutes les langues sont compliqués a appendre . l'Anglais est là plus facile 60% des mots sont d'origines français . pour nous les plus faciles sont l'espagnol et italien car ce sont des langue latines . beaucoup de français parlent deux langues étrangères . personnellement je parle français (langue maternelle) allemand , espagnol , et l'anglais langue imposée , donc j'ai tendance a être nul . Béni , il y a un océan qui s'épare les USA du Continent Européen , donc nous n'avons pas la même façon de vivre et de voire les choses ; En France nous travaillons pour vivre agréablement et aux USA ; les américains vivent pour travailler . au 20ème siècle l'Europe a été dévaster par deux guerres faisant plusieurs dizaines de millions de morts dans la seconde partie du XX siècle les européens les dont mes compatriotes ont radicalement changer leurs façon de vivre et même sur le plan de pensée philosophique .

[@JESUSCHRISTMYSAVIOR]

@@ybreton6593 Yes unfortunately American's live to work and its sad! With everything going up with prices, We are forced to work in order to survive. The rich is getting richer and the poor are getting poorer! The harsh truth!

[@rushdialrashed9627]

Greetings from Dubai. Happy all the years to come.

[@ameliecarre4783]

Not gonna lie, I probably won't be watching season 2 since I know for sure that there are literally COUNTLESS (real sense of literally here) series that are objectively better and that I would enjoy more. But you're right about the "no" thing, to the point that I'm completely surprised when I stumble across someone actually helpful, to the point that I spend 5 minutes thanking them and I honestly want to send them chocolates at Christmas, and all they did was their job.

[@Leila2023_]

i think that the team that creates the series are probably watching youtube for inspiration on what they should include in the script ;) all the info is right here on YT. i can't comment because i'm not American but i could only watch the first episode of the first series because it was fun but i couldn't relate to the rest of it...

[@waynec8894]

Yes your right

[@sebmad1976]

Ok maybe I should watch it ☺️

[@eimere]

The neck covering thing is the same in Spain. At least in the north

[@yvongattaz7187]

10 weeks here ! hehe

[@brianfallon2607]

When I lived in France, Belgium or Switzerland, I always encouraged people to correct my French so I could improve. I just wish English speakers would accept correction to their English language errors. Ex: "Send it to Ian and I" Clang! Or: " Whether or not it's true" (Clue: "weather" is conditional and can mean something can also be not the case) Or: "How long did you go there for" Why put a completely unnecessary preposition at the end of a sentence? That's just a gratuitous error. Anyway, English speakers don't like being told about it.

[@perthfanny3017]

So many mistakes like its/it's, there/their and spelling errors when English is REALLY easy to write (compared to other languages).

[@avivapeltin]

Loved hearing your thoughts! I LOVE Emily in Paris, but I know the show has attracted some criticism re: stereotypes, etc.

[@Hannah_Rachel_and_Kotik]

Nice Earrings!!

[@reguisthesjw7796]

You only spoke the truth and finally made me want to watch this series.

[@petermayus]

"Truth" is usually nothing else than a honest opinion.

[@femalism1715]

I haven't watched Season 2 yet (Season 1 was really disappointing) so I can't add anything useful. But, I will watch with different eyes now that I've heard your critique.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I agree that the second season is a little more realistic. One thing stood out to me almost immediately is that they showed the French actors conversing with each other in French when Emily wasn’t around (as mentioned in this video). I thought to myself, “FINALLY! Some more normalcy in this season”. 😂

[@khaelamensha3624]

I must admit I do not watch Emily as I live in Paris 😂 Will perhaps watch it as a comedy show 🤣

[@kaymuldoon3575]

It’s supposed to be a comedy anyway…I think. 🤣

[@khaelamensha3624]

@@kaymuldoon3575 Touche lol 😁😇

[@isabelledelacotardiere9230]

I agree with you. I even felt that they were doing their utmost to contradict the bad comments and criticism they got after the first season on being totally unrealistic about France. That said, I thought that they actually did their homework. And, you're right, some were way exaggerated. Especially in the workplace. I used to work in a big IT company and getting emails in the weekends or even the holidays wasn't uncommon. Mind you, it was before they passed the law about the right to disconnect... I love your channel btw. I heard of it through "Not even French" I am now an English Teacher so I have Language assistants (😉)

[@bridgetleonard6702]

My host mother when I was an au pair in France used to hang out in the pool topless. I guess it is a French thing.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

Yeah, it’s a French thing and a European thing in general. Except they don’t do that in the UK or Ireland (not to my knowledge anyway). They probably think we Americans are a bunch of prudes. Lol

[@JackJack-pr6mv]

@@kaymuldoon3575 arrête de raconter des stupidités et des mensonges

[@Cookie-ye5dq]

Yes, I agree with you they tried to make it more realistic, but my French boyfriend and myself thought the first season was funnier. I also agree with you that during the lockdowns the French people saved more money than in the USA people , the biggest reason the French could save more money is because they have less (credit card) debt than the average American person. Most French people don’t use a credit card like the USA….like Cards that give you a reward for using it. Plus the French do not have a credit score…..

[@cindland]

Even though its not real life, I just love watching her. She’s so charming and adorable! And i can fantasize what it might be like if i were 40 years younger and 100 lbs thinner! LOL

[@jellybeanparis584]

Embarrassing Story: I said Connard instead of Cunard … OMG!

[@khaelamensha3624]

Lol merci! So funny, if you have a foreign accent it helps smoothing things 😂

[@annesullivan7553]

My favourite word in French is 'frileux'. Je suis frileuse = I feel the cold. I feel seen by the French. And yes, I hate aircon and have loads of scarves.

[@andredenauw4263]

ps i had 16 weeks aproximatively a year paid holliday

[@davidvassard5998]

Henry Miller : "The air-conditioned nightmare" - that's how he called the US after a few years of life abroad. it was published in 1945, and tells about his trip across USA in 1940-41 when the war made him come back from Europe. You, US Americans, have a very long story with A-C... I know how unbearable heat can be in summer however, especially in Parisian attic appartments !

[@citlalimedina1837]

In the second season I learned about la dame pipi. I didn’t know France had them. We have them in Mexico and after you pay them they give you some toilet paper before you go in. Never seen one in the U.S. so I thought it was just a thing in Mexico.

[@ybreton6593]

there is no longer a "pee lady" in France since the years 1960-1970 the maintenance of public toilets is done by private companies. I remind you that the series: Amélye in Paris is a cliché for the world of fashion; the reality is quite different as in all the capitals of the world: the inhabitants work, they have their own problems, as they say so well: Metro, work, sleep (metro, boulo, dodo.). it is true that paris is one of the most beautiful capitals in the world, but it is for tourists who come from all over the world. > you leave Paris you travel 100-200-300 kilometers etc. and you will have so many different landscapes, you will see that the French are warm and welcoming, the French who speak English are rarer and depending on the region you have French who speak another language: Spanish, Italian, German, the inhabitants will do everything for you are pleasant, but above all do not arrive in conquered ground

[@dancing0nthe3dge]

Do you think it's possible to live the second half of your life in france? I'm talking about like you know after I'm widowed. Because let's face it I'm far healthier than my husband and statistically I'm going to live longer than him so... I know that while we are married and he's live I will never live in France because well I just know my husband and he just won't... But living in France is a dream of mine and I think the only time I will ever be able to actually achieve that will be in retirement. Have you ever seen this? Any suggestions?

[@JackJack-pr6mv]

We are full sorry !

[@aeolia80]

Oh my god!!!!! The "no" and the redirecting got to me last week at Leroy Merlin. For the most part the people that work at the Leroy Merlin in my area are super nice, I had to return something once and did it all in French but the person helping me was talking to fast and I told her I wasn't French and she was super sweet and switched to English and told me after that my French was really good, lol. But man, this one time, we were looking for paint mixers, and my partner (who's French), asked the paint section where they were, and the dude was like "no, not here, go to the tool section", so we went, and the tool guy only knows what's in his section and all he has is a drill bit mixture. You could tell I was more than annoyed and pissed. Well the next week I found the paint mixers on my own, in the paint section of course!! And they only had 2 kinds!!!!!! One wood, one plastic!! What?! At Home Depot you can get a mess of paint mixers for less than a buck in all different sizes. And where are all the wide slanted paint brushes in France!!!! They use this other kind of brush that's rounded and pointy, and I tried it but it doesn't get the job done like a thin and wide slanted brush.

[@Rachel-rs7jn]

Ha ha ha I and my partner just bought an apartment and spent the better part of two weeks ripping down wallpaper, patching walls, and painting, and yes, the struggle was real. We spent OVER TWO HOURS in Castorama to pick up our supplies. And I was seriously so confused about the lack of (a) paint color samples, the paper ones, and (b) foam paint brushes!

[@pr6369]

You might have a better choice in "Bricorama" ;) Because it's more for handy people and less for decorations' needs.

[@cindland]

I hated speaking German and not getting corrected by native speakers. I feel its the best way to understand your mistakes. Also interesting, though, because Germans are normally so direct and one would expect that they would blurt out your errors to you. But they also like showing their knowledge of English, so that wins out.

[@SylvainBOSSON-og8fi]

Please Kate I woulld like to speak english also with others? But in Fance I like to practice praticale things like electrical stuff , peinting, mounting ikea using drill , screwdrivers,i have studie with a real English nice good Teacher ibetwenn North and Paris.

[@Howsera]

Love you from Pakistan ❤️

[@timotheelegrincheux2204]

The French feeling comfortable around nudity is exemplified by all those statues of naked people you see all around in public places and museums. Back before the euro became the currency in France the franc was the unit. The 200 franc bill featured the painting by Delacroix La Liberté guidant le peuple. The allegorical lady Liberté was topless and had hairy armpits. Can you even imagine such a depiction on American currency?!

[@timotheelegrincheux2204]

It was in fact the 100 franc bill. I adjusted for inflation in my head.

[@carolannaitken5812]

I have noticed that the French say no to say no! You have to push to get somewhere.

[@szvqorwnpstahskypfwmp9821]

The more I watch your videos, the more I appreciate that I live in the U.S. and not France. No offense France!!

[@jellybeanparis584]

That Language App hacked my Debit Card…

[@proximstenvaag1072]

Remontada de la France: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ-2fJZ_i6msqpY

[@Myindianlyf]

I caught the not switching on the fan stereotype bcoz i’ve watched ur videos well😏

[@Leopold_van_Aubel]

I prefer your channel to "not even French". It's visible that you're more accustomed to real French culture and more prone to try to understand the cultural differences before judging.

[@PyromancerRift]

Regarding the nudity, it is bullshit. We have a few nudity private beaches and that's it. Outside of that, you need to look at special "made in france" series made by a few special kind of cinematographers. By that i mean the same old woke cinematographers paid by the public TV stations.

[@jeanje71]

Merci beau cul ! Ahahah

[@sylvainprive1754]

Haven’t seen season 2 but the stereotypes you discuss about are quiet accurate 👏. Of course everyone is different, no generalizing or exaggerating, (maybe 1 person over 50 would be topless on the beach… and often not the ones you would « like » to see topless) but bravo :) !

[@dr-toto1223]

Why you stay in Paris, go live in another city.

[@leolight5369]

Absolutely hated Emily in Paris season 1. Pure garbage and totally forgettable. So unrealistic, so fake, that Emily girl is so irksome. Can't believe it's produced by Darren Star, who produced the wonderful SATC tv series. I won't even bother to watch season 2.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I agree Emily was so obnoxious in season 1, and although she still is somewhat in season 2, it’s to a lesser degree. I kind of almost started to like her character towards the end of the season. I watched it mostly because of the scenery.

[@anisaromano5352]

Please learn to pronounce the word especially correctly. It's not that hard.

[@bvignola2907]

Be noit. Pas Ben oit.

[@mathieufrancois6054]

The crushing of ambition at school is totally right. It took me years to rebuild my confidence after what some teachers and orientation advisors told me. Even though they helped me go into what I wished to do they were quite negative about it. I think it is more of a way to motivate you to do better to succeed but it can be traumatic. Especially since they don't really have the tools to find out and help when you are failing on your grades. They don't look at the source of the issue but the symptoms and put all on you to fix it, while you are a teenagers still figuring out the world... They also are very fixated on making you choose a path early and thing aren't too flexible.

[@Rachel-rs7jn]

I can relate, through my French partner, in particular the part about not looking at the source of the issue and putting it all on the student (a teenager!) to fix it. He really struggled in high school and never finished (despite being really smart) due to emotional problems and his dad being very sick, and has felt like a failure all the way into his 30s because of it. He's currently completing a DEAU program and he finally feels like he can actually succeed for the first time in his life.

[@KilljoyTDA]

@@Rachel-rs7jn A little word of support for your partner from a random guy online: DAEU saved my life when I was 28, it's the best thing I did for myself. Being surrounded by people 10 years younger than me in university wasn't as much of an issue as I expected, as they didn't even notice the age gap unless I told them, and I had an opportunity to enjoy the stuff I should have done much earlier. So if he's worried how university will go on that side, there's no need to. The difficulty level between DAEU and uni courses is something else though. Definitely doable, but might require some derusting, depending on what field he's going into.

[@Rachel-rs7jn]

@@KilljoyTDA Thank you for the kind words. I think he's really appreciating his DAEU. It will be huge for him to finish, psychologically as well as professionally. He's not planning on going to university after but a "formation" in web design. I think he's going to really enjoy that.

[@08taw94]

@@Rachel-rs7jn I got the same way ... Thanks to french school system :-(

[@senerone1864]

Ils vous ont recopié les français à vous les américains, mes ça marche pas ici,

[@senerone1864]

La french caca 💩

[@bernardbouzon5499]

Mais où sont passés vos bandeaux et serre-têtes ?