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French urged to be nice to Tourists

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Must be said that one of my single data point samples of French hospitality began,

"Monsieur UANN, I'm terribly sorry to disturb you so early (08h30) but it looks like one of your party are off their head on drugs, have tried to rob the post office, broken down our front door, their room door and are comatose in the breakfast room. Would you mind terribly helping with translation and should we call the Gendarmes?"
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Honestly, the places that I ski these days I find the French welcoming and helpful. Must admit that as a saisonnaire in Courchevel I had a somewhat different experience but I was someone without any money in an expensive resort, arguably taking a local's job. Certainly it was a struggle to get a bonjour or a smile out of lifties!
I do make an effort to be polite in my (very limited) French though.

Incidentally, how could anyone think clicking their fingers and shouting "garcon" would go down well in the 21st Century? I mean even in England clicking your fingers and shouting "waiter" would be seen as being pretty disrespectful wouldn't it? Holding a hand up, smiling and trying to get eye contact perhaps adding an "excuse me" as they pass would be more appropriate surely? In France I'd tend to do the same but say "Monsieur?".
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
@jedster, i was still getting a friendly "Bonjour!" From the lift operator on the Fys chair (Morzine) (who happens to be Anselme Baud's brother) 20 years after my last seaon Happy
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In my years of holidaying I have never thought les Froggies any grumpier or ruder than any other race. Biggest knobs I come across are invariably the British.... in fact I love their little pleasantries and greetings.
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@Frosty the Snowman, +1
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@under a new name, may be a Courchevel thing. To be fair the locals have to deal with some proper t0ssers.
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@Frosty the Snowman, hmm, not so sure it could be painted as "nationality A or nationality B". Each time It is just "person C", who for various reasons behave inadequate. Some of the most fun and nice people I met while skiing were also British snowHead I do not care what FR minister says about french, chinese or english. I sat once on a lift with a group of russians who just started smoking on a longish lift without asking if it was ok. I did not like it and made them know it, but I have nothing against russians in general.
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I was once on a lift with some Russians who were discussing gun-running. Shocked
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@Hurtle, Shocked
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@mooney058, I don't think I've thought about expecting someone to ask before smoking on a chairlift.
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under a new name wrote:
@mooney058, I don't think I've thought about expecting someone to ask before smoking on a chairlift.


Well, if we end-up on the same chairlift, I would ask you to not to smoke. It is very (very) unpleasant to me and I would have no way of avoiding it. If I'm with my children, I would be demanding, not asking Smile i.e. everyone has their limits.
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@mooney058,

I don't smoke.

Why are your children any different from anyone else?

ANyway, I just grew up with many (most?) adults lighting up as soon as they got on the chair or t-bar and it seem(s?)ed perfectly normal to me.

Showing my age I suppose Sad
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Hurtle wrote:
I was once on a lift with some Russians who were discussing gun-running. Shocked


Did you bid them farewell and comment on their interesting discussion (in fluent Russian) as you got off the lift? wink
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 You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Layne wrote:
This thread started with a story about the French Foreign Minister saying they could be more polite. Now, why would he be saying that if there wasn't some evidence for it?

I'm torn. I am not sure I want the French to change, in the sense that the gallic shrug and their occasional impoliteness is a part of my life, providing me with many experiences of incredulity and amusement. On the other hand as others say it would be nice if buying lunch in a restaurant didn't seem such a hassle to certain waiting staff.

The reality of course, given it is the most visited country in the world, that for the most part France, and it's people, are wonderful. If you want to see real impoliteness, go to north Wales Shocked Toofy Grin Laughing


Oh yes, how I agree.
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under a new name wrote:
@mooney058,

I don't smoke.

Why are your children any different from anyone else?

ANyway, I just grew up with many (most?) adults lighting up as soon as they got on the chair or t-bar and it seem(s?)ed perfectly normal to me.

Showing my age I suppose Sad


I usually bark if somebody is smoking in a place where children are arround anyway Cool
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The French have the best:mountains, food, wine, beaches, surf, 35hr week. Also, the best looking women(subjective). Every right to be bloody arrogant, I think! Lucky barstewards living there Very Happy
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