Too French To Be Happy.

From the USA. I m an older woman. I am telling you that to give you perspective. I lived through the 196😂0, 1970, 1980. My parents were born in the USA in the 1920s. Their parents were Italian immigrants to the USA. I want to tell you that I am very proud of you. Pessimism and feeling a prison of other peoples judgement, holds people back from their destiny. God made each of us unique. We were each born with a fire in our belly, place there by God, to accomplish what you are suppose to do. Just think, if those bold, outgoing, aggressive, compassionate, generous, self sacrificing Americans did not land on the shores of Normandy during WWII, the French people would all be speaking German now. You must encourage each other, encourage your dreams and desires as long as they do not hurt anyone or anything. God placed us on this earth to help and support each others destinies. Keep making your videos. I enjoy them!

Your advice about dealing with negativism is spot on! There are these types of people everywhere, not just in France. Great video 👍

Over the past year, I've truly developed a distaste for cynical individuals. I believe that every person harbors beauty and love within them. I've somewhat reprogrammed my brain so that positivity is now my default perspective. Having battled cynicism and depression before, I feel a strong urge to encourage others to embrace a more positive outlook and discover joy in small moments, as it has greatly improved my own life. Life is beautiful!

I think it has to do with our upbringing. As I grew up, I became more and more pessimistic and realized that everything was not fair. My parents moved to other place and had me born there. However, they could not speak the language, not even my siblings, only me in this family. Whenever I translated everything for my family, I never got any thanks, positive feedbacks or appreciation. They took everything for granted. Instead, I was yelled at for not being good enough.

Really enjoyed this convo! As an American, it’s interesting to learn how the French perspective differs from ours

Bravo Theo. Just found your channel. Moved to France after USA and UK. Almost everyone very positive. Your video helped me understand the rare encounter with the negative people. Keep up the good work, you are making a difference.

As an Italian living in Scotland I fully understand what you mean.

Such a great and refreshing positive message! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

the school system affects culture a lot and culture affects the school system too. in France, if you show you're happy while at school, you're gonna get into trouble, others are gonna annoy you because it's an easy way for them to have fun.

Hahaha!! This is amazing and so true!! I'm a pessimistic person, from the US, and I think it's more because my dad is one. And I married a super positive and talkative French guy and immigrated to France, and omg, the complaining here is a nightmare, and this is me, a pessimist speaking, lol. I'm so happy I ended up with one of the few positive and "glass half full" types of French people because we balance each other out, if he was more like an actual French person I think I'd be more than slightly depressed and pessimistic all the time, I'd be angry, and I wouldn't last long. My husband is even constantly criticized by his family fir being the way he is, like he can't audibly enjoy his food, I'm from a culture where it's ok, and we met and got married in Korea where audibly enjoying your food is even encouraged, but his family will tell him to "stop saying mmmm when you eat, it's rude, we are not in Korea or the US", and so when I hear people say the French take pleasure in their food I'm like ok, that's BS, lol.

I am from Hong Kong. Thanks for letting me understand the French culture more other than the well-known fashion, cuisine and more. By the way, I like watching your videos 😊

Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec toi 😂. En France on est toujours négatifs. Tout va toujours mal. Ça m'a fait du bien de vivre à l'étranger et de connaître d'autres façons de vivre, de penser. ❤

I'm bicultural (my mum is French, and I lived in France for 10 years), and I agree with pretty much everything that you say. What's strange is that at the same time, the French really do have a joie de vivre. Holidays are sacred to them (as they should be). It's not like that here. We don't have a single month in the year when the country closes down. I wish that we did. But yes, the "can't do" attitude so common in France makes it difficult to live there.

You Have Strong accent but your speaking English very well. Accents are admired.

:hand-pink-waving:Bonjour, THEO - you have such a BEAUTIFUL SOUL! It is so refreshing to hear you speak with such wonderful enthusiasm! I have to congratulate you for expressing this to us! Too bad I did not see you in Paris last month! You would have made my visit even better! ♥♥♥♥ À BIENTÔT! :face-blue-smiling:

J'habite aux Etats-Unis avec deux parents français, je vais leur envoyer cette vidéo. D'ailleurs, c'est pas qu'en France que le pessimisme est partout, c'est aussi au Etats-Unis. Aux Etats-Unis, ils sont juste plus discrets. On se plaint constamment. Quand Trump était au pouvoir, la plupart des gens se plaignaient tellement. On était tellement pessimiste, qu'on pensait que rien ne pouvait aller mieux. C'est un peu comme en France, en fait.

Your English is excellent! This video was an eye opener for me. May I tell you one of my favorite jokes that is on topic? This is from a French comedian. I do not remember his name, sorry. This was his example of the real difference between the French and Americans: American Friend #1: "Where have you been, I haven't seen you in a while?" American Friend #2: "I was on a six-month around the world cruise!" American Friend #1: "Awesome! Tell me everything!" French Friend #1: "Where have you been, I haven't seen you in a while?" French Friend #2: "I was on a six-month around the world cruise!" French Friend #1: "Arrogant prick."

Critics are insecure but act as if they know what they don't. But you are doing the work whole they talk. Good message

I agree with you completely. Having a positive approach to life is important. Maintaining a positive state of mind and tapping into positive beliefs is key to a happy life. If a person has that state of mind, nobody can take that away from you. If you know someone that has a negative way of thinking, he or she , most likely grew up in a childhood of people that were or are the same way. That kind of negative mental programing is learned by the way we grew up. Very good video, Theo! Jeff❤

Theo thank you for this video! it is very inspiring.