Walter reed army institute of research has made a study of how important it is for military leaders to be friendly with and to show concern for their troops. its research shows that a leadership behavior high in positively influences soldiers and their ability to adapt to stressful environments.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.