The French are well known for being difficult to understand. The French are patriotic people, proud of their nation and everything that is French. They have great love for their country. They are hard working, compassionate, pragmatic and independent. They are a happy, sensible people with a love for life. They are also conservative and do not accept changes easily. They are formal, polite and courteous. They are liberal in their use of the word merci.
French Family Values
The family is the social backbone of the country and each member has certain duties and responsibilities. Families are generally small, but parents take their role as guardians and providers very seriously for their children. The extended family provides both financial and emotional support.
Relationships
The French are private people and have special behavior for people within their social circle and those who are not.
While the French are generally polite in all dealings, it is only with their close friends and family that they are free to be themselves.
Friendship brings with it a set of roles, including being available and involves frequent, if not daily, contact.
The French are a private people. In public they are reserved, and are open up only for family and close friends. They take time to enter into friendships. Even with neighbors they are reserved and formal, and many a times people do not know their neighbors. Dignity and honor are important concepts. Along with personal honor, the honor of France, friends and family as well means a lot to them.
