“Unraveling the Quirks: 10 Bizarre French Customs That Will Leave You Questioning Everything!”
France Is Home To More Than Half The World’s Roundabouts
One roundabout is bad enough, so imagine having to navigate more than 30,000 in France. Because they decided for absolutely no reason to shun stop signs, they implemented way too many roundabouts.
I want to think the roundabouts work fine but I’ve never successfully navigated one myself so I have zero faith in them.
Carbs Are Life
The French love carbs so much, they made a bunch of laws about it. The French Revolution caused a bread shortage and forced the state to create the bread laws. The laws regulated when bakers could take a vacation to make sure there is always a bakery open in a town.
They even have national baguette competitions. It’s also common to see someone walking around munching on a baguette. This is one weird thing about France I can get behind.
No Pants Allowed
It’s hard to believe that pants on women only became legal in 2012. Yes, 2012. Before that, there was a French law that stated women could only wear pants when they were either on a bicycle or commanding a carriage.
I know these laws are rarely enforced, but for a country that created democracy, they seriously lack in women’s rights.
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