Are French people rude to tourists?

OK, i know that is probably a terrible generalisation, but on a recent three day stay in paris, my financee and i were met by rude and arrogant service almost everywhere we went. read more

Jul 30, 2005, 1: 10 PM By the way, we were staying in 7e in the champs de mars area between invalides and the tower. maybe it was just the people in that area. by the way, the hotel champs de mars was a great budget hotel - hats off to them. read more

French people have a reputation of being rude and arrogant to tourists. According to some non-French people who know this country well, it’s mostly based on a few misunderstandings: The French are not as easy-going as, for instance, Americans when it comes to personal relationships. read more