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Isa
June 24, 2017
We are not talking about French but rather Parisians here! L'apéro is not necessarely red wine, i actually never had red wine apéro, sweet muscat or pastis yes red wine no; and our meals always included salad but then I'm from the South...
ChefJune
June 23, 2017
I've been traveling in France for 25 years and can count on one hand the number of rude people I've encountered. This is a fun piece. Thanks!
La'Chia
June 23, 2017
Funny that you say the French will pity people who don't like cheese because I actually know a French person who hates cheese! People are always shocked when she admits this.
ChefJune
June 23, 2017
However, I think that if some Americans who think they hate cheese would try some cheese in France, they might well change their minds.
Maryanne
June 23, 2017
Seriously--Americans think all the French wear berets with camembert hidden under them-- this isn't the 1950's (and even then not many thought that) and patronising, silly comments like that only reinforce stereotypes about Americans and the French.
Brooke
June 23, 2017
Moi aussi! When we first went to France, lo too many years ago (almost 35!?), we had heard how unpleasant the French would be and how unfriendly the atmosphere would be. Au contraire! While having dinner one night in Mont St. Michel, a woman who had lost a leg in the Second World War leaned over during our meal to thank us for being Americans who had done so much for France during the war. I had a train ticket seller ask me to slide my fingers beneath the guard glass at her station to count on my fingers for me, telling me what time the next train bound for my destination would arrive. All throughout the country, no matter where we went, big city or small, the people were delightful, patient, kind, and interested in all we had to say and share. Vive la France!
Amanda
June 23, 2017
I've seldom had the grumpy garçon experience! I lived in Paris (granted, it was not for that long, just six months), and les garçons were almost always so nice to me! In general, I was surprised; people were nicer to me than I'd been told to expect. I was young and still learning French back then, so maybe I inspired pity, but apart from a few exceptions, everyone was really nice and helpful.
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