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CULTURAL DIVERSITY With :flag-it:CHIARA, :flag-lb:MARIA-JANE and :flag-fr…
CULTURAL DIVERSITY With :flag-it:CHIARA, :flag-lb:MARIA-JANE and :flag-fr:ARNAUD
Food
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:flag-fr: France
French food is known throughout the world as the most refined, extravagant and surprising.
Typical dishes : "Blanquette de veau", "Magret de canard" and "Cassoulet"
:flag-lb: Lebanon
A unique cultural history has paved the way for Lebanese food to be categorized as one most popular of Middle Eastern cuisines. The food of Lebanese culture is a celebration of life; it’s fresh, colorful and incredibly diverse.
:flag-it: Italy
The cuisine of Italy is noted for its regional diversity, abundance of difference in taste, and is known to be one of the most popular in the world.
Pizza and spaghetti are especially popular abroad
Life's philosophy
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France :flag-fr:
French philosophy is based on the contestation of power and the system in place: in other words, we are revolutionaries at heart.
The French are also grumpy, but we know how to appreciate the good things in life and how to be romantic.
The French are known for laughing at anything and everything. However, this is not appreciated everywhere
In France, it is very bad manners to eat without waiting for others or leaving the table before everyone else. Meals are moments of conviviality and sharing that must be respected.
Italy :flag-it:
Italians' philosophy of life is based on love, simplicity, company, wellbeing, cheerfulness and tradition.
Patience is a virtue, from eating meals to nurturing relationships to taking vacations. And if you need a riposo, or to run errands afterward, go for it.
Do it the Italian way
From the morning up until past lunch, you can say “Buongiorno” (good morning), and to say good evening you would say “buonasera” (good evening). Please note though that people may respond to “buonasera” with “buongiorno” if it is early afternoon and there is plenty of day light.
Lebanon :flag-lb:
Sincerity, hospitality, integrity and wariness are the core concept of Lebanese society.
Lebanon is considered as a collectivist culture. People need to belong to a group and rely on others. It is a priority to be willing, generous and contribute to the collective well-being.
Lebanese people often address one another as 'habibi', meaning “my love” in Arabic. This is an affectionate way to address friends and family and is used very often and casually.
Lebanon is not what you think
Values
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:flag-fr: France
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
Family and Friends are very important in an French's life. Moreover relations at work or on the street in France are quite convivial.
French people are direct, honest and friendly
:flag-it: Italy
The family is the most important aspect of an Italian’s life. Although most Italians seek autonomy and independence, many stays at home for years into their adulthood.
Kindness, honesty, love and friendship
10 habits of Italian families
:flag-lb: Lebanon
Because there is a significant emphasis on family honour in Lebanon, people often operate with the protection of their family reputation in mind. Therefore, when confronted by criticism of their family, people may react by interpreting the facts in such a way as to prevent the discrediting of their family.
Family cohesion and solidarity is considered to be fundamentally important to the Lebanese
Relevance of time and punctuality
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:flag-fr: France
In France, we're not always early, we're not always late, and we're not always on time : it's a surprise
The notion of time in France is quite important depending the reason of the appointement or meeting.
:flag-it: Italy
In their spare time, when indicate a time, Italians implicitly mean to give a 15-minute window to arrive. This habit is more widespread in southern Italy, while in the north people are more punctual.
When it comes to work and deadlines, Italians are quite punctual
:flag-lb: Lebanon
The Lebanese have a looser sense of time and may be late themselves.
How Lebanese People Calculate Time
Language
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France :flag-fr:
French is a difficult language to learn because of its genders, verbs, tenses, numbers, chords, rules and its many, irregularities. Moreover, the French language has a very large vocabulary from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The French alphabet is composed of 26 letters. è, é, œ, ê, ë, ô, ö,
French is an Indo-European language of the Romance language family whose speakers are called Francophones.Today, there is more than 300 millions people who speaks French
Learn and Speak like a French
Italy :flag-it:
The Italian alphabet consists of 21 letters (5 vowels and 16 consonants), to which are added 5 letters, traditionally defined as foreign, 'j' 'k', 'w', 'x', 'y', with which it forms the Latin alphabet.
How to talk with your hands
There are approximately 34 native living spoken languages and related dialects in Italy.
Italians gesticulate and move their hands a lot, so they speak both with their mouths and with their bodies.
Lebanon :flag-lb:
Lebanon’s official national language is Arabic.
Lebanon’s rich history has a great impact on its language. French, English, and Armenian are wildly spoken.
Mixing Arabic, French and English in the same sentence
Lebanese Words that Don't Translate Well in English
Many dishes center around the concept of mezze, a dining style that composes an entire meal through a spread of small plates like tabbouleh, hummus, kibbeh, falafel...
The base of most Lebanese sweets is Kashta, a filling you’ll find in a lot of desserts. It’s a milk based, cream-like substance which is a bit more consistent.
