Скачать или смотреть normal in India but actually surprising in France 🇫🇷

📚 Free book shelves in the middle of the city
Anyone can pick a book, read, and return it — all based on trust.

🚇 Public transport culture
In Paris metro, you’ll find crowds that remind you of India, but in smaller cities like Toulouse, buses and trams are much calmer.

🥘 Eating with hands
In India, totally normal. In France, people might give you a look — cutlery is the standard.

👨‍👩‍👧 Staying with parents until marriage
In France, most move out at 18 to live independently.

💶 Restaurant bills
Back home, ₹700 feels like a decent spend. Here, the same equals just €7 — barely enough for a quick meal.

👩‍🏫 Calling teachers “Sir” or “Ma’am”
In France, everyone from professors to managers prefers first names.

Which one shocked you the most? 👀

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