- Socializing while at university depends on where your school is located. Those in big cities will go out to the bars and clubs, while those in smaller towns will have house parties.
- There is generally not a “college campus” feel at French universities and a sense of school spirit is completely lacking. Often times there are no dorms and most students live at home, especially when the cost of living is high such as in
Paris , doing little to foster outside socialization.
- There are no school sports teams so if you want to play a team sport, you had better find a club with whom to play.
- Inviting friends over for a drink, or “apéro,” is a social way to kill a bottle of wine.
- Because drinking is a normal part of the meal and the social scene in , most people do not drink to get wasted, usually stopping themselves after a few drinks. Regarding smoking, it is generally seen as a fashionable thing to do in French
- The idea is dating is very foreign in . You are either single or “going out.” There is not often an in-between.
- Group outings are normal for younger adolescents and the cinema is packed with teeny-boppers.
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