Lost in France
Lost in France is a blog about living in France and in particular about living in Toulouse. I found it before we moved to France and found a lot of info on it funny and useful. One of my favorite parts is where he creates lists of stereotypes. Below are some links to his lists of stereotypes. Every so often I look them over and getting a kick out of thinking about them and their “validity”.
http://cyberfrance.blogspot.com/2006/10/french-stereotypes-of-french.html
http://cyberfrance.blogspot.com/2006/10/french-stereotypes-of-americans.html
http://cyberfrance.blogspot.com/2006/10/french-stereotypes-of-europeans.html
Read them and weep or laugh. Make comments and add your own stereotypes, we bloggers love that.
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Tags: France, French, Social Sciences, stereotypes, Toulouse
April 26th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
As you know, LIF is one of my favorite bloggers. It seems that most stereotypes are assigned by those who have never been to the country they’re stereotyping. It’s kind of like the story about the three blind guys describing an elephant.
April 26th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
We even met up with LIF for drinks at a local cafe. It is a small world. I think I found his blog before we even moved to France. We commented on each others blogs and then live in the same city and have had dinner after the drinks. I know some people think the internet discourages human interaction but I disagree. I think antisocial people use the internet in such a way that is discouraging but for social people who crave interaction they manage on the internet as well. Any other bloggers in France want to have a drink somewhere, sometime?
April 26th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Hi Owen, I got your word about meeting up with other bloggers. I think there should be another meeting of them early in May (unless the French holidays get in the way) and I will look into it for us.
April 26th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I’d like to meet up with you guys! I’ll be in your general area in about 3 weeks, and I was planning on spending a weekend in Toulouse to explore (never been there before). If you’re interested, let’s get in touch!