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How connected and separate are all of these regions of France for the character and what they offer? What are all of the similarities, differences, and variation between each region?
France has a prominent, strong, obvious national identity. However, there seems to be a lot of noticeable variation in character between certain areas of France and maybe some areas of France feels somewhat detached and separate from the national identity of the entire country?
Is it somewhat similar to the 50 states of the USA/10 provinces of Canada/6 states of Australia system?
Here is a simple list for all of the regions in France and I wrote that list in a certain order: Regions of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1. Ile-de-France: Paris metropolitan area
2. Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur
3. Rhone-Alpes
4. Nord-Pas-de-Calais
5. Alsace
6. Languedoc-Roussillion
7. Midi-Pyrenees
8. Corsica
9. Aquitaine
10. Franche-Comte
11. Lorraine
12. Champagne-Ardenne
13. Picardy
14. Upper Normandy
15. Lower Normandy
16. Brittany
17. Pays de la Loire
18. Poitou-Charentes
19. Burgandy
20. Auvergne
21. Centre
22. Limousin
These are some overseas collectivities classified as regions:
23. Reunion
24. Guadeloupe
25. Martinique
26. French Guiana
27. Mayotte
These are some overseas collectivities part of the country of France with a different status from those regions:
French Polynesia
New Caledonia
*I noticed Italy and Spain almost has an equal amount of regions, and Germany has plenty of regions, so maybe that can be discussed in a separate topic.
*China and India are much larger but they actually have almost an equal amount of provinces/states and that can be talked about in a separate topic too.
France is indeed a contrasted country (I think all europeans will say the same for their own country). There are some regions where the question about separation is sometimes discussed (Basque Country, Corsica or New Caledonia), but the debate is not as sensitive as other countries like Spain or Italy. And for the overseas territories, it is said that the French overseas territories have a better level of life than their independants neighbourghs due to redistribution, so it is not in their interest to separate.
France is indeed a contrasted country (I think all europeans will say the same for their own country). There are some regions where the question about separation is sometimes discussed (Basque Country, Corsica or New Caledonia), but the debate is not as sensitive as other countries like Spain or Italy. And for the overseas territories, it is said that the French overseas territories have a better level of life than their independants neighbourghs due to redistribution, so it is not in their interest to separate.
France has a large amount of variety in places that is very impressive that some people don’t know about yet.
Well, probably contrasted in a good way for this country.
There is a difference between being contrasted in a good way vs. contrasted in a bad way vs. in a mixed way.
There is more of a sociological/ideological divide in France than I originally expected but I don’t’ see that being a bad thing for France. That seems to actually bring some extra excitement for the day to day life over there.
France is still overall a very peaceful, and pleasant country that is rather consistent in events and not that contradicting/extreme.
While I like a lot of things about the USA too, the sociological/ideological divide in the USA is so much more extreme compared to France with more conflict in the USA, not quite as peaceful, pleasant compared to France. However, someone can find that and a relaxing mindset in the USA too. It just appears a lot easier in France and the spirit for living is more naturally there in a higher percentage of the population.
I know a lot of people that have similar views with France and most of Europe vs. USA for those similar topics.
Do you live in France? What are your favorite and least favorite regions of France?
Maybe I just have to post again some of the simple questions related to the topic:
How connected and separate are all of these regions of France for the character and what they offer? What are all of the similarities, differences, and variation between each region?
France has a prominent, strong, obvious national identity. However, there seems to be a lot of noticeable variation in character between certain areas of France and maybe some areas of France feels somewhat detached and separate from the national identity of the entire country?
Some new questions that I did not say earlier:
What are top 8 favorite and top 8 least favorite regions of France?
What are your experiences with certain areas of this country, especially for the places not talked about as frequently compared to the most known regions?
France is teetering on the brink : see how the leftist government is handling world class actor Dipardiou because he doesn't want to pay 75% of his revenues in taxes and rightly believes that paying 50% like in neighbouring Belgium is enough and okay! 50% !not 17% like in Russia!
France is teetering on the brink : see how the leftist government is handling world class actor Dipardiou because he doesn't want to pay 75% of his revenues in taxes and rightly believes that paying 50% like in neighbouring Belgium is enough and okay! 50% !not 17% like in Russia!
When you earn millions, does it really matter whether you can keep 25 or 50 percent?
How connected and separate are all of these regions of France for the character and what they offer? What are all of the similarities, differences, and variation between each region?
France has a prominent, strong, obvious national identity. However, there seems to be a lot of noticeable variation in character between certain areas of France and maybe some areas of France feels somewhat detached and separate from the national identity of the entire country?
Is it somewhat similar to the 50 states of the USA/10 provinces of Canada/6 states of Australia system?
Here is a simple list for all of the regions in France and I wrote that list in a certain order: Regions of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1. Ile-de-France: Paris metropolitan area
2. Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur
3. Rhone-Alpes
4. Nord-Pas-de-Calais
5. Alsace
6. Languedoc-Roussillion
7. Midi-Pyrenees
8. Corsica
9. Aquitaine
10. Franche-Comte
11. Lorraine
12. Champagne-Ardenne
13. Picardy
14. Upper Normandy
15. Lower Normandy
16. Brittany
17. Pays de la Loire
18. Poitou-Charentes
19. Burgandy
20. Auvergne
21. Centre
22. Limousin
These are some overseas collectivities classified as regions:
23. Reunion
24. Guadeloupe
25. Martinique
26. French Guiana
27. Mayotte
These are some overseas collectivities part of the country of France with a different status from those regions:
French Polynesia
New Caledonia
*I noticed Italy and Spain almost has an equal amount of regions, and Germany has plenty of regions, so maybe that can be discussed in a separate topic.
*China and India are much larger but they actually have almost an equal amount of provinces/states and that can be talked about in a separate topic too.
Sorry not to give you a longer response, but the cultural variety of regions and departments of France is a topic that could take pages and is of high complexity.
France could be the most ethnically and culturally diverse country in Europe, and I am not talking about newly arrived immigrants.
Culture and history runs deep in the regions. The country itself was never unified as a people until the Republicans achieved this after the French revolution and unified the country through bloodshed. To give you an idea, the French language was spoken if I remember correctly by 1% or so of the population by the time of the French revolution, and dialects and completely different languages in other regions.
Although in the present, France is a highly centralized country, with all power deriving from Paris. And even if the Republican system, now in place for over 200 years, has unified the country and erased many differences, the history and cultures of the regions still are very divergent.
Blatantly speaking, there is absolutely nothing the Bretons have in common with the "French" as they call them, or the Alsacians or generally North eastern France, with the rest of the country. Or take the south west people which are culturally so close to Spain, or even the South East with Italian culture.
Or take the Alpine lands of France, which are definitely closer to French Switzerland than to the rest of France.
These are the most obvious examples. France is a very varied country. This is why it has sometimes been hard to lead. I think there was a quote by Charles de Gaulle about this.
In terms of judiciary system and economy, the French regional system is still a far cry from the German federalism in terms of independence, or US federalism. But culturally differences are large.
Its a bit hard to explain, but you have to see it for yourself. The geography of France, bordering with so many cultures, has made it a diverse place.
When you earn millions, does it really matter whether you can keep 25 or 50 percent?
You shouldn't expect something from other people you wouldn't be willing to do yourself. And I'm sure you would not want to pay 75-80% of your income in taxes. No matter how much you make.
You shouldn't expect something from other people you wouldn't be willing to do yourself. And I'm sure you would not want to pay 75-80% of your income in taxes. No matter how much you make.
Being a humble person I would not mind paying 75% on my income if I earned that much, I would not know what to do with so much money. The actual rate is way lower anyway...
Even in the US the top tax rate was above 70% for quite some time during the 20th century.
I'd love to know what life is like for people living in the overseas regions like Martinique, Reunion, and New Caledonia. These all seem like great fun places.
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