I think Paris has changed a lot. Never experienced rudeness there and I don't speak any French. French folks I know have also commented on this, something like the younger generation speaks much more English and is more worldly and friendly than previous generations.
Honestly I’m Australian living in Paris and have only had a few negative experiences. The pickpockets are everywhere though. It’s true French people kinda see parisians as seperate haha. I experienced way worse attitude my month in Italy, 5 months in Turkey and my month in Poland was particularly bad. The Polish are horrible
I always find this odd. I've traveled through a few places in France and found people in Paris to be the nicest. Only time I experienced the "rude Frenchman" stereotype was in Marseille and Cannes
It's honestly not even that bad in paris. It helps if you know basic enough French to try to order something. If I worked at a busy restaurant or coffee shop I'd be annoyed if someone came in and only spoke Chinese with no effort to speak in English.
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u/Don_Fartalot 12h ago
Think it's mostly a Parisian thing. Even the French from other regions hate the Parisians.