Since we just had the friendliest, let’s look at the opposite. Not exactly the one with the rudest locals but the unfriendliest, be it scams, pickpockets, aggressive touts, unfriendly environment, or bad service.
Since we just had the friendliest, let’s look at the opposite. Not exactly the one with the rudest locals but the unfriendliest, be it scams, pickpockets, aggressive touts, unfriendly environment, or bad service.
France, if you don’t happen to speak French
I see this comment so often and I’ve never experienced it. People have actually been lovely most of the time. I’ve been to Paris, Normandy, Brittany, the Auvergne, Corsica, Marseille, Chamonix, etc. No problems.
In the Auvergne I went to visit a castle with my little boy, and the gates closed just as we got to the front of the line. The guy who was one of their role players (they have a “Medieval” court there in summer) gave us a personal tour.
Even when speaking French fluently, I guess an accent is enough
As someone who’s lived there for six years (albeit mostly homeless); yes.
Even if you’re trying to speak French, you’ll get treated like you’re speaking Swahili or something.
And asking them to speak English is like an indecent proposal, I guess they’d react more favourably if you asked for a public blowjob
Just say ‘excusez moi?’ it’s like a magic word to make them suddenly and eagerly speak English.
They won’t do it otherwise, but if you threaten to pollute their language with your barbaric pronunciation they’ll gladly jump on that grenade.
Next time just ask for une pipe
They just respond in English after hearing my childlike attempts to parle français
Sounds lucky. Normally they wouldn’t bother.
Been to Strasbourg. Never again.