French drivers, one half of whom seem to drive to the letter of the law regarding lane discipline and speed limits, the other half who overtake regardless, sound there horn and speed everywhere. Massive amounts of advertising signs alongside the main roads in towns. Cooked meals at 12 o'clock. Supermarche closing at 11 or 12 on a Sunday, all the other shops are closed all day and Monday closing. Tolls on motorways. Lack of lane markings and no "cats eyes" even on motorways ... not fun to drive on a rainy night. Privacy issues, houses have 2m high front boundary walls, hedges or fences; yet the majority of people appear to live in apartments and noise between neighbours seems common. Rules and regulations for everything. Graffiti. Intensive farming, no boundaries to fields, huge open spaces, Chasse wherever there are wooded areas. Ugly developments in small towns and Zi. Filthy toilets in aires. Pissoir in towns. No potholes !!! Coming from rural Scotland I already enjoy politeness, calm quiet areas and lack of traffic so am not culturally shocked in France. Yes traffic is continuous in towns and on every road at times .. just like in England and in towns or cities in Scotland. Voila.