I've had to say that a lot... And it's not bad, I don't mind that people can tell I'm not French because I don't speak it that well or I just plain look different. But my math and geology teachers don't really like Americans, which I think is ridiculous, because not all of us are the same. They might not like Americans because they think we go parading around taking over everything and refusing to speak anything but English, but that isn't me, now is it? I didn't put Bush into office...just saying...
And although I'm definetely not the most patriotic person in the world, I do have no point out how much America affects the world. The French (and much of the rest of the world) listen to American music, watch American movies, and wear clothes by American companies. The clothes are in English and I've been surprised by the number of kids who wears clothes when they don't understand what's written on them. Now I want to look at my math teacher's favorite movies...
Speaking of classes, I got two tests back yesterday. One was in geology, which the teacher wrote "Non!" on in big red letters. I don't understand that class at all, obviously. But the other one was Physics/Chemistry, which I managed to get a 9 out of 20 on. That sounds bad, but it's awesome for me and it's actually the average of the class, because the tests are real difficult here and they teachers also grade hard. The last question on the Chemistry section of the test was a chemical equation where you had to find the amount of ethanol and CO2 produced in the fermentation of the grape juice, and determine the alcohol content of the wine! Now THAT'S French!
Other than that, I haven't been up to much. I've been pretty tired because it's exhausting learning all the time. And right now I'm trying to figure out the specific gravity of different foods so I can convert milliliters to grams, after converting from cups of tablespoons or teaspoons. Although I tend to think the metric system makes more sense in general, with cooking that's not the case at all. Sorry this post hasn't been very interesting, but that's all I've got going right now. A bientot!
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you will get american stereotype fatigue, but don't let it get you down... you were lucky enough to be born in the most powerful country in the world, and they got good wine. so let them be jealous.
all you can do is explain your views honestly and diplomatically. let them ask you questions and always keep in mind that its your job to be a good ambassador on behalf of our generation! it really is liberating to dispel false stereotypes and give europeans a different view of who we "americans" really are... keep surprising them! love you!
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