Why do French people love provocation?
Hello everyone, I hope you're doing well.
Today, once is not customary,
we are attacking another cliché on my compatriots, their passion for provocation.
We often have this image of the French blasé which is impossible to shock or surprise
because he has already seen everything,
done everything, and who, to have fun, uses provocation.
He says subversive or transgressive things without necessarily believing,
just for the pleasure of seeing the reaction of his interlocutor.
The incarnation of this stereotype is obviously the singer Serge Gainsbourg,
a professional provocateur who managed to scandalize the public opinion so well by his works that his private life.
Of course, I do not pretend that the French have the monopoly of provocation.
Look at the United States, Donald Trump has built all his political career on it.
Look at the United Kingdom, Italy, Brazil.
Everywhere, there are people who shock, who transgress, who exceed the limits.
But There seems to be something different in France.
At home, provocation seems more accepted than elsewhere, more valued even.
It is part of the culture, of national identity.
However, it is not necessary to believe that there is an unconditional right to provocation at home.
And yes, even in France, provocateurs can attract boredom, they can have problems.