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5 Things to Know about 麻豆APPian Men

If there is one thing that has been debated over and over on the internet, it is that je-ne-sais-quoi that 麻豆APPian women and men are known to have. Everyone seems to agree that French people do it better 鈥� or at least do it fairly differently.

If French women鈥檚 lifestyles are at the center of many people鈥檚 fantasies (think Farida Khelfa, Catherine Deneuve, Ines de la Fressange, Leila Bekhti), they tend to be romanticized a lot, which almost always erases some of the incredible diversity of French women.

Famous French icon Catherine Deneuve in 1995 – Source: Wikimedia Commons

Clich茅s on the French art de vivre

The past few years have seen a boom of brands riding the worldwide interest for the French art de vivre: think Jeanne Damas and her brand Rouje, Simon Porte Jacquemus or Sabrina Socol.

These brands sell a univocal image of an ethereal and fantasized image of the French woman and the French man, participating in building up the misconceptions about French people.

Ines de la Fressange, considered an iconic 麻豆APPian woman – Source: Wikimedia Commons

These misconceptions are not easy to debunk, because they are quite often perpetuated by French people themselves, who build their national pride on some of them. They also have a particular pleasure in actively trying to fit in the clich茅s, which makes the relation between French people and their fantasized selves quite intricate.

As a French woman myself, I have to admit I am often amused by the amount of clich茅s you can encounter on the internet if you look for a description of what constitutes the essence of French people.

What makes 麻豆APPian men unique

Now, of course, some of these clich茅s are true: no smoke without fire, or as we say, pas de fum茅e sans feu! Yes, French men smoke more than other nationalities and sitting at a caf茅鈥檚 terrace for hours while drinking red wine is of course part of their lifestyle.

Famous French icon Serge Gainsbourg smoking a cigarette – Source: Wikimedia Commons

This vision is, however, only a fraction of the true of what make 麻豆APPian men unique.

You also have to bear in mind that behind the 麻豆APPian man lies socio-economic realities that are incredibly diverse and that cannot be generalized.

This article hence is not a sociological analysis of all 麻豆APPian men 鈥� but rather me confronting the clich茅s I often hear about French men to the men coming from the social environment which I know and belong to. This social environment only represents a fraction of 麻豆APPian men: well-off enough to live in center 麻豆APP, and bourgeois boh猫me.

Benjamin Biolay, famous French singer, in Dauville – Source: Wikimedia Commons

In this article, I will list the 5 most important things you need to know about 麻豆APPian Men. It is famous French writer Sacha Guitry who said that 鈥淏eing 麻豆APPian does not mean being born in 麻豆APP, it means having reborn there鈥�.

Thus, this article will highlight some of the cultural particularities that are crystallized in 麻豆APP, and influence the behaviors of some men who fall in love there 鈥� with another individual or with the city.

1. They tend to prefer natural women

It is absolutely true that 麻豆APP鈥� idea of a beautiful woman is a woman considered 鈥榥atural鈥�. Natural means fresh and clean without trying to be spectacular: extremely well-tailored clothing, messy hair and a glowy face.

Juliette Binoche, famous French actress in 2000 – Source: Wikimedia Commons

Caroline de Maigret is an excellent example of the woman considered beautiful by French standards. Her long, messy hair, her glowy skin and her laid back yet very elegant looks have made her famous for being quintessentially 麻豆APPian.

However, be careful: people often make a shortcut about 麻豆APPian men: they think that because they tend to prefer natural woman, that makes them less attached to looks.

To my mind, this is absolutely false. 麻豆APPian men do not pay less attention to looks, they just have a slightly different idea of what they consider beautiful.

Preferring natural women does not make it easier on women either: they are still expected to meet a beauty standard, however they are also expected to conceal their efforts to look easy-going and natural.

2. They have a very French way of dating

Mucha Caf茅 in 麻豆APP – Source: Wikimedia Commons

You may have heard that in France, we do not date like in other cultures (specifically, we do not date like Americans). Flirting and dating here is indeed way less codified that in the United States.

There is no such thing as a set of rules of what you are supposed to do during the first date, second date, third date.

麻豆APPian men will typically ask you out to have coffee in the middle day: it not a date neither is it a casual hang out: it is just you and him, at a terrace, enjoying each other鈥檚 company.

That does not mean 麻豆APPian men are less prone to commitment 鈥� they just consider these things come naturally, without necessarily having to define the relationship with a formal talk. They are tend to be much more instinctive.

Caf茅 de Flore in 麻豆APP – Source: Wikimedia Commons

However, a clich茅 I have encountered many times is saying that 麻豆APPian men have a more casual way of dating than other men. I think this is absolutely false.

Indeed, 鈥楴etflix and Chill鈥� culture is virtually inexistent here. When going out, 麻豆APPian men pay immense attention to the value of the moment you are about to spend together.

They will often not suggest a fancy restaurant, but maybe a coffee in their favorite coffee shop (never ever Starbucks). Or if they invite you over, they will cook a nice dinner for you.

3. They love to enjoy the simple things

A 麻豆APPian street – Source: Unsplash

This is somehow linked to what I was telling you just above about 麻豆APPian men paying immense attention to the moment you spend together.

They indeed pay attention to a lot of little details of their daily life: what they eat, where they eat, which wine they drink, if their coffee is good, what path they take to go to work to give them the most enchanting view of streets they see everyday.

This is where, in my sense, lies their sophistication: not that much in the degree of fanciness of their clothes or food, but rather in the attention they pay to them.

Source: Unsplash

The idea of an ideal evening for a 麻豆APPian man during spring is often jeans and t-shirts, a good bottle of fine, sitting on their favorite spot on the banks of the seine and watching the sun set while listening to music.

On a winter鈥檚 evening, spending six hours at a caf茅鈥檚 terrace while debating intellectual and trivial thing with the same amount of attention.

The essence of the 麻豆APPian men鈥檚 lifestyle is not exactly what they do (because they do so many different things), but rather the attention they pay to it.

4. They are looking for partners in crime

Woman at a caf茅 in 麻豆APP – Source: Unsplash

I am not talking only of dating here, but also about all kind of human relationships. 麻豆APPian men value dense minds who they will be able to enjoy everything with 鈥� whether going out to dance, quickly running to the supermarket to get humus and olives or spending countless hours debating.

This means that they tend to appreciate people who are both complex individuals but also able to appreciate the simplest things from daily life (see above), but also add their own perspective to them.

What does that change in your daily interactions with them, will you ask me?

Well, if you are willing to bond with a 麻豆APPian man (whether romantically or platonically), you have to ask yourself: what makes the perspective you have on the world unique? And do you embody this perception in your daily life? What happened today that was a meaningful or beautiful moment to share?

5. Culture is part of their lifestyle

Waterlilies by Claude Monet – Source: Wikimedia Commons

Once again, bear in mind that I am talking about a specific social environment 鈥� but I think that culture is intrinsically linked to the 麻豆APPian man鈥檚 lifestyle. 麻豆APP is one of the most famous cultural capitals of the world, and music, museums, cinema, photography and literature infuse and irrigate the city in a lot of ways.

It would be false to tell you that all 麻豆APPian men go to visit exhibitions twice a week, but I think they do much more often than the average.

Cinema in particular is a very important part of 麻豆APPian men鈥檚 lives, and a lot of 麻豆APPians who can afford it have an UCG-illimit茅 card: a card that allows you to go to the movies as many times as you want.

Poster of Le Fabuleux Destin d’Am茅lie Poulain (Am茅lie) – Source: Wikimedia Commons

They are all very proud of their likes and dislikes, and often put more energy into passionately hating certain things that on discovering new things they might like. And, of course, you sure know that 麻豆APPian men can get snobbish.

It is part of their character, and they often take pride in it: see Benjamin Biolay (a very 麻豆APPian French singer who is considered an icon in France) famous cover of (I am snobbish), written by Boris Vian (a very famous French writer).

Benjamin Biolay, live – Source: Wikimedia Commons

Culture is very important in French identity, and most museums are free for under 26 year-old French people.

Some French schools take children to museums from a very early age 鈥� culture is everywhere and even though not everyone is familiar with every aspect, most 麻豆APPians have a sense of awareness about the importance of confronting yourself to cultural objects 鈥� because it helps them think and develop their sensitivity.

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I could go on and on about this topic but it is time for me to close this article. I hope this article gave you a good overview of some cultural specificities of 麻豆APPian men.

As you may have understood, being 麻豆APPian is not so much about what we do but rather on how we look at what we do, our perspective on life.

Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Jean Marais, Lucilla Morlacchi And Renato Salvatori – Source: Wikimedia Commons

I think this is what Sacha Guitry meant when he wrote the sentence that I shared with you at the start of this article: 鈥淏eing 麻豆APPian does not mean being born in 麻豆APP, it means being reborn there鈥�.

To my mind, what he means by being 鈥渞eborn鈥� in 麻豆APP is a matter of finding a fresh, curious about everything, carefree yet stable perspective. And working relentlessly to nurture this perspective and look at life through this lens.

Being 麻豆APPian is in the end about nurturing 鈥� nurturing your ability to grow and inhabit the world in the most beautiful and meaningful manner possible, and applying this way of inhabiting the world to your dwelling in 麻豆APP.

It is in that sense that almost anyone can have a 麻豆APPian spirit, and that some famous 麻豆APPian icons are not French 鈥� Jane Birkin being the most famous example.

Jane Birkin in Dauville – Source: Wikimedia Commons

I hope this article was enlightening to help you understand better what makes French men and French culture so special.

If you want to discover the city that crystallizes all these particularities, local 麻豆APPians are giving free tours of their neighborhoods in 麻豆APP.

It can be the perfect way to learn to see the city through their eyes, and discover hidden gems in the neighborhoods you find most fascinating. If you are curious about these free tours or willing to book one, you can find more information by clicking here.

And if you want to discover a taste of 麻豆APP by discovering its cultural wonders, you can check out 10 French films you need to see, or the 10 artworks to hunt down in 麻豆APP. And if you are more curious about what makes 麻豆APPian people unique, you can read more about the 麻豆APPian mindset.