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How I truly wish I had had your experience. I'll be honest, I haven't been back in over a decade so maybe things are better now. That would be great.
by russellbeattie 8y ago
How I truly wish I had had your experience. I'll be honest, I haven't been back in over a decade so maybe things are better now. That would be great.
- dboreham 8y agoI've been visiting Paris for 40+ years and I've noticed a distinct difference in sentiment over the past 5-10. Perhaps it's the younger generation or the freedom of movement within the EU or some other factors.
- Tor3 8y agoGood to know - I visited Paris at the end of the eighties, with friends, and it was a terrible experience. After two days we fled the city. I was yelled at when trying to buy metro tickets, because my pronunciation and word selection was slightly off - I remember I literally backed away several steps from the counter. Restaurants.. all bad. We met a total of two nice people, one young guy with a button which said he would speak English, and an old woman who didn't speak a word of English but still came running when she saw us studying a map. They were both very helpful. Everybody else? Not very much. Not at all, really. Train stations, other public services - speak perfect French, or get ignored (at best). And at that time I had been travelling to lots of countries for years, and I never had any trouble communicating with people. Big cities, villages at mountain tops, desolated island towns. People were nice everywhere. Except for Paris. If that has changed for the better recently then that's truly good news.
- tomcam 8y agoI confess I was surprised myself.