Discuss...

N.B: Not venting, but I'm genuinely wondering what people's thoughts are on this. Is it a 'Paris' thing? I've met/dated/fucked french girls (not from Paris that are less than favourable about their Parisian counterparts). I've also had guy friends from Paris (who have tended to self identify themselves as atypical) in relation to other Parisan males. Makes me wonder.

Is it simply that certain manners and attitudes displayed by people from Paris simply APPEAR rude from a Brit/English POV? Things like talking over you, things like eating loudly in public, things like whispering to each other or talking in french in front of you when you are all meant to be mates together. Things like aggressive assumptive blow outs, even when you initate perfectly innocent conversations etc. Is it a cultural thing? Or are alot of the French people you meet in London simple snobby annoying entitled cunts?

Dunno lets all go sarging in paris and get revenge then.

I am totally agreed with you on all counts Joker ive been to Paris 3 times i hate the place,the foods wierd,theyre all rude and it smells funny.
But i will no doubt be making a return to France at some point in the future.Ive always wanted to lay a hot french chick whilst shes talking dirty shit in her native tongue

French girls are class. A bit less friendly at first but stick with it and they're dtf a lot. More abrasive but less hung up on sex. Theyre in my top 3 behind Americans and Lithuanians.

They respond better to going in hard than going in friendly I find. Also, talking to each other in a foreign language is common all round. This californian/mexican bird I was seeing did it all the time, drove me mental.

Also, didn't realise you were out in London mate, hit me up sometime.

I think it's a French thing, or specifically a French thing towards the English. It's 10 times worse in Paris. For example if you don't speak any French they get pissed off, and if you speak French anything less than perfectly, they get pissed off. Paris is so bad there's actually a subculture of Parisian immigrants (usually from the Far East) who have to come home because the culture shock is so extreme.

That said, there are plenty of perfectly nice Frenchies out there.

Hey Blanca, glad you found somewhere. Are you teaching in Paris?

Paris is very famous for exactly this thing. You may find in smaller towns, especially in the extreme north and south of France that they are more friendly, more tolerant and more open minded. That said, if not for sarging, try and talk to EVERYONE there in Paris. You'll learn a bit of vocab every time (and how the verbs are conjugated). If you make a point of going to the same bars and cafes (breakfast is very much a cafe thing in France, as in Italy), the barman will surely recognise you eventualy and also will identify you as someone who lives in Paris, not a tourist (who he'll never see again). He will therefore be obligated to show a little kindness in order to keep your business. You'll also have some social proof with that, especially if he were to address you by your first name.

Breaking into a new community is not easy, especially in a more insular culture. That said, picking up (not Fclosing) is probably easier as they have a more apporachavble attitude in continental Europe. You're also not French and speak French, which is a massive DHV.

Give it time, you'll be loving it before long. Don't feel bad if it takes a while to build a circle of friends also

Nah one of my mates lived there for a year, and his ex for two years. They had a fantastic time, but some stereotypes of the French rang true in Paris.

I'm actually about to take off to South Korea for a year - signing the documents tonight, to start on 5th March.

Yep

Knave