Spending a month in France made me realize just how great customer service is in North America. (Luckily France has other features.) The one HUGE exception was

Spending a month in France made me realize just how great customer service is in North America. (Luckily France has other features.) The one HUGE exception was the French national rail service. They must get great compensation, or have good hiring policies, because everyone I dealt with was spontaneously helpful and didn't mind spending extra time with me, even to the point of extending their work hours.