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I think that's a bit unfair. I went for my honeymoon and found the people there more than welcoming to two very-basic-french-speaking Americans. We drove around

• usr1106 4y ago
  Not an expert on the matter, but I don't think there is any aggression against tourists. It's more against French officials and then against each others because of disagreements about whether and how to act for independence. For a completely touristy program you might not notice until something bad happens just that day (unlikely). But more knowledge means more pain. If you don't know about it you might not learn until maybe you study the local newpapers (which I like to do if I am in a new place) and start wondering about some things not well explained. And I tend to react very sensitively to such things. I visited Spain as small schoolkid during Franco's dictatorship. I staid in a family I knew from before and was taken care of perfectly. Still seeing the Guardia Civil (paramilitary troops being especially loyal to the dictator) every day made me feel somehow unspecificly uncomfortable. It took me several years to even learn what dictatorship or democracy even mean. I had the same feeling later when travelling in the GDR or visiting Belfast (for work) just months after peace. If there is a reason to go there I make a rational risk assessment. If I just want to go there to explore and enjoy the place, I'd rather skip. I guess good for them if other tourists place the bar a bit lower.