They eat horses, don't they? : the truth about the French

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Stereotypes (Social psychology) > France.
National characteristics, French.
Myth.
France > Social life and customs.

ISBN: 1250053056
ISBN: 9781250053053
Physical Description print
342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Edition First U.S. edition.
Publisher New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2014.
Copyright ©2013

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They Eat Horses, Don't They? : The Truth about the French

by Eatwell, Piu Marie

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They Eat Horses, Don't They? : The Truth about the French

Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Prologue	p. 9
	ApÃ©ritif	p. 11
	The archetypal Frenchman wears a beret and striped shirt and rides a bicycle festooned with onions
1	The King of Cuisines and the Cuisine of Kings Myths About French Food and Drink	p. 17
	French cuisine is the best in the world	p. 18
	They eat horses, don't they?	p. 26
	...and frogs' legs... and snails	p. 35
	The French are the world's no. 1 consumers of cheese	p. 41
	The French consume a very great deal of garlic	p. 48
	The French don't eat fast food	p. 53
	The French drink wine with every meal	p. 59
	The French don't get drunk	p. 66
2	Trop Belle Pour Toi Myths About French Women	p. 73
	French women are the most stylish in the world	p. 74
	French women don't get fat	p. 81
	French women are kitchen goddesses	p. 87
	French women don't shave	p. 95
3	Dangerous Liaisons Myths About French Sex, Marriage and Children	p. 101
	The French are obsessed with sex	p. 102
	The French are uniquely tolerant of adultery	p. 110
	The French habitually have large families	p. 120
	French children don't throw food	p. 126
4	Merede Alors Myths About French Plumbing	p. 133
	French toilets are repellent	p. 134
	The French don't wash	p. 141
	Every French bathroom has a bidet	p. 149
5	Bof! Je M'en Fous! Myths about French Manners	p. 154
	The French are uncommonly rude	p. 155
	French people always kiss when they greet you	p. 163
	The French are a nation of inveterate smokers	p. 168
	The French are cruel to animals	p. 173
6	LibertÃ©, EgalitÃ©, FraternitÃ© Myths About French History And Society	p. 180
	The French are a nation of Revolutionaries	p. 181
	France is an egalitarian society	p. 189
	The French don't work very hard	p. 197
	The French are a nation of cheese-eating surrender monkeys	p. 202
7	A Land of Cultural Exceptions Myths About French Culture	p. 211
	The French are paranoid about their language	p. 212
	French pop music is irredeemably naff	p. 221
	French films are uniformly pretentious	p. 229
8	City of Light Myths About Paris	p. 239
	The Left Bank is a haven of writers and intellectuals	p. 240
	The Paris MÃ©tro stinks	p. 247
	Paris is the European capital of canine excreta	p. 252
9	La France Profonde, Myths About the French on Holiday	p. 259
	France shuts down for August	p. 260
	French beaches are polluted	p. 269
	French beaches are packed with topless women	p. 275
	French villages are so quaint	p. 281
	French country style is so chic	p. 289
10	The Best of Enemies Myths About the Entente Cordiale	p. 295
	The French think British food is revolting	p. 296
	The English have taken over the French countryside... and the French have taken over English cities	p. 303
	The British are the champions of gardening	p. 310
	Digestif	p. 318
	Acknowledgements	p. 323
	Notes	p. 325
	Bibliography	p. 337
	Picture Captions and Acknowledgements	p. 341

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