why is it that I know so many French guy - American girl couples but hardly the other way around? (country, people)
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I have lived in both France and the US and I haven't noticed very many French/American couples of any kind, either in France or in the US. The reason behind it is probably due to the fact that the US and France are geographically very far apart and there aren't too many French people in the US or Americans in France, permanent residents at least.
Just so you know french girls in general do not carry any stigma against american guys, and they are at least as open to dating minorities as American girls since many people in France could pass as minority the way it is meant in the US.
Have you ever been to France?
I have known more American man/French woman couples than the reverse.
If there are more of the reverse, I would suggest it is because single American women go to France to shop for husbands.
Although there is a sterotype in America of French women being beautiful, they are also considered fickle and difficult. On the other hand, American women consider French men to be smooth (if unfaithful). These are, of course, only stereotypes.
I have known more American man/French woman couples than the reverse.
If there are more of the reverse, I would suggest it is because single American women go to France to shop for husbands.
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So have I, in fact -- lots more American man/French woman relationships. I lived in Paris for almost 3 years. All told, there's actually a fair amount of romancing between the two countries (male or female, gay or straight). SuomiReader's crack about American men not being imaginative in bed is hilarious. Here's a Finn -- someone from a country whose men are considered to be among the most unattractive in the West -- taking a swipe at American men, who are actually considered to be rather desirable in France. No American or Canadian man I ever met in Paris had problems in that regard, even middle-aged men.
Last edited by masonbauknight; 09-19-2015 at 09:01 PM..
I am an American guy with a French girlfriend....I think one of the biggest reasons that American guys aren't with so many French women is because there is a language barrier. In almost every other European country a majority of young people speak English. That is still not the case in France. Whenever I go to france on vacation with my girlfriend she has to translate everything to me with her friends since none of them speak English. They are all younger than 25 years old.
I am an American guy with a French girlfriend....I think one of the biggest reasons that American guys aren't with so many French women is because there is a language barrier. In almost every other European country a majority of young people speak English. That is still not the case in France. Whenever I go to france on vacation with my girlfriend she has to translate everything to me with her friends since none of them speak English. They are all younger than 25 years old.
Lol is all I have to say. Or MDR for that matter.
Oh I wanted to say something else too but I am trying to be a polite person.
I am an American guy with a French girlfriend....I think one of the biggest reasons that American guys aren't with so many French women is because there is a language barrier. In almost every other European country a majority of young people speak English. That is still not the case in France. Whenever I go to france on vacation with my girlfriend she has to translate everything to me with her friends since none of them speak English. They are all younger than 25 years old.
Let's see if I can give a little bit of objective background here. English is taught at each and every single school in France so the average student has about 6 years of English instruction under his or her belt by 18. Certainly the degree of proficiency will vary greatly from one student to another but the majority will have at least some working knowledge of English. Also I suspect Americans to expect (demand?) foreigners to have native proficiency in English and will label anything below as "poor" or "thick accent", this probably because their experience learning a foreign language is oftentimes so limited that it doesn't occur to them it is nearly impossible for someone learning a foreign language to ever sound exactly like a native speaker.
Let's see if I can give a little bit of objective background here. English is taught at each and every single school in France so the average student has about 6 years of English instruction under his or her belt by 18. Certainly the degree of proficiency will vary greatly from one student to another but the majority will have at least some working knowledge of English. Also I suspect Americans to expect (demand?) foreigners to have native proficiency in English and will label anything below as "poor" or "thick accent", this probably because their experience learning a foreign language is oftentimes so limited that it doesn't occur to them it is nearly impossible for someone learning a foreign language to ever sound exactly like a native speaker.
The way English is taught in school isn't great I think. Well it wasn't great when I was in collège. Too much emphazise on writing and grammar and not on speaking. For example I can write English but not speak it. But what the other poster said is a bit inconsiderate IMHO. You're in France, speak French or at least try.
Are you out of your mind?
You've been given SIX YEARS to learn the language of civilized people)))
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