November 8, 1999 at 12:00 am #18478
Beth
Member
I think that the attitude of a lot of Northern French people can come across as being rude, in a similar way to the apparent rudeness of Southern English people. I don’t think this is really a reflection of their personality, just that they have different ways of interacting with each other. To them it is abnormal to act in a more smiling, happy manner, which can look stupid and uncool to them. I think the French people you have met in the United States are likely to have a more international way of interacting with people or are from a different area in France.