I want to talk you about my region and the several celebrations which are happened in this period. In fact, I live at La Roche Maurice, a little and peaceful village at 25 km of Brest. This week-end will organize a medieval festival and I come back home for this event which mobilize all the population.
After 28 years of excavations, the emblem of my village, the Castle Roch Morvan, is accessible to public. Its construction began in the eleventh century but after many wars concerning Brittanny’s independence and religions, it remains only the principal tower. In 1926, it was classed historic monument and the property of the department.
To celebrate the end of the site, the 12 June will have happened “the Ripailles of Roch”. During the entire journey, the village will be in party. Many medieval celebrations will be presenting, grilled pork and a big fireworks will close make this event.
In this early summer, there are many celebrations in the North Finistere. In fact, for 2 months, Landerneau (city at 5 min from La Roche Maurice) celebrate the 500 years of its habited bridge, it’s the only in France and the third in Europe! Regularly, there were parades and costume parties all around the city. Furthermore, if you don’t know so much my region, I inform you there are so many activities and celebrations during the summer, particularly with all music’s festivals (Vieilles Charrues, Bout du Monde, Fête du bruit…). I wish you nice holidays in Brittany!
Hello everyone! Today I want to speak about John Butler Trio, a band that I discover two weeks ago, a bit late but I come from Vendée! This Australian group is composed of three artists: John Butler (singer and guitarist), Nicky Bomba (drummer), and Byron Luiters (bassist). In 2001, the band formed in Australia with its first album, Three. This first album stayed 9 months in the Australian charts. “Three” received a reward by the “Australian Recording Industry Association” in the category “Best independant album”. In 2002, the success of “Three” in the US project the band in a first tour where they play in lot of festival like “Splendour in the Grass” in Australia. With this tour, the band earned a very good reputation. In 2003 with the live album “Living 2001-02”, they integrated the Australian top ten. Later, this album became “Platinum Disk”. In 2004, the album “Sunrise Over Sea” is the new album in the charts. The title of this album refers to the town of John Butler Byron Bay, the eastest town of Australia and the first to see the sun. This album was a success because they became gold disk the first week of its output. In 2007, the band bringed out the“Grand National”. They did a tour with 5 concerts in France like for example the “Printemps de Bourges”. And In 2010, they bring out their news album “April Uprising”. This album is why I know John Butler Trio. I listened in error on deezer and I’ve liked it. I advise you to listen it, it won’t be a waste of time! Samuel
When I was in Morocco, I imagined France and French people like Moroccan people with some stereotypes, but when I arrived here, I found lots of differences between the my native culture and this new culture for me which is the French one.
In fact, several aspects made me don’t feel at home. I will present these aspects classified on categories.
First, I will talk about the main organisation of the country which is the state; even that the Moroccan political system is very similar to the French one, some aspects of the state managing are different. In fact, in the Moroccan system, we do not participate enough to the big decisions; this is due first to the illiteracy of almost 40% of the population and then to the indifference of the cultured people. In France, the media talk often about the politic and also there are too many associations and organisations that make sensitive people and incite them to revolt against the authorities if they make bad decisions. The main example I can quote is the sticks against the CPE (Contrat Première Ambauche) which obliged the prime minister to withdraw this act.
Another outstanding aspect of the difference between Moroccan and French culture is the sensibility to religions. In fact, and since 1905, the French government decided to do not support religions costs no more and to become a lay state; therefore a wide range of French people do not trust in religions and in god. In France, people who belong to a religion must find the way to practice it without the help of the French government, for instance to build mosques, Muslim people can not rely on the state helps, so they must find the money themselves. In Morocco, the main religion is the Islam; it is the official one of the country so everybody can practice the religion as he wants. The Moroccan state helps people to practice their religion by building mosques, Koranic schools…
Now let us carry on for behaviour of the Frenchies. The proverb says that “politeness maketh man”. In fact, discretion and reserve are two of the traits that go into making up the French character. The French are often polite to the point where other nations would accuse them of hypocrisy. Unfortunately, I do not mean that French are more polite than Moroccan, but they just often use more formal language than us.
However, French are not so sociable and hospitable. In fact they prefer living alone and in some cases they may leave their own parents to live with a friend; we can illustrate that with the big number of old people living lonely and founded dying after many days in their home. Moreover, French do not used to invite unknown people for instance like what Moroccan can do.
Finally, as for the studies, French are hard-working people, serious and much organised comparing to us, and I think that these qualities are the key of success. Besides, educational system is very efficient and offers lots of opportunities, it gives lot of importance to experiments, while in morocco is more theoretical, and sometimes disconected with reality especially in the unniversity.
