Sunday, April 09, 2006

Men in France

I was in Cannes last week to attend a programming market. Cannes is lovely, the weather was great - very sunny, clear blue skies and windy. Many people were seen sitting in the sun along the Croisette doing their own thing. I managed to get some time to people watch and paid particular attention to French men. I noticed that men in France will look you up and down, comment on your clothes and flirt with you. It's more like a game... I would rather be invisible in France. Perhaps that explains why Frence women take care of themselves well. Many of them have perfect body - even though they may be in their late forties or fifties. They dress well, immaculate make up and sexy. They too flirt with men in order to get some things done.

If you think this is a typical behavior of every French person, there is more subtle play here. While sex is in the air, it may not necessary mean you end up in the bedroom. According to an article I read, to be considered a man in France, you have to talk a lot about sex. You have to leave an impression that you are sleeping with everybody and anybody (??) Does this mean then that french women flirt their way to success?

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