The current politics have shaken our image of France. While the neighbor was previously seen as a friend of good wine and excellent food, with men portrayed as sensitive lovers and women as always fashionably dressed, emancipated beauties, a different picture is slowly emerging: that of hopeless migrants slipping into terror in the suburbs and xenophobic voters of the Front National. But what does everyday life in France really look like, why do some of the old clichés still hold true, and how is the country trying to solve its problems? Günter Liehr provides a multifaceted exploration of our neighbor.