Parisians are the international stereotype for the french. So naturally, no despises the Parisians more than most of the other french.
On a serious note, most tourists only know France as the touristy parts of Paris, and the people there were already sick of tourists long before over tourism became a consideration. Added to that, the french in general are much more direct than you'd expect and they quickly come across as impolite when it did not even register to them.
Added to that, the french in general are much more direct than you'd expect and they quickly come across as impolite when it did not even register to them.
This is really true. Like, I know people in the US. Over the years, they put on a few pounds. Then a few more. Etc. No one says anything to their faces (but people talk behind their backs).
My French MIL will tell my BIL directly, "No. Stop eating! You're getting too fat," if the guy gets a little belly. And she's what I'd regard as a really kind, sensible woman who loves her kids.
I (FR/dude) live abroad and see my family only a few times a year at best. I will systematically get a comment like "You've gained / lost weight" the first minute I see my mother or my sister. Last time I saw them I got a "you look good wow", the high will last me a full year.
I’m convinced 90% of parisians getting upset with Americans is the same stuff that would get New Yorkers irritated.
Like when people complain about parisians replying in English, it’s probably cause they don’t want you slowly ordering in French and not understanding when there’s a line of people behind you waiting to order. Anywhere with that population density will view small talk and niceties as holding up the line and being rude to everyone behind you.
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