coq au vin, beef bourguignon,
chocolate souffle, nicoise salad,
ratatouille, tarte tatin, soupe à
l’oignon (French onion soup),
quiche, and the many delicate
pastries found in French pastry
shops. Are you getting hungry?
10. Music: French and Cajun music
can be soothing, romantic, sexy,
jazzy, classical, and more. For
samples, visit https://frenchcra-
zy.com/2014/04/popular-100-
french-songs.html/ where you
can find a wide variety. “La
Vie en rose,” a famous roman-
tic song made popular French
singer Édith Piaf, can be heard
on https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=KTqf_FXZygM.
11. Perfumes: The French are
known for their enchanting,
charming, memorable fra-
grances for many occasions.
Some popular perfumes in-
clude Chanel No 5, Christian
Dior J’Adore, Guerlain Shali-
mar, Givenchy Very Irrésist-
ible, Yves Saint Laurent Parisi-
enne, Cacharel Amor Amor,
Yves Saint Laurent Opium, and
Lancôme Trésor. As you can
see, these names are definitely
French.
12. Fashion: Through the leader-
ship of Louis XIV, France gave
birth to haute couture, a term
that according to Wikipedia is
prote cted by law in France and
is defined by the Paris Chamber
of commerce. During his reign,
France became the dominant
political and economic power
in Europe. Now, France has
emerged as the fashion capi-
tal of the world and we see the
French influence of in both
men’s and women’s fashions in
the American culture.
13. Business Etiquette: Al-
though the American business
culture typically calls for busi-
ness casual attire and focus on a
Curie made major contri-
butions to our understand-
ing of radioactivity that
has many applications such
as for radiation therapy.
b. Louis Braille contribut-
ed the “Braille” system
to help blind people read.
c. René Cassin won the
Nobel Peace Prize for
his contribution of the
United Nations Uni-
versal Declaration of
Human Rights.
As you can see, the French have made
major contributions to international
culture, language, cuisine, lifestyle,
and business throughout the United
States and world.
fast-paced busy tempo, it is im-
portant to be aware of French/
American cultural differences in
business – especially when do-
ing business with French com-
panies in the US. The French
protocol is based on dressing
up, an unhurried flexible “lunch
hour,“ using terms of endear-
ment in conversation, and tak-
ing time to get to know associ-
ates to build trust. The general
etiquette is more formal than
much of the American business
culture.
14. Famous
contributions
from the French: Although
many, below are a few of the
well-recognized French and
their contributions to our life-
style and culture today:
a. Marie Curie and Pierre
The Rothschild Corporation is ex-
perienced in project and change
management, facilitating meetings,
team building workshops, consulting
and soft skills training to help organi-
zations maximize teamwork and ef-
fective communications. They listen
to your needs to focus the outcomes
on your target goals.
Susanne Rothschild
The Rothschild
Corporation, Consulting,
Leadership Skills Training and
Project Management
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