59 French Culture 201 for the American Traveler

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🗓️ 16 July 2006

⏱️ 54 minutes

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(note: Bastille Day, the major French national holiday, is July 14) When you examine the tensions that sometimes arise between Americans and the French, many of them come from the different ways our two cultures operate. On this week's Travel with Rick Steves, Rick takes a deeper look at the cultural faux pas some travelers experience in France. Our insider's guide to France and its culture comes from two native-born French tour guides, based in opposite corners of the country. That, and your calls about the best, and worst, food you've found in your travels, are coming up on the next Travel with Rick Steves. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	This podcast of Travel with Rick Steeves is brought to you by Travelocity.
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0:08.0	France gets a bum rap.
0:12.0	Many Americans see it as a minefield of faux-paws and cultural oddities.
0:16.0	But when you understand their culture, I find the French people are just as warm and welcoming as any other.
0:21.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.
0:23.0	My guest today are two French tour guide friends, one from the north and the other from the south.
0:27.0	Sabine, Le Tentuier, and Patrick Vidal spend their summers guiding Americans through France, but today they are here to give
0:34.6	us an inside look and a better understanding of French culture.
0:39.1	Sabine and Patrick will tell us about some of the regional differences within France and how their
0:42.9	countries been influenced by its neighbors. They'll explain how France
0:46.7	aims to preserve its own sense of identity in an increasingly globalized world,
0:50.5	where it often seems they've been lashed by Levi's and smashed by the
0:54.0	Big Mac of American culture. Coming up it's French culture 201 for the American
0:58.8	traveler. Plus we're taking your calls on some of the best and worst foods you've experienced in your travels.
1:05.0	It's all just ahead as we travel with Rick Steeves.
1:10.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves, and it's time for a peak at the intricacies of French culture that
1:13.9	challenged so many of us American travelers.
1:16.3	Let's call it French Culture 201, coming up on today's travel with Rick Steeves.
1:20.8	But first, let's start with your calls at 877-333 Rick. That's 877-33-7425, as we pose the question,
1:29.7	what are some of the most interesting foods and drinks you've experienced in your travels.
1:34.0	I'll never forget cracking that raw egg onto my rice for breakfast in Kyoto.
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