Many people claim the French are rude which is not my experience at all.
99.9% of this is from US-americans who visit just Paris and speak very loud US-english to everyone. The Parisians are not as nice as the rest of France and no one appreciates an ignorant tourist speaking loud US-english into one’s face as if it were a walmart in Texas or something.
I think it’s a power-thing. Some Americans follow the ‘customer is always right’ thinking and expect staff to be servile. But my experience in Europe is that when you interact with a waiter or a shop assistant you’re interacting with an equal who happens to be serving you at that moment, and who also expects a certain something from you.
I still remember a waiter who was very disappointed in me because I didn’t know which wine I wanted to have with my fish 😂 Sorry, Danes don’t know much about wine. Anyway, the only time I’ve encountered rude staff was in Belgium and only once or twice - and probably just because we seemed impatient.
France is amazing by the diversity of the landscapes you can find there. French people are alright if you get out of big cities, like Paris, Lyon or Marseille.
Hehe, I’ve been to Paris twice, and to Bordeaux, Montpellier, Hauts de France, and surrounding countryside as well. This year we’ll drive to Alsace-Lorraine and visit the Vosges. I’ve liked every visit 🙂
I mean, some people are rude, that’s normal. But overall we’ve been treated really well no matter where we’ve been.
I was in Bordeaux with my family for the world cup in 2018, it was a great experience even with thousands of people and us with two toddlers.
Sorry, this comes of as a love letter to France 😂 I promise, I also love visiting other parts of Europe!
That’s a nice tour indeed! The Vosges are great for nature, I think it’s the last rainforest in France.
Alsace has some of the most beautiful villages in the country, great wine and great food.
Lorraine is a bit plain but you have some pretty spots (pays de Bitche is cool) and loads of history (Verdun, Maginot Line).
A few underrated spots for me are Cantal and Ariège, the first one is a massive dormant stratovolcano and the second one is a pretty wild area (at least in the mountains). They’re both great for nature and hikes.
French on the other hand can be nice on the front, and then stab you in the back. Also i have made the experience that many of them are increadibly racist and when they travel assume a colonial attitude. I’ll never travel again with French people for that matter.
My impression is that things have changed in the last 20 years or so. These days, people will not look at you like you’re some disgusting bug if you speak to them in English. Haven’t really been there a lot, though.
Tbh the reputed rudeness was usually just brusqueness, only a mode amongst some of the population (with just as many or more being utterly charming), and had largely ceased to be a thing over 20 years ago.
Yeah, I’d say that French brusqueness was softer than Danish.
Faffing around overly seems rude to me - too much scope for misunderstanding when one have to hope the other person has read between the lines as one intended them.
My favourite country to visit would be France, I like the food, I like the language, I like the people, I like the culture in general.
Many people claim the French are rude which is not my experience at all. Maybe because Danes are ruder? 😂
Au contraire, I’ve only been met with respect and professionalism when I’ve been to France.
99.9% of this is from US-americans who visit just Paris and speak very loud US-english to everyone. The Parisians are not as nice as the rest of France and no one appreciates an ignorant tourist speaking loud US-english into one’s face as if it were a walmart in Texas or something.
In general the French are nice people.
I think it’s a power-thing. Some Americans follow the ‘customer is always right’ thinking and expect staff to be servile. But my experience in Europe is that when you interact with a waiter or a shop assistant you’re interacting with an equal who happens to be serving you at that moment, and who also expects a certain something from you.
I still remember a waiter who was very disappointed in me because I didn’t know which wine I wanted to have with my fish 😂 Sorry, Danes don’t know much about wine. Anyway, the only time I’ve encountered rude staff was in Belgium and only once or twice - and probably just because we seemed impatient.
France is amazing by the diversity of the landscapes you can find there. French people are alright if you get out of big cities, like Paris, Lyon or Marseille.
Source: am French
Hehe, I’ve been to Paris twice, and to Bordeaux, Montpellier, Hauts de France, and surrounding countryside as well. This year we’ll drive to Alsace-Lorraine and visit the Vosges. I’ve liked every visit 🙂
I mean, some people are rude, that’s normal. But overall we’ve been treated really well no matter where we’ve been.
I was in Bordeaux with my family for the world cup in 2018, it was a great experience even with thousands of people and us with two toddlers.
Sorry, this comes of as a love letter to France 😂 I promise, I also love visiting other parts of Europe!
That’s a nice tour indeed! The Vosges are great for nature, I think it’s the last rainforest in France.
Alsace has some of the most beautiful villages in the country, great wine and great food.
Lorraine is a bit plain but you have some pretty spots (pays de Bitche is cool) and loads of history (Verdun, Maginot Line).
A few underrated spots for me are Cantal and Ariège, the first one is a massive dormant stratovolcano and the second one is a pretty wild area (at least in the mountains). They’re both great for nature and hikes.
I found the Danes to be direct but nice.
French on the other hand can be nice on the front, and then stab you in the back. Also i have made the experience that many of them are increadibly racist and when they travel assume a colonial attitude. I’ll never travel again with French people for that matter.
My impression is that things have changed in the last 20 years or so. These days, people will not look at you like you’re some disgusting bug if you speak to them in English. Haven’t really been there a lot, though.
Tbh the reputed rudeness was usually just brusqueness, only a mode amongst some of the population (with just as many or more being utterly charming), and had largely ceased to be a thing over 20 years ago.
Well, Danes are also famously direct, so I think it comes off as pretty normal to us. No need to waste too much time beating around the bush.
Yeah, I’d say that French brusqueness was softer than Danish.
Faffing around overly seems rude to me - too much scope for misunderstanding when one have to hope the other person has read between the lines as one intended them.