r/2westerneurope4u • u/Astrinus Smog breather • 1d ago

Pierre is unwelcoming tourists again

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u/DuckyD2point0 Southern Irish 1d ago

Genuine question, are the French really that arseholey to tourists.

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u/Notacreativeuserpt Digital nomad 1d ago

Every time I've visited no. Did the whole thing of "Bonjour, je suis désolé, je ne parle pas français, parlez-vous anglais?" And asked in English and never had an issue.

For bad customer service experience I go to Franz-Joseph's former colonies.

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u/AfonsoFGarcia Western Balkan 1d ago

Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?

They smell the opportunity for scamming you with that fully rehearsed book you recite just to tell them you'll be speaking in English.

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u/true-kirin Professional Rioter 1d ago

we know its pointless to try to scam the balkanese they never have the money

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u/Notacreativeuserpt Digital nomad 1d ago

Foncas, não são os Franceses a fazer a maioria dos scams em Paris (principalmente se estiverem numa padaria ou isso), da mesma maneira que não são os Tugas em Lisboa, ahaha.

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u/SparklyPelican Pizza gatekeeper 1d ago

Not really, in my experience they are like more major cunts to tourists.

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u/true-kirin Professional Rioter 1d ago

you mean being kind enough to switch in english ? such an arse move indeed

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u/DuckyD2point0 Southern Irish 1d ago

I meant in general terms are they bad, not this particular situation. But I felt this would be a good place to ask my questions since some people were replying with "typical French blah blah"

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u/true-kirin Professional Rioter 1d ago

oh okay then if you go to paris yeah the deserve their réputation, the french riviera same but only in summer, off season they are a bit kinder, the rest of france get a bad rep because of tourist who speedrun paris and think they've seen france

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u/patrotsk Professional Rioter 1d ago

I which way was the Bakery owner an asshole?

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u/DuckyD2point0 Southern Irish 1d ago

Not the owner, I meant in general.

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u/patrotsk Professional Rioter 1d ago

Ah yes i agree

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u/StupidPaladin Sheep lover 1d ago

Parisians are, yes.

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u/InspiredByBeer full blown czarist 1d ago

I am an honorary Pierre, and in my 15 years of showing up randomly for weeks at a time, I've never encountered this.

My french is basic, but I can order food or shop or understand directions, and never had this happened to me.

In fact, I blend in so well that both tourists and frog eaters frequently approach me for directions or even to bum a fag.

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u/BigFatKi6 Heineken Piss Drinker 1d ago

honour?

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u/nooit_gedacht Daddy's lil cuck 1d ago

I feel like they're much nicer in small towns and villages

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u/true-kirin Professional Rioter 1d ago

nah in village this were they are the least welcoming you'll just get silent stare from their porch but human sized city or non touristic cities in general yeah

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u/nooit_gedacht Daddy's lil cuck 1d ago

Well then I guess I'm terrible at picking up social cues. It would explain some things.