France has always been a fantasy for people around the world and is still considered symbol of Romance and the Beauty. However, there are not many people who know the real France and how the country is largely overestimated by the world audience and French citizens. This book will provide readers with an unusual and informative overview of the country from an insider prospective. Unlike those of Wikipedia or Lonely planet this guide will not provide your typical travel information. Instead you will read about all the 'little secrets' of France that is unavailable in your everyday travel guidebooks. 'French Secrets' is written on the basis of 'Modus Tollendo Tollens' (the mode which denies by denying) that defies what is commonly known among people by exposing political, social, cultural, economic, historical, industrial unknown facts. For example, France is well known as the country of beauty but you will find that this definition is not true in this book, and readers will discover hidden facts that bring raise doubt to their previous belief and knowledge. Directly 'exposing unknown facts' is 'Knowing the truth.' A truth that is crucial to people with specific purposes such as business, trade, studying, conference, vacation, etc. For this reason, this book includes scientific studies that have been interpreted into philosophical terms. For example, the British often describe the French as 'rude, arrogant and selfish.' This insider's guide will explain why they feel this way with concerned scientific statistics. This book is, therefore, easy to read, useful, full of information, and with humorous insight. Both Global standard and Cultural relativity are represented in this book. Because each country has different social values that are generated from different historical experiences, there are still common human values that are called 'Global standards' in this book. This is because in spite of their differences in nationality and ethnics human beings share the same biological and social needs in their lives. Biological living conditions, freedom of speech, being polite to others, being socially responsible, health care, education, housing, etc. They are all equally important to every human being. Global standards are therefore defined as 'Ethical requirements' in this book. However the Cultural relativity otherwise known as 'the Locality' cannot be disregarded because this is a realistic requirement for safety and respect while visiting a different world. For example everyone in the western world agrees that women are unfairly treated in Islamic countries and other areas of the world such as India. This is because the freedom and respect of women in these countries are greatly disregarded in their society. The Islamic system may be viewed as democratic to Muslims because they are living in a different world that is ruled by 'Theocratic democracy' and it is based on their scriptures. It is unlike our 'Secular democracy or Humanistic democracy' that are based on a constitution. These kinds of disputes are also found in the western world even though we share the same Christianity based civilization. The hostility between Socialist democracy and Capitalist democracy or ethnic conflicts between the Aryan and the Slav are examples of these as well. In conclusion, the philosophical balance becomes critically important when we review a country because a creditable conclusion is deductible only when the inference is true. For example, a syllogism of 'USA is good, and Iran is the enemy state of USA, therefore Iran is the evil' is not creditable because the premise is gravely lacking objective scientific evidence but only provides a subjective ideological belief. One thing is certain in this book, anything that is against Global standards (in other words, Ethical requirements) is defined as 'false' regardless of excuses regarding Cultural relativity.
About the Author: Jean-Baptiste Kim is a French citizen who was the person behind the Voice of Korea (North Korea) and a foreign correspondent for the Rodong newspaper of North Korea. Born in South Korea he was the only son of a political activist who led a nationwide civil uprising against the diplomatic normalization between South Korea and Japan. An uprising that demanded Japan's historical debts that occurred before and during the Pacific war be paid in full. In the 1960's, after a South Korean military dictator approved the humiliating diplomatic agreement the author's father was imprisoned for a long time. After his release from prison he was again involved in several anti-dictatorial movements in 1970's. He died after years of suffering mental and physical illnesses from harsh treatments he received while imprisoned. Jean-Baptiste was 17 years old when his father died. After witnessing his family suffer for many years at the hands of the system he became both politically and socially concerned. As a result he abandoned his life in South Korea and in his later years became a socialist activist in support of North Korea. In search of political freedom, judicial justice, social equality, and the true meaning of democratic society Jean-Baptiste escaped from South Korea at the age of 19. He dreamed of a place where people respect civil responsibilities and civil rights. After his endlessly searching for three decades and journeying around the world Jean-Baptiste still has yet to find what he was looking for. He arrived in London 28 years ago with only 300 USD in his pocket. He made a life in the UK for a couple of years and soon after moved to France. Jean-Baptiste has lived and worked in a total of 11of the 45 European countries in the last 28 years. Jean-Baptiste ended his ties with North Korea after his official announcement on The Voice of Korea website on January 1, 2000. He has written many books and is currently in the process of writing 'Resistance', a true-life story about himself. He decided to write this particular book about France because he found more sociopolitical frustration in France than any other nation in the western world. Jean-Baptiste Kim on Twitter