What were the French people like?

Answer 1

I visited Paris a few days ago and found the French to be surprisingly polite. As an American who spoke no French at all, I was expecting the worst because of the rude French stereotype. But everybody was polite and courteous to me. Actually, the French are rather more polite than Londoners in my opinion. People have complained about French people pushing them on the Metro and stuff, but I actually had that problem on the Tube in London a lot. All to often, travelers will find the citizens of most any country are not like their Governments, which is refreshing.