ComparisonPoland & France

France• Official Language : French• Anthem : La Marseillaise• Symbols : Le coq gaulois• Location : Western Europe• Capital City : Paris

Poland• Official Language : Polish• Anthem : Mazurek Dąbrowskiego • Symbols : A white rooster on red background• Location : Central Europe• Capital City : Warszawa

France• Neighboring Countries : Belgium, Italy,

Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra, Spain.

• Sea : Mediterranean Sea

• Largest Lake : Lake Geneva

• Mountains Near Grasse : The Alps

• Most Beautiful Places :

Arcachon Bay

Carcassonne

Poland

• Neighboring Countries : , Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany.

• Sea : Baltic Sea

• Largest Lake : Lake Śniardwy, Lake Mamry.

• Mountains Near Żarki : None

• Most Beautiful Places :

Baltic Sea

Tatra Mountains

France- Grasse • Grasse is a big town with about 43.848

inhabitants• The region is famous for its temperatures: -Hot in summer

-Mild in winter• Special events in region : Cannes festival, Nice

carnaval.• The city dates since the Roman Empire, but it

originally was a part of Italy until 1482. It wasn’t destroyed neither during WWI nor WWII

• The most devastating event(s) : The plague from 1451 and 1470.

PolandŻarki

• Żarki is a small town.

• The region is famous for its castles.

• -Special events : Miśki, kolęda, sobótka.

-Special dances : polka, oberek.

-Special songs : Krakowiaczek jeden, Hej soloły

• Żarki is very old, dates since 1382. It was destroyed durind WWII

• There was a concentration camp in Żarki and lots of people died.

France• People think that the French wear a beret, carry a

baguette under their arm and drink a lot of wine.• Italians : They are Casanovas.Russians : They drink vodka.British : They drink tea all the time but also beer.Romanians : It's a poor country. They have lots of dark

hair.Poland : They are very religious, very serious, and

very strict .• The arch enemy of France was England from the

Middle Ages to the end of the 19th Century. The 100 Year War lasted more than a century (1337-1453) .

• Most immigrants come from North Africa: Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria.

Poland• People think that the Polish they are: lazy ( but

sometimes a good workers, “a gold hand”, sly, thieves, drunkards, like to party, hospitable, talkative, impolite, stupid.

• Germany - It’s a country of atheists.

- Spain. They are “hot” people. A lot of time there is leisure. People have temperament.

- France - They are “frog-eaters”. It’s a country of artist. It’s a romantic place.

- Romania -they are poor people, they drink lots of alcohol.

- Turkey - They do a lot of products which are later sold in Poland.

• Wars : -18th – 19th century War World I Russia, France, the UK against Germany, Austria, Italy about wealth, territories.

-1914-1918 War World II Germany against Europe, America, Japanese about wealth in the world. 1939-1945

• Immigrants are from China, Italy, Germany, Vietnam, Ukraine, Belarus.

• Everybody that Poland has fought with. At a certain time of our history they were our enemies.

France• Many go to the USA, England, Ireland , India

and other countries of the far East.• France is a republic. The most important people

in the government :- The President : Nicolas Sarkozy.- Prime Minister : F. Fillon.• - January 1st : New Year's Day : people don't

work. The party the night before, on New Year's Eve and usually recover on that day. They do nothing special.

- Easter Day : People are off on Easter Day and the following Monday.

- DECEMBER 24th: Christmas. Most families set up a Christmas tree and some have a Nativity scene

Poland• People from Poland often emigrate to England.

They are going there to work and they make money often better than in Poland.

• In my country is democracy politician system. The most important people in our government are :

- The President : Lech Kaczyński- Prime Minister : Donald Tusk.• The most popular job for men in Poland is

plumber, mechanic and almost all physical jobs, and for woman the most popular is cashier in shops and hairdresser in barbershop.

• The most famous university is "Uniwersytet Jagiellonski" in Cracov, because there is high level of teachings and it's an old university with traditions.

Comparison made by Romania’s Team