Comments on: The French Issue http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/11/the-french-issue.html Social Media, VoIP and a lot of Tech News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:49:46 -0800 hourly 1 By: luca filigheddu http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/11/the-french-issue.html/comment-page-1#comment-9150 luca filigheddu Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:17:58 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/?p=4263#comment-9150 Touchè... :-) Touchè… :-)

]]> By: lmau http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/11/the-french-issue.html/comment-page-1#comment-9149 lmau Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:15:09 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/?p=4263#comment-9149 Is the world champion soccer final Italy vs France one of the issues? "<br>No, wrong idea... because french still remember '98 world cup quarter final and '00 Euro final ... ;-) Is the world champion soccer final Italy vs France one of the issues? “
No, wrong idea… because french still remember '98 world cup quarter final and '00 Euro final … ;-)

]]> By: Gianpaolo Cattenari http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/11/the-french-issue.html/comment-page-1#comment-9023 Gianpaolo Cattenari Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:48:46 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/?p=4263#comment-9023 Hi Luca, despite not having much experience with French customers I can still advise you to avoid wearing the shirt of Materazzi during a working meeting :D Hi Luca, despite not having much experience with French customers I can still advise you to avoid wearing the shirt of Materazzi during a working meeting :D

]]> By: eprouveze http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/11/the-french-issue.html/comment-page-1#comment-9020 eprouveze Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:16:54 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/?p=4263#comment-9020 Requesting local references vs. foreign references is not a behaviour that is specific to France. Here is Japan, most companies will want to see that you have Japanese customer references before buying... Requesting local references vs. foreign references is not a behaviour that is specific to France. Here is Japan, most companies will want to see that you have Japanese customer references before buying…

]]> By: Florian Seroussi http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/11/the-french-issue.html/comment-page-1#comment-9019 Florian Seroussi Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:19:02 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/?p=4263#comment-9019 You will never see this stop sign in France. It's purely Canadian. You will never see this stop sign in France. It's purely Canadian.

]]> By: luca filigheddu http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/11/the-french-issue.html/comment-page-1#comment-9018 luca filigheddu Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:17:26 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/?p=4263#comment-9018 yes, that image has been chosen on purpose... :-) yes, that image has been chosen on purpose… :-)

]]> By: Facebook User http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/11/the-french-issue.html/comment-page-1#comment-9017 Facebook User Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:58:51 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/?p=4263#comment-9017 Most interesting observation, Luca. When I managed Quarterdeck software company in Canada, Hydro Quebec ordered a few hundred copies of QEMM. And we went to great lengths to get them the manual in French (Quarterdeck had just completed printing of a French version ... and this was pre-Internet days with Adobe-published manuals). <br><br>So a few days after delivery they phoned to ask if they could have a few English copies of the manual, just in case there were any juicy tidbits of information in the English manual that had not been included in the French manual.<br><br>Go figure ... in the only part of the world where internationally recognized STOP sign is replaced by ARRET signs, except in the primarily dominated town of Hudson, Quebec. Most interesting observation, Luca. When I managed Quarterdeck software company in Canada, Hydro Quebec ordered a few hundred copies of QEMM. And we went to great lengths to get them the manual in French (Quarterdeck had just completed printing of a French version … and this was pre-Internet days with Adobe-published manuals).

So a few days after delivery they phoned to ask if they could have a few English copies of the manual, just in case there were any juicy tidbits of information in the English manual that had not been included in the French manual.

Go figure … in the only part of the world where internationally recognized STOP sign is replaced by ARRET signs, except in the primarily dominated town of Hudson, Quebec.

]]> By: luca filigheddu http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/11/the-french-issue.html/comment-page-1#comment-9016 luca filigheddu Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:35:59 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/?p=4263#comment-9016 Interesting point. I thought it was more a French-Italy issue... Interesting point. I thought it was more a French-Italy issue…

]]> By: Florian Seroussi http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/11/the-french-issue.html/comment-page-1#comment-9015 Florian Seroussi Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:33:42 +0000 http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/?p=4263#comment-9015 Well the problem is a north/south issue. French trust blind folded anything that comes from northern Europe and show great skepticism for business coming from southern Europe.<br>Same with West and East.<br>My 2cts. Well the problem is a north/south issue. French trust blind folded anything that comes from northern Europe and show great skepticism for business coming from southern Europe.
Same with West and East.
My 2cts.

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