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Message from: Eladio
About: Grand-parents' lifestyles

Mon, 20 Oct 97 12:56:12 EDT


I noticed that the French tend to describe grand-parents with warmer adjectives than their American counterparts.
More specifically, French describe grand-parents as "famille", "papy", "mamy", and "experience"; while the most common American adjective for grand-parents is "old".
I was thinking that maybe the lifestyle of grand-parents in France vs. USA makes a difference, so I have these questions for the SUP'AERO students:

1. Where do grand-parents usually live? By themselves or with other family members?
2. How often do you see your grand-parents?
3. Do you talk with them often? Do you ask them for advice?

Au revoir,
Eladio.