“Unraveling the Quirks: 10 Bizarre French Customs That Will Leave You Questioning Everything!”
Kate Moss recently paid tribute to this strange fact by having champagne served at her 40th birthday party in glasses molded after her left breast.
You Can’t Name Your Pig Napoleon
This law dates back to when Napoleon Bonaparte reigned in France in the 17th century. It says that you aren’t allowed to insult any head of state, but that pigs specifically were off limits.
Famous writer George Orwell didn’t care about this law when he named a pig Napoleon in his novel Animal Farm. Unsurprisingly, the pig ends up becoming a dictator.
There Are No Stop Signs In Paris
That’s right, the city home to the craziest drivers also doesn’t have any stop signs. There used to be one single stop sign at the end of a facility driveway, but it was mysteriously removed sometime between 2012-2014.
Instead, drivers rely on yield signs, the right of way, and endless roundabouts (we’ll get to that later). It may sound crazy, but I guess it’s working out okay for them.
They Take Their Sweet Time
The French are well known for never being in a rush, but some of them take it too far. It’s commonplace in France to spend over an hour drinking just one cup of espresso.
An espresso cup is already so small… how small are the sips they take in an hour? Plus then it gets cold and you end up just sipping grainy bean water.
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