• What would you expect to see and do in
Paris?
• What do you think of when you think of
France?
• What do you think the French think of
themselves?
• What do the French think of Americans?
Demographics
Criteria
Statistic
Total
Population
Criteria
Statistic
Rank
64,420,073 21
CDR
12.57
162
Population
Growth
Rate
0.549%
152
CBR
8.56
89
Net
migration
rate
1.48
48
IMR
3.33
217
Life
Expectancy
80.98
8
TFR
1.97
133
CIA World Factbook, 2010
Rank
Paris is always a good idea - The movie "Sabrina"
I am French only by this great city: the glory of France, and one of the
noblest ornaments of the world.-Michel de Montaigne
If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you
go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.Ernest Hemingway
In America only the successful writer is important, in France
all writers are important, in England no writer is important, and
in Australia you have to explain what a writer is."-Geoffrey Cottrell
America is my country and Paris is my hometown - Gertrude Stein
I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult you
they do it so nicely.-Josephine Baker
The Frenchman is first and foremost a man. He is likeable often just
because of his weaknesses, which are always thoroughly human,
even if despicable.-Henry Miller
The best of America drifts to Paris. The American in Paris is the best American.
It is more fun for an intelligent person to live in an intelligent country. France has
the only two things toward which we drift as we grow older—intelligence and
good manners.-F. Scott Fitzgerald
www.greecetravel.com
lolodiklo.blogspot.com
• Who are the Roma people?
Roma
• Although the Romani people are often referred
to as "Gypsies" (and prefer to be called by their
more proper designation, Roma), not all
"gypsies" or nomadic peoples are Roma. The
Roma are descendants of the ancient warrior
classes of Northern India, particularly the
Punjab, and they are identifiable by their
language, religion, and customs, which can be
directly linked to those of the Punjabi in northern
India.
http://www.romani.org/
Roma
• Probably originated in India; migrated to
Europe in the 14th century
• Considered to be nomadic travelers;
though some are sedentary
• Common impression – entertainers,
fortune tellers, and hoop earrings
• Many live in poverty in temporary camps
www.greecetravel.com
lolodiklo.blogspot.com
Roma in France
• July 2010 – a Roma man drove through a
police barricade, injured a policeman and
the Roma was shot
• The Roma rioted (this was not a unique
incident)
• The French government decided to
crackdown on illegal encampments would
be systematically evacuated; expelling
thousands of Roma from the country.
www.bbc.com
www.time.com
France & the EU
• According to the EU, all citizens of the EU
have right to free movement.
• France allows free movement, but need a
visa to stay more than 3 months.
• An outcry from rest of Europe, cries of
racism and bigotry.
French as the Official Language
• map
http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2007/07/french-speaking-countries.html
Algeria
Algeria
Criteria
Statistic
Rank
Total
Population
34,178,188 25
Criteria
Statistic
Rank
CDR
4.64
197
Population
1.196%
Growth Rate
111
CBR
16.9
125
Net
migration
rate
-0.29
97
IMR
27.73
80
Life
Expectancy
74
95
TFR
1.76
159
CIA World Factbook, 2010
N. African Immigrants in France
•
•
•
•
Brought from the colonies to work
Immigration – since 1960’s
Guest Worker program
Industrial jobs disappeared, wasn’t prepared for service
economy
• Settled in poorer neighborhoods (ghetto-like) w/poorer
schools
• "There's nothing wrong with ethnic neighbourhoods.
Toronto glories in them, as they should. But the problem
is where you get a combination of ethnic concentration
and poverty and high unemployment," he said.
(www.cba.ca)
On the downside
• Early on, French had attitude of assimilate
or not – but now the threat of extremists
• France has about 7 million immigrants out
of 60 million population
• 5 times more likely to be unemployed if of
Arabic or African origin
• Children of immigrants feel system has
failed them
www.timesonline.co.uk
Power, Carla, et al. "Generation M." Newsweek International 1 Dec. 2003: 26.
Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 15 Oct. 2010.
On the Upside
• “Beurgeoisie” Bourgeoise Maghrebs (in England
Yummies – young, upwardly mobile Muslims)
are 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants, successful,
wants less to fit-in and more for Europe to make
a space for them.
• France has taken the approach of being colorblind (American style multi-culturalism was
considered a recipe for chaos (Power))
Maghreb
• Area of NW Africa – Libya, Algeria, Morocco,
Tunisia, Mauritania, & Western Sahara
• Were called Moors
• Previously colonized by the French
• 1989 – the 5 nations established the
Maghreb Union for economic integration
– Achieved when Kaddafi allowed Western Sahara
to be included under Morocco
– Recently, “frozen” because of increase tensions
between Algeria and Morocco
• Religious Toleration issues
– Parliament banned all religious symbols from
state-run institutions (headscarves)
Algeria Data
• Net Migration: 1.48 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2010 est.) rank: 48
• Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%,
Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated
4%
• Economy: agriculture: 3.8%, industry:
24.3%, services: 71.8% (2005)
CIA World Factbook
• In 2005, two teenagers of African origin
were accidentally electrocuted when police
chasing
• In 2007, riots broke out after 2 teens were
killed in a car chase with police
The Islamization of Paris:
http://www.eutimes.net/2010/09/islamization-of-paris-a-warning-to-the-west/
www.waleg.com
www.eutimes.net
• Maryland seafood workers:
http://www.france24.com/en/20100810focus-united-states-immigration-seasonalworkers-policy-mexico
• Kingsley’s Crossing
http://www.mediastorm.com/publication/kin
gsleys-crossing