Most of the other countries in the world view France as a cowardly nation. After Napolean was removed from office it seems that the French people are always asking for help or just surrendering. During World War Two, France was one of the first countries to surrender. Yes, at the time it was a good idea to avoid the destruction that Germany would have caused but it was left up for the Allied forces to save France. Canada, Great Britain, the United States, and even Australia sacrificed their soldiers to save France.
79.3 million people visited France in 2008. For the list of 10 top visited places in the world, visit wikipedia.
People of France speak French
They are called French.
To have a personal insurance covering your responsibility is standard for all French. In France that is tied with your home insurance. French people don't suscribe, to an additional insurance. They don't require tourists to suscribe or provide a proof of personal insurance, although it would be a bad idea to not have any insurance.
What is a stereotypical view of France or French people?
French people are perfectly happy with tourists.
Tourists are people from somewhere else visiting a place. A tourist host is the person in that place with whom the tourists stay or visit.
They need to be visiting a place for pleasure purposes (on vacation) that is not home.
French people are known for being fashionable and having a strong sense of style. France is often stereotyped as a country with a love for wine, cheese, and bread. French people are sometimes perceived as being rude or unfriendly to tourists.
French is the language of French people, who are the ones living in France.
79.3 million people visited France in 2008. For the list of 10 top visited places in the world, visit wikipedia.
French people mainly take their holidays ... in France. So do about 80 million people visiting France every year (maybe partly due to the affordable costs of visiting: France is ranked only 9th for the revenue generated from tourism, despite being the world's most visited country). That said, a good number of French people also like to take a holiday abroad, to get a change of scene, to be confronted with new cultures, or to enjoy the sun while it is winter at home.
'La France'.
Many types of people are tourists, including children, men and women. Celebrities and diplomats may also be tourists when visiting foreign countries.
When people are tourist that means that they are visiting a place or on vacation looking around at beautiful sights or learning something new.
"la République Française", short form: la France
Yes they can be a little bit arrogant but the majority of them are really helpful! For some odd reason they don't like English speaking tourists but if you can speak French then you will be fine!