Stereotypes about France French people and the south

Stereotypes about France, French people and the south of France A presentation by Lukas Baur, Kerstin Lukas, Dominik Klett and Michaela Dölitzsch

Structure 1. Introducing ourselves 2. Introducing our task 3. Examples of the most significant stereotypes 4. Introducing the survey 5. Results of the survey 6. Summary

1. Introducing ourselves German Comenius Group: Stereotypes From Sigmaringen (Southern Germany)

1. Introducing ourselves German Comenius Group: Stereotypes From Sigmaringen (Southern Germany) Studying at GES 12 th and 13 th grade technical and nutritional sciences high school classes

2. Introducing our task “Making a survey in your school about the stereotypes of France, French people, and the south of France. What images do your students have (if any) of our country, our people, and the part of France we live in? ”

3. Examples of the most significant stereotypes Our assembly of typical French clichés:

4. Introducing the survey Survey included 14 questions: General information Stereotypes and clichés

4. Introducing the survey 148 students were asked 75 males 46 have been in France yet 29 have not been in France yet 73 females 40 have been in France yet 33 have not been in France yet

5. Results of the survey 1. What are you interested in France? food 34% landscape 16% language 14% humans 8% culture 28%

5. Results of the survey 2. With which prejudice would you agree? educated 48% 12% punctual 17% 26% attractive 28% 29% sporty 42% 20% kind 38% 35% big 21% 32% hardworking 23% agree neutral disagree

5. Results of the survey a typical Frenchman? 3. What do you think about small 11% kind, friendly 12% slim 10% with dark hair 7% with a beard 15% others 10% modern dressing style 4% wears a beret 20% with a baguette in his hand 11%

5. Results of the survey 4. What are the most committed food products? croissant 21% frog 6% wine 9% cheese 9% crêpe 6% baguette 38% quiche 5% others 6%

5. Results of the survey 5. Which points do you associate with France? 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% baguette hat beard wine striped shirt stylish clothes

5. Results of the survey 6. Which points do you associate with the south of France? Bo rd ea ux a zz Ni es Ca nn ille se d' e Cô t M ar Az u r h ac be su n se a 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

6. Summary The results of the survey represents the German impressions of French stereotypes and clichés: - Our German students are interested in French food and the French culture. - The most famous French food for Germans is the baguette. - In German opinion a typical Frenchman is kind, helpful, educated, slim and wears a beret.

Thank you for your attention! Comenius Group Germany: Stereotypes and clichés