Les Bleus

En France les jeunes aiment le football. Aux-États-Unis, on joue le football-américain. Le foot ou le football is extremely popular in France and in French-speaking African countries. Students often play soccer at school and watch matches on tv. I included this post in my blog so that you can make comparisions between the cultures of France and the United States based upon their favorite sports. Why do you think that soccer is played all over the world, while football has not caught on much outside of the U.S.? Is football truly an American game?

Voilà le site-web pour L'Équipe de France: http://www.fff.fr/bleus/

Une Chanson de Vanessa

La mer c'est la même tout le temps
Avec le même vent
J'dis ça, j'suis pas le marin, j'suis pas le vent
Je connais des poissons contents
Ils ont l'air content
Mais qu'est-ce que j'pourrais bien faire dedans

Toutes ces choses qui m'viennent
Toutes ces choses qui m'quittent
Ces choses qui m'reviennent
Ces choses qui m're-quittent
Faudrait qu'ça m'revienne avant qu'ça m'passe vite
Junior Suite

L'amour, on compare ça souvent à un océan
J'dis ça, j'suis pas le bateau, j'suis pas d'dans
J'ai quelques amis navigants
Ils sont navigants
Moi j'ai déjà tellement d'eau qui fout le camp

Toutes ces choses qui m'viennent
Toutes ces choses qui m'quittent
Ces choses qui m'reviennent
Ces choses qui m're-quittent
Faudrait qu'ça m'reprenne avant qu'ça m'passe vite
Junior Suite

- Vanessa Paradis "Junior Suite"

Vanessa Paradis is a famous French singer and actress. She lives in the south of France with her equally famous husband, Johnny Depp. I chose to include the lyrics to her song "Junior Suite" in my blog so that you can read an authentic form of contemporary French poetry that is expressed in song. Analyze what these lyrics mean to you. Explain your ideas for the meaning of the song in a comment. Remember, you are interpreting the song for yourself. Ce n'est pas une réponse correcte!



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Le Shopping

Les jeunes aiment le shopping et le mode en France. I took these pictures during my study abroad in Montpellier, France. My roommate, Mlle Braun, appears in the second picture ( far right, chemise rose) with some of her French students she tutored at a local junior high school. Compare the style of the French students to the way you and your friends dress. Is it similar to American teenage style?

Allez, allez, allez, Il faut danser!

This is the video for the current number one song in France. It is also the official song for the French World Cup team. The artist, Jessy Matador, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and now lives in France. I put the youtube link on here so you can hear what some of the popular music from France is like. Check out the video and then go to Billboard's site: http://www.billboard.com/charts/france-songs#/charts/france-songs and take a look at the top ten songs for the week of June 19th. What do you notice about some of the songs (hint: 2, 4, & 7)? Why do you think that they are on there? Feel free to youtube some of the other songs on the top ten to get a better feel for la musique française!

Bienvenue!

Bonjour classe et bienvenue du blog de mademoiselle! Here you will find posts relating to various aspects of French popular culture. I hope that by viewing my blog you begin to get a better idea of what life is like for les jeunes français. While viewing the content, try to think about the similarities and differences between your life as an American student and that of the French. Please feel free to leave comments on anything you experience. Amusez-vous bien!