Namaste,
J'ai un training interculturel (pour apprendre a travailler efficacement avec des gens d'une autre culture) la semaine prochaine et j'ai recu en avant premier le document de support.
Voici ce qu'on y lit (desolee jaisalmer, c'est ENCORE en anglais!, mais j'y peux rien si les indiens ne parlent pas la langue de Moliere !)
France and the french as seen by the indian :
France :
BEAUTIFUL, TOURISTIC
MOULIN ROUGE - TOUR EIFFEL
IMPRESSIONISTS: MONET, VAN GOGH
CULINARY ART - WINE - GASTRONOMY/CUISINE ‘’FRENCH BREAD’’
RICH COUNTRY
FASHION -HAUTE COUTURE – PARFUMES PIERRE CARDIN - L’OREAL – DIOR - YSL
INTELLECTUALS/PHILOSOPHERS SORBONNE - MARIE CURIE
CINEMA, BUT WHAT KIND OF CINEMA? (Indians have a very Indian or Hollywoodian perception of cinema)
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN RENOWNED PRIVATE SCHOOLS
ALLIANCES FRANCAISES - TRENDY
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION – HUMAN RIGHTS?
The French
LITTLE KNOWN/ WRONGLY PERCEIVED
NOT SEEN AS CLEAN*
*most westerners encounter the same fate in India! The Indian conception of cleanliness is in a class of its own!!
THE FRENCH KISS
OOH LA LA ! ROMANTIC
NOT VERY HIGHLY REGARDED IN MORAL VALUES
MEN OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS?
SUPERIOR CONSIDER INDIANS TO BE HAVING INADEQUATE/INFERIOR SKILLS
GOOD IN TECHNOLOGY DOMAINS
NOT CONSIDERED VERY PRACTICAL-MINDED IN BUSINESS DEALS
RICH
BEING FRIENDS OR DOING BUSINESS WITH THE FRENCH SEEN AS STATUS ENHANCER
YET BEWARE? DO NOT LET THEM DOMINATE!
Ouais, bon, moi je suis pas d'ac avec tout !!

Dans l'autre sens maintenant:
India and the indians as seen by the french :
India Very old civilisation,
Mystical/Spiritual
Maharajas
Mother Teresa
Mahatma Gandhi
Rajasthan
Goa
Pondicherry
Benares/Calcutta
Good & fine food
Tea
Snake-charming
Poverty/Misery/Beggars
Filth/over-crowding
Cinema/arts/crafts
Silk/Madras cotton
Democracy
Liberal economy, but does not suit us
Difficult place to do business
Castes/Untouchables
The Indians
Anglophone, but we do not understand them
Education
Mathematicians
IT specialists
Competent
Spiritual
Serious
Family values
Polite
Friendly
Multi-cultural
Cannot count on them
Not the best to do business with
A bit like Arabs (the French go a long way with the Arabs)
Not obedient like the Asians
Alors, quoi qu'en pensez vous??!!! Moi je trouve que c'est une belle liste de prejuges !!Bon, il y a du vrai aussi !
"Lorsque quelqu’un te blesse, tu devrais l’écrire sur le sable afin que le vent l’efface de ta mémoire mais lorsque quelqu’un fait quelque chose de bon pour toi, tu dois l’écrire sur la pierre afin que le vent ne l’efface jamais."
Proverbe Touareg