We Need To Talk About EMILY IN PARIS | French Stereotypes
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I had heard the rumours, so I decided to binge watch Emily In Paris to see if they were true. Here is my reaction to the show, coupled with a little true or false myth-busting for good measure!
Although I have lived in Paris under similar circumstances to those presented in the show, everyone's expat experiences of course differ. This is just my opinion, based on my own experiences living in Paris, dating a Frenchman, and spending a large chunk of time here every year for the past 5 years to visit my friends and my boyfriend's family. My opinions are my own and can't possibly represent all Parisians or all French people. But, I hope you enjoy the video and perhaps get a little insight into REAL expat life in Paris.
Do check out these videos for a broader perspective:
(Tiffanie's video) • Netflix's EMILY IN PAR...
(French/US couple who also have great content to learn French on YT & IG) • Parisians React to Emi...
(an interesting Asian POV on the first episode) • reacting to emily in p...
More videos of my time in Paris and other adventures in France:
• Expat Life In France
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I hope you guys enjoy the video and get a little insight into the expat in Paris experience! Obviously this is based on my own experience and everyone's experience of Paris and France is different. My intention is not to imply that what I think or experienced is representative of ALL Parisians or French people. It is just a fun story-time about how my time in Paris compared to Emily's.
Je suis française et j’ai toujours aps vu cette série , c’est cool de voir comment les étrangers nous voyent
Super vidéo
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English please
C'est pas grave. J'apprécie quand mes abonnés français parlé français avec moi. C'est une bonne opportunité pour pratiquer le langue ! Et la remarque était pour moi 🙂
Je suis très contente que tu aimes le série ! Bonne journée et bisous ! Xxx
Just came across by accident. I like your look and presentation skills (and lovely accent). Very...lady like. Cheers.
The only time a French person was rude to me during my holiday there was when I was jet-lagged and my brain forgot I was in France. When I realised, I apologised in French and his attitude changed completely to being nice. Understandable, if you make an effort they appreciate it.
For sure! It's just polite to make the effort isn't it? I can understand how in a big city, where you get stopped by tourists all day asking for directions etc, it would get pretty old being expected to be a tour guide in another language in your home country when that person can't even be bothered to learn one word of the language.
When I was in France the only person that was rude to me was a man that was making characters of people outside a shop. My sister walked into this shop in a busy market place and I followed her, the man was sitting on one side of the door and the people he was drawing was sitting on the other side so when I walked inbetween through the door he said “are you blind????”all sassy....lmao sorry sir but you’re literally set up in front of a DOORWAY. Didn’t really know what to do there
Most common cliché is that french culture means parisian culture while it is actually so much different compared with culture everywhere else in France 😉
Exactly
Your hair and makeup is amazing !
If my mum who came to Paris at 18 for her studies and lived in chambres de bonne for years saw what they call a “chambre de bonne” she would curse them the hell out!
Lol! I mean, I WISH that's what they looked like!
@@MissBeeTownsend omg if only they were!
Parisians were extremely nice to me when I was in France. But then again, I'm Latina and speak French with a Spanish accent which they found quite charming. Their concept of being American is like midwesterners. They had difficultly understanding what it means to be an American of Hispanic descent. But, they did embrace me as an atypical American.
Sí, a los franceses les encanta el acento español
I’m Latino in Lyon and true they love our accents and were very interested to learn about our culture
One of my professor in high school was Mexican, and she was super cool with everyone.
Oh my gosh, YES! to the part where she just flat out ignores the woman helpfully correcting her! I found this scene so infuriating on at least two counts: one, it was a perfect moment for a Emily to be apologetic and humbly accept the direction, take note and improve her French! Two, as a writer, it is literally your JOB to understand your characters and give them a good arch - how do you have a room full of writers who believe that at no point in the show is there a need to address Emily’s ignorance and have her take ownership over how her experience evolved? It’s ludicrous! Lazy, sloppy writing!
Emily *acts incredibly rude to everyone constantly*
Also Emily "Why are these people so rude to me?"
British, been to france three times. Emily's easily the rudest person i've ever seen there. :D
Went to paris for vacation, didnt speak a blip of french, said bonjour and excusez moi and merci when interracting to ppl there, and there was no problem. Sure theyre not smiley and friendly, but I feel like it's not rude (if anything, I feel comfortable that theyre not overly friendly). Even if most of them look grumpy, they were pretty welcoming and they did go out of the way to help me (like when I ordered food, or when I asked someone on the street etc)
In the US for example shop workers were SO "friendly " it was creepy, I would barely walk into a store and three people would be offering me help i never asked for and be so cheery it was just creepy it seemed so fake because it was over the top
@@matematicarka yes I felt that too and coz I'm naturally awkward and anxious it's kind of a burden to me lol
Yeah, in Aus customer service is like this too. Just too in your face.
I just gotta say, Emily is rude in the bakery by multiple standards, not just French... I did not travel much, but still in those few countries I did visit, it is a normal thing to say "hello", "please", "thank you", "bye", "have a nice day". US included, at least the few states I visited. IDK why they did chose to do that in the show
@@MissBeeTownsend yep my experience as well... It felt awkward esp if they talked more and ask questions and then I felt like I had to make them like me lol.
I think the cheating stereotype comes from the fact that men are so friendly to ladies. And ppl can take it differently.
Yes, I could see that. Sometimes they are just living up to the charming reputation.
I’m remembering articles about the President’s wife and mistress both attending his funeral?
also maybe just the romanticized idea americans have of paris? people think it's full of love and sex and sometimes that could be interpreted as ppl being very sexually fluid and likely to cheat? idk tho
@@lindseytallent2855 ,yes decades ago. Even to us it was odd.
The difference is we judge the professionel appraisal of somebody apart of his private life.
If your accountant cheats his wife, it concerned his wife not you. You should be only concerned if he is a good accountant or not.
Then, it doesn't mean we are not judgy. Just we are not puritan.
Honestly there are so many cheaters in every country, idk why only french people get stereotyped this way.
In Slovakia and Poland we also first say Dobrý deň / Dzień dobry (good day / hello) and then politely ask for something in formal language. It is considered rude to straight ask for something.
Surely, it's rude everywhere? Maybe some countries just call rudeness out more than others? 🤷🏻♀️ I'm all for that haha!
It's the same in Germany. I alway make sure when I'm abroad to greet people first in their native language. It's the least you can do.
Same in Spain, dude
Same in Germany. Far as I know, even Americans start with something like "Hi"
Hi, FrenchSlovak here, saying hello :-) I've heard that for instance in Japan ppl are not expected to say hello to employees in shops. and people who do it are considered weird by said employees?! xD
As a French person I subscribed to your channel. Never seen this show but I shook.. Why would they think that we are ok with cheating like WTF ??
What I found out when I went to France: even if you say something inf French with a horrible accent people would still appreciate that you still made the effort
Exactly!
I lived in London for ten years and toured in Europe as a musician. The most recognizable moment in film that I have seen is the moment when Amelie gets to the train station and the gate is locked and she has to sit there until the first train in the morning. That brought up some feelings.
Haha yep. That's Paris. Also, that's terrifying! I'd be so scared to sit alone at night at a metro station in Paris!
There are night bus though. But only one per hour. So yeah definitely not ideal.
About the part of being stood up by people at the last minute.... Yes. I'm French, I've lived in France all my life and at ALL ages people just dump you at the last minute because "I'm so sorry, I forgot!" or "Oh yeah, I'm with other friends right now!". Even close friends do it sometimes. Either my friends are all a part of Dory's family or it's a cultural thing I was never made aware of, but it's soooooooooo annoying u.u
That aside, your video is absolutely cool! I love seeing your opinion of parisiens (bc let's face it, Paris is not a representation of the whole country) and you're really funny! Also I love your makeup omg
I think it depends on the region. In Alsace if you don't show up it's because you are very ill or something serious like that.
It's really disrespectful, I understand why you're pissed !
tbh as someone who has travelled to a country to practice a language that isn’t my native, it was so helpful when someone is polite enough to talk you through your mistakes.
Wow I learned so much from this! Have you ever thought about doing a Jackie Kennedy hair and makeup tutorial? You have the perfect hair length for her style in the early 60’s!
What a great idea! Thanks so much for this suggestion!
I was totally getting dark-haired Marilyn Monroe vibes, as well!
In france boulangerie is one of the main place where you learn to be polite as a kid.
The boucher-charcutier as well. I don't see it as often now, but when I was a kid, nice children would get a slice of "saucisson" when it came tot heir parent's turn. I made sure to be super polite and calm x)
Your comment just gave me a flashback. So true.
As a parisian raised and born, the stereotypes in the TV show hurt both french and americans LOL. At first it really made me upset but then the more i watched it the more I laughed at the ridiculousness, it has the most EXTRA and EXTREME stereotypes Ive ever seen in a show or movie before, so intense that it's actually comedic and fun to watch. So I cant wait until season 2 to see more white gorgeous model french men who are obsessed with sex and arrogant parisians who yell at Emily for not saying "croissant "right or coming to the office at 8 am because "french people are lazy and wake up late"
LOL couldn't be further from the truth, I wake up everyday at 6 am to get to the office and the irony is that I get yelled at for coming in 8:15 am and not 8 am. Hilarious show lemme tell you
By the way u reaally look gorgeous
I'm glad to hear you could enjoy it for it's ridiculousness! I just wish there weren't so many people outside of France taking it as truth! 🤣
Well, thank you very much x
don't even get me started on the fact that Emily literally said "fake it till u make it
Lol not at all! But she didn't even TRY to fake it!
when my nieces were young kids, whenever they would"faire la bise" they would do so by actually *kissing* my cheek and being toddlers and young kids it would always be extremly wet and somehow always covered in chocolate and/or sugar. Being a child who is really not touchy-feely didn't really help me appreciate the moment x)
Hahahaha this is both adorable and gross 😂
And about meeting parisians and befriend them, as a parisian myself and not an expat, I find it hard just to turn people I talk to everyday at university or work into close friends because a lot of them distance themselves from you. In the UK when I stayed a couple months to work in a store, I found that I already made a lot of friends & people seemed more open. Same thing in the US. It's one thing I don't like about France is that people are too closed off and you get lonely
Oh how interesting. So maybe it goes both ways and people don't invest too much because it's rare to genuinely make a friend. 🤷♀️ If only we'd met! Haha.
Making friends is hard. I moved in several cities and I met my friends from work or activities, never just walking somewhere. In LA, in 3 weeks, I already knew some people. The feeling was so different. The part about people keeping friends from school and not being especially willing to make new ones is true in my opinion.
Norway is even worse we are a country of introverts I am so happy I backpacked when I was a teenager and met people from around the world who actually wanted to socialize.
As a French, I struggle to call people my friends, because friendship is a bond that you acquire after a very long time. Like switching from acquaintance to friend is a long and difficult path somehow, because people want to be really really sure that you enjoy being with them and vice versa. Not only someone you enjoy interacting with, but also someone you can trust.
I did meet people who liked it, but I just found it so cringe-worthy. The worst part had to be when Emily had peanut butter shipped to her and then acts shocked it exploded in transit. Gabriel says he can make her something better, and then makes her an omelet. It feels so cliche, and I am sure if someone was that desperate for organic GMO peanut butter, even today you could buy it in Paris. There are vegans in Paris these days. Not everyone eats eggs anymore.
I cringe-watched this show so I could yell at it...I found it so cathartic! ;)
Hahaha I love that. I yelled a lot too.
As an expat living in Budapest, holy crap, YES to this video 1000x! I wish they had expats actually read the script and correct them first. I also really wish they had more French speaking scenes, as they do skip over how alienating it is to not speak the language.
The three frases I really worked to remeber from my frances lessons where "Je ne parle pas Francais", "Je ne compense pas" and "Parlez vous Anglais?" Because I knew that was what I needed If I ever ran into a French person.
I'll ad the bonjour thing, that's good to remember
Absolutely! Just a little effort goes a long way. French people are actually really nice. Just wanted to let you know it's "comprends" in case it wasn't an autocorrect error. "Compenser" is the verbe to balance or to compensate 🙂
@@MissBeeTownsend Thanks! That was google translate, spelling in French is hard as a dyslexic dutch girl, so I appreciate the correction!
Ahhh Google Translate 🤣 I use it sometimes and my French friends just laugh (but in a nice way) 😑 Don't let it or dyslexia put you off. Even with mistakes they'll appreciate the effort!
Yonks ago, I was lucky enough to be able to visit Europe, and I adored France. Paris was beautiful, and the people were *so* friendly. Even with a language barrier, they would mime, they would joke and laugh with us, and it was fun. I had to approach someone once and tried to ask if they spoke French - she a) fortunately spoke English and b) was absolutely *lovely* about my awful teenage/high school "French". She told me I'd used the wrong "you" (which I had been taught but y'know, not being good in school plus being nervous about talking to a stranger in a language I didn't know more than 3 phrases in!) and got me to repeat it correctly a few times, then gave me the directions I'd originally approached her for. I would *love* the opportunity to go back some day, it was such a pleasant experience and with only a couple days in France I barely saw/experienced anything!
Bonjour, see I paid attention!
I would love to see a video about how you moved to Paris, the cost, your experience and a guide on things you should prepare for or wish you knew before!
I’m always grateful I stumbled on your channel years ago you’re truly an inspiration!
And whyy would the french actors agree to that script???
Yeah that baffled me!
Maybe.... money? The script is bothering of course, but it's still a role in a production and some wages. A lot of nationalities are showed with many clichés in US production and I always asked myself how actors could agree on that but... these numbers on our bank accounts matters.
Are most of them even French? Or are they French-Canadian?
@@D0MiN0ChAn The actors were French.
You don't always get a real say in it. Some productions hide their scripts until the last minute. You will get a pitch (or worse, your agent will), and you'd think "oh great, a comedy about my culture, it's gonna be great. A cliché here and there, all in good fun, and people might learn a thing or two". The contract is signed. Then two months before you're on the set, you get the script. Too late now.
One incredibly true thing as been said by this godess and should NEVER EVER be neglected: Don't. Forget. The. BONJOUR.
Actually as a French human being I do find myself really nice so i don't understand what people blame us for. 🤷♀️ Ha no sorry, I am not from Paris so am I really considered French?!
Haha. I find people from Burgundy (where Val's family lives and where we often visit) to be very different to Paris and in Nice people were SUPER friendly. And I love that everyone enforces the bonjour thing! Manners ingrained in a culture - YES!!!!
@@MissBeeTownsend I am from Alsace, next to Germany, and we are not So so bad... This BoNJoUR , ohmygod, when people come in my pharmacy and DARE to not say bonjour...* instant rage mode on*. On the other hand some people are so proud to say "bonjour" "merci" "aurevoir" its adorable. Anyway, humans should just try to understand eachothers and the world would be more amazing.
Haha I'm not surprised! It's so rude in any country to not say hello - especially when someone says it to you and you don't respond in kind! I actually really like how direct French people are. The rules of social etiquette are clear and you know what people do and don't want. In Australia and England it's a big guessing game because it's rude to be direct. But you're forever upsetting people accidentally because you can't read their minds!
@@MissBeeTownsend We insist on "bonjour" because when people don't say it, we feel it's dismissive and shows a lack of respect. If you (general you) fail at simple, basic politeness when addressing me, it means you don't respect me. Especially egregious for us when someone doesn't say bonjour and proceeds immediately to ask something of us (directions or a pain au chocolat). To us, it reflects not only rudeness and ignorance, but also arrogance and self-absorption. When asking something of me and you (again general you) didn't take half a second to say bonjour, I immediately think "who does she think she is!?" Also, It's bad etiquette in some other countries to point to someone's rudeness in their face. In the US, it's not polite telling somebody they're not polite. Not in France. We generally have no problem immediately telling off rude behavior in the face of the person we perceive as rude.
I love your video! Thank you for mentioning all these points that made me cringe so much! The point about Parisians not showing up to your appointment in the café seems so rude! I am french but I don't know well Parisian people, but I don't think it would have been okay in other cities or with other people. Super rude. I would never imagine let someone down without a correct, polite excuse. And never after the hour of the appointment. Usually, we would invite you to drink beer or wine in a bar, one or multiple times, then invite you at home.
What bothered me the most about this show is how french people are supposed to be okay with being unfaithful. Like.... whaaaat? For french people, that's big treason who leads most of the time to a bloody breakup. So the wife bein okay with the new mistress, what is that? And the mother asking if her 17 years old son is a good lover!?! As a french, it seems so wrong on so many levels. Parents don't ask so personal questions and are not okay with teenagers having sex with adults. Sorry for this so long comment. I would be really happy to see more content of this kind on your channel but I love all your work anyway ^^
Not only parisians ;) I am from Lille and I have known all my friends for at least minimum 11 years, the longest friendship in our group of friends of is 14 years old, we use to play with stuff bears together and now she is pregnant haha. One thing to remember is that once you have really made French friend they will be a long-last friend.
Hi girl! Just bumped into your channel. I’ve been living in Madrid, which is definitely not Paris, but your experiences with how hard it was to make friends with Parisians is very similar to my experiences with Madrilenos:( they have close circles of friends from school and kindergarten and it takes a miracle to break into their circles. And the bit where you’re telling how you were constantly stood up - very relatable.
Even in my own country, I try to greet people with "Buenos días", "Buenas tardes" y "Buenas noches", whenever it's appropriate before engaging a conversation with anyone, and I always thanks them. Politeness won't take anything away from you!
Love your hair and makeup!💜 I was wondering if you can make a hair tutorial with this type of hair cut. I recently cut my hair the same length as yours I’m interested to see what products you use.😌
Love the video and LOVE your hair !! Stunning.
I am nervously giggling because I actually broke my ankle wearing stilettos in Paris lol
I was debating on watching this, but as someone who loves Paris I don’t think I can! I hate the idea of reinforcing so many of these negative, largely untrue stereotypes about the culture, I feel like it’s a sign of bad/lazy writing to be honest.
It was veeeeery clearly lazy writing
I wouldn't have bothered if I wasn't making this video. It's just a bad show, let alone the French aspect.
Yes, very sloppy.
The show is basically an imaginary Paris. I guess Daren Star visited Paris but never connected with french people, that's my only explanation. But you can watch that imagining it's in an imaginary country, it would make it less cringy ^^
Yes, Americans also always hugged before the pandemic. Growing up American it actually felt odd to me because I am more reserved. I usually did not always hug people unless I felt close to them, or feel like hugging them. My one friend had to tell me she was hurt I did not hug her one day after we went out to the movies, and she thought I was being aloof. No, I am just not always a huggy kind of person. So that is something I always struggled with as an American in pre-pandemic society.
They take taxis because you re not allowed to film in the metro.
Their is numerous show with scene which take place in the metro, it's perfectly allowed to film in there.
So how do they manage to do it in other shows and movies? Or they could just film her walking out of it like they did in Sex and the City...
@@sallys.2707 You need to apply for a permit and MAYBE you'll be allowed but let's face it you MIGHT get your permit when your project is already done (french admin is the bane of my existence).
@@MissBeeTownsend There are actually disaffected metro stations that can be used for shooting movies.
First time coming across your channel and coming from an American who doesn't wear make up and is so tired of people contouring their faces... your look is SO refreshing! You are beautiful! As for your actual content, I agree with your video and must say some things I HAVE experienced in Paris but "Emily in Paris" was exaggerated. However, it is a show so I didn't have high expectations from the start. Had it been a documentary, that would have been a whole other story but as a fictional show, I enjoyed it and if anything, it made me miss Paris a whole lot!
Great video! Spot on! Loving your look, so fresh and vibrant! Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And the same to you xxx
an accurate thing they put in the show is Camille's name. It's ridiculous how many girls/women from the age of 15-30 who are called. I'mm somewhat close to at least 5 people called Camille (might be a belgian thing? but still they're everyhere)
Haha yeah I knew several in Paris too. Lots of the classmates of the kids I babysat were named Camille!
Loved this video. It would be great if you could do more about life in France
Ooukayy..... I've been to France many many times and no man has ever paid attention to me 😅😅
That show was the worst stereotype of the French, ever. We (parisians) laughed at it, a lot. It was like a twilight zone show.
I visited Paris in 2019 for a couple days, and I was floored at how nice everyone was. What I found really interesting was how a handful of people I interacted with (after initiating the interaction in French) was how they would pat me on the shoulder or even kind of casually just place their their hand there. It was weird because in the US I would have felt incredibly uncomfortable, but the way they did it made it feel reassuring, kind of a "you're trying, and we appreciate your efforts; let's talk in English now".
Bonjour,
It is interesting what you said about french people having affairs and it's okay. Indeed, you are right, we are not okay with if we are in a steady relationship. I reckon this idea came from the french royals. It was totally normal for the king to have mistresses without hidding anything from the queen. Mistresses and queen were often traveling from Versailles to other royal properties with the king in the same coach. Sacré français! xxx
Is so deep in the culture even the name “chambre de bonne”. Is so double sense like everything in France.
@@MyLifeBeLike23655 what do you mean, "chambre de bonne" doesn't have any double sense now, does it ?
@@Yougaljuboja just like maîtresse for the teacher and maîtresse for the lover outsider mariage, youll be surprise on how much double sensé is in everyday slang
@@MyLifeBeLike23655 I know, I'm french ;-) We have a lot of words like that, but I never heard "chambre de bonne" has something to do with sex and I can't find anything relevant on the subject on the web. "Bonne" in the everyday life means a very sexy girl but I don't really think "chambre de bonne" have a sexual meaning behind it or it may be some kind of local slang...
We also have a lot of words related to wine, like "traffic jam" which can be either "bouchon" (cork) or "embouteillage" (bottling)...
And yes, you are totally right, as a french, I'm often surprised about all the double sens (that's why I was asking, it could totally be true and you could totally have tought me something about my own language ^^ ). But I understand how tricky it can be for someone to learn french. But all languages have their little quirks and their own charm.
@@Yougaljuboja well i say it as an interprétation i guess it will be a good question for Bernard Pivot hehe i look for it too i couldn’t find anything about it, I thought aussi about the « salopette » you know? The type of vêtements, it makes me crazy all the double sense hehe
I have to disagree with the fact that correcting someone trying to learn the language is like helpful and nice. I cant imagine hearing someone actively trying to speak English and mispronouncing something and me immediately correcting them. It just comes off condescending and like you’re trying to publicly embarrass them by correcting their speech when they’re obviously trying
It's not something so systematical. If you ask something to a stranger, he will not correct you. But for a seller or a waiter, it will be more often, as it were part of theire job.
And it will ba many many time the article of the world, way more that the prononciation. We French know that for English speaker, knowing if a world is masculin or feminin is difficult, so we don't hesitate in that situation
The friend thing was not my experience at all in Alsace, although perhaps I had an advantage due to working with the people I made friends with, and they were also coming from other areas to work there for a while. But honestly, I would never accept it if people would constantly not show up when we'd agreed to meet, especially not if they use such a bad excuse. In my country, if you've made plans with someone, you better be there and be on time, even if you don't really want to or something "better" came up. If that's the case, you shouldn't make those plans in the first place! I know it might be a part of parisian culture, but sometimes I think it's okay to let people know that the cultural norms they habitually follow are actually quite rude...
Are you German by any chance? 😅 Because that's a pretty big pet peeve of mine as well, as a German. If we make plans with someone, you better stick to it and don't let other people wait needlessly!
@@D0MiN0ChAn Close, I'm Danish ;) I think Denmark and Germany are quite similar in that aspect (My BF is German). But German society in general seems to be the most punctual :)
@@Smooottie Haha, close enough 😉
@@D0MiN0ChAn I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way though!
And people say that Danish people are hard to get to know, but this description of French friendships is a whole other level I think haha
I'm french (born and raised in Alsace who is currently living in Lyon) and I was quite shocked when I heard that 😅I didn't know it was a thing in Paris, that just sound so rude! I've never had someone do that to me but once again I don't have any Parisian friends
Just a quick comment months after the debut - your eye makeup is gorgeous.
I hoped that you will comment the show! I didn't saw it and I don't plan to do so XD But I would live to visit Paris one day! Maybe you could make a video about how to get the real Paris experience, away from the tourist spots, in a five day holiday. 😊 And you look stunning, as always. 🌷
I love this idea! I will definitely make more content about my time in France and advice on coming to France/Paris.
hahaha...I hate watched Emily in Paris . This is what a pandemic has brought me too
As an expat living in Paris I appreciated this video so much! There were some funny cultural adjustment things initially especially as I watched it shortly after I relocated to Paris, but after that I really disliked it. I also think some of the cultural things are funnier if you’re new and experiencing them, the longer that you’re here you start to adjust then I think you loose that perspective. Also definitely have experienced the “ce n’est pas possible!” 😂
This makes me want to move to Paris. 1. Please and Thank you in their language? On board. 2. Tiny apartments? On board. 3. Millions of kinds of bread? On board. 4. Standoffish friends? Double on board. Sign me up. Oh, and your makeup/hair/fashion is on point. Don't stop rocking
Just dropping by to say I love your look, reminds me of Elizabeth Taylor in The Last Time I Saw Paris. Appropriately enough! 😊
My thought exactly!
I loved hearing your experience & perspective! I just started watching the show last night. You answered a lot of questions for me ✨I have not yet been to Paris but I did travel to Southern France once. It was definitely a learning experience! 😄
I love the South of France. I hope to live there one day! Where did you go?
@@MissBeeTownsend I was in Nice & Monaco. Sooo beautiful. I dream about living there ever since as well 🥰
That's where I went! They're pretty special! I want to live in Nice. Did you go to the giant ruin on the clifftop that you have to ride the elevator inside the rock to get to?
@@MissBeeTownsend I agree that they are such special places to be! I get goosebumps when I think of the energy there 💗 I did not have the pleasure of visiting this Cliffside elevator phenomenon. It sounds amazing!
Love the hair Miss Bee. My Mum had that hairstyle in her young days, as a matter of fact, I'm looking at her photo right now💝 🌞🇦🇺
Oh how lovely!
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I love your intro and your look! It's both on purpose to resemble Fran from "The Nanny", right? You really kind of look like her and the font and music in your intro is also quiet similar to the show! Great!
Haha no but I often think that haha. The song is one from a live show I did and that's just how I look lol
Never seen you before. Love your hair. Ok now I’m watching the video.
Also please do the how to move to Paris on a budget video!
Merci de nous rendre un peu justice !
Omg your make up is well done super good!
From a Parisian girl I just want to say THANK YOU! This show has nothing to do with our lives here in France or in Paris
That train being closed is what we experienced( made me giggle) we went to dinner and found the train closed midnight ... cost us 75 euro to get back to our hotel ... glad to know that it is a “normal” thing!!!
Even when there is no metro there are a reasonably regular night buses (sub half-hour late) which roughly get you where the metro would ; of note is that all means of transportation bar the RER use the same ticket / pricing, and a given ticket will stay valid for about an hour, even if you hop from the metro to the bus or tram (NB RER tickets are valid in the other networks (and also allow you to change network) but can be quite expensive, so beware !)
Randomly found this video. Regarding that statistic that French people cheat more than other cultures, we have to remember that this is claimed behaviour, meaning that is what people have said about their own behaviour. French people are quite open and honest so I wouldn't be surprised if that statistic is more due to the fact that French people were more honest when they filled the survey than people from other cultures. I work in market research, actually, and what people do and what people claim they do are two very different things and the gap massively differ from one country to another.
Yes we french people claim we watch Arte when in fact we watch bad serials on Netflix but we have no problem saying we cheated on our partner .
Your hair style is fabulous
7:13 as a French American here it’s a bit more complicated. Maybe it’s different in Paris, but with my friends and family it is an actual peck on the cheek. For lesser friends it’s cheek to cheek.
I was in Paris for a few days on vacation, and I kinda relate to "parisians are arrogant".
My mother didn't like Paris because she felt like being looked down. I am not really observant and I don't register when people look at me, but I also felt quite more uncomfortable than on trips in other European countries. I understand that Parisians are tired from tourists, but I don't think it really excuses them. Do people really expect tourists to learn a new language when they plan to visit another country for less than a week? I mean, I actually speak a little french, but I received a few cold gazes even before I opened mouth - maybe because I'm Asian and I look really much like a tourist. I understand that people are tired and don't have time to help. But it doesn't excuse rudeness.
Every native living in a tourist city hates tourists. It’s not you necessarily...but most tourists are rude and awful for so many reasons. I could write a whole essay about it
You are totally right, I live in paris as an inmigrant and I found every exaggeration very accurate, I mean Parisians make fun even of accents of other regions of France, they are so hedonistic And self centered
Woah I'm so sorry. You should have come to Alsace, we are a loooot more friendly ;-)
i love your honesty
As a german I can say that the French are let's say "uniquely proud" of their language at least from my experience. So I would say learn a few words before going there.
People in France will speak to you in English if we hear your accent, because it's seen as polite. We know your language (more or less 😂) so we should make effort to make you feel comfortable and speak to you in English.
And yes. Men randomly touching her, that was very strange. I watch the show with male friends and they were "why is he touching her? Who are those creeps ?"
So this has nothing to do with being an expat and living in another country trying to make friends, but when you said how they blew you off and texted that they had a better offer, I have things like this happen to be me in the US with people who already ARE friends of mine (or are they??)
I'll try to make plans with them, say, like, meeting at a pub for a drink tomorrow, or saturday, and sometimes they reply "I have to see if I have any plans," and I often interpret that as them telling me they gotta see if they get a better offer. Because how is it they don't know if they already have plans? I'm not talking about married friends who need to check with their wives or girlfriends, I'm talking single male friends.
Which I think is crazy fucking rude. If a friend of mine approached me and said, "Hey, you want to get a drink or a movie on saturday," I would absolutely say yes if I was free and was in the mood, or no if I wasn't free or wasn't in the mood. And if the answer was no I would give them the honest reason why not.
But when these people basically imply they are waiting for a better off, I take that VERY personally.
So am I out of line here, or are these people just jerks and I need better friends?
Thank you! I thought I was the only one. Other than some of her outfits it was meh for me. I love Paris I've been twice each time I only had very basic French and no one was ever rude. I have found those with bad experiences haven't bothered to make any effort. I was excited for the show being a huge SATC fan and loving all things french but it was a let down for me.
That room looks great. LOL!
My culture shock was the bathrooms it was a Russian roulette to see how modern they were and many times they didn’t have mirrors on top of every sink
The bakery scene made me cringe, too!!!! Thank you for pointing it out!
Hi, unrelated, is there an API specialist among the commenters that can tell me what happens at the end of the word when Miss Bee says "so" (or "show", to a lesser extent)? As a French person, it's not the first time that I hear this sound but I can't wrap my head around it and it is making me crazy x)
Regarding French habits, I'd rather give hugs than 'la bise' to people, if I had the choice... Also yeah, making friends is hell here (in my experience), particularly when it's work related...
Hey! Not an API specialist but I am a vocal coach and studied linguistics as part of my degree 😊 Not sure if you're referring to the vowel sound of "o" famously made by Aussies (just my accent) or my vocal fry? I think probably the latter. This is the almost growl or rumble sound that can be made by relaxing your vocal chords and saying "uhhhh". It almost sounds like a little series of burps 🤣 This is the lowest possible sound the vocal chords can make and is the folds slackening and letting the air through, creating a popping or creaking sound. It has become increasingly common in young women in Australia and the US in the 21st Century and there is a lot of debate on why (some of which I think is a load of baloney, but hey). Personally, from a voice coach perspective, I think it's a reflection of being relaxed and also tends to slip in the longer I talk as it is a safe zone for the voice as it fatigues (vocal fry is often used in speech pathology, and by voice coaches, to heal vocal overuse and fold swelling). I hope that helps x
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Hi! Thank you very much for the detailed answer. I was referring to the "o" sound (so the accent)! It is a very difficult sound to apprehend for the French ear, which makes it fascinating (to me at least) and I am getting frustrated at my inability to grasp it properly! xD Though the rumble sound is a very interesting phenomenon as well. I've tried to imitate random people that used it in a very exaggerated way in the past (a couple of American (?) girls that I met on a train) and it made me realize how unnatural it feels to my poor vocal system. It is amazing to think that when our mouth is used to work in a certain way, this becomes a relaxed and easy to make 'sound' :D
Haha ah yes, the Aussie 'o' that includes every other vowel 😂 It also makes it difficult to say some French words with the 'u' sound, like dessus. I can say it by itself but not in a running sentence. It's so unnatural for me!
exactly 😂 well I can understand that "u" is difficult, it is also a rare sound, and what's more, the sound closest to it in English is "ew", which doesn't help 😋@@MissBeeTownsend
I dream of traveling the world. I want to see every single country. Emily in Paris is an insult. I cannot comprehend why it got made. It's the same deal with that disgusting Cuties crap, I kept asking over and over in my head,"Why does this exist?"
Also, the charm and flirtatuousness that men displayy towards women is common to Latin cultures.
Merci ❤
In reality Emily an intern could not afford to buy all the designer clothes she wore. Even one of those outfits probably costs 2X what her rent would be. I think the company she worked for owned that apartment?
I kept watching this video of Miss Bee... and thinking... "Why is her look sooo familiar?...
Halfway through the video... "bingo"...
She's giving me "Liz Taylor" in the iconic movie: "The Last Time I Saw Paris"
Hair style... makeup... that "black" turtle-neck... "perfect"! 👌🏽🥂
Oh well thank you very much! I'll take that haha! 💗
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👍🏽 Yes!… I just watched the movie about a week ago… And you’ll see EXACTLY “the image” in the first 9 min or so of the movie…
You ABSOLUTELY got the look down! 👏🏽 Perfect!
Cheers from NYC 🥂 HAPPY 2022
I was watching this show and i didn't noticed this relevant details, it's bad, thanks, now I'm aware. There's no storyline
I think "French men cheat" is a movie trope. In The Professional with Jean Paul Belmondo he has a beautiful wife and a beautiful mistress, who both stay loyal to him through years of his absense. It's never addressed, it's just assumed that, of course, he has both. There are many more films where this is very normalized. And then there's Emmanuelle, which just couldn't have been made in any other country.
This is why Paris is busy at night: it's full of people who can't go home and are waiting for the 1st métro 😂
Elizabeth Taylor's vibes 😍😍
When I was a child I used to love watching the Warner Bros cartoons especially Pepe Le Pew. I used to think as a child that's how French people were especially French men that picked up women that they just grabbed them and starting kissing and saying sweet nothings in their ear! I then became an adult and realised it was just a stereotype!
Agreed!
YOU ARE SENSATIONAL! And 100% accurate!! This show is terrible. Bloody great video!!
I shrieeeeeked when you said how much your 2km Uber cost :'(
Insulting is THE word !!
your eyeshadow looks fucking beautiful and magical
Being stood up because the person had a better 'offer' is typical ! Even BF's and GF's do it to each other, just shrug and go shopping or a movie, you get used to it. MANY people I knew had affaires on the side, at one point it seemed that everyone was unfaithful. One day my boss asked me if I enjoyed the play the night before and over his shoulder his wife was madly signaling to me to go along with it. She regulary used me as an excuse it was so annoying. HE had two mistresses too! MY best friend also used me as an alibi and her husband had a girlfriend, it was so annoying, she seemd to say that we should do the same, so exhausting.
probably the type of people you run with, wouldnt matter what country you were in
Lots of crits of Emily in Paris. I agree with yours that she doesnt even try.
I agree with you and have been critical of other reviewers.
Emily = horrible person, Emily's Asian friend = more horrible person to make you like Emily
Emily is super annoying. My mom loved the show so I watched it and I just found it super irritating...but I’ve had a lot of friends from France so I found the show a little jarring
Being from Chicago I have the same opinion about how she talks about Chicago...there is also more to Chicago Pizza then Lou Malnati's
What you said about the French. Probably judging from one encounter, but the one French family I know, when the dad divorced the mum to runaway with a girlfriend, the teenage daughter tried to comfort her by saying that it wasn’t dad’s fault, he just fell in love. He couldn’t help it. I don’t know how she would get that opinion. I got the impression that it was a cultural thing.
Νοt acting out is nowhere near approving of sth. Note that you mention divorce, which indicates that cheating isn't accepted.
@@hamlet557 it was the dad who divorced the mom because he was tired of her. The mom wanted him to stay
Perhaps it is more a teenager reaction than a cultural thing
It looks like the show is more like from a perception of an american woman, not what really happened by how she remembered it, so some things are exaggerated and some things are spot on.
I think that's absolutely why everyone is annoyed.
I Am Learning And Studying Italian After I am Visiting their ☺
Oh how wonderful! I hope your studies are going well!
@@MissBeeTownsend it's coming very good quite good thank you if been listening to it while I am sleeping and saying it out load 😊
Good idea!