Jump to:French or Foe? [Paperback]Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in Franceby Polly Platt
Usually ships within 5 to 7 working days Description of French or Foe?French or Foe? by Polly Platt -- The all-time non-fiction best-seller in English at W.H.Smith and Brentano's in Paris... Over 140,000 copies in print. Now in its third edition and 12th reprint!Perennial international best-seller since 1994. Translated into French (Ils Sont Fous, ces Français, Bayard Editions, 1997) and into Japanese (TBS Britannica, Tokyo, 1998) - Required reading in global companies and at U. S. universities - Acclaimed by American business families, tourists and exchange students French or Foe? is the essential reference -- as entertaining as it is instructive -- for visiting France or dealing with and/or living among French people in France or the United States. "A LAUGH A PAGE...YET YOU LEARN WHAT YOU NEED!" Why does the French greengrocer sell you rotten pears? Why does your French boss never praise your work? Why don't French people introduce you? What should you know about the French to change this? The splendors of France make it the most frequently visited country in Europe -- 73 million foreigners in 2000, including 13 million English-speakers -- and yet the French themselves provoke such angry reactions. Why is it so hard to get things done in France? What does it take to do business effectively? Why are the French so difficult? Are they really so difficult? Polly Platt maintains -- and proves -- that it's NOT hard to get things done in France (though it takes longer) and that the French are NOT difficult -- but different, very, very different.... In French or Foe?, Platt takes you, step by step -- peppered with funny real-life anecdotes -- through the things you have to know in order to interact comfortably with French people and to do business effectively with them, from explanations of the Six Politeness Codes to buying bread and dealing with the bureaucracy to, finally, what happens in French companies and why it happens, and why... ... why French meetings don't end in decisions ... why you're better off not saying "tu" at the office French or Foe? explores the cultural hurdles to understanding French people... -- When and why they might be late -- Why they seem to be pushing you off the sidewalk -- Why foreigners say they're rude and arrogant You get to see Americans and other foreigners at work in France and hear their tales... You learn how to be an effective "trailing spouse" at the market and at the bank... Learn The Six Codes, including the Magic Words, for dealing with the French: 1. Don't smile! 2. Flirt! 3. Use the Ten Magic Words! 4. Add "Monsieur" or "Madame" after "bonjour," "au revoir," etc. 5. Shake hands! 6. Watch out at the door! Title Information
Write a review of this book Customer Reviews from AmazonAbout Polly PlattPolly Platt - consultant, seminar leader, author and public speaker Consultant, seminar leader, author and public speaker, Polly Platt established her company, Culture Crossings, in 1986. Her seminars and workshops on intercultural management issues and living in France have been enthusiastically attended by over 2,000 corporate executives and, often, their spouses from companies such as Accenture, Air Liquide, Coca Cola, Dassault Falcon Jets, J. P. Morgan, Microsoft, 3M, General Motors, etc. Culture Crossings has been profiled in dozens of newspapers such as The International Herald Tribune, the Independent, Le Figaro, L'Express, Paris Match, the Irish Times, and on television programs such as the Nightly Business Report and Europe 2000.Platt's perennial bestseller, French or Foe?, now in its third edition and 12th printing and translated into French and Japanese, is the reference for executives of Franco-American companies, travelers, and students of French at U.S. universities. Full of real-life anecdotes from executives at Platt's seminars, it had rave reviews across the U.S., the U.K.. and France, plus various television and radio interviews, including one live from Cannes by Bryant Gumble for the TODAY SHOW. |
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