@@furkankurtuluss I guess I meant If someone did that to me. Although I think there’s a big difference between a random stranger filming you and a woman who works at a very prestigious company who’s posting it on a platform which represents that company. 😅🤷🏽♀️
I thought it was really american to do that. I lived a long time in a touristic city in south america and they would just take pictures of natives selling their crafts. No asking. If they didn't find that intrusive, imagine taking a picture of some random french girls working out. And it isn't about the laws. You don't need an actual law to tell you everything. There are social rules you must follow too. Basic respect.
Yes, there's so much to culture that we can't really describe. It's interesting to see his and her unique take, and those moments where they're not quite sure how to describe the way it is.
WHAT CHARLIE SAID ABOUT STORES BEING CLOSED REALLY RANDOMLY. One time I was having a really bad day and I went to this HUGE library which had no reason to be closed in the middle of the week and.... it was closed.... that was also the 2nd time it had happened.... I started crying in the middle of the street hahahahaha
@@smoker_joe Bah ce serait, genre, totalement illégal, mais on peut avoir des surprises parfois et tomber sur de la plomberie en plomb ou des trucs du genre. Mais oui, au pire la plomberie date d’Hausmann, c’est pas la renaissance non plus
I’m no expert but wasn’t Paris rebuilt under the reign of Napoleon III? If that’s true then it’s not much older than American buildings built around the time of our Civil War.
23:11 I'm American, and I have had bosses invite me to do things outside of work, such as go to dinner at a restaurant. HOWEVER, when that has happened, it has always been a situation where everyone else at my workplace was also invited. It was never a situation where it was just me and my boss. Also, I have never been the one to invite my boss to do anything. While bosses are sometimes expected to host social events for employees, employees often try not to bother their bosses. To me as an American, this scene in the TV show felt really weird.
I would only invite my boss to a get together if I was also inviting all of my coworkers. I feel like that’s just a bit strange, unless you eventually develop a friendship with your boss, which I feel like that’s also not overly common here in the states.
American here! I can confirm it is frowned upon to drink during lunch, even just a glass of wine, ESPECIALLY if you are going back to work afterwards. We have a social rule that you shouldn't start drinking until at least 5PM, otherwise you might be looked at as an alcoholic. That's why whenever anybody does have a drink before 5PM, they often make the joke, "Well, it's 5 o'clock somewhere!" (meaning it might not be 5PM here, but it's 5PM right now in a different time zone).
ah true! you also have the saying "day drinking" We don't say that in French at all because it's so normal here haha we only find it funny if we start drinking before lunch time, in the morning, then it's kind of too much you know haha also because no one does that
The highest paid person I know (manages billions) has glasses and alcohol in his office. He and the partners will drink at work and discuss business. It all just depends, it’s not like it was back in the days where for sure everyone had happy hour drinks for lunch and cigarettes in the office.
Im here one year later to share that in New York this is totally normal and no one will think you’re weird for drinking while you’re out to lunch, even with coworkers or in the office (like an office part type thing). But of course it depends on where you work and what you do, someone working at a retail store probably wouldn’t drink but someone doing office work might.
The only genuinely funny moment of this entire show was that they ended the season by playing “Non, je ne regrette rien.” I was just waiting for Leonardo DiCaprio to show up and say the whole show was a bad dream.
Disagree. I laughed when Emily was at the restaurant with the wrong reservation and she said "You change the dates" and the concierge said, "No YOU change the dates"
I love this series so much! It has already taught me all about what Paris is really like and also some very useful phrases! This channel is so helpful and very underrated, thank you so much! You have both taught me a lot! :)
I've subscribed and watched many of your videos in the last couple weeks. (I'm not actively studying the French language ~ currently just keeping it on my radar for fun.). I love and appreciate that you are so low-key and natural. I really can't watch YTers who are super "on" all the time. Thank you so much for your content! You're an absolute gem of a resource on YT.
About the boss thing: I’d say it depends on the size of the place where you work and what the business culture they’re trying to push is like. I’ve worked in many different places and all of them emphasized “team-building” and relationships etc, and to a point where you needed to participate in various ways to be seen as a good sport or team player. This ranged from anything like celebrating coworker birthdays (and making a bigger deal about it, though in a cheesy forced way sort of, than I even did with real friends lol) to sometimes general expectations of some sort of outside socializing, including the boss. Though in these cases it was a direct manager/boss, not a high level one. But IMO there’s definitely more of a blur between work and private life than what I’ve seen my French friends do. They seem to have way more boundaries, and tbh I think I’d prefer that lol.
I have lived in France for some years now, and I'm shook with this channel. I can't believe I've just found it, it has taught me more than what I've lived or learned in French uni classes (I'm taking C1, so pretty sad tbh, but I LOVE it!!!)
Discovered you while looking for French lessons (in lockdown) on You Tube. I watched Emily In Paris for the comedic and total escapism value (again, in lockdown!) and enjoyed it for what it was - an exaggerated account of a young American in a different culture. However, I am enjoying your breakdown of each episode and the explanations of correct culture, grammar and body language. Looking forward to your French lessons. Thank you x
I happened to be in Paris for that win and it was truly insane. A really cool experience to be with so many people who were feeling the same thing though. It was packed but felt surprisingly safe.
I like that you both try to view the show from both sides and appreciate that it is just a tv show, most recaps I see about the show are just people getting angry and bringing torches and pitchforks to fight about tiny details that aren't 100% accurate as if it's a docu series or something where as I'm just happy to have another show with French audio options on Netflix US. Great work to you both I hope to see more reviews!
Thank you for doing these videos. I am really enjoying them and it’s fascinating to learn about the differences in cultures. Having an American’s perspective helps a lot, too.
I find your conversations about the cultural differences between the 2 countries SOOO interesting especially because I live in a country different to my home country so I can relate to the mentality of understanding the differences between countries
Berets or Boinas are actually Basque and are worn in all colors. I get annoyed anytime I wear a beret or Boina and someone comments about trying to be French. I am Basque and Spanish, I normally correct them and tell them its actually Basque origin. So you will see it more in both sides of Basque Country from French side, and the Spanish side, and Spain.
I know it's more of a French stereotype but when I lived in Spain, you did the kisses and hug to almost everyone you met, even in the workplace. Was really hard to get used to, I always automatically extended a handshake when I met someone because that came naturally to me.
No it’s not common to invite your boss to dinner parties unless it’s a work gathering! Maybe the boss and team would go for lunch during work but a dinner party that is unrelated to work... no hahaha
I enjoy your videos! This made me subscribe :D I’ve always have had an interest in France and all...but like an Emily sort of, you guys are teaching me more than I knew 🤗 and that there’s a lot to France and the culture there. Thank u.
I really enjoy your content, not only am i learning how french people REALLY talk but also the little cultural explanations help with understanding french people in general and its very interesting!!
I just found you all's videos and I am loving the content. I am glad you mentioned this about inversions! I look forward to learning more with you both. :)
I love the content here in this channel! The only thing that I wonder is: why do you guys speak English during the videos? I wish I could see you guys speaking more french :))) thanks again for the great content!
It is rare to invite your boss to a place to hangout, it basically never happens, but it is not super uncommon for your boss to invite the team over to his/her house for special occasions (like holidays/ sports events)
Love your commentary, thank you. Wanted to say that you guys might have interpreted one scene wrong, though. The plumber scene is comedic for non-French speakers because the plumber rants for quite a while (Emily has no idea what he’s saying) and then her neighbor translates with a simple “He wants a coffee”. The comedy is in the fact that sometimes French phrases sound so long and complicated to American ears when really what the person said was quite short or simple if it were translated.
His long rant wasn't just him asking for coffee though. He was explaining that he needed to replace a part that he didn't have and would have to order it.
I live in Brussels where spoken French is somewhat different. You hear adults using expressions such as ‘avec plaisir’ very often... Maybe it’s a regional difference or it’s just that people who have entered the (white collar) work environment here tend to become a bit more formal in all settings without that seeming like a big deal. In fact even though I grew up hearing a more formal British style of speech I find the French speakers I meet here often so much more formal in their language. I find it quite charming rather than off-putting though so maybe I’m not welcome here.
My experience at 23:00 as a Canadian. I haven't invited my boss to a party or anything but I have gone to work parties at a coworkers house. Sometimes my boss would be at the parties but that only happened at one place that I worked. I have worked in a few places where my bosses treated everyone for dinner at the end of the year as a thank you, or had a beach day or something. I don't think it's very common. Usually as a thank you, we will get a bonus cheque at the end of the year, depending on the work place.
In my experience you might invite a co-worker or two you're close with but never your boss unless it's work related and you're inviting your entire team (and I can't think of a scenario for that either really... usually team outings including your boss would be initiated by your boss)
idk about paris part but I totally relate to emily being so american...I happens to met one just like that, didn't end well. that lady was very upset when I speak my own language (in my own country) she keep saying "why don't you speak english , how old r u? can't u understand english?" so, I just decided that moment, I won't help her, even I understand what she said. she is so rude and inpatient 😅
Funny. I am from the states, plenty of my neighbors don’t speak English even though they live here, and no one cares. We just kind our own business and get by. Sorry you came across a nasty person, you will find at least one anywhere.
Emily is very unprofessional. That's why she thinks it's okay to just walk into her new boss's office and invite her to a party. That's not normal, I think
It depends on the environment honestly and how comfortable you are with your boss and coworkers. But it's like you had mentioned it's more that you invite your coworkers so of course you may include the boss in that. Definitely not common to invite just the boss unless there is a close relationship preexisting. I certainly had a boss who invited all the workers over her home for a drink after an office party or boss/coworker is hosting a party in their home or even invite the boss (and coworkers) to their wedding. It's not encouraged or looked down upon to have these interactions it's just a matter of how comfortable are you to ask. I do feel this is more common in office jobs though.
It is definitely NOT common to invite your boss to your birthday party. People in the office might buy a cake to celebrate at the office but it typically does not go out of the office. If something goes out of the office, it is typically lunch at a restaurant but not going to someone's personal home.
In Malaysia too, some high school students smoke in discreet, outside of school of course. It's a big secret and no one supposed to know about it (teachers and family/siblings). I think it's like they are trying to potray cool attitude or simply rebelling.
I've been studying French on my own for a few years end every book that I could get my hands on teaches how to speak in a VERY formal way. Is there a book or something that could teach me how to speak in a more colloquial way? P.S. The way the show portrays the french classes are literally how they teach us (at least in my country) and we have to learn how to speak like a normal human being through tv shows or talking with actual French people.
Nothing better than experiencing it yourself. Informal speech also depends on where you’re living. I grew up in Normandie and moved to Paris when I was 18, I picked up a lot of expressions that I didn’t know before and dropped some that people didn’t use in Paris. It’s also regional I guess
Learning formal French is the safest choice because it will always be useful, but if you want to learn a more casual way to speak I would suggest to watch TH-cam videos from French speaking people or to talk with French people on social media
Well, uh, I guess it’s the way you’re actually supposed to learn informal language, it’s through informal means ahaha The fact is you can’t recommend a book for informal speech, as it is speech and is rarely written down. The very formal way is indeed the most useful if you want to apply to some job or school or smth, but if you want to get close to people, well, tv shows are the best x’) PS: I recommend festival de montreux or that kind of stuff if you enjoy it, ’cause the way of speaking is usually very natural (all the artists aren’t equally talented though, but that’s another subject)
Lovely as always. I wish you guys had spy cameras and you could just walk around all day and secretly explain to us your interactions. I suppose what I mean is I want to hang out in Paris, but I can't so I wish I get the experience second hand. 😂
In Argentina small stores close for vacation too,usually 15 days to a month. I grew up in New York and I agree that Americans live to work and most of us work to live. Also, hospitals are free and also College education. No one has student debt or have to mortgage their home because of medical bills.
I think it depends on how friendly your boss is with you. I have two bosses and Ive only ever invited one of them out to lunch with me as she makes the effort to talk to every single person in the office.
Le niveau de formalité, le registre de parole est aussi une question d'âge, d'éducation et de classe. Par exemple, je suis sûr que je parle anglais de manière plus formelle que Charlie en raison de mon âge.
Tu as raison. Aussi, pour moi, je me présente plus formellement dans le bureau que entre amis. Je n'oserais pas parler à ma directrice à la manière d'Emily !
Point of clarification: no, here in the US you wouldn't invite your boss for dinner. That would just be weird. Now, it is more common for the boss to invite the team out for dinner / lunch, but it would always be more of a teambuilding kind of thing; never a one on one. Also, no one ever just invites their boss to their house. That's just a weird Hollywood thing that never happens IRL.
Here in the states (at least in California where I live) it's not common at all to invite your boss to any kind of personal party. There are a lot of places that'll do company parties/dinners which are more like meetings than parties but other than that we kind of keep to ourselves. And actually, this could be a totally American/Californian thing but there have even been some agreements I've had to sign for work (in childcare) that prohibit me from having any kind of non-professional relationship with coworkers and students, including parties.
Same here in Toronto and most large cities and in most provinces. Especially true for health care. Psychiatrists can never date their patients. It has totally changed from wait a year no contact them ok etc. Same for other professions like social work, therapists, teachers. Even if it is allowed after a time period there is always a huge risk for the professional being charged with misconduct, assault whatever and how does one prove innocence?
When I worked in Paris (newspaper business), I did la bise to my colleagues, but not to clients, unless we knew each other pretty well. I was also working in a French environment in San Francisco and my French colleagues and I did la bise. I think that you do la bise in a work environment if your workplace is relaxed.
In my highschool in Angers (France), students were allowed to smoke inside (not inside the buildings obviously but on school premices). It was a few years ago, so I don't know if that's still a thing, but it was quite common back in the day 😅
I visited Paris a few years ago in the middle of August. I suppose it is the busiest month there. There was a restaurant not far from Eiffel tower and there was a notice on the door saying it was closed for a month.
It's not really the busiest month, I think. Especially because many things are closed because of the holidays of the Parisians themselves. July is busier, but so are late spring (May, June) and September. Paris sees a lot of short visits from neighbouring countries (like a long weekend), so those take place outside of the summer holidays as well.
I'm American and I have had a few jobs and I wouldn't say it's common to invite your boss but you can do it. Sometimes if you are inviting some people from work you would invite your boss out of courtesy. I think it's more common to invite your boss to like weddings more than a casual party but that is just from my experience because I have had bosses invite my family to weddings or formal parties. I think it also depends on the workplace rules and how you get along with your boss.
Thank you for the great video, I have been bingewatching your reaction videos! I have a question regarding the commercial of the perfume. Is those types of views normal on men and women there? You didn't mention it in your video so I assume you agree that Sylvie and the french society would not be cancelling somebody for a commercial like that directed to the malze gaze? And she says she's bringing her american perspective to this situation. But from my impression before is that France is moving forward and people are becoming more aware of sexism, like balance ton porc et Balance ton qoui the song. Or the movie je ne suis pas un homme facile.
Very rare for employees to invite the boss - unless they are super close? But even then, it is frowned upon (can be considered favouritism sometimes, depends on your company and wkrk environment). Usually it is the boss holding social gatherings and they typically host the entire or a good chunk of the staff. The only times I have been invited out with my boss is when I was extremely close, like considered them family. Otherwise - employees dont bother the boss that way
"Qu'est-ce que" starts an open question, "est-ce que" is a closed (yes or no) question. So whenever you would use "what" to start a question in English, it will translate with "qu'est-ce que" ex: "what did you think of the movie?" = "qu'est-ce que tu as pensé du film?" -> this will require a more elaborate response, or at least a full sentence (I didn't like it/I liked it). vs. "Did you like the movie?" = "est-ce que tu as aimé le film?" -> a simple "yes" or "no" will suffice. Of course you can still elaborate ("yes, I liked it because..."). Hope this helps
I laughed out loud when you said the French are disagreeable. My classmate and I had to survey French people in Montpellier about their pastimes for our course, and an older woman told us she knew we were American because we smiled too much (she was very helpful and interesting to talk to, though.) That was funny for me, because for Americans I have an "RBF" and they think I don't smile enough and appear disagreeable. Maybe that is why I was mistaken for a Parisian on my last visit to France.
There are american movies from the 90's to like 2000 in which you can see some business man having dinner with a client (and usually both accompanied by their wives). It's not exactly to talk about business, but more to set up things for a future agreement...
It was very common to socialize with your boss and coworkers in most of the companies where I worked, but I spent my career in the software industry, which is possibly the least formal industry in the US. It wasn't that unusual to socialize with your boss's boss and even your boss's boss's boss.
I think you should also take into account that this is an advertising agency. Trust me, that is normal to ask people to go to events and they even drink at the office!!!! its like that in the US, in my country and its like a really "advertising agency stuff"
In my experience, at the coffee shops I've worked at in the US the boss/manager is always super close with the employees and you can definitely create close bonds and invite them out to dinner parties. In a more "professional" work place, I think it totally depends on the boss and the employee and what kind of relationship they develop over time! My mom has worked for a lady for 10+ years and they are best friends. I work at a university in the US and I am super professional with all of my superiors and would never invite them out. Haha
On the scene where Emily said that the men were objectifying the woman and she viewed the commercial as sexist and it won’t translate well in America especially in the “ me too “ era . You touched upon the fact that Americans are more “ politically correct “ but I was hoping that you’d explained to us how the French view a commercial like this and if they’d consider it sexist. By the way, do you watch the episode before you make a video on it ?
If you were to invite your boss to lunch/dinner in America, you would have to 1. know them really well, 2. have already been to a group lunches/dinners with them several times and 3. have a good report with your boss. If you do not have a good report with your boss, you would never invite them out (especially to a party) in hopes that they would like you more/get to know you better. So yes, it’s very strange she would ask her boss to come to a party (especially if she didn’t know that much about the party). America does have ‘Work Parties’ to help build community, including Happy Hours (where the office will go together to have a drink or two sometime between the hours of 4pm-7pm) but it’s not mandatory and the boss doesn’t always come.
I have a question: When I went to a café, they made us pay extra to drink our coffee outside the café. Is that a regular thing that happens in most cafés?
Yes and in most of Europe. A table would mean that you have to have food, but you can stay when finished the food, usually, unless very busy, that's the same almost anywhere.
I love your videos!!! Great note about words people learn in those beginners' classrooms)))))) working on my English course currently - and have been rethinking the wordlists people are made to learn but will definitely never use)) Same happened to me with French this summer - devoted a couple of weeks to "faire la menage' (which I almost never do))))) - and still haven't come up with a context where I would have to discuss it with anyone in such detail ;) do you teach online, btw?
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ive never invited my boss for anything
No one finds weird that Emily takes a photo of those girls and posts it without their permission??
Yeah or in the other episode of random kids playing. That is so not okay😅
@@VisitorsWelcome It might be legal but it is still weird. I definitely would feel uncomfortable if someone did that
@@metikabegleiter1770 if someone did that? Have you met the internet?
@@furkankurtuluss I guess I meant If someone did that to me. Although I think there’s a big difference between a random stranger filming you and a woman who works at a very prestigious company who’s posting it on a platform which represents that company. 😅🤷🏽♀️
I thought it was really american to do that. I lived a long time in a touristic city in south america and they would just take pictures of natives selling their crafts. No asking. If they didn't find that intrusive, imagine taking a picture of some random french girls working out. And it isn't about the laws. You don't need an actual law to tell you everything. There are social rules you must follow too. Basic respect.
it's nice to learn a few things while you react to this show haha
Yes, there's so much to culture that we can't really describe. It's interesting to see his and her unique take, and those moments where they're not quite sure how to describe the way it is.
Totally! Bah je vois pas - I didn't have that one in French class
WHAT CHARLIE SAID ABOUT STORES BEING CLOSED REALLY RANDOMLY. One time I was having a really bad day and I went to this HUGE library which had no reason to be closed in the middle of the week and.... it was closed.... that was also the 2nd time it had happened.... I started crying in the middle of the street hahahahaha
😂 omg I know this feeling & also cried lol
I laughed when he said 'the plumbing is 500 years old'. The building isn't 500 years old! The plumbing certainly isn't
haha good point, and plumbing is definitely a new commodity not a 500 year old one
@@102483989 Ca date du début du 19ème siècle.
Donc au pire sa plomberie a 200 ans, si jamais rénovée, ce qui m'étonnerait.
@@smoker_joe Bah ce serait, genre, totalement illégal, mais on peut avoir des surprises parfois et tomber sur de la plomberie en plomb ou des trucs du genre. Mais oui, au pire la plomberie date d’Hausmann, c’est pas la renaissance non plus
I’m no expert but wasn’t Paris rebuilt under the reign of Napoleon III? If that’s true then it’s not much older than American buildings built around the time of our Civil War.
LOL true. Indoor plumbing has only been around for about 100 years or so.
23:11 I'm American, and I have had bosses invite me to do things outside of work, such as go to dinner at a restaurant. HOWEVER, when that has happened, it has always been a situation where everyone else at my workplace was also invited. It was never a situation where it was just me and my boss. Also, I have never been the one to invite my boss to do anything. While bosses are sometimes expected to host social events for employees, employees often try not to bother their bosses. To me as an American, this scene in the TV show felt really weird.
I would only invite my boss to a get together if I was also inviting all of my coworkers. I feel like that’s just a bit strange, unless you eventually develop a friendship with your boss, which I feel like that’s also not overly common here in the states.
yeah the only person i've ever known who befriended their boss was my white boomer father...
My mom's best friend is her boss (We live in US)
I mean, I’m more likely to invite them into a fight than to go out and grab some dinner with them.
American here! I can confirm it is frowned upon to drink during lunch, even just a glass of wine, ESPECIALLY if you are going back to work afterwards. We have a social rule that you shouldn't start drinking until at least 5PM, otherwise you might be looked at as an alcoholic. That's why whenever anybody does have a drink before 5PM, they often make the joke, "Well, it's 5 o'clock somewhere!" (meaning it might not be 5PM here, but it's 5PM right now in a different time zone).
ah true! you also have the saying "day drinking"
We don't say that in French at all because it's so normal here haha
we only find it funny if we start drinking before lunch time, in the morning, then it's kind of too much you know haha also because no one does that
The highest paid person I know (manages billions) has glasses and alcohol in his office. He and the partners will drink at work and discuss business. It all just depends, it’s not like it was back in the days where for sure everyone had happy hour drinks for lunch and cigarettes in the office.
Im here one year later to share that in New York this is totally normal and no one will think you’re weird for drinking while you’re out to lunch, even with coworkers or in the office (like an office part type thing). But of course it depends on where you work and what you do, someone working at a retail store probably wouldn’t drink but someone doing office work might.
The only genuinely funny moment of this entire show was that they ended the season by playing “Non, je ne regrette rien.” I was just waiting for Leonardo DiCaprio to show up and say the whole show was a bad dream.
Disagree. I laughed when Emily was at the restaurant with the wrong reservation and she said "You change the dates" and the concierge said, "No YOU change the dates"
I love when you guys go on tangents! That's where the real learning happens. Merci! :)
the boss: balance ton porc
my brain: *starts playing balanace ton quoi by angèle*
Same 😅
Same!!!!!!
Me too!!!
Of course!
I love this series so much! It has already taught me all about what Paris is really like and also some very useful phrases! This channel is so helpful and very underrated, thank you so much! You have both taught me a lot! :)
I could watch you reacting to every episode and I wouldn't get bored!
oh cool ! yeah we'll keep making them then :))
I've subscribed and watched many of your videos in the last couple weeks. (I'm not actively studying the French language ~ currently just keeping it on my radar for fun.). I love and appreciate that you are so low-key and natural. I really can't watch YTers who are super "on" all the time. Thank you so much for your content! You're an absolute gem of a resource on YT.
Wow, thank you so much Szara Bet, your comment means a lot to us! :))
I like your guys reaction videos to this series and hearing your perspective! Hope you make more for when season 2 comes out.
oh yeah we will, and thanks for your feedback :)
This is the closest I’m getting to ever watching Emily in Paris, and I know I’m learning more about Paris from your reaction videos!
ah cool glad to hear that ! 🤗
I would never go out with my boss outside of work. It seems like the boss is separate from other coworkers.
ah yeah I'm the same but I guess it depends on the workplace and the status in the company maybe
The French class scene lol... so relatable! 😅
About the boss thing: I’d say it depends on the size of the place where you work and what the business culture they’re trying to push is like. I’ve worked in many different places and all of them emphasized “team-building” and relationships etc, and to a point where you needed to participate in various ways to be seen as a good sport or team player. This ranged from anything like celebrating coworker birthdays (and making a bigger deal about it, though in a cheesy forced way sort of, than I even did with real friends lol) to sometimes general expectations of some sort of outside socializing, including the boss. Though in these cases it was a direct manager/boss, not a high level one. But IMO there’s definitely more of a blur between work and private life than what I’ve seen my French friends do. They seem to have way more boundaries, and tbh I think I’d prefer that lol.
Aw, I really enjoyed all of these three videos.
I'm so glad!☺
we should make more! but the hype train is maybe gone now lol
I have lived in France for some years now, and I'm shook with this channel. I can't believe I've just found it, it has taught me more than what I've lived or learned in French uni classes (I'm taking C1, so pretty sad tbh, but I LOVE it!!!)
Great to hear we've been so helpful it means a lot ☺☺
Discovered you while looking for French lessons (in lockdown) on You Tube. I watched Emily In Paris for the comedic and total escapism value (again, in lockdown!) and enjoyed it for what it was - an exaggerated account of a young American in a different culture. However, I am enjoying your breakdown of each episode and the explanations of correct culture, grammar and body language. Looking forward to your French lessons. Thank you x
ah thank you for your feedback glad you enjoyed it ☺☺
I happened to be in Paris for that win and it was truly insane. A really cool experience to be with so many people who were feeling the same thing though. It was packed but felt surprisingly safe.
At first I didn’t understand this show but now I can’t stop watching your videos. Love it 😊
oh cool glad to hear that! would you like us to make videos for the last episodes we didn't cover ?
I like that you both try to view the show from both sides and appreciate that it is just a tv show, most recaps I see about the show are just people getting angry and bringing torches and pitchforks to fight about tiny details that aren't 100% accurate as if it's a docu series or something where as I'm just happy to have another show with French audio options on Netflix US. Great work to you both I hope to see more reviews!
Thank you for doing these videos. I am really enjoying them and it’s fascinating to learn about the differences in cultures. Having an American’s perspective helps a lot, too.
I find your conversations about the cultural differences between the 2 countries SOOO interesting especially because I live in a country different to my home country so I can relate to the mentality of understanding the differences between countries
Berets or Boinas are actually Basque and are worn in all colors. I get annoyed anytime I wear a beret or Boina and someone comments about trying to be French. I am Basque and Spanish, I normally correct them and tell them its actually Basque origin. So you will see it more in both sides of Basque Country from French side, and the Spanish side, and Spain.
I know it's more of a French stereotype but when I lived in Spain, you did the kisses and hug to almost everyone you met, even in the workplace. Was really hard to get used to, I always automatically extended a handshake when I met someone because that came naturally to me.
It was the same in South America. It’s okay, I’m sure the same people would feel weird in the states with handshakes and no hugs or kisses.
Same in Italy, before covid of course 😅
In the uk also
No it’s not common to invite your boss to dinner parties unless it’s a work gathering! Maybe the boss and team would go for lunch during work but a dinner party that is unrelated to work... no hahaha
Really enjoy your videos! Thanks from Poland ❤️
Glad you like them! ☺☺☺
I enjoy your videos! This made me subscribe :D I’ve always have had an interest in France and all...but like an Emily sort of, you guys are teaching me more than I knew 🤗 and that there’s a lot to France and the culture there. Thank u.
I'm so glad! merci ☺☺
I really enjoy your content, not only am i learning how french people REALLY talk but also the little cultural explanations help with understanding french people in general and its very interesting!!
I just found you all's videos and I am loving the content. I am glad you mentioned this about inversions! I look forward to learning more with you both. :)
i need more of this!!!
oh yeah would love to make more as well ! 🤗
Are you planning to film another episode? I am really enjoying this!
I love the content here in this channel! The only thing that I wonder is: why do you guys speak English during the videos? I wish I could see you guys speaking more french :))) thanks again for the great content!
I was thinking that as well. Maybe slow french would be nice to help learn
Thanks for taking time to do these! I appreciate your perspective on the show.
I really liked this one because there are more expressions that I could use in conversations :)
Anything related to ‘Le Sport’ in French has never been used after the lesson 😂
It is rare to invite your boss to a place to hangout, it basically never happens, but it is not super uncommon for your boss to invite the team over to his/her house for special occasions (like holidays/ sports events)
Love your commentary, thank you. Wanted to say that you guys might have interpreted one scene wrong, though. The plumber scene is comedic for non-French speakers because the plumber rants for quite a while (Emily has no idea what he’s saying) and then her neighbor translates with a simple “He wants a coffee”. The comedy is in the fact that sometimes French phrases sound so long and complicated to American ears when really what the person said was quite short or simple if it were translated.
His long rant wasn't just him asking for coffee though. He was explaining that he needed to replace a part that he didn't have and would have to order it.
I love the tangents! Makes it like a conversational thing and we learn more about the culture this way imho
oww vous Êtes mes favorites! merci bcp pour ces videos
I have been waiting all week for this one😊, love you guys, keep up & stay safe❤
I live in Brussels where spoken French is somewhat different. You hear adults using expressions such as ‘avec plaisir’ very often... Maybe it’s a regional difference or it’s just that people who have entered the (white collar) work environment here tend to become a bit more formal in all settings without that seeming like a big deal.
In fact even though I grew up hearing a more formal British style of speech I find the French speakers I meet here often so much more formal in their language. I find it quite charming rather than off-putting though so maybe I’m not welcome here.
My experience at 23:00 as a Canadian. I haven't invited my boss to a party or anything but I have gone to work parties at a coworkers house. Sometimes my boss would be at the parties but that only happened at one place that I worked. I have worked in a few places where my bosses treated everyone for dinner at the end of the year as a thank you, or had a beach day or something. I don't think it's very common. Usually as a thank you, we will get a bonus cheque at the end of the year, depending on the work place.
Also never a party like what was portrayed in the show.
Re: Balance ton porc: In this context, "balance" in French sounds like it would mean "expose" in English.
ah yeah you got the better word! I couldn't remember it haha^^
I sincerely enjoy this series
In my experience you might invite a co-worker or two you're close with but never your boss unless it's work related and you're inviting your entire team (and I can't think of a scenario for that either really... usually team outings including your boss would be initiated by your boss)
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idk about paris part but I totally relate to emily being so american...I happens to met one just like that, didn't end well. that lady was very upset when I speak my own language (in my own country) she keep saying "why don't you speak english
, how old r u? can't u understand english?" so, I just decided that moment, I won't help her, even I understand what she said. she is so rude and inpatient 😅
Funny. I am from the states, plenty of my neighbors don’t speak English even though they live here, and no one cares. We just kind our own business and get by. Sorry you came across a nasty person, you will find at least one anywhere.
Emily is very unprofessional. That's why she thinks it's okay to just walk into her new boss's office and invite her to a party. That's not normal, I think
It depends on the environment honestly and how comfortable you are with your boss and coworkers. But it's like you had mentioned it's more that you invite your coworkers so of course you may include the boss in that. Definitely not common to invite just the boss unless there is a close relationship preexisting. I certainly had a boss who invited all the workers over her home for a drink after an office party or boss/coworker is hosting a party in their home or even invite the boss (and coworkers) to their wedding. It's not encouraged or looked down upon to have these interactions it's just a matter of how comfortable are you to ask. I do feel this is more common in office jobs though.
It is definitely NOT common to invite your boss to your birthday party. People in the office might buy a cake to celebrate at the office but it typically does not go out of the office. If something goes out of the office, it is typically lunch at a restaurant but not going to someone's personal home.
Loving these reactions!
Thank you so much guys. Keep going 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
In Malaysia too, some high school students smoke in discreet, outside of school of course. It's a big secret and no one supposed to know about it (teachers and family/siblings). I think it's like they are trying to potray cool attitude or simply rebelling.
ooh ok yeah I see ^^
I've been studying French on my own for a few years end every book that I could get my hands on teaches how to speak in a VERY formal way. Is there a book or something that could teach me how to speak in a more colloquial way?
P.S. The way the show portrays the french classes are literally how they teach us (at least in my country) and we have to learn how to speak like a normal human being through tv shows or talking with actual French people.
I recommend using books for teen learners like Decibel or Adosphere. There are less formal.
Nothing better than experiencing it yourself. Informal speech also depends on where you’re living. I grew up in Normandie and moved to Paris when I was 18, I picked up a lot of expressions that I didn’t know before and dropped some that people didn’t use in Paris. It’s also regional I guess
Learning formal French is the safest choice because it will always be useful, but if you want to learn a more casual way to speak I would suggest to watch TH-cam videos from French speaking people or to talk with French people on social media
@@manon4061 hi! If you have any suggestions of youtubers I would appreciate very much
Well, uh, I guess it’s the way you’re actually supposed to learn informal language, it’s through informal means ahaha
The fact is you can’t recommend a book for informal speech, as it is speech and is rarely written down. The very formal way is indeed the most useful if you want to apply to some job or school or smth, but if you want to get close to people, well, tv shows are the best x’)
PS: I recommend festival de montreux or that kind of stuff if you enjoy it, ’cause the way of speaking is usually very natural (all the artists aren’t equally talented though, but that’s another subject)
Lovely as always. I wish you guys had spy cameras and you could just walk around all day and secretly explain to us your interactions. I suppose what I mean is I want to hang out in Paris, but I can't so I wish I get the experience second hand. 😂
In Argentina small stores close for vacation too,usually 15 days to a month. I grew up in New York and I agree that Americans live to work and most of us work to live. Also, hospitals are free and also College education. No one has student debt or have to mortgage their home because of medical bills.
I think it depends on how friendly your boss is with you. I have two bosses and Ive only ever invited one of them out to lunch with me as she makes the effort to talk to every single person in the office.
ah yeah makes sense :)
13:07 lol at charlie yelling at maia
Le niveau de formalité, le registre de parole est aussi une question d'âge, d'éducation et de classe. Par exemple, je suis sûr que je parle anglais de manière plus formelle que Charlie en raison de mon âge.
Tu as raison. Aussi, pour moi, je me présente plus formellement dans le bureau que entre amis. Je n'oserais pas parler à ma directrice à la manière d'Emily !
Point of clarification: no, here in the US you wouldn't invite your boss for dinner. That would just be weird. Now, it is more common for the boss to invite the team out for dinner / lunch, but it would always be more of a teambuilding kind of thing; never a one on one.
Also, no one ever just invites their boss to their house. That's just a weird Hollywood thing that never happens IRL.
22:25 Maya rolls eyes for being interrupted lol.
Here in the states (at least in California where I live) it's not common at all to invite your boss to any kind of personal party. There are a lot of places that'll do company parties/dinners which are more like meetings than parties but other than that we kind of keep to ourselves. And actually, this could be a totally American/Californian thing but there have even been some agreements I've had to sign for work (in childcare) that prohibit me from having any kind of non-professional relationship with coworkers and students, including parties.
Same here in Toronto and most large cities and in most provinces. Especially true for health care. Psychiatrists can never date their patients. It has totally changed from wait a year no contact them ok etc. Same for other professions like social work, therapists, teachers. Even if it is allowed after a time period there is always a huge risk for the professional being charged with misconduct, assault whatever and how does one prove innocence?
I think it would be weird in the U.S. to invite your boss to a party. I agree that it is way too soon
When I worked in Paris (newspaper business), I did la bise to my colleagues, but not to clients, unless we knew each other pretty well. I was also working in a French environment in San Francisco and my French colleagues and I did la bise. I think that you do la bise in a work environment if your workplace is relaxed.
Pls react to eps 4
Ily btw keep it up ♥️
oh ok we'll try to do more of these if we can 😊 thanks for the feedback!
In my highschool in Angers (France), students were allowed to smoke inside (not inside the buildings obviously but on school premices). It was a few years ago, so I don't know if that's still a thing, but it was quite common back in the day 😅
Here in the USA you'll get suspended just for having a lighter at school. They've raised the age to purchase cigarettes from 18 to 21 years old.
I visited Paris a few years ago in the middle of August. I suppose it is the busiest month there. There was a restaurant not far from Eiffel tower and there was a notice on the door saying it was closed for a month.
It's not really the busiest month, I think. Especially because many things are closed because of the holidays of the Parisians themselves. July is busier, but so are late spring (May, June) and September. Paris sees a lot of short visits from neighbouring countries (like a long weekend), so those take place outside of the summer holidays as well.
More please!
I arrived in Paris the day of the world cup and I was at bastille too! It was so surreal!
oh wow ! that must have been surreal yeah I'm sure!
I'm American and I have had a few jobs and I wouldn't say it's common to invite your boss but you can do it. Sometimes if you are inviting some people from work you would invite your boss out of courtesy. I think it's more common to invite your boss to like weddings more than a casual party but that is just from my experience because I have had bosses invite my family to weddings or formal parties. I think it also depends on the workplace rules and how you get along with your boss.
Hello! I was hoping to get your reaction to the commercial itself. Was the commercial portrayed accurately. Is that common in France?
Workers taking breaks and vacay sounds great
@5:29 If you look far behind, it really looks like the signature architecture of Musee du Louvre
Please do another ☺️
Where’s Episode 4?
You are such a lovely couple! Love watching you guys!
Thank you for the great video, I have been bingewatching your reaction videos!
I have a question regarding the commercial of the perfume. Is those types of views normal on men and women there? You didn't mention it in your video so I assume you agree that Sylvie and the french society would not be cancelling somebody for a commercial like that directed to the malze gaze? And she says she's bringing her american perspective to this situation. But from my impression before is that France is moving forward and people are becoming more aware of sexism, like balance ton porc et Balance ton qoui the song. Or the movie je ne suis pas un homme facile.
SALUT! J’adore ces vidéos!
Very rare for employees to invite the boss - unless they are super close? But even then, it is frowned upon (can be considered favouritism sometimes, depends on your company and wkrk environment). Usually it is the boss holding social gatherings and they typically host the entire or a good chunk of the staff. The only times I have been invited out with my boss is when I was extremely close, like considered them family. Otherwise - employees dont bother the boss that way
Sorry, what is the person saying at 15:01? Is it "Je fais comment"?
yeah that's it Charlie said "bah, je fais comment?"
Can you also talk about when to use est-ce que and qu’est-ce que? Merci! :)
"Qu'est-ce que" starts an open question, "est-ce que" is a closed (yes or no) question.
So whenever you would use "what" to start a question in English, it will translate with "qu'est-ce que"
ex: "what did you think of the movie?" = "qu'est-ce que tu as pensé du film?" -> this will require a more elaborate response, or at least a full sentence (I didn't like it/I liked it).
vs. "Did you like the movie?" = "est-ce que tu as aimé le film?" -> a simple "yes" or "no" will suffice. Of course you can still elaborate ("yes, I liked it because...").
Hope this helps
I laughed out loud when you said the French are disagreeable. My classmate and I had to survey French people in Montpellier about their pastimes for our course, and an older woman told us she knew we were American because we smiled too much (she was very helpful and interesting to talk to, though.) That was funny for me, because for Americans I have an "RBF" and they think I don't smile enough and appear disagreeable. Maybe that is why I was mistaken for a Parisian on my last visit to France.
i was hoping you guys would give insight on the Me Too movement, but you just translated
There are american movies from the 90's to like 2000 in which you can see some business man having dinner with a client (and usually both accompanied by their wives). It's not exactly to talk about business, but more to set up things for a future agreement...
ah cool good to know
It was very common to socialize with your boss and coworkers in most of the companies where I worked, but I spent my career in the software industry, which is possibly the least formal industry in the US. It wasn't that unusual to socialize with your boss's boss and even your boss's boss's boss.
I think you should also take into account that this is an advertising agency. Trust me, that is normal to ask people to go to events and they even drink at the office!!!! its like that in the US, in my country and its like a really "advertising agency stuff"
ah yeah I guess so ^^
In my experience, at the coffee shops I've worked at in the US the boss/manager is always super close with the employees and you can definitely create close bonds and invite them out to dinner parties.
In a more "professional" work place, I think it totally depends on the boss and the employee and what kind of relationship they develop over time! My mom has worked for a lady for 10+ years and they are best friends.
I work at a university in the US and I am super professional with all of my superiors and would never invite them out. Haha
On the scene where Emily said that the men were objectifying the woman and she viewed the commercial as sexist and it won’t translate well in America especially in the “ me too “ era .
You touched upon the fact that Americans are more “ politically correct “ but I was hoping that you’d explained to us how the French view a commercial like this and if they’d consider it sexist.
By the way, do you watch the episode before you make a video on it ?
It's definitely intense in the US, usually it's big cities, but this past year they were many cities that protests got real rough
If you were to invite your boss to lunch/dinner in America, you would have to 1. know them really well, 2. have already been to a group lunches/dinners with them several times and 3. have a good report with your boss.
If you do not have a good report with your boss, you would never invite them out (especially to a party) in hopes that they would like you more/get to know you better.
So yes, it’s very strange she would ask her boss to come to a party (especially if she didn’t know that much about the party).
America does have ‘Work Parties’ to help build community, including Happy Hours (where the office will go together to have a drink or two sometime between the hours of 4pm-7pm) but it’s not mandatory and the boss doesn’t always come.
I can confirm urinals are not common in europe, ive been living in spain and germany my whole life and thats the first time i see a urinal outside
ah yeah maybe not in all countries in Europe
I have a question: When I went to a café, they made us pay extra to drink our coffee outside the café. Is that a regular thing that happens in most cafés?
Yes and in most of Europe. A table would mean that you have to have food, but you can stay when finished the food, usually, unless very busy, that's the same almost anywhere.
If you guys were to react to every episode, i would probably just binge watch that instead of the actual show
The only time that I invite the boss is if I'm close to the person but it's highly rare. I won't normally do that for like six months or more.
I love your videos!!! Great note about words people learn in those beginners' classrooms)))))) working on my English course currently - and have been rethinking the wordlists people are made to learn but will definitely never use)) Same happened to me with French this summer - devoted a couple of weeks to "faire la menage' (which I almost never do))))) - and still haven't come up with a context where I would have to discuss it with anyone in such detail ;) do you teach online, btw?