[JV]

My wife and I visited Normandy and Paris in 1996. Before we left, I took a night course and worked really hard to have at least a modicum of the French language under my belt. Of course, I also took a traveler’s phrase book.

We had a uniformly good experience with all the French folks we ran across, and no bad experiences at all. My French wasn’t – and isn’t – very good, but I think the French appreciated that I was trying so hard to honor their language and culture.

Most travelers spend most of their time in France in Paris. Any big city will have rude characters in it; have you never been treated rudely in New York City? If you go to France, help yourself have a richer experience by learning the language, and try getting out into the countryside as well.

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Name : JV, Gender : M, Age : 40, City : Littleton, State : CO, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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