No, the French seem to hate everything not "Continental" French.
My grandfather, who had spoken Acadian French as his primary language for nearly 50 years went to Paris to help rebuild the rail system in the country after WWII. He barely spoke English at this time. While trying to do his job and help these people he was told by a French citizen, in perfect England accented English that he should stop speaking French because he spoke like a child. He immediately returned to Louisiana and never spoke French again until he had senile dementia and forgot how to speak English. He even said that the French couldn't even do socialism right, which was high critisism from him, a socialist/communist organizer in Louisiana. I know others who had similar experiences reaching back 75 years. That is one reason CODIFIL teaching parisian french in Louisiana was met with significant resistance in the 80s. http://www.codofil.org/ >I think it's a distaste for tourists; it's a love/hate relationship. >They like the money but hate the hassle. I don't think that's >uniquely French and one of the reasons my wife and I NEVER stay in >tourist areas when we travel: business districts or neighborhoods. > >I do like hearing this though because I have a distaste for tourists >in Paris as well and the fewer the better. ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:231600 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
