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Comparison of French and American Views of love

One of the prevailing themes that would occur throughout the research that I did on France and their culture was the ever-present value on love. It is part of their culture, in a way, to be very free and open with showing their love. They not only showed their love for other people, but also they have a very big pride in their country, their culture, and everything surrounding them. In comparison to America, many people do not show their pride in what they do and how they act. They feel as though they must hide how they feel and wonder if love is ever really worth all the pain that it could bring. There seems to be a lot of questioning when trying to discover if love is the right way to go. The particular example that is used for showing the American viewpoint on love is the music video below. The lyrics show the side of doubt that comes with the American view of love and actually how they think that “I love you” is used too much. When a special phrase like that is used too much the meaning is not as special and it becomes just a verbose saying that people use without giving it much thought. The French culture has been used to being very open with their ideas about love and how they want to portray their love.