分享:法國人說英文嗎?? - 文化差異
By Xanthe
at 2012-05-18T23:23
at 2012-05-18T23:23
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去年12月初,剛從法國旅行回來。出發前,被不少人警告法國人對英語的「厭惡」:
「法國人其實英語都很好,只是不想說」,「法國人會故意刁難你,在你面前刻意地用
英語說「我不講英文 (I don’t speak English)」」…
但是,事實上是 …
並沒有英語都很好,但都願意與你溝通
當然在觀光區或做生意的店家,英文都還不錯,尤其是那種專門做觀光客生意的。
也有很少數,聽到用英語問的問題,就別過頭去假裝沒聽到的。
但是在更多的場合中,是他們口中說著法文,夾雜著英語單字,然後兩方在那邊比手畫
腳,努力說清楚是要往左還是往右走? 是要點牛排還是沙拉? 或是認真地解釋EU退稅的
規定和流程。
法國人也想學英語
法國人與英/美國人的歷史心結,我不是很懂。過去可能真的是「厭惡英語」也說不定!?
但法國現在的經濟狀況,不如從前。也有愈來愈多人體認到「不能關起門來夜郎自大 +
英語是目前的國際商業語言」的局勢。尤其是在年輕人當中,學英語也是目前的趨勢。
遇到的年輕人幾乎都是法英雙聲帶,有人上前攀談時,一發現我不會說法文,馬上就改
以英語詢問 (不好意思啦,這是炫耀,因為3個星期的旅行當中,約有10天我是單獨旅
行,所以一路上搭訕的人還挺多的 (其實只要是亞洲女生落單,都很容易成為目標! 所
以奉勸女生在旅行時,不要對所謂的”豔遇”有什麼不切實際的想法,到頭來只是被人
占便宜而已)。
因為是單獨旅行,所以我是樂得有人陪聊天。總體來說,法國人的英語沒有台灣人好,
但他們想說敢說,拼拼湊湊,不怕出醜。看得出來,也有不少人高興是找到能幫忙練習
英語的對象 (也就是我),愈說愈起勁。
不是不願意說,只是要基本的尊重
我覺得這個觀念很棒,這應該也是目前多數亞洲國家所欠缺的。
剛搬進租的短期公寓時,房東就跟我說「問問題買東西時,只要先用法文打招呼 Bonjour!
或 Bonsoir! 當開場白,然後用英語說出你的問題時,多數人都會非常樂意地幫忙,
最後再用法文說謝謝 (Merci),表現出你對這個語言的尊重。」
法國人也知道「英語」已經是不可擋的趨勢,他們所不喜歡的是「一副理所當然,要求
他們一定要說英語的態度」。所要求的也只是對其語言與文化的基本尊重。
我覺得,相較於台灣 ( or 亞洲) 的全盤崇尚西方文化 (當然這種現象的形成,也有許
多背後的歷史因素),法國人這種你尊重我,我也尊重你的態度,是值得我們嚮往與思考
的!
部落格圖文分享版,請參考
http://www.englishgps.com/?p=4746
來看看我學習英語的心得分享blog
http://www.englishgps.com/?page_id=4844
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