Yes. People in Paris can be a bit gruff, for the same reason people in New York can, it’s a massive city that gets the most tourists of anywhere in the whole world, there are constantly millions of things competing for attention. But IMO even there people are pretty nice if you make a little effort, and elsewhere they’re truly lovely.
That was also my experience. I’ve been 3 times and never had a problem with French people anywhere I’ve been in the country (not just Paris). They seem to really appreciate it if you made an effort to respect their language and culture and will work with you if you can’t speak the whole conversation in French.
Yes. People in Paris can be a bit gruff, for the same reason people in New York can, it’s a massive city that gets the most tourists of anywhere in the whole world, there are constantly millions of things competing for attention. But IMO even there people are pretty nice if you make a little effort, and elsewhere they’re truly lovely.
That was also my experience. I’ve been 3 times and never had a problem with French people anywhere I’ve been in the country (not just Paris). They seem to really appreciate it if you made an effort to respect their language and culture and will work with you if you can’t speak the whole conversation in French.