B7 Comparaison culturelle - les loisirs et les sports by https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq Please insert a note in which you compare 'les sports' and 'le temps libre' in a French-speaking region with your own experience. en-us 2020-11-17 17:36:00 UTC 2025-09-24 11:47:52 UTC hello@padlet.com mmeghani https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933348785 In the Olympics, the champions are categorized by their country as well as being a part of the French speaking world which is interesting because Americans would only recognize American champions, like not "english" speaking countries]]> 2020-11-17 18:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933348785 In the french speaking world, such as france, most people are fans of the same sport, soccer. In America, like Chicago, there is a huge split between fans of different sports, and there is no one right choice when in comes to popular sports to watch/play. blavie2 https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933350187 2020-11-17 18:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933350187 In France, there are two leagues with 20 professional teams per league. gkgreicius https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933351646 2020-11-17 18:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933351646 kvpan https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933354804 In France, It seems like there are individual teams in a league, but each team also represents France as a whole. In the US, with most team sports, teams are very competitive, and even if they go on to represent the US, there is less "nationality" and there is less support backing said team. In France, the most popular sport is soccer, while in the US, the most popular sport is football, followed bu baseball.  ]]> 2020-11-17 18:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933354804 In France, they're very invested in sports like soccer (especially during big events like the World Cup and the Olympics) which is similar to America, just not with soccer. There are big hockey, baseball, basketball, and American football fans. Sport watching and playing is an important past-time for both countries. lmtim https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933356689 2020-11-17 18:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933356689 gkgreicius https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933362963 Both France and Chicago have amateur soccer teams for those who love soccer but are not skilled enough or old enough to go professional.


]]> 2020-11-17 18:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933362963 In Canada, we get the same sense of national unity from hockey as the French seem to get from football. erthirsk https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933368968 2020-11-17 18:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933368968 gkgreicius https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933384137 Germany too has club teams and one national team that plays in the World Cup!]]> 2020-11-17 18:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933384137 We have players like Mbappe that we idolize. For example, LeBron James. erthirsk https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933397290 2020-11-17 18:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933397290 gkgreicius https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933403949 There is less organization of teams in America; professional American soccer teams are much more randomly made, whereas France has a more structured layout.]]> 2020-11-17 18:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933403949 The biggest championships in the US are national (sometimes including Canada), while in football the Champions League and World Cup are international. erthirsk https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933405896 2020-11-17 18:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aemabra/aolyhqtaay1kmntq/wish/933405896