The Culture of France

France is a country in Europe. France is also called L'Hexagone because of its 6-sided shape and its diameter vertically and horizontally is even. France, mainly, is known for its food. The French consume, in total, 25,000 tons of snails a year, and it’s also illegal to throw out perfectly edible food. With every country comes its superstitions. In the medieval times, when executions happened, executions were numerous. Because executions were numerous, executioners didn’t have time to stop by the bakery before and after work. So, bakers would put a baguette upside down to hold back the bread. Putting a baguette upside down is often associated with misfortune and death.

I don't have a connection to France because I chose it randomly, but I would want to go now because of its food, restaurants, history, and demographics. Speaking of demographics...

France was settled on August 10th, 843 A.D., and as of 2022, there are more than 67 million people that live in France. Its main language is French. Population Info: The population of France has been steadily growing since 2017, and it has been increasing mostly based on women. To be exact, about 35.04 million women live in France, that's more than half of the population of France. According to https://careerinfrance.com, the best job to get is a data scientist. Data scientists in France make about 100,513 euros yearly, which is approximately $107,963 US Dollars (total is rounded).

Here is also a map of the two most visited cities in France.

France is one of the many countries that are rich in food, and with that comes many restaurants. Let's take a look at the many restaurants in France, in best-to-worst order based on people's opinions.

#1 - La Tour d'Argent

While many argue that this isn't the best restaurant in France, it has appeared in the Top 5 of a LOT of articles, so I decided to put it at #1. They serve foods such as "Comice pear, Belle-Hélène style, thin almond lace biscuit, vanilla ice cream, Tour d'Argent chocolate sauce, Seasonal duckling, hibiscus powdered fillet, caillette & stewed shallots, whole grain mustard juice, pressed duck, etc." Again, these are only a select few foods that they serve.

#2 - Le Cinq

According to many sources, Le Cinq is one of the best restaurants in France, their signature dishes are "Line-Fished Sea Bass, Spaghetti Gratin, Foie Gras 'Like a Pebble', and Dublin Bay Prawns".

#3 - L'Ambroisie

L'Ambroisie is also one of the many restaurants in France, this one in particular, agreeing with popular opinion, is the third best in France. They serve a lot of things, a select few are "Sea bass escalopes with sliced ​​artichoke, nage with caviar Kristal 185, Blue lobster navarin, small spring vegetables with rosemary 160, John Dory fillets with shellfish and fennel, saffron sauce 130, Roasted turbot steak with asparagus, morels and nutmeg (2 people) 290".

Below is a map of the three restaurants that I talked about (La Tour d'Argent and L'Ambroisie are very close to each other, so on the map they appear to be stacked on top of each other).

The history of France is a long one. It first started in the Iron Age. The Romans that lived there called France "Gaul", and later on the Roman Empire and Gaul were merged. In the late 18th century, the French Revolution started. They executed "political opponents" with guillotines. The country itself was governed as a republic, and that was so until Napoleon declared his "French Empire". When Napoleon was defeated in the Napoleonic Wars, it became ruled as a monarchy, then the Second Republic, then the Second Empire, then the Third Republic, then the Provisional Republic, then the Fourth Republic, then the Fifth Republic.

Here's a map showing two historical French landmarks.

In conclusion, I want to visit France for its demographics, history, food, and restaurants. Its demographics interest me because of the difference between men and women. Its history also interests me because of the amount of republics and empires. Its food and restaurants interest me because of the amount of diverse foods that France has. All in all, France is fascinating to me because of its demographics, culture, food, restaurants, and history.