Does size matter? Is bigger actually better? If you’ve spent some time in France, you’ve definitely noticed that many things here are smaller than what we’re used to in the United States. Let’s get into a bunch of things in France that are without a doubt smaller than their American counterparts.
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Why are salaries lower in France?
Well, you can go to university virtually for free.
When in the USA student loans cost you tens of thousands of dollars, in France it will be divided by 10 or 100.
Currently I am taking paleontology courses for free as I am pre-retired, not to obtain a diploma (at my age that would be stupid) but just for my personal culture and this without spending a cent (apart from the cost of transport to attend the courses in the amphitheater).
And if we have a lot fewer obese people in our house it's also because our packets of chips are smaller and we don't need big cars to fit big people in them.🤣🤣
'THESE 7 THINGS ARE SMALLER IN FRANCE'
* number of school shootings
* percentage of people in prison
* number of military style weapons in private households
* percentage of drug addicts
* enrichment of the political class
* lies and shouting on MSM (i can barely watch USA 'news' because of all the shouting all the time, nobody seems to talk at a normal volume ever – like kids trying to yell over the next one!)
* homeless and dropouts in bigger cities
* elderly forced to live in trailer parks because they cannot afford a normal rent
* TV evangelists asking for money (are there any in France??)
ok, that was 9 and i hardly started to think about it, but anyway, 'Vive la France'! 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
Lmao bien joué
Australian living in Bretagne here. I fully endorse all these observations.
Your makeup looks so French ❤. Also smaller in quantity vs US ..
I'm not sure driving like a local is such a good idea 🤣
You forgot one thing😮 Women tend to wear their hair shorter in France😅
The US obesity epidimic started with the introduction of ' low fat' foods which were pumped up sugar or sugar additives to compensate for the loss of tases resulting from law fat – many people are particularly sensitive to sugar in food whoch results in more energy being stored as fat. Bread doesnt need sugar but many breads now do have added sugar or sugar additives.
You mean: things that are smaller in French males? ^^ Well, whether size matters is a question for women to decide.
Hotel rooms, unless you are at 4 star & up, tend to be smaller than what we get in US, though I have had some massive size rooms in older 1 & 2 star hotels. Restaurant tables can be small, just enough room for the plates.
Very nice view of the Port des pêcheurs in Biarritz at 1:03!
Fridges! Wardrobes – television – but the clothes even cheap clothes is in my opinion better made.
Anything outside the usa is smaller😂😂
0:36 the size of France is actually 247,800MI² (642,000km²), you forgot overseas territories (guyane, martique, guadeloupe, réunion, mayotte), even 259,460MI² (672,000km²) if you add collectivities (st pierre et miquelon, st barthélémy, st martin, wallis et futuna, Polynésie françaises, nouvelle calédonie, TAAF, Clipperton)
Bonjour Diane. The 1st time I saw a Smart Car was in France in 1999.
I was in Cognac in August 2023
The French don't carry as much debt as Americans because they haven''t had to pay student loans for schools like MIT, Caltech, Stanford, Yale, Harvard, Princeton and many more schools. Whaat is the French equivalent of those schools?
I have always stayed in Paris. The elevators there, whether in an apartment or hotel, are extremely small.
France is in a dire state. Talk about unemployment, homelessness, etc. Some people wd live to have your "problems" The government is a disaster. Like most other european countries. Frexit now..
Les gros, la connerie, la débilité, l'ignorance (et c'est pas peu dire), la corruption, l'agressivité,la volonté de dominer le monde et tant d'autres choses négatives.
Small is beautiful and precious things come in small packages … ;o)
Yes France is about the size of Texas but its the second biggest output agriculture producer in the world, size sometimes don't matter its performance. Salut
The Frenchman’s appendage is smaller too!
Over half of new cars sold in France are SUVs and the new parking spaces are being made to accomodate that. I just hope it never gets like in the US. (the car culture, obesity (but that's increasing too) etc.) Electricity rates are some of the highest in Europe (since Feb 2024) The middle class is really shrinking , like in the US. But life is wonderful here…we're lucky.
Regarding Salaries. All over Europe Salaries are negotiated NET, while in USA they’re negotiated GROSS. To be able to make a correct comparison of the two, you need to consider what you’re getting in America, deduct your taxes, deduct your healtcare insurance, your pension, your student loans or school/college tuition costs. At that point you have quite a different number to compare with a french NET Salary. PERCEPTION is the word here. You “think” you’re making 6,500$ per month per family (average monthly income per family in USA, average). In reality you make 3,350$ per month per family. Still, all markets look at the 6500$ figure to establish prices and that’s how you get a cost of life double in the USA than in Europe, with similar salaries
lol! We live in La Rochelle so great you gave them a shout out. Didn’t realise you were so close by
Not my French d**censored 😂
Something you will never hear in France is the vocal fry. We all have a small voice with tiny intonations😂😂
ayo the thumbnail