> but even as an American with extremely bad and limited French, most people were very nice The trick to Paris, I’ve found, is to start with broken French and

> but even as an American with extremely bad and limited French, most people were very nice The trick to Paris, I’ve found, is to start with broken French and then suddenly everyone speaks fluent English. But if you start with English you’re screwed. Even saying “Bonjour” with a decent accent (you can learn it like a song almost) will make them significantly nicer to you. But yeah don’t expect a big city person to actually verbalize anything if they bump into you in a crowded place. That’s just expected and normal. Not worth aknowledging.