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From a young age, the French are taught to adhere to a certain schedule which helps them learn to be more independent people as they grow older and become adults. Typical work hours for the French are from around nine in the morning until about six in the evening. Interestingly lunch is an important meal for them and they set aside around two hours in the afternoon for this meal. As a result of working …

…and take up a three seater on the train for ourselves. The French in most situations are much more polite towards each other. They would rather talk to each other in person than to chat on the telephone. When they do sit down face to face and talk, the subject of their discussion is usually one that challenges the mind. On the other hand we Americans we could spend the whole conversation talking about ourselves.