I've seen lines at the women's toilettes stretch 40 deep, while I might only have to wait a turn or two. Then there are the constant strikes that appear to disrupt essential public services, without anyone getting particularly upset or expecting anything different. In the States, if you make eye contact with a stranger, they will smile. In France, they will look away. There are two French languages, male and female.
Women speak at the very top of their register, in high, light voices.
They sound like birds. Men talk at the bottom of theirs, deep and masculine. They sound like bulls, snoring. In restaurants, the entr e is not the entr e, it's the appetizer. The menu is not the written list of things you order from.