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Polly Platt's title French or Foe? is more timely than ever, as the Franco. American alliance frays a little more with each day, the exchanges more ...Show synopsisPolly Platt's title French or Foe? is more timely than ever, as the Franco. American alliance frays a little more with each day, the exchanges more vitriolic than ever before. Her book has long been the reference for what it is about theFrench that rubs Americans the wrong way, why the Franco-American alliance has difficulties, and how to handle French people.... and find out, she says, "how wonderful they are." Now in the third edition, she examines the revolution of the last few years brought about by the computer and the Internet. Interviews with many American and French executives explain the differences .. and the similarities .. in procedures in the work place compared five years ago. In addition, French or Foe?Us third edition describes the "French exceptions" of the last few years: the Messier scandal, the reasons why France was voted the Workers' Paradise in 2002; the romantic Look, version 2003; the government's new measures toHide synopsis
French or Foe?: Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France – Trade paperback
(1995)
by Polly Platt, Walter J P Curley (Foreword by)
Received this as a gift prior to first visit to Paris this year. Although much of the information seems geared toward those living or working in France, I found it extremely helpful. Keep in mind that 21st Century Globalization has had its affects... some "rules" seem to have softened somewhat since ...
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Platt , an American who lived in France 25 years, provides clear and useful information about living and working in France and enjoying the experience. What can appear as rudeness or coldness, or deliberate lack of helpfulness, has cultural roots that go back more than a thousand years. Platt has ...
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