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France is a keyword for luxury and sophistication, Norway for natural and earthy.

by swexbe 4y ago

saiya-jin 4y ago
Hmm can't agree on this one, have you been to France a lot? Sophisticated foods can be found but thats about it for sophistication, and for luxury you better head out ie to neighboring Switzerland. On the other hand, France has exquisite nature and basically all possible landscapes (sand dunes, sub tropical forests, wineyeards, beautiful coasts, tons of mountains all the way up to rugged glaciated peaks). Norway is nice but not as diverse.
- sbuk 4y ago
  The beauty and haute couture industries are still very much France based. Grasse, for instance is the home of perfumery.
- bradrn 4y ago
  ‘Keyword’ is the operative word in grandparent. That is how France is perceived, regardless of whether that fits reality or not.
- arethuza 4y ago
  I guess it depends on whether you are talking about experiencing luxury or buying luxury products - in the latter case I'd say that France is a clear leader - food, drinks, fashion, even extreme high-end cars...
- f6v 4y ago
  It doesn’t have to be true. It’s just that people outside France often buy this kind of marketing. It’s like in 90s in Russia everyone was crazy about so-called “European renovation” of their apartments. The materials and styles they used had zero resemblance to what you see in a quality Scandinavian or western-European home. Moreover, people who move from Eastern Europe get disillusioned when they see e.g. that many for-rent German apartments are crap(black mold on the walls is something very common). So in essence, these “country X” brands have nothing to do with reality. But stereotypes are strong especially if you’re live far away.
- wslh 4y ago
  If you are in Paris and walk through Champs-Élysées you will feel more luxury than walking down the 5th avenue in NY because brands design the stores in an impactful way. For example compare the building [1] with [2]. [1] https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/shopping-fashion/articles/288831-louis-vuitton-to-launch-its-baby-clothing-line https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/shopping... [2] https://nypost.com/2023/01/13/louis-vuitton-installs-yayoi-kusama-lookalikes-at-stores/ https://nypost.com/2023/01/13/louis-vuitton-installs-yayoi-k...
- thatfrenchguy 4y ago
  As a French person, every one of my American colleagues who's been to Switzerland was surprised how much better the food is on the french side of the alps.

France is a keyword for luxury and sophistication, Norway for natural and earthy.

by swexbe 4y ago

France is a keyword for luxury and sophistication, Norway for natural and earthy.

Hmm can't agree on this one, have you been to France a lot? Sophisticated foods can be found but thats about it for sophistication, and for luxury you better head out ie to neighboring Switzerland. On the other hand, France has exquisite nature and basically all possible landscapes (sand dunes, sub tropical forests, wineyeards, beautiful coasts, tons of mountains all the way up to rugged glaciated peaks). Norway is nice but not as diverse.

sbuk 4y ago
The beauty and haute couture industries are still very much France based. Grasse, for instance is the home of perfumery.
bradrn 4y ago
‘Keyword’ is the operative word in grandparent. That is how France is perceived, regardless of whether that fits reality or not.
arethuza 4y ago
I guess it depends on whether you are talking about experiencing luxury or buying luxury products - in the latter case I'd say that France is a clear leader - food, drinks, fashion, even extreme high-end cars...
f6v 4y ago
It doesn’t have to be true. It’s just that people outside France often buy this kind of marketing. It’s like in 90s in Russia everyone was crazy about so-called “European renovation” of their apartments. The materials and styles they used had zero resemblance to what you see in a quality Scandinavian or western-European home. Moreover, people who move from Eastern Europe get disillusioned when they see e.g. that many for-rent German apartments are crap(black mold on the walls is something very common). So in essence, these “country X” brands have nothing to do with reality. But stereotypes are strong especially if you’re live far away.
wslh 4y ago
If you are in Paris and walk through Champs-Élysées you will feel more luxury than walking down the 5th avenue in NY because brands design the stores in an impactful way. For example compare the building [1] with [2]. [1] https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/shopping-fashion/articles/288831-louis-vuitton-to-launch-its-baby-clothing-line https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/shopping... [2] https://nypost.com/2023/01/13/louis-vuitton-installs-yayoi-kusama-lookalikes-at-stores/ https://nypost.com/2023/01/13/louis-vuitton-installs-yayoi-k...
thatfrenchguy 4y ago
As a French person, every one of my American colleagues who's been to Switzerland was surprised how much better the food is on the french side of the alps.