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Dawson, I agree. I don't care if the people of Paris are rude.

Posted by ty97 Aug 17 '09, 12:46

I mean, I care to the point that I don't like rude people, but whatever, it isn't going to ruin my (potential) trip to their city.

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I've been to Paris a few times and loved it sometimes and didn't like it very much others. Part of it was related to how I was treated. -- nm - pmb Aug 17, 12:54
I've met a few shitty people in my life, in many different places. I wouldn't judge an entire nation based on that. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:47 24
- ..or one restaurant, in Jim's case -- nm - Guy Aug 17, 13:05
- I'm not juding a nation. It is quite commonly known that Parisians can be quite rude to Americans. - ty97 Aug 17, 12:48 21
  - don't people say the same thing about New York? -- nm - Guy Aug 17, 13:07 5
    - sure, and some people are. There's 8 million people in the city, some are jerks and some arent. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:08
    - New Yorkers are equitable. They are rude to everyone. - ty97 Aug 17, 13:08 2
      - Parisians are pretty damn rude to each other. It cracks me up. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:09 1
        
        like many things, they just dont put a high value on politeness (from what ive heard) - Guy Aug 17, 13:12
    - yeah, we're rude to americans here too. :) -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 13:08
  - If you go in thinking this, then yes, the first rude Parisian you meet will validate this notion as true. - con_carne Aug 17, 12:55 4
    - eh, it doesn't matter though either way. I'm wouldn't be going to measure the friendliness. I'd be going for the city. - ty97 Aug 17, 12:56 3
      - the city has so much to see, it's sick. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:58 2
        
        If not this trip, I'll certainly get there. -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 13:02 1
        
        tell us when you do. we have recs. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:02
  - I have been there many times and didn't find that. *shrug* I found Londoners more rude on average. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:49 9
    - I didn't find Parisians rude, either. Quite the contrary, in fact. - Callisto Aug 17, 12:55 7
      - The language thing is the probably the biggest part of it. -- nm - Jim Aug 17, 12:58 3
        
        *ding* -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 13:01 1
        
        However...we went to like 8 other countries...and got nothing but warm receptions in all of them... - Jim Aug 17, 13:04
        
        I think it's worth learning a few phrases no matter where you travel. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:00
      - That is true, but they certainly can see that I'm American with one look, and that's how we start. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:57 2
        
        I can see this. Though in so many countries, in the tourist areas at least, they speak English already. - ty97 Aug 17, 13:05 1
        
        almost invariably, French people start talking to me in English (thinking I am American or Irish). Even if their English is poor. - loosilu Aug 17, 13:06
    - (and I still adore London) -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:49
- especially Paris ... it's hard to think of a city that has more to offer. It's insane how much there is to see. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 12:48

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Dawson, I agree. I don't care if the people of Paris are rude.

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