In eastern France the people like Americans. I had nothing but good times there. I think a lot has to do with the Quebeckers and political history. The Quebeckers come down to the east coast beaches in the summer and they are some strangers...more so than the English speaking Canucks. That and the whole Paris mentality...similar to DC mentality, is enough to make anyone hate you.
I love Paris.
We enjoy the out of the way museums, the food, we love the hotel we frequent, and the Catholic shrines and Churches are wonderful.
I love to shop for clothes in Paris, and we love to go to Monoprix.
the Parisians are neither nice nor not nice, I don’t expert them to act like museum representatives. They have lives, why must I expect them to treat me in any particular way?
I do know Americans expect people to treat them in a particular way if they throw money at them.
They don’t do that in France.
If there’s an obnoxious American turning up their nose at the local cuisine, they might sit for a bery long time and then not get served.
I’ve seen that.
But, I was taught, as an American, not to turn my nose up at food.
The French hat that, and they don’t take being paid (bribery) as a make up gesture.