Talking about France

Author: Li Yuanfu
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Let's delve into the depths of history to learn about the land of irises and the homeland of Napoleon. Do you know how many courses and how long it takes for the French to have a formal dinner? Do you know why the French only eat chicken on Sundays? Do you know the meaning of the phrase "The French use their teeth to dig graves"? Do you know why Champagne is named as such? The French students usually "enter university laughing and leave crying," do you know why? The French spend all the money they earn on food and travel, saving not a single penny, do you know what they rely on to get through their later years? Every summer from July to August, many orphaned small animals roam the streets of Paris. Do you know why they suffer such a "collective abandonment"? Do you know why France is called the "country of 55 million kings"?