Sunday, November 22, 2009

Answers from our Partners to our Questions

Here are the 5 questions we sent with the boxes:
1. What do you know about the woman in the photo? 
2. What nickname do the English give us? Why? Can you translate it into our language? 
3. What is the name and the brand of the fragrance we sent?Is it famous in your country? 
4. What are the typical food of our region?
5. Where are very important people burried in our Country?

Here are our partners' answers! 

From Bulgaria:
1. The woman in the photo is Edith Piaf. 
Edith Piaf, born in 19 December 1915,was a French singer and cultural icon who is almost universally regarded as France`s greatest popular singer.Her singing reflected her life with her specialty being ballads.Among her songs are “La vie en rose” , “Hymne a l`amour” , “Milord” and etc.
2. As a little aside because the French eat frogs “legs” the nickname that the English give to the French is the “Froggies”. In Bulgarian the word “Froggies” is “Jabari” .
3. Chanel № 5 was the first fragrance from Parisian conturier Gabrielle „Coco” Chanel and has been on sale continuously since its introdution in 1921.It has been described as „the world`s most legendary fragrance” and remains the company`s most famous perfume.The company estimates that a bottle is sold worldwide every 30 seconds.The perfume was also famous in our country then and nowadays it still remains on the top of the charts.
4. The Ardeche department boasts a great local gastronomy. Do taste – amongst others - the caillette (kind of bowls made of pork meat, eggs, spinach, herbs and spices), creme de marrons (sweet chestnut jam), crique (potato pancakes) and cousina (chestnut soup), you will not be disappointed,chataigne custard and chataigne cake.
5. In Pere Lachaise Cemetery.It is one of the most famous cemeteries in the world , there are burried a lot of Famous and important people live Oscar Wild,Molieve and others.

From Poland:
1. This is Coco Chanel. She was pioneering French fashion designer with modernist philosophy.
2. English call French "frogs" because they think this it's typical French food. In French it's "les grenouilles''.
3. It's probably Lancome Miracle. We think it's not popular in our country.
4. Some typical plats: Cailette, Fin gras du Meyenec, Maoche, Coucouron, Creme de marrons, wines: Condrieu, Saint-Joseph.
5. This cementary is "Père - Lachaise"

From Belgium:
1) We know that Edit Piaf was a famous singer from France. She was born in December 19. 1915 and died October 10. 1963. Her success was around world war 2.
2) The English gave you the nickname frog eaters, they gave it to you because you ate frogs legs.Translate; L'anglais vous a donnè le surnom de mangeurs de grenouilles, ils ont confiè à vous parce que vous avez mangè des cuisses de grenoille.
3) You sent us the chanel number 5. Yes it is famous in our country.
4) Typical food for your region are chestnuts, hams, La bombine, garlic potato.
5) The important people in your country are buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.
  
From Norway:
1) We know that Edit Piaf was a famous singer from France. She was born in December 19. 1915 and died October 10. 1963. Her success was around world war 2.
2) The English gave you the nickname frog eaters, they gave it to you because you ate frogs legs.Translate; L'anglais vous a donnè le surnom de mangeurs de grenouilles, ils ont confiè à vous parce que vous avez mangè des cuisses de grenoille.
3)You sent us the chanel number 5. Yes it is famous in our country.
4) typical food for your region are chestnuts, hams, La bombine, garlic potato.
5)The important people in your country are buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.
From the Czech Republic: Not published yet
 
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