What do you think of the french language/ or just france in general?
I think it is a beautiful language and France has a very interesting culture. The people are like everywhere – some are friendly and some aren’t. I am French but born in Germany and I would say the same for that country, language, culture and people. I married an Englishman. We both liked each other’s language, culture, people and country. I just loved organising school tours in England for my students. I am very happy when I visit my American relatives in the States. I don’t like people who refuse to learn at least one foreign language. They are not open to the world.
I learnt French at school and I enjoyed it. OK, so you’ve got masculine and feminine nouns to cope with, two words for ‘you’ and all that agreement of adjectives, but it opened up a whole new world for me. Love the culture, love the food, love the literature. The people are the same as in any other country, some are arrogant, some are introverted and nationalistic and some are eager to learn more about the world by having contact with people from all nations, religions and races. Aurora: Since you are Finnish, you have probably learnt English as a foreign language. Now let’s get one thing clear – French spelling rules may be complicated, but at least they have rules, which is more than you can say for English. If I were to move from where I live now, it would probably be France. Either a small flat in Paris or a small house in southern France, close to the Pyrenees. German isn’t that bad! Never ‘took’ it, but speak it every day.
I’ve always enjoyed everything remotely about France. Currently, one of my academic majors in college is French (I later hope to do graduate study in France). I’ve never regretted my decision to study the language, although the grammar may be difficult to understand sometimes. Some of the best things about France is that the country has produced some of the world’s most influential artists, writers, philosophers, and scientists (just to name a few professions). French still remains one of the world’s most widely spoken languages and is the second most studied foreign language after English. The people who say that French people are rude are perhaps unfortunate. Of course, there will always be rude people wherever you go. However, I have never been treated rudely by any French person. Although they may be critical of foreigners speaking their language with incorrect pronunciation (especially those just beginning to learn), one must understand it’s only because they have pride in their c
