In comparing competitive encounters to collaborative encounters, research suggests that

Research are likely to suggest that competitive encounters are likely to be more hard working while the collaborative encounters are the ones who will likely give their time to cooperate. It is because competitive encounters are usually competitive in a way of reaching their tasks or goals while the collaborative encounters are likely to just cooperate because of their knowledge with the given task.

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.