"Mon choux" is more for "choux à la crème" and not cabbage i think.

I feel like French men give way more compliments, which matches your point about them being really attentive. In the past I had French, German, Dutch and Polish boyfriends and I can say that the French (also current boyfriend) was/ is at the top of the list 😊

Every time my partner and I are out at a pub or a burger place I feel like a savage eating it with my hands while he expertly finishes it without any trouble via knife and fork. I often start out trying to use a knife and fork just so I don't look like a neanderthal compared to him but it's so hard and not one minute in he'll grab my hand, look me pitifully in the eyes and say "go ahead, use your hands, it's okay."

U know ur dating a french man when he says he's french

I died when you talked about the cold drafts of air. I seriously thought my ex was just crazy for thinking that he'd get a cold if he wasn't wearing a scarf and that wearing a scarf to bed when you're sick would help. lol

OMG. The “slap on the ass” had me dying. Lol.

Definitely want to see your Frenchie in one of your vids. Love your sense of humour, love your content!

This was SO accurate, wow! Just recently started dating a french man and he calls me "mon petit chef"...but I love it, he's the best!

I'm reacting as a French woman: - But eating a burger with cutelry is so convenient! You don't get your fingers and cheeks full of tomatoes and sauce and stuff. And you can take smaller bites without risking all the food gets out of the buns. It's the best way! D: - Also, is it that surprising to follow the news? Isn't it important to know what's happening? I didn't think it was such a French thing XD - About the tidying up, maybe French men are better but they're still not perfect, women still do around 70% of the chores if I'm not mistaken. It's sad for kiwi women though, if they have it worse... - It's really true that French food isn't spicy at all. We're getting used to it thanks to globalisation but... yeah we're delicate. - French are blasés. We can't help it. - I always thought it was a normal global thing to have your partner pay attention to what you're wearing. Is it so different in other countries? - Yeah, marriage is not that important for a lot of people here. - We also invent words that don't exist sometimes for our pet names. My son is "Pipinou" and my fiancé "Pipou". My mother calls my father "Ninou". - I'm surprised that in other countries people in love are embarassed to show it? That video was really funny!

Hahahhaha omg! I loved this so much. I have had the pleasure to bag myself a French boyfriend too. Even though we have only been together for a few months, I would definitely agree with many points mentioned here. Although, the political engagement is something he does not have. He is very unenthusiastic about all that stuff, so I have to make up for the engagement because i am an econ/politics student 😂😂😂 Keep up the great work, your videos make my day ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I've been around the world and French men are by far the most romantically charming. They are smooth in a way I just adore. There is something about a French man gently kissing the back of my hand, looking me in the eyes and telling me I am "tres jolie" that makes my heart melt. Rosie, you are so fortunate...living in Paris, married to a French man! Based on experience, I genuinely feel that a French man is my ideal.

Love this Rosie...I agree with almost all of these--especially the absolute paranoia about air conditioning causing illness....and the idea that one doesn't need AC in France is crazy!! It can get really hot in parts of July and August!

DEAD. Dead with the soar neck and the breeze. It is SOOO spot on 😂😂.

Get the Frenchmen in!!

My boyfriend is half belgian (francophone) and half quebecois (we’re pretty french, for north-americans!) and lived in Quebec all his life, and most of these definitely hold true for him as well!

I love these videos so much! So good to have a channel like yours that is real for someone like me that's learning the language

Great video! But I am from French culture and everything you said appears so so normal to me! I never thought of it as cultural differences. It is interesting to see things through another lense. Very informative!

I LOVE how politicized the French are. It's great. Also, I feel like they are extremely comfortable talking about sex.

God I love your videos so much, your amazing... A video I would love to see is your take on mens fashion in Paris and maybe how it differs to New Zealand or other countries. Take care!

This was so funny and cute to hear your thoughts! Always love how informative your videos are :)

Having spent a lot of time in France and also having had some French boyfriends, your comments all ring very true. I remember this woman in France with whom I was staying who was very concerned about the "courant d'air" coming from under a door into a bedroom. I did not understand why she was so fixated on it! :-)

You should profile yourself as a consultant for dating French men :) :) Well observed ! Waiting for the video with his experience about dating a New-Zelander

My god my wife is french and I thought her traits were original but this explains her so well!! When I asked her out for the first time, she said : Ugh... Yeah, let's try it.

Loved this video!! The part where you re-enacted the breeze scenario with a guy at work was hilarious ☺️

I love your videos, they're always great and informative about french culture :). But something I noticed is that I'm French but not from France, which means that I'm this weird half french / half other things and I've noticed that while some of the classic stereotypes "apply" to me (like eating burger with knife and fork), there are things that I've never thought were a thing like deadly neck breezes or spicy butter chicken so it's always great fun to see "how french I am".

Deadly fresh breeze. We have very delicate necks ! I bet you get called mon petit kiwi !

“A breeze came in on my neck yesterday” hahaha couldn’t stop laughing

You nailed it! I'm with my French boyfriend since almost three years now and it's so true... especially the spice thing! I'm plain white canadian but a LOT of times he think what I cook is spicy, and I'm like: it's only salt and pepper......... hahaha ! And the PDA too!

You were 1000000% accurate! Please please please can we meet him?! It's only fair that he gets a chance to reply and say what the typical anglo-saxon things are! Or a bi-cultural relationship tag!! How you met, what it's like to be with a foreigner, some culture shocks he went through being with you, some of the challenges you went through, What it's like with your families being in different countries etc! Already can't wait for your next video!!

Now that you say it, that #8 is so true ! We are way more likely to express our excitation by actions rather than words ^^'

“Did you sprain your neck playing basketball?” 🤣🤣🤣.

My French Exchange student (we are both interested in each other, but just taking it slow) he hates how formal I am eating. Especially in public, I hate when my hands are dirty and I get multiple Napkins and he always says “JUST ONE!” Lol. I also eat pizza with a fork and knife in public because of class and making mess. He says I act like a “White girl” because I am Black and he is mixed (Black & White). Definitely a culture shock for him because I am first person he saw do that.😂

Ok I awkwardly recognized myself in all of your points, just didn’t know that it was general for French people. Light meal is not related to the quantity but means actually that you don’t take much time to prepare it (typically just cut some bread, cheese and charcuterie). Eating a burger can be very messy, the patty always tries to get out of the bun! finally it’s really easier to use fork and knife frankly.

#1 They speak English with a French accent.

When you are dating a black Frenchman I guarantee you there will not be many affectionate gestures in public. Ils sont très pudiques hahaha but the whole j’ai froid oh my word! If I got a penny every time I have heard that I’d be rich. And about the zero interest in marriage, sooo true, however we are getting married in June and after he proposed he has been super super invested, now an international, interracial, multicultural wedding... that is a whole topic on its own 😂😂😂 great video as always! Xx Bisous

As a frenchman... I always catch colds but I eat spicy as hell stuff

I loved this! I went on a date 2 days ago with a French man. 1st time...Eating with the knife happened while eating a lot of food when he claimed he wasn’t hungry, he mentioned he was cold, asked to kiss me before he did so which I was very surprised because I didn’t feel like he enjoyed my conversation...I was more animated then him lol This video helped understand a bit and your so funny!

The cold part and la courant d'air is SO true ! Ive had countless discussions about this, im from iceland, so í keep telling them everyone og in iceland would constantly have a cold if cold weather was enough to make ppl sick!

4:10 - There's a KZfaqr called Dr. Mike who said having cold air blow on your neck at night is not a good idea b/c it stiffens the muscle and makes it sore. I had never heard that before then. So there may be something to it!

Being the American that’s sensitive to being cold, getting a chill easily I can relate! I think having my French brother to discuss anything with it’s common for French Maman to teach their sons how to cook, manners and I think it’s awesome as they can be so attentive to their lovers. Don’t know too much about French weddings, perhaps you could share your experience? Merci mon ami

Girl these videos kill me. I was litterally wheezin cuz I'm also dating a french guy. Whenever you talk about "french man" its like you're talking about a different species. They're so strange but love themmmm so muchhhhhh XD

I can relate to what you're saying lol!! I do eat every food with a knife and fork and it throws off my North American friends 😂

We are acadian, and my grandmother's fist language is french and my mom found out once she was older that the pet name her mom called her growing up meant "little turnip head"

My French husband only shares *some* of these traits. But, he's from the south and his parents are from Croatia and Serbia so maybe he's just not French enough? 1) we literally ALWAYS eat at the couch/bed, and I have to force him to eat at the table! 2) mostly true, he does have great table manners (when there is a table haha) but now that we live in America he's taken to eating like Americans for pizza, burgers, etc. So cute. 3) while he does love a good debate, he tends to be under-informed, but in typically French style, he clings to whatever beliefs he has to the bitter end, forsaking all pleasantries and decorum! 4) hahahahaha IF ONLY! I love that your Frenchie is domesticated but mine is a total slob. I have to BEG him to faire le menage, and he grumbles all the way through. Seldom he will pull out the vacuum but otherwise, it's all on me, unfortunately. 5) 150%. He is cold all the time, wears about five zip up hoodies and a huge parka even when it's 60 degrees out, never cares if we live somewhere with no AC, is convinced that I recently fell sick because I was sitting under an open window, the cold is the enemy to be feared at all times. Ugh. 6) No way, mine is a bottomless pit. However, in true southern French tradition (his hometown is a stone's throw from Italy) if I feel like skipping dinner, he'll just say, "it's okay, I'll just make pasta." 7) Yep. Bell peppers are like ghost peppers to them. 8) Mine gets excited by a lot of things! He's always amazed and excited, and he always says, "c'est chaud," or "ahhh c'est la folie!" or "c'est tellement la frappe!!" but there are things where I want him to react and he'll just be like "mais bon [shrug]" 9) Agree. He'll always tell me what my color is for certain occasions, and he's always begging that we replace perfectly good shoes with the newer ones, etc. 10) Got mine to marry me after seven months! but a visa was at stake. 11) "Ma vie, mon etoile, ma reine, ma déesse, mon petit cul," the list goes on and on. 12) Sometimes I gotta ask him to stop making out with me in the grocery store, but what a lovely struggle to have, right?!

Eating in bed is not about being French or romantic, its more about washing your bedclothes extremely often. Its just impractical.

I'm italian and we do very similar things as french people :)

hi, I’m french and I wanted to give my opinion.. I think most of the things you said are really cliché, the biggest part of it isn’t true unless you’re dating a 40 year-old man 1) we can totally eat on the couch watching a movie 2) man eat hamburgers w their hands wtf?? 3) watching news and politics is totally normal in a lot of countries... 4) LOL french guys are sooo messy and trash, they just don’t show it at first 5) so cliché... people that get cold exists everywhere 6) i totally agree on this point though 7) wrong. maybe a white french guy won’t support spice (even if sometimes they do) but french people are a mix of ethnies and people that can tolerate spicy food 8) depends on people but yeah why not 9) again: no. french guy are not that romantic, it’s a big cliché 10) ok why not 11) that’s true hahaha 12) so wrong.. maybe some people don’t care but personally every person I know find it disrespectful to give too much affection in public.. whether it’s kissing, hugs or else we find it awkward. maybe it’s just bc we are parisians idk 🤷🏻‍♀️

Wow! This was so hilarious because I can definitely relate to all of these! I married a Spaniard and they can be very similar to the French! It's been great fun! XD Ok, to be more accurate, my Hubby does eat his burger with his hands!

Well we will only say "I am so excited" in the bedroom :D

As a french man, it really cracked me up when you talked about pet names ... I never thought "ma petite puce" could actually be kind of gross ... which it is indeed after a fashion ... good one xD

#7 I made a taco night for my partner and his friends. They couldn’t eat my Pico de Gallo! We live in France and I’m from Texas!

I was married to a French woman a few years ago and we were living in Brisbane, Australia... I am actually Scottish heritage and we had heaps and heaps of PDA love and affection for each other yeah!!!

my boyfriend is literally french but none of these match up......like his apartment is a mess, he's ALWAYS warm, we eat dinner on the couch, he LOVES spicy food, he's dramatic af and excited about EVERYTHING, and he literally knows nothing about clothes

I can definitely relate to this video !!! Gotta love the frenchmen ❤️

about the spicy thing, it's because every good thing as a flavor. For people not living in a food culture, thee are only 4 flavors : salt, sugar, spicy and acid. French are raised to enjoy the natural flavor of things, that's why we don't need to put salt of spices on everything. If a natural meal taste nothing, there car be 2 reasons : it's made with poor quality ingredients or you have no feelings.

I only fully agree with n°8 ! Which makes me so sad because I love great enthusiastic demonstrations of interest !

Ah true I'm french and everyone around me always close windows when i keep opening them cause they don't like to feel that breethe. Sad cause i love it

I have been happily married to a frenchman for 17 years (I am French myself) and I agree with you on everything (you video made me laugh so much!) but one thing: they does not help much at home... But I guess young French men are different!

Is your French bf 40 yo?

They’re bad at texting back in a timely manner lol!

Great stuff as always! Love being brought back to my days in Paris every week! ☮️👀☮️

LOL, this is very true. Some of the things listed here are more or less true depending on the personality (like PDA) but everything is generally true. Although, the courant d’air thing is true in many cultures, it’s even more in South America or even Texas for instance. Some French people, like me, love the AC though.

12 years with an Indian/Filipino man. I'm French. He appreciates all of these cultural differences. He loves my obsession with cleanliness. You are great!

Ah, haven't seen that intro in awhile.

Hello, as a french guy I really thank you for praising us in the eyes of girls from all around the world. Even if all you said is not true for everyone like eating burger with fork and knife or getting cold easily.

I adore your channel. Interesting to hear that things haven't changed at all since I was in Paris as a student 35 years ago. What really horrified me was how aggressive the men were especially in the student area.

: Haha yeah my partner gives me a weird pet name as well. It would translate as "my shrimp"... Probably the sea influence since we live on the Atlantic coast ^^

Hi ! First, cheers for your interest in France or French people in culture in general :) it's nice to see foreigners having so much interest in our habits ! Just a lil criticism here : the more I watch your videos, the more I see that you generalize things that are, well... veeeery specific. There are times where I recognize myself in what you say, other not, but you know, it's just me. But then I confront what you mention to my French friends habits, and well, what you present as "all french does that" is sooo specific to each ones and there are absolutely no trends... so it feels like you're generalizing alot from not much :/ But beside that, your "camera face" and technique for your videos are excellent, so good job for that :D Hope you keep enjoying French way of life :)

I'm going to make my boyfriend watch your videos (I'm a French woman) so that he can understand that these things I do/think are not just because I'm weird but because I'm french ahah!

love this expression "floats your boat"... lol

Haha Rosie you killed me with you example of "Not having dinner", that's exactly it!

HAHAHHA my dad can NOT handle spice but he ALWAYS orders it 😂😂 I think he wants to prove to himself that he can conquer it one day

Bonsoir. Merci pour ces cours d'anthropologie grâce auxquels j'en apprends sur ma propre culture. Cordialement

You made me question my nationality (french btw)

My morning wake-up moment with cafe was you - charming and a delightful storyteller - and Dr. Dray: her skincare videos! (Would you talk about French products - shampoos, creams, etc. - that you enjoy! They have the most intriguing pharmacies and products.)

Yes it's true. Lol That's traditional but very true

Thank you Rosie everything you've mentioned is so true .I thought my French boyfriend was an odd ball .I totally needed this video .

omg i have family in france and storytelling is so frustrating 😂😂 so true!!

I have a french boyfriend and must say this was pretty accurate hahahahah, eating everything on the table drives me crazy

Also available : squirrel, mouse, kitten, cat, dove, sun, quail, wolf, ....its endless

Sign 9 : I didn't know that it was typically french but it is an important rule here. If your friend/gf/bf change something in their style in a positive way you should notice it. If not it will be interpretated as you don't care about them. It can be stressfull. But if it is negativ (like waight gain) you shouldn't notice it !

Being Argentinian, it still surprises me how many customs we adopted from the French.... from all the bureaucracy when it comes to the govt and paperwork and getting the little “livret de famille” (they have the exact same thing and it’s red too), to the idea of getting “tortícolis” from cold air, PDA, etc. I grew up in the states but my parents kept up with the traditions after we moved from the homeland. And now that I’m married to someone with a French last name (French Canadian ancestry), does that make me French?! Hahaha I wish #notevenfrench

Excellent cette chaîne, c est vraiment intéressant même si y a deux trois choses un peut fausses

love your videos! I think french speaking swiss also have somethings in common, especially when it comes for food habits :)

This video was super cute Rosie!!!

Thats so true! Dating a french guy for 4 years and relate to a lot

My bf uses a fork and knife to cut his fruit ...cutting his pear the other night made me burst out laughing. Also agreed, he’s very helpful around the house. Mdrrrrrr pour le courant d’air

I need that intro music ASAP

well as a french I feel different from what you describe but I guess it's just me being weird. I like spicy things a bit more than my family , I'm starting to hate hearing my parents debate everyday while watching news, I'm kinda comfortable with cold temperature and the slap on the ass in front of family it's something that I saw but it's really weird to me haha. Anyway great video as always

I get the idea that it's more particularities of your husband than generalities about french men. Not all of them are so well-behaved (really traditionally in fact) or demonstrative.

Something about nickname : Some study said that the more the animal is tiny, the more your partner love you. (Not really accurate^^) So, the flea is maybe the most lovely nickname?

so true, good video

Im french, i dont feel like im doing that , or others around me doing that ... but i know it’s Difficult to find thé balance between particular case , and more general things !

You really think that we use knife and fork only because there are people around us ? It is for hygien, not for etiquette or style. Or to not put grease on your hands. That's why we use them even in privacy.

The neck thing is real, when there is something cold on your neck, you contract your neck muscles with the temperature shock. because French are not used to temperature shock neck problem append 😂

The breeze - yes, ha ha! Never mind if they've been smoking lots and lots, but turn on the fan and I've caused a coughing fit. ;) xx

I always wonder what hubby thinks about you revealing all his secrets 🤣🤣

I literally checked all boxes !! And most of my friends would too ! Well observed indeed ! :)

Hi ! As a french men I've laugh a lot during your description. All this is so true. Thanks :)

I eat on the couch dear, and I also usually eat burger with my hand. But you are right, our neck are really delicate with Aircon lmao. All the rest is definitely quite accurate. Nice video, my foreigner partner is making fun of me right now XD