| A | B |
|---|
| haïtien(ne) | Haitian |
| Haïti | first Caribbean island (and Black nation) to win it's independence 1805, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, one of the three poorest on the planet |
| compas/kompas | Haitian type music with créole lyrics, conga drums, guitar, and keyboard with various rhthms including among others, rock and reggae |
| griots | fried pork, typical Haitian dish |
| riz djon-djon | rice with mushrooms, typical Haitian dish |
| pain patate | sweet potato cake typical Haitian dish |
| l'art haïtien | Haitian art/crafts one of the few economic resourses, cultural influences lend imaginative depiction of themes using creative/recycled materials |
| l'amitié | friendship, a cherished cultural value second only to family |
| la bande de copain | a circle of friends |
| les similarités | similarities |
| les différences | differences |
| les valeurs (f.) | values |
| l'argent | money |
| le confort matériel | materialistic value |
| la famille | family |
| le succès personnel | personal success/ambitions |
| Renault | a make of Fr. car, expensive (BMW) |
| Peugeot-Citroën | a Fr. car maker, Peugeot more expensive (Mercedes), Citroën equivalent value to Chevrolet |
| un permis de conduire | driver's license, at age 18 |
| l'auto-école | driving school (private company, not part of public school curriculum) lessons permit at age 16, expensive |
| permis à points | driving record point system, starts with 12 points, violations cost points, license revoked with loss of 12th point |
| Smart/Swatch | Smart car, a micro-mini, energy efficient hybrid created by Mercedes-Daimler Corp.introduced 2000, becoming very popular in Europe, Swatch(designed by the Swatch watchmakers) is one of the several models |
