Women in Other Cultures
Women are important members of the community in all countries in the world. Women in different countries may exhibit the same cultural practices while some other cultural values practiced by women differ from one country to another. Politics, work life, fashion, and recreation are aspects of life that are commonly used to compare women cultural practices in different countries. France and the United States are two countries where women cultural differences overpower cultural similarities.
In the United States, women spend too much time on fashion and physical appearance. United States women use a considerable time making their hair and nails before they go out for a party, which is different from women in France. French women are not too flashy, and they do not focus too much on their physical appearance and fashion (Steele, 2017). French women ensure that they are neat and properly dressed depending on the kind of job they are undertaking. Less time is used by French women while making their nails and hair as compared to American women. In the United States, the coolest woman is the one who is shiny, while in France, a cool lady is the one who does not try too hard to attract public appearance in her physical appearance. French women are more formal, and they do not smile to anyone who they just come on their way. French and American women cultural practices differ in how lunchtime is spent.
In the United States, women do not consider going for a long lunch break in a restaurant as a recreation. Women in the United States prefer taking a short lunch break at their desk so that they can easily resume their daily duties (Kühnel, 2017). In France, women perceive taking a very long lunch break in a prestigious restaurant as a form of recreation. Also, in France, women enjoy taking takeaway Starbucks during their lunch breaks. In France, it is something normal to come across a woman taking a snack while walking or traveling. In addition, France women enjoy taking a glass of wine during a lunch break, which is opposite to the women in the United States. Eyebrows are raised to the women who are found drinking a glass of wine during a lunch break.
American women culture requires women to carry a gift to their friends when they visit their friends at their homes, which is a similar practice to French women (Turner, 2017). When a French woman is invited for dinner, the guest woman buys a gift to the hostess. A woman who visits someone without a gift in France is considered to be rude, which is similar to American women. Both American and France women buy gifts such as flowers and wines to their friends when they go to visit them.
In sum, American and France women cultural practices have both differences and similarities. France women do not focus too much on fashion, which is opposite to American women who spend much time making their eyebrows, hair, and nails. French women are more formal, and they do not just smile to anyone who comes on their way as opposed to the American women. French women consider going for a long lunch break in a restaurant, while American women prefer going for a short lunch break at their desk so that they quickly resume their normal duties. Both American and French women buy a gift to the hostess to show their generosity.
References
Kühnel, J., Zacher, H., De Bloom, J., & Bledow, R. (2017). Take a break! Benefits of sleep and short breaks for daily work engagement. European journal of work and organizational psychology, 26(4), 481-491.
Steele, V. (2017). Paris fashion: a cultural history. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Turner, V., Abrahams, R. D., & Harris, A. (2017). The ritual process: Structure and anti- structure. Routledge.