Which one of these surprises SURPRISED you the most? Let me know in the comments!

@celticgabbyfan

5 ай бұрын

probably the wind was most surprising lol, I live in Sacramento California, I am planning on retirement to France in 5 years with my husband. I am so glad I found your channel and find your content so helpful and inspiring

@Maya-vs7mv

5 ай бұрын

Oh wow! The subtle sweetness in the pastries is surprising! Also, the craziness over the Nutella... I thought for sure that crowd was here in the US😅! Thank you for sharing!

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

@@celticgabbyfan, yes, research the weather beyond temperature and sun/rain!😅 Wishing you and your husband all the best with your plans.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

@@Maya-vs7mv 🤣 nope, that wasn't a Black Friday scene in the US although it looked like it. There are some pastries that are sweeter here, but in general not sweet like in the US. Perhaps that's what made the Nutella crowd so crazed, I hear that Nutella's first ingredient is sugar.

@amenadito8079

2 ай бұрын

@@Maya-vs7mv Nutella is an italian product. No wonder they became a little bit more warm and nice

I really like your channel as I’ve lived here in Nice, France for 2yrs and studied French in the United States for 5yrs. I workout regularly, so the reduction in sugar is amazing when it comes to pastries. What I like about the french government is they regulate and advise on their commercials the proper amount of sugar intake is important to your health. The United States has real problem with heavy sugar to keep people addicted. Anyhow… I love your channel and I’m wishing you the best of 2024

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

Congratulations on your Nice Life! I think there is definitely a connection between food and food additives and the healthcare industry in the US. Thanks for watching and commenting.🙂

I always greet the bus driver and thank them when I exit. 😀Good to know, I'll fit right in.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I think it's such a small thing that makes a big difference.

I make it a habit to greet the bus driver when I board and thank them when I exit although often the courtesy is not acknowledged. So I love that this practice is common in France!

1. When I visited Paris once during June I was surprised the sun did not set 14:52 until around 10 pm. 2. I can relate to the frenzy over Nutella. For me it tastes sooo good! But I have to refrain from buying it because it’s so addictive for me. 3. Did not know about the wind! 4. Was surprised to learn the French start out saying no or impossible first and to be persuaded into a yes. Great video Patricia! Thanks!!!

@DelosierK-ed6dk

2 ай бұрын

And in January the sun goes down at 4pm. Everyone is trying to run their 5:30-ish errands, picking their kids up from activities, running by the store & the post office, in the pitch black night.

Having traveled in France I can totally agree with you on so many things. I'm actually so glad you mentioned them because I was feeling like am I the only one that notices the 'its not possible' and the initial negativity. You made me smile through this entire video in fact I was just laughing.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

4 ай бұрын

😀 so glad you could relate and that this video could brighten your day. Thanks for watching.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

2 ай бұрын

@@DelosierK-ed6dk wow. That's where patience and understanding make the difference. These things go a long way with intercultural interactions.

I think France is the same latitude as Maine, so it makes sense about the sun rising later.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

Just looked at my map and your right it is! Thanks for watching.😀

@remuted8656

Ай бұрын

It also depends how far East or West you are in the time zone. France is quite far ahead of “sun” time (i.e. noon matching the sun’s highest point in the sky).

I don't know if it's the same in Perpignan as in Toulouse and Spain but having dinner at 8 or 9 is something that I will need to get used to when I move. Granted, likeyou said , in summer it was still pretty light out at 11 but here in the states if i have dinner at 6 it's late.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

Ай бұрын

Dinner here is 7:30 or 8. If I go for my after dinner walk at 7:15, the streets are pretty quiet as most people are sidling up to the dinner table for apertifs and dinner then.

Thanks for the video. Stay warm. Your background is nice, but would love to see you in a different France setting/background sometimes.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

You are welcome. I'm doing more walk along/ride along videos. Tune in next week for one. Thanks for watching.

Bonjour, chéri. Bien fait. Félicitations !

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

4 ай бұрын

Bonjour, merci !😀

@michellemobakeng5938

3 ай бұрын

chérie (féminin car elle est une femme)

When I lived in the Czech Republic, butter (Maslo) went on sale. There was a virtual stampede and people fought over it. I was very surprised. I guess real butter is something of a luxury there. It made me sad, because I only use real butter all the time. I'm sorry the people there would feel the need to fight over butter.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

Wow. That is interesting. Some things we take for granted others wish they could have on occasion. This moves me as well. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Patricia. Ironically I JUST got back from a bus trip-exited from the back door, waved at the woman driving, and she honked at me. So it does happen. Trying to save every penny for this move, so I didn’t want to drive. And we’re in the ghettoist part of the ghettoist city, of all the ghettos that you know. And this is coming from somebody who went to VCU in the 80’s hahaha. You know, I just started recently going through your videos. I had seen you a few years ago being interviewed by a sister whose whole channel is women moving abroad. And I’ve been working on it for SIX YEARS. I had also seen Taffanie up in Paris, but I forgot about you--because I was focused on Portugal--and then I REALLY looked into that, and put the brakes on it. Anyway, I was SUPPOSED to move to the Alps region just this past Oct., but it fell apart. 8 days before the move. But I thank you for the enormous amount of work and information you've put into the channel--even for us non-women. I saw you posted an interview with Valerie, and I’d been emailing with her these last 2 years trying to figure how to get things straight with my tax plan. But hadn't done a booked session until I was on the ground. Last thing. I like saving money wherever I can. For ex., on that bus trip today, it was to the pharmacy, and I used the Obama plan, so no cost! Not everybody can do it though, but I’m a paperwork person, so hopefully it’ll prepare me for what’s ahead…

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

Nice to hear about your experience on the bus. Made me smile. I hope that you've rescheduled your move and are still working to make that happen. While my group program is solely for single women, I do have a handful of one-on-one coaching slots for people who don't qualify for that. Feel free to schedule a complimentary call with me if you think that could help you get things back on track. Thanks for watching and I wish you all the best.

Both our kids had french exchange students while in grammar school. Apolline who lived in a suburb of Paris had never tasted peanut butter before but was a big fan of nutella, which we usually have in the house. Its great on crepes with bananas

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

Ай бұрын

Yes, the great peanut butter-nutella divide. Thanks for sharing!

I had never heard of Nutella until I was in France and I had a crepe with Nutella. I loved it, but it's very high in fat and sugar so I try not to eat it very much. When I'm on a tour with an included breakfast, I often put Nutella in my coffee as a mocha-type flavoring because I don't like just milk and sugar.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

2 ай бұрын

Yes, Nutella is really popular here. And things with sugar and fat tend to be things that we humans like. What an interesting touch to your morning coffee. Thanks for watching and commenting!

2:23 Right! Back from China, this shocked me, too!

@user-uu5jf3jo3o

29 күн бұрын

And: « on n’a pas le droit ».

@user-uu5jf3jo3o

29 күн бұрын

4:09 and in the elevator ... In China I was told, in Chinese: « please relax, we are in China ».

When you leave a shop and they say "bonne journée", you have to say thank you (for wishing me a nice day) and have a nice day too, and then they thank you back and so it never ends, you just cannot get out of the shop.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

Ай бұрын

😂I simply say bonne journée and au revoir.

I’m new to your Chanel and really enjoying all your advice. Here in NZ, my experience is we typically greet our bus drivers and then when disembarking we’ll call out “Thanks driver” even from the back door of the bus.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

4 ай бұрын

Oh, I love that. So nice. Thanks for sharing that. I'm glad that you are enjoying the content.

@Thomas-io8ph

27 күн бұрын

Yes, I would say it depends if we are in a small town or in a big city. Even in Paris, many people say at least hello to the bus driver. But it’s funny to compare Paris, where people travelling through public transportation stay distant and silent most of the time when it’s noisy and full of talks in the South of France!

6:28 the first not pristine glass of boiled water in Beijing. Then, fitted in in 2 days, everything else was a happy discovery.

Patricia in Manhattan is a very community thing. We wish are bus driver getting home safe.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

How nice to hear this. I think this is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

I always say hello and thank you when taking the bus. However, not everyone says thank you. A few months ago an old man who was behind me getting off the bus at the same time told me to hurry up. You will find when crossing the road at a zebra crossing cars will not willing stop all the time for you to cross.

When I was living in a small village in the north of France , people would say bonjour to each other when walking pass just out of politeness. In Grenoble it’s not recommended as it can be taken the wrong way regardless if pass each other in the streets a few times a week. So some people I do just say hello and others I don’t bother because some may mistakenly think that you are looking for some kind of sexual relationship or something. A few people that I used to see at the gym would say hello for a while and then ignore you or give a dirty look. However, people in Grenoble are rude, cold and miserable to say the least. In the shops they say hello and good bye but some sales staff will just disengage as soon as they know you will not purchase anything.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

3 ай бұрын

Sorry you had that experience.

L'histoire avec la Nutella, nous a surpris nous français aussi. On sait tous que les gens adore, mais à ce point là, ça nous a fait rire tellement c'était ridicule de voir des gens se jeter dessus, comme pour les soldes 😅

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

8 күн бұрын

Il n'y a rien à faire sauf rire.🤣

8:41 6€ with the card, and zero if you have a Mutuelle.

FR : pour l’histoire du remerciement du chauffeur de bus, c’est général. Avoir du respect envers tout le monde peu importe sa classe social. « Si tu veux du respect, il faut respecter les autres. » les français apprennent cela enfant. C’est d’ailleurs pour ça que certains touristes trouvent les français rudes. La France est un pays qui a décapité ses rois, donc la devise américaine « le client est roi » … 😅

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

Ай бұрын

Oui, je trouve la politesse ici sympa de la salutation en la salle d'attente chez le médecin au remerciement du chauffeur de bus. Mais parfois je me sens comme un rois sans la tête. 😅 C'est interessant, ce que vous m'avez dit a propos des rois. 🤔Egalité.

@cleardarkness888

27 күн бұрын

The same is true in Quebec. French culture is NOT service oriented.

I am currently living in France and would love to relocate to a different city. The problem is qualifying for an apartment. Would you be willing to share some insights with me on successfully securing a new apartment? The process is getting a bit frustrating.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your message. I have not gone down the traditional route of finding apartments, creating a dossier and all that. I've used VRBO (Vacation Rental By Owner) and worked with the owner directly to get a lower long-term rate. So I don't have tips for qualifying the "normal" way. Have you looked into services such as Garantme to help with your process?They might be able to give you some guidance. In any event, I wish you all the best in your search.

I was very surprice that Italian dont really eat garlic!!!!

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

Ай бұрын

Oh, is that so? I didn't know that.

I’m also not a fan of Nutella. Give me a P&J sandwich any day 😊

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

Yay, another peanut butter fan. Good to know I'm not alone. 🙂

Tout le monde en France connait le joli nom de Tramontane qui souffle dans votre région.... Sauf vous l'info n'avait pas traversé l'Atlantique 😊 C'est un moindre inconvénient dans une région qui a tant d'atouts. Le Mistral qui s'engouffre dans la vallée du Rhône jusqu'à la côte méditerranéenne a encore plus mauvaise réputation....Et il y en a d'autres selon la région dont le Sirocco. Quant au Nutella tout le monde n'aime pas, trop sucré et écoeurant en cas d'abus. J'espère que vous allez devenir plus française que les françaises en intégrant nos particularités 🙄 😁

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

5 ай бұрын

Oui, avant mon installation en France j'étais au courant du Mistral, mais pas de la Tramontane. Mais maintenant je m'en suis habituée. Vous avez raison, je deviens de plus en plus française.😀

La région de Perpignan, mauvaise pioche. C'est très venteux. Pour le soleil, soit c'est une question de latitude, soit de fuseau horaire.

@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst

Ай бұрын

Pour moi c'était bien pendant mes premiers mois ici. Perpignan m'a guidé à Céret. Mais vous avez raison, il est très venteux.

@christianc9894

Ай бұрын

@@PatriciaBrooksCourageCatalyst Je me souviens d'une nuit à tenir la toile de tente pour ne qu'elle s'envole pas.

Nutella is an abomination! It's full of palm oil, which is the worst product on earth. I really don't understand why it hasn't been banned already. When it was first intoduced on the market, Nutella (an Italian product) was divine ... until they packed it with that horrible oil! It's written on the labels but who (even the French) bothers to read the labels??? [sigh]

@Thomas-io8ph

27 күн бұрын

Ok that’s clearly not an heathly product but the recipe and taste is a real success (it’s comes from Italia, nothing to be surprised lol). I’m not sure Ferrero (Nutella) products are worst than Mars, Mondelez, Nestle… products when it comes to confectionery

@micade2518

27 күн бұрын

@@Thomas-io8ph When Nutella was first introduced, it was a really beautiful product. It's only later that they changed the recipe and introduced that ghastly palm oil in it! As for the others, well, the best way to find out is to read the "ingredients" on the label. Which is what I do systematically,and if there is any "palm or vegetable" oil, as there should never be in any chocolate, it goes straight back on the shefl.

@Thomas-io8ph

26 күн бұрын

@@micade2518 Do you know when they introduced palm oil in it? It seems it’s not very clear to know. As far as I remember, Nutella was in my life and very desirable when I was a kid… Now that I can afford it as much as I want, I do not eat Nutella anymore or very rarely

@micade2518

26 күн бұрын

@@Thomas-io8ph "Palm oil is the vegetable oil, a semi-solid fat that gives Nutella its spreadable texture. The company used hydrogenated oil until a few years ago but converted to palm oil in 2006 to reduce trans-fat. Palm oil is free of trans fat but high in saturated fat, making it unhealthy. It gets extracted from the palm fruit. The food label lists palm oil as Nutella’s second ingredient in order of quantity. " Source: healthifyme