Thoughts on France so far...

All right, I've been in France for 13 days and have noticed quite a few things that are different from the United States. Voila.

1. Food - All of the meals here are very different then in the states. For the most part they are lighter and not fried. For breakfast they have cereal like in the states but they also eat toast or bread with jam and butter. Lunch is the biggest meal of the day and people usually eat salad, a sandwich (not square but like a very long rectangle), and sometimes a dessert. For dinner, usually they eat cold meats (like ham) and salad and they use bread to wipe their plates completely clean. After dinner is bread and cheese or yogurt or fruit. Right now I'm missing macaroni and chesse, hot meats (like grilled chicken), pasta with sauce (usually its a really light butter sauce if anything), carrots, and ice cream. The desserts here are to die for but are rare. Tonight I had chocolate mousse which was unlike any mousse I have ever had before!
2. Classes - Students here dress more formal for class aka no pajama pants or sweat pants. Teachers do less interactive activities and more lecturing. Also students learn different things than in the states. Philosophy is very popular and languages are learned alot earlier than in the states. Also, one cannot just get up and leave if they need to go to the bathroom, it's considered rude. The paper is longer by 2 or 3 inches which is very strange. Also it's not good to use pencil, teachers prefer if you use pen and if you make a mistake use white out, don't just scratch it out. I havn't had that many classes though so I will have to update this once they actually start next week.
3. The day - The day is divided rather differently in France. You start early in the morning and have breakfast and go to class by 9. Then you have classes until noon when you have an hour and a half for lunch. Then you have classes until 5 or 6 at night. Then you eat dinner at 8 and usually everyone is in their bedrooms for the night by 10 or 11. Also they use military time which throws me off all the time.
4. The structure of the country and city - The country is not divided up into states but regions which are further divided up into departments. For example I am in department Puy-de-Dome in Auvergne. The city itself is similar to cities in the states. People drive super fast and crazy (but most people drive stick-shifts), lots of people walk or take the bus or tram, there's a train station (their train system makes America's look like a real wreck) and lots of universities and schools. However, the buildings themselves are usually older than any in the states. In addition, the streets aren't a grid like most cities in the states but are a mix of streets that are super small, curve in and out and change names alot. It's very confusing and I blame getting lost on those curving confusing streets. 
5. Clothing - Most people don't wear sweatpants or sweatshirts and "junky" t-shirts unless they are going or coming back  from the gym or some sort of sport. Also short shorts are not acceptable. Most people wear nicer clothes which doesn't mean fancy, just not old and ratty.

Anything else? If you are curious about anything don't hesitate to ask - there's so much going on here it's kinda hard to explain all of it.