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As a french person who travelled a bit in the US and lived in Paris for years, I noticed there's a huge cultural difference between americans and french people
by C4stor 7y ago
As a french person who travelled a bit in the US and lived in Paris for years, I noticed there's a huge cultural difference between americans and french people regarding what is acceptable noise or not.
It's very noticeable in churches, but also in theatres, libraries, restaurants, pretty much anywhere where a lot of people gather.
This being said, I don't think one culture is any better than the other, but they seem noticeably different to me.
- boobsbr 7y agoI'd like you to consider this: Every time you hear a loud tourist, you reinforce your bias/opinion of their nationality. But every time you don't hear a loud tourist, you can't really know their nationality, so your opinion of them can't improve.
- C4stor 7y agoI considered it, and that's why I based my observation on what I observed when I was myself a tourist in the US, where I assumed (safely in my mind) the vast majority of people were americans, in restaurants, at the movies... Once again, I don't think the "american style" is worse or better than the french one, but I maintain it feels different.