Cultural shocks

   Even though we are neighbors, the Spanish and the French have very different cultures.

One of the different things I noticed is that they refer to the teacher as sir or madam. I have also noticed that during classes they barely interrupt the teacher while he is speaking.

A custom that I found very funny when I experienced it for the first time is that even young people greet and say goodbye to each other with two kisses. In Spain only older people do that.

They also don't have the party culture that we have. For example, their parties are usually in big houses, like in American movies.

Another very difficult custom to get used to as a Spaniard is punctuality. In France, at most, they arrive 5 minutes late, the complete opposite of in Spain, where they never arrive at the established time.

And the last thing I have noticed different is the way they are. All the people I have met have been very nice to me. , but compared to the Spanish, the French have a very closed character.