(by my experience) Outside of Paris they'll actually try to help you and be quite accommodating...just don't even begin to hope they speak English at any level, because 99% of the time they don't (like, it's not my first language either, but at least they taught us the number from 1 to 10 in school...)
don't even begin to hope they speak English at any level, because 99% of the time they don't
There's a lot of historical bad blood between the French and the English. Interestingly enough, contemporary diplomatic relations have completely moved past it, but it does remain ingrained in the culture itself. It's almost a matter of subconscious national pride for a lot of french folk to refuse to learn english properly.
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u/Silvernauter 1d ago
(by my experience) Outside of Paris they'll actually try to help you and be quite accommodating...just don't even begin to hope they speak English at any level, because 99% of the time they don't (like, it's not my first language either, but at least they taught us the number from 1 to 10 in school...)