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You may find the French somewhat arrogant but bear with it and you will have fun! There is less English spoken than in Germany but stores and public places will usually have someone who speaks some English.
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You must try to speak French. They will appreciate your efforts.
If they can, they will try to speak English if they recognize that you are struggling with the language.
We found everyone to be helpful and friendly. Leave a Comment
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parisians rude? the answer would be, yes! but moslty for people who come from a country where the capitalism is embedded in the people behavior.
i'am parisian and i've been living in the US during 2 years. In the US when you get in a restaurant you expect greetings. it's not the case in france. If in a grocery store someone asked a french personn if everything is ok systematicaly, people will found that rude and maybe enslavingly for the employees. I know that because I was shopping at win dixie cause they were not asking me anything during my shopping. opositely i was trying to not go to publix because they were asking me at leat 3 time if "everything was ok".
In the restaurants its different everybody like to have its order take care o but in france we like to make and order and then we don't like to see the waiter coming back at the table to much, its also rude for us if the waiter keep asking if everything is ok. however the waiter don't care so much cause they don't work on tips even thought most of people leave a tip (not 20% but in general 2 or 3 euro per table). so if you folowed me, customer service is not as good in france as it is in the US although the Phone costumer service is better in france than it is in the US.anyway all these little differences makes americans feel that french people are rude. I am not saying that is the only reason, there is also the fact that paris is a huge city with lot of stress for everyone.so if you experience any rudeness, don't take it personnaly. in fact being an american in paris is not enough to be hated, parisians deal with millions foreign people all year long from the korean forest to the bolivian pampa,so they don't really care if you're from south paris or manchester. they just don't give a s...... so when i heard things like, "say hello" and asked "how are you today". ok for ,"hello" , but asking "how are you today" to a personn that you don't know personnaly, its very rude.I know its not the answer you'd like to heard, its almost ugly but it's just how it is
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Before I flew to Paris, my brain was full of all these BSs that the french were rude and unfriendly people, who *hate* to speak in english. It was very unlikely!!! The minute we stepped on the Parisian soil, these two gentlement offered to show us our way and carry our bags, 'in english',lol
When one of them asked me where I was from, i said i travelled from london. he was slightly struck but i comforted him that i was saudi arabian. then he made me laugh loudly when he said, 'cause the english don't like anyone', loool.
Almost everyone we met was friendly and trying their efforts to be helpful even when conversing in french. surprisingly i've found quite a few who spoke english very well!
believe me the french are quite nice and easygoing, very warmhearted...it's ok to speak english but just don't be too english,lol Leave a Comment
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I had been told by many that Parisians were rude (and that they don't like Americans), so I arrived with these prejudices. They were completely unfounded. I made an effort to speak French (however badly) and never had a negative experience. Once we asked a waiter if he could point us in the right direction of our hotel. He left the restaurant and walked us around the block so we could find it! I found the French to be very friendly. Leave a Comment
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Strike is also one of the stuffs that make France famous and french people unique. On my first day in Paris, there was a big strike. People painted themselves into different color and walked towards a place. Policement were following them to control the traffic along the demonstration line. Leave a Comment
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There's a common stereotype about Parisian waiters or shop staff that they are rude or snobby. We never found that to be true at all. Not all of them are chatting and willing to pass the time of day with you but they also have busy jobs to do. We didn't encounter any impolite people when dealing with staff in restaurants, cafes or shops. It was like anywhere, really. Some people will smile and be really friendly, some will be polite and professional, but never did i feel snubbed or insulted. I think part of the reason, though, is that wherever i went, i would smile and say "bonjour/bonsoir" in greeting when i entered a shop or cafe and always said Merci beaucoup. Sometimes the person would switch to English and sometimes they wouldn't but I managed to catch the gist of the conversation and did my best with my limited French vocabulary. I think that makes a big difference, making the effort, even if half of your sentence is English and half is French. In the city centre, most people seemed to have a little English. We even had several people come up to us to help, once when we were looking over a map and once in a metro station and couldn't make out the announcements. Leave a Comment
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