{"id":31895,"date":"2020-03-24T05:37:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T04:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=31895"},"modified":"2020-03-21T23:50:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T22:50:57","slug":"french-culture-responding-to-a-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-responding-to-a-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"French Culture – Responding to a Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week<\/a> it still felt like we could ignore what is happening outside, at least here in the US. As France, following la Chine<\/strong> (China),<\/em> l’Italie<\/strong> (Italy)<\/em>, l’Espagne\u00a0<\/strong>(Spain)<\/em>,\u00a0et bien d’autres pays<\/strong> (and many other countries)<\/em> started to ask people to stay home and to keep physical distance, I know I for one wanted to focus on hope for a quick return to normal. How fast things change.<\/p>\n

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Le Confinement<\/strong><\/p>\n

France is now officially on lock down.\u00a0D\u00e9sormais\u00a0<\/strong>(From now on\/for now)<\/em> French people can only leave their homes for one of\u00a0cinq raisons<\/strong> (5 reasons).\u00a0<\/em>In order to go out,\u00a0les F<\/strong>ran\u00e7ais<\/strong><\/a> must fill out\u00a0une attestation de d\u00e9placement d\u00e9rogatoire<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(official explanation for an exceptional outing).<\/em><\/p>\n

The only legitimate reasons for going out now are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
D\u00e9placements entre le domicile et le lieu de travail, lorsqu\u2019ils sont indispensables \u00e0 l\u2019exercice d\u2019activit\u00e9s ne pouvant \u00eatre organis\u00e9es sous forme de t\u00e9l\u00e9travail<\/strong><\/td>\nTrips from home to a workplace, when they are required by the work and cannot be replaced by virtual meetings<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D\u00e9placements pour effectuer des achats de premi\u00e8re n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 dans des \u00e9tablissements autoris\u00e9s<\/strong><\/td>\nShopping trips for neccessities in approved shops<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D\u00e9placements pour motif de sant\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\nFor health reasons<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D\u00e9placements pour motif familial imp\u00e9rieux, pour l\u2019assistance aux personnes vuln\u00e9rables ou la garde des enfants<\/strong><\/td>\nFor critical family needs, to care for vulnerable people or to take care of children<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D\u00e9placements brefs, \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 du domicile, li\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019activit\u00e9 individuelle et aux besoins des animaux de compagnie<\/strong><\/td>\nShort excursions close to home, for individual sports or to address the needs of pets<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Malheureusement<\/strong> (Unfortunately\/sadly)\u00a0<\/em>not everyone is taking these consignes<\/strong> (rules)<\/em> seriously (as you can see in this video<\/a>) and so the government has had to crack down, closing beaches, increasing patrols, and handing out des\u00a0<\/strong>amendes<\/b> (fines)<\/em> starting at \u20ac 135 (~ 145 USD).<\/p>\n

Il y a m\u00eame un meme qui circule sur Facebook qui dit “Les Fran\u00e7ais … Quand il faut descendre dans la rue il y a personne et quand il faut pas y aller, ils y vont!” <\/strong>(There is even a meme making the rounds on Facebook that says: “The French … when they need to take to the streets there is no one, but when they’re not supposed to, there they go!”)<\/em><\/p>\n

“Au pied de la Tour Eiffel d\u00e9sert\u00e9e, le moindre passant est contr\u00f4l\u00e9. Pour faire respecter les consignes de confinement, la pr\u00e9sence des forces de l\u2019ordre a \u00e9t\u00e9 renforc\u00e9e.<\/a><\/strong>” (At the empty base of the Eiffel Tower, any passerby was detained. In order to enforce the rules, more police officers were added.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Comme si cela ne suffisait pas …<\/strong><\/p>\n

And if that wasn’t enough …<\/em> I know it’s a silly little thing, but I was saddened to learn that the Coronavirus and Covid-19 have caused the cancellation of the Eurovision<\/a> song contest for the first time ever. Maybe – as so many are doing during these times – they’ll be able to come up with some way to bring the artists together virtually for a moment of\u00a0d\u00e9tente <\/strong>(relaxing of tensions).<\/em><\/p>\n

Photo by\u00a0Florent B.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Last week it still felt like we could ignore what is happening outside, at least here in the US. As France, following la Chine (China), l’Italie (Italy), l’Espagne\u00a0(Spain),\u00a0et bien d’autres pays (and many other countries) started to ask people to stay home and to keep physical distance, I know I for one wanted to focus…<\/p>\n

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