THESE 7 THINGS ARE SMALLER IN FRANCE (than the US)

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Idk for other French people, but I grew up with the mentality that any debt = poor. If you owe money, you own nothing. Debt must be erased as fast as possible, and you should always live within your means whenever possible. I think we don't have this "debt culture" in France, in general. Don't spend money you don't have yet.

It's not that things are smaller in France. It's that things are bigger in the US than anywhere in the world, for good or bad.

I love France. The French are wonderful people. Everyone was so kind to me even though my French is very limited.

I have always stayed in Paris. The elevators there, whether in an apartment or hotel, are extremely small.

Back in 1998 I went to France to work on a technology project and I noticed so many 2-door cars. When I asked why they don't have more 4-door cars given the convenience, I was told "we don't need that, only if you have a big family".

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.🤣🤣

Australian living in Bretagne here. I fully endorse all these observations.

Very accurate. You can add, smaller houses, cars, debts, hotel rooms, fridge…. Many things are smaller in France and for us visiting USA is also a surprise because everything is bigger. Food, drinks and car looked intimidating to me. These cultural differences are very interesting and explain a lot who we are and what matters to us from both side of the ocean

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.

If I were you, I would reverse the title to: Why everything is bigger in the US. I mean the whole world has similar size of things (food, drinks...etc) as France. The only exception is the US, of course :)

Encore une bonne vidéo =) Beau travail !

Thanks for your insights of the differences -always interesting!

regarding the street and parking size, the european car sare also a bit smaller, which definitely helps. but it is true that the european cities do not have that much parking spaces as in the US. Also the city is more dense and therefore smaller in distance that makes walking easier. regarding the personnal debt, it probably starts with school cost and student debt, in france you do not need to accoutn for 5 or 600 hundred a month for paying back your student loan, that already makes life a bit easier. Personally, each time I land in the US, the first thing that hits me is teh size of the cars, and then the average size of coffee to go .

Very nice view of the Port des pêcheurs in Biarritz at 1:03!

Hello Diane. My family originated from La Rochelle, Perche, Lorraine, Normandy, Paris and extending to Quebec. Absolutely adore this channel.

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.

Excellent video as usual. But, BEST THUMBNAIL EVER! 😅. Bravo pour ton travail!

Bonjour Diane. The 1st time I saw a Smart Car was in France in 1999.

Diane, I enjoy your observations. I am currently on a 2 month tour of France. In the US I drive pretty much everywhere as I live in surburban California. I am really enjoying the freedom of the public transportation. So much less stressful and in general pretty much reliable/on time.