I was in France for a month in the late 70's, and had the same experience
you did.
Paris was ok, but the people had an obvious disdain for tourists, and
Americans in particular.
They like you for your money, and thats about it.
But get into the country, and the people change completely. Normandy and
Brittany were
very pleasent places to visit, the people were great.
I wonder if American cities vs. countryside leave the same sort of
impression
on non-US visitors ?
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Altman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 10:41 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: (was manual & copyrights) Now buying from overseas
I had a completely opposite experience in France.
Just get out of Paris, and the people are lovely. I
couldn't even try french, and in the country English
is not as Universal as we Americans like to think.
Lots of pointing, gestures, and pitiful looks of
helplessness got me one of my favorite experiences of
my whole continental Grand Tour: a visit to the home
of a small vintner who faught with the Americans in
WWII and brought out his war medals and such, gave me
his homemade wine, and fed me. It was v. cool.
Adam
--- "Crisler, Jon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is this another testimony for the Germans, who
> believe in customer service,
> vs. the French
> who believe in bad attitude ?
>
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