Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Foreign News
January 7, 1930
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Paris article by Pierre Lyautey corrects French misconceptions of US life, contrasting stereotypes of haste and extravagance with observed quiet domesticity in Eastern States (Jan. 7).
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Tells Frenchmen They Misunderstand America
PARIS, Jan. 7.—"America against Americanism" is the title of an article by Pierre Lyautey, a nephew of France's famous Marshal, who has just returned from a visit to the Eastern States.
M. Lyautey regrets the false impression of the United States which exists in France. Here "Americanism" is a synonym for feverish haste, extravagance in recreation, money-pride, women with the gait of men, and unbridled youth in motor cars tearing along the highways of a land plastered with advertising.
He warns his countrymen against this false conception of a great country, and tells with a surprise he is unable to hide of the quiet home life he found across the Atlantic.
PARIS, Jan. 7.—"America against Americanism" is the title of an article by Pierre Lyautey, a nephew of France's famous Marshal, who has just returned from a visit to the Eastern States.
M. Lyautey regrets the false impression of the United States which exists in France. Here "Americanism" is a synonym for feverish haste, extravagance in recreation, money-pride, women with the gait of men, and unbridled youth in motor cars tearing along the highways of a land plastered with advertising.
He warns his countrymen against this false conception of a great country, and tells with a surprise he is unable to hide of the quiet home life he found across the Atlantic.
What sub-type of article is it?
Cultural Misconceptions
Franco American Relations
What keywords are associated?
Americanism
French Impressions
Eastern States
Quiet Home Life
What entities or persons were involved?
Pierre Lyautey
Where did it happen?
Paris
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Paris
Event Date
Jan. 7
Key Persons
Pierre Lyautey
Event Details
Pierre Lyautey, nephew of France's famous Marshal, publishes article titled "America against Americanism" after visiting Eastern States, regretting false French impressions of US as feverish haste, extravagance, money-pride, and unbridled youth, and expressing surprise at quiet home life found there.