Hi everyone! My date of departure is coming up very quickly and I am getting more excited minute by minute! Here is the second portion of my required pre-departure notes:
1. Dean Foster: Doing Business in FRANCE
1. Dean Foster: Doing Business in FRANCE
- Second largest trading nation in western Europe
- Stronger national culture
- Don't be afraid to speak the language
- Preblem solving is more detailed, pay attention to this when providing proposals and negotiating
- Put time into developing a relationship
- Be genuine, show interest, and be personable
- Some French phrases to keep in mind!
- Je prends l'avion pour Paris - I'm taking a plane to Paris
- J'ai réservé une chambre - I reserved a room
- Mon parable ne marche pas ici - My cell phone does not work here
- Start and end conversations in French!
- It's always important to try speaking French, even if you aren't perfect!
- Don't forget the differences between feminine and masculine.
- Ca: that/this (use this a lot!)
- Don't be afraid to be over polite.
- Carte - menu
- Practice masculine/feminine
- L'addition - the bill
5. Metro and RER Lines and Signs
- France by Train
- Many trainstations, although different, use internationally used pictograms
- Many train station attendees speak English
- Train stations present time in military form
- Paris Metro Map
- Quickest way to get around Paris
- Possibility of getting the Paris Visite Metro Pass?
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