As a French, I feel like one particular issue must be explained and it is rarely so. Several people in this video mentioned customer service, and that's probably one of the main causes of the stereotype, because depending on your home culture the experience can be pretty disturbing. One thing people need to understand is that, in France, we have put Equality as a core value of our social contract. It's written on the walls of our city halls and schools along with Liberty and Fraternity. Equality does not mean that we are all equals in terms of our biological or psychological nature. It means that we are supposed to be equally treated in regards to society. Since the great Revolution, it is deeply rooted in our culture and minds. One straight consequence is that you can't expect someone to bend over or be overly submissive just because you are a customer. "Customer is king" is an anglo-saxon motto. Over here the kings have been removed in a way that was supposed to be a clear message to every other king wannabe. So if you are a customer and are interacting with a vendor, you are NOT the king. You are two equal citizens starting a commercial relashionship on equal terms. This is why there are important social codes that must be respected, like saying "bonjour" or "s'il vous plaît", or "merci". If you get that, you'll be treated with the respect due to a fellow citizen who is entitled to receive a reasonable service in exchange for the money they give. This is also probably the reason why there are laws on how a commercial contract must be defined. For example, the "service included" rule, preventing the tipping system in restaurants is to protect the workers from having to prostitute themselves to get their wage. On the opposite side, living for about 2 years in the US, I've always been disturbed by the overly friendly and flirty behavior of waitresses in restaurants. It felt so uncomfortable, so fake. You can feel that the person does not want to be your friend, she just wants to get a good tip. So she plays fake games, she plays a role. I don't understand how people can be pleased with receiving this kind of lie as a treatment. If they want a girlfriend, that's not how it'll happen, so what? Still, I understand the point and I respect waitresses. I just wish they could act more normal and natural. I believe it would be better for their own well being and self esteem.
So true ! I felt the same in the US when I lived there for a year. It felt so fake that it made me feel uncomfortable as I didn’t know what to expect and how I should interact with them and what to expect or not from the relationship.
Crazy how most of the comments are "they seems rude unless we speak a bit of french". Hey guys, this is the language of the inhabitants of this country. France is not a Disney park where people are employees and are all supposed to speak english. I can't imagine how "kind" would be the people of the US if I only speak french to them.
What I understood from the blond lady is that she had a lot of misconceptions until she was able to fully understand the people in front of her. And a lot of people in the video assumed things instead of trying to really understand the situation. Typical.
As a french, I know that we are not particurlarly good at speaking foreign languages (well, compared to other european countries at least....). It is changing but older generations might be not at ease speaking english. And it might be because a century ago, french was more or less on a par with english in international relations : english was the unofficial trade language, and french the unofficial diplomatic language. Many foreigners coming to France learned French or natively spoke french, no need to learn english, then. Not the case anymore, and some (rare) fellow citizens may (IMHO) still resent that and perhaps behave more arrogantly, specifically to english speaking people ("who do they think they are ! coming here like in conquered territory !"). I'm not among them, for three main reasons. First, I talked to UK lady who was absolutely horrified at how international english (a.k.a. Globish) butchered english as it was spoken in it's home country. Glad it didn't happen to french (and we have the French Academy to defend it ! ;-))... Second, English has a simpler grammar, and richer vocabulary (see why in the third reason). It was a more logical candidate to becoming the international language. Third, because : Is English just badly pronounced French ? Check the video with this title and you'll get it ;-)
@@Firyenjdr How people who weren't even born a century ago could resent something they haven't even lived? Do you know anyone who is like "well I am not going to speak English because once upon a time centuries ago French was the main diplomatic language". Really? When French was the lingua franca among the elites of the Western world ONLY, a minority of French people spoke French. There have never been more French speakers would it be in France or anywhere than now. So why would they be resentful? I can't believe a French guy fuels that childish story.
As a french person, I really don't understand why it's rude if people switch to english when they understand that the other is not french. It's seems the polite thing to do, to make the conversation easier for everyone ? And yes, always say bonjour or hello, it's really basic politness (I did actually think it was the case in other countries too) , so if you don't say it, there's a chance people will be rude, because you were the first being rude.
I think that the polite way would be to ask the person if she want to speak in english or in french. Doing it without asking would be arrangant as you assume what's best for them without even asking. Also you are sending the message "your french is too poor, let's talk english".
I suppose it can send off the vibe of "I do'nt really wanna waste time with your approximative french, so let's switch to english so we can get rid of that conversation as soon as possible".
@@ParlonsAstronomie Choosing to be offended instead of recognizing the gesture of switching to English with the intention of making the person more comfortable could be seen as arrogant actually. The person could also tell they'd rather stick to French, right? To each their own^^
More importantly especially in Paris you get what you give. Many foreigners are rude without being aware of it thus don't understand why they recieve a cold/rude reaction.
There are two things at play here ; 1) This whole topic is created by merely talking about it. French people are not more or less rude than anyone else, but they're the ones that it somehow became trendy to insult online, so they're the ones that are always gonna be scrutinized for everything they do. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. A French person going to Japan will never tell to themselves "Alright what are all the ways I can accuse people around me of being rude today ?", but a lot of foreigners coming to France will do exactly that. And when you're looking for such opportunities, you'll find them, because you create unconscious bias. You've decided beforehand that you were gonna have a negative impact on your own encounters, so whenever anything happens, let's say you hear a sigh, some pebble comes rolling your way, someone does anything that you can't quite explain, you're gonna assume "oh yeah that's it that's the French rudeness I've been looking for right there" instead of actually trying to read the room. 2) Americans for some reason seem to be really self-conscious about their French proficiency (even though the French don't mind at all for the most part) and they conflate their own inferiority complex with rudeness from people around them. A lot of the time when you listen to these "French are rude" people, they won't describe you a situation where anyone did anything bad or impolite. They'll describe a situation when they felt bad about themselves. "I couldn't speak French because they switched to English". "They didn't understand me in French so I had to repeat". Yeah... but that's not rudeness though. That's you being self-deprecating. What are they supposed to do if they didn't understand the first time ? Just walk by and ignore you ? That's more polite than asking you to repeat ? People switch to english because they're polite to you and want to be accomodating, or maybe they switch to english because they enjoy opportunities to speak it as much as you'd enjoy an opportunity to have conversation in French. They're not your lackeys and they're not mind-readers, don't expect people to act exactly like you'd want. If you'd like to keep the conversation going in French, just ask them that politely instead of crying online and they'll be happy to oblige. Should they assume you're rude because you're speaking French when they wanted to speak English ? They shouldn't, and they won't. So don't do it either. It's impolite to insult people, and telling people they're rude when they didn't do anything wrong is the very definition of being rude. If you feel like your French isn't good enough to be understood in the streets or in shops, don't just insult people around you for unwillingly reminding it to you, just get better. It is extremely rude and egotistical to talk shit behind French people's backs merely because they couldn't understand you, there's nothing they could've done about it. They tried their best, they had no idea what you were trying to say. It's not their fault. It's not anyone's fault really, foreigners will always have miscommunication. But if you really need to blame someone for your shortcomings, blame yourself, not others. If anything is rude in France, it's the foreigners waltzing around thinking they're some type of hot-shot royalty looking for rude peasants to insult.
I was in Paris recently, first time for nearly 40 years. I found everybody so friendly, and so willing to speak English, bar staff, shop staff, waiters, all so nice. Very different from 40 tears ago…
@@Rawedreamer its now pretty common, at least in big cities, for the French younger generations to speak english pretty well, at least for small talks ans basic conversations (regardless the accent, still often challenging for us). I also guess that the French, especially in Paris, eventually decided to overcome their poor reputation after being repeatedly said they were rude.
Hi. Nice video. The one recuring theme of the video is about the service industry workers being rude to customers. I've been living in Paris for nearly thirty years, and worked in that industry. I can tell you that people do not have the same level of politeness. It varies greatly by nationality and educational background. I worked just outside of Paris in an amusement park. We'd be visited by families, students, young adults of every nationality. My point is that the only few that didn't make the effort of saying hello, even in their language or english, were almost always the most demanding and rude customers, whether they were foreign or french. It becomes second nature to developp an instinct about who you will have a bad interaction with. After 2 weeks on the job you stop caring about making the customer feel good if they are being rude. You have too many in a day to do your best for someone that is being an ass.
Paris is the 6th most densely populated big city in the world. So, for example, in the video almost no one knows a city that dense, except maybe Indians (Mumbay is just a little more dense than Paris). So, Paris is basically a very stressful city. Promiscuity, noises, overloaded transport, etc. And, on top of that, it is very « over » crowded (workers coming from the outskirts, and tourists). So, there are a lot of stressed people in Paris, and that can turn into unfriendly people. Also, since it is dense, there is a greater probability of coming across someone rude. It's statistical... :)
I have lived in rural France and am fluent despite having what is often described as an English accent, my first reaction to any comment or someone who speaks English in reply 'suis pas anglais, on es en France' . The French tend to be more direct as opposed to rude, cultural perception of rudeness is very varied. That varies greatly depending on the region also and how they perceive foreign people.
as a french I can give you an advice. Always start with a bonjour,hello or what ever way to say hello politely. never Ask something to someone without first saying hello/bonjour. it's very rude . and when i say every one i mean EVERYONE and Uber driver, a cashier, asking a direction.....what ever. Always. the only case i can think of where WE don't say hello => youtube commentary
Kim nailed it! French people are very afraid of being embarrassed and if you slow them down they will start geting frustrated with you. but many would love to speak english fluently, if they know they can't they won't really try and they are so afraid of making mistakes...that's due to the french education. But things are changing....a lot of french have travelled abroad, and are a bit more open.
Also, I think it's only fair to add that we parisian live with tourist every day of the year. There are tourists everywhere, especially when you live in the center. And sometimes, well you know, that can get on some people's nerves, and that's only fair. Because a french person will take about 10 seconds to make a choice that they already know about, whereas tourists can block streets, can block queue at the store and so on because they are indecisive. So i think that must be taken into consideration.
Salut, malheureusement un pli a été pris d'avoir trop de "clients" étrangers dans les centres de R&D français et je te prie de croire qu'il savent cravacher pour obtenir des études bien customisées à leur goût et empocher les bénéfices..
As a french I would sums it up as : -Paris is a very stressfull place, so people are more likely to be rude there. And as the most foreigner-french interactions happens in Paris, so here comes the bad reputation. However, as a french I was surprised that parisian weren't as rude as I espected when I visited Paris for the first time. -French people will be rude to you if you don't follow french politeness, which is quite unfair for foreigners that don't know the rules. I didn't get the "always say the bonjour first" rule as a kid and it took me several rude interaction as an adult to get it. -French work to live instead of living to work, they're not going to bow to customers, which can be seen as unpolite. -French expect foreigners to do the effort to fit in (learning the langage and customs), if you don't immediatly show that you are doing it they will assume that you are doing no effort and be upset. Fortunatly there is a lots of french that understand the difficulty of living in a foreign country and will be nice to foreigners. -In customer services, french feels insecure when they are in the situation where they ignore the solution. usually they will say that it is impossible just to not say I don't know. -French are very proud of their culture, langage and food so they can be pedentic.
French or Parisian two different approaches for foreigners who come to live here. Real Parisians practically do not exist today. I am a Parisian born in 1956 in the suburbs but grew up in the city district of Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est. At that time, working-class Paris still existed. Starting in the 90s, things have changed. Gentrification has been happening quietly, boboatisation (bourgeois-bohemians) and sales prices have increased. Since Brexit, the business district of La Défense has developed. The difference between the regions and Paris has always been two different worlds. Otherwise, if you come here you have to be patient to be accepted but, after this city is pleasant, transport is not too bad. Paris and suburbs 7 103 801 résidents. Welcome among us.
Every argument in this video has the flavour of truth but the fundamentals are : Paris isn't France and services aren't people so if you go in a country only to spend money to get goods and services, it doesn't mean you meet people you only consume and you must understand that culturaly speaking, what you call "professionalisme" french almost see it as "slavery" we don't like fake smiles and king customers. So first if you want to give an advice about frenchies come and meet frenchies.
well i'm french but i don't think " rude" is the best word paris is like ANY very big city they are too much "busy" to be kind not because they want to be rude but because they just have to do what they have to do so they will " close" the conversation! there is too that not much " olders" french peoples speak anyting other than french so when someone is trying to speak with them in another language deep inside they are " ashamed" to not speak it ( mostly english) and don't want peoples to see they are poor ( or very poor) english speaker! there is too when they " feel" the other " stranger" is " rude" so they want this " rude person" to " just leave them so they can be rude FOR making that person leave! So if you visite french it's better to either make french friend online before comming or "dodge" paris and mostly speak with younger peoples ( not kid but "youngs" adults their english have more chance to be better! After not all " olders" peoples are bad in english i'm in my 40s and speak english pretty well ( with the french accent) but most of the time we will simply answer and leave one exemple in my town there is one of the oldest synaguoge of france ( jew church) i met some day ago 2 americans ( from new york) and when i asked them if they was searching something they said " the synaguogue" but that sounded so much like " senegual" so i didn't knew then they said " the jews church" so i understood and bring them to that place! but when they said " synaguogue" that sounded like " senegual" i asked them if it was a shop ( because i didn't knew)! so to be more clear " youngs adults" have more chances to speak english, paris is too speed so they rarely have the time! that's the 2 points!
Lol a synagogue being misinterpreted for a "shop", you could hardly find something worse to say in this specific case I hope they didn't leave France with the impression that you were rude (the classic "he's faking not understanding our perfect French !") AND antisemitic 🤣 But yes, many foreigners apparently don't get how "bad" their accents in French can be. Maybe it's a French specific thing but it's very hard to understand sometimes even when it's only "slightly" off. And it becomes worse when they try, in French, to use other words to explain. Like if they said in French "Eglise Juive" but also with a difficult accent. Makes me even more confused. And then you can really read online that French people actually do understand them, but *decide* to fake not understanding just to be rude because they hate everyone ! Like, who does that ???
Most people who call the French rude are, in my opinion, just plain ignorant. I have seen people, hundreds of times, speak English without any attempt to speak French or behave with typical French politeness. If I were French I would just turn my back on them and walk away. I have a meme which I cannot show here unfortunately. It says 'I'm not rude, you're just an a**hole'
As Parisian i dare say that the stress in a crowded little town (Paris is a small town of 10 km) could make some People unfair, espacially in rush hours or public transports. It occurs that the old parisian politness teached my grand-grand-father have desappeard à lot though we still are able to if we feel the reprocity. It is a feeling. And we are not rude, we are direct with à very formal politness coming from the 18th century; and we like this sense of respect to each others. So do as 18th british and you will be OK with us. Kisses from Paris, district of high-Belleville-Jourdain (Yesss we make "la bise")
yes but the english changed the meaning and now there is no french translation for rude. Rude seems to be a mix of impolite, unhelpful and unfriendly. the french don't have a word for that
I would change the title of this...Are Parisiens rude? It's a completely different world when you get about 50 miles away from Paris. Yes, French not living in Paris find Parisiens sometimes to be rude and arrogant .
just basic exemples as i am in touristic town: tourists/foreigners "in english": hey! where's the lake? (or where s the old town, castle or else) hmm okkayyy, no hello orsorry or can i ask u a question or sorry to bother u ....... and also assumed i could understand english as well (why not german or italian instead...) .......well, i had to say i had to tone down my french attitude a LOT to answer......i pointed the direction without a word and kept looking at them...... no thx u or whatever.... no basic etiquette rule.....make the french attitude rise to the sky...
I'm tired of the "Paris is not France". In this case the rest of France can seem rude because a lot of the supposed rudeness of France comes from cultural differences. And foe foreigners visiting France, just try not assuming that everyone will speak to you in english, especially in shops and restaurant. Try a "bonjour" and even a "do you speak english" (and don't listen to the answer because a lot of people will say no but can speak a little bit) and it will transform your experience
The actual title of this video should be "Do the Parisians deserve...". France is much more than just Paris out of 67 million inhabitants, 55 milions don't live in Paris or the Parisian Region. Paris is like all large cities worldwide, the overly urban life brings stress, long and tiresome commuting, crowded places and transportation, higher crime rates. In addition Paris is packed with millions of, sometimes annoying, tourists. That naturally reflects on the people's attitude. This being said, everywhere in France being polite takes you a long way. Don't forget that any social interaction, whether it's ordering a coffee, asking for directions, entering a shop or the doctor's waiting room... should start with "bonjour". "Au revoir, s'il-vous-plait, merci" also are basics of proper behavior. And in France, like anywhere else in the world, there are nice people and rude people. That's simply human nature.
I noticed that it is more the Americans (USA) that complain about our supposed rudeness (not in this video particularly, on a lot of RUclips videos and comment sections). It's seems that Americans are probably those that really doesn't give a shit to learn the minimum of culture of the country they are visiting before coming in (I read few times that they are surprised that Spaniard in Spain speaks Spanish!!!). The first time I went to India I've learned the bases of culture and politeness like any other Frenchs and Europeans I met there because we are aware that our culture is not the culture of the entier world, when Americans forget that not everybody speaks English and knows THEIR rules of politeness. For instance, saying "thank you" in India to somebody that helping you it's not a rule because for them it is a natural thing to helping each other, and if you are helping now you could be the person in need the next time. So, as a French, it could create a trouble if I don't know this rule before because for me it's very very rude. Please Americans when you are coming in France, use those simple rules : "Bonjour" before any interaction, "S'il vous plait" before any demand, "merci" after any service, "au revoir" when you leave. Four words and your social interactions in France will be nice. And don't wait bow from the waiters (more in Paris touristic areas where they are the worst), they don't wait for your tips because they've got a salary, so if they think you are rude (because you don't say them the mandatory "Bonjour" and "S'il vous plait"), the service will be like a revenge, terrible! They are more sensitive on those points than anybody else! (BTW, I like a lot the Americans, but most of you need to learn that the world doesn't spin around you.) Love from a rude French.
@@TheMovementHub My message was not clear, sorry, it wasn't for the Americans who are living in France but for the tourists. I'm agree that those who live there are France lovers and so they learn the language and the costumes.
English but I have lived in France 30+ years in the Paris region. Of course I speak French, not perfectly particularily in the beginning. The French are polite. More so than in Britain or America and certainly more so than Germany where I have also lived. In my village everyone I pass in the road will say Bonjour Monsieur whether they know me or not and I reply with Bonjour Monsieur/Madame. Even at a supermarket checkout you start with a Bonjour and pause for reply. You do not just blurt out "Do you speak English" a till girl at a checkout has had a minimal education. Does a checkout girl in Ohio even speak English? Actually probably no, she speaks American and not Harvard American. Paris can be a special case. Some times of the year 50% of the people there are Foreign tourists, not French. Paris is stressful, as said by one of the ladies on transport people are trying to get to work or get home crushed like sardines without tourists blocking the escalators because they don't stand on the right or shouting at each other in American or Russian on the train.
I’ve been insulted once while walking out of work for absolutely nothing. It was just rude idiots either venting anger or having fun doing it on the first person they met. There’s assholes everywhere.
03:48 : UNTRUE !! Vendors and customer service in general are disgusting in France, regardless of your skin colour! As soon as you speak French, the sales assistant plays the false sympathy card to negotiate or gain ground if he has something to gain, but basically he despises you. Or maybe he is just fed up with foreigners, hates his job ans doesn't want to put any effort in it or doesn't feel comfortable speaking the language or adapting to others ! Stop playing the victim by telling everyone is racist, I'm so done with this false argument. GROW UP !! Be a psychologist and put yourself in the other person's shoes, people are just people : this has to do with culture, period. The same person in another country with a different culture would act the opposite. Oups, sorry I'm being rude and racist because I speak my french mind !
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or the people who know the rule "always say Bonjour first before anything else". That's one major rule of politeness in France. If you forgot to say hello then you are rude first and most people will be rude in return.
@@astree214 I think there really is a prejudice against France. Like, if an American visited Japan, they would know it's a foreign culture with very different standards for politeness, social rules, etc., and they would assume they did something wrong if they received bad treatment, or it's just different ways of doing things if they don't get the smile they expected or something. But in France, maybe we are too "similar looking", white western europeans or something, but many people seem to assume we must be made from the same mold, so when we act different, it can only be because we are rude, right ?
As a French, I feel like one particular issue must be explained and it is rarely so. Several people in this video mentioned customer service, and that's probably one of the main causes of the stereotype, because depending on your home culture the experience can be pretty disturbing.
One thing people need to understand is that, in France, we have put Equality as a core value of our social contract. It's written on the walls of our city halls and schools along with Liberty and Fraternity. Equality does not mean that we are all equals in terms of our biological or psychological nature. It means that we are supposed to be equally treated in regards to society. Since the great Revolution, it is deeply rooted in our culture and minds. One straight consequence is that you can't expect someone to bend over or be overly submissive just because you are a customer. "Customer is king" is an anglo-saxon motto. Over here the kings have been removed in a way that was supposed to be a clear message to every other king wannabe.
So if you are a customer and are interacting with a vendor, you are NOT the king. You are two equal citizens starting a commercial relashionship on equal terms. This is why there are important social codes that must be respected, like saying "bonjour" or "s'il vous plaît", or "merci". If you get that, you'll be treated with the respect due to a fellow citizen who is entitled to receive a reasonable service in exchange for the money they give. This is also probably the reason why there are laws on how a commercial contract must be defined. For example, the "service included" rule, preventing the tipping system in restaurants is to protect the workers from having to prostitute themselves to get their wage.
On the opposite side, living for about 2 years in the US, I've always been disturbed by the overly friendly and flirty behavior of waitresses in restaurants. It felt so uncomfortable, so fake. You can feel that the person does not want to be your friend, she just wants to get a good tip. So she plays fake games, she plays a role. I don't understand how people can be pleased with receiving this kind of lie as a treatment. If they want a girlfriend, that's not how it'll happen, so what?
Still, I understand the point and I respect waitresses. I just wish they could act more normal and natural. I believe it would be better for their own well being and self esteem.
Thank you for your explanation. And I very much enjoy the concept of equality that you described about France.
This is an articulate and deep comment. Nothing to add.
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j'adore les baptou comme toi, les femmes françaises kiffent les arabes
So true ! I felt the same in the US when I lived there for a year. It felt so fake that it made me feel uncomfortable as I didn’t know what to expect and how I should interact with them and what to expect or not from the relationship.
Crazy how most of the comments are "they seems rude unless we speak a bit of french". Hey guys, this is the language of the inhabitants of this country. France is not a Disney park where people are employees and are all supposed to speak english.
I can't imagine how "kind" would be the people of the US if I only speak french to them.
What I understood from the blond lady is that she had a lot of misconceptions until she was able to fully understand the people in front of her. And a lot of people in the video assumed things instead of trying to really understand the situation. Typical.
As a french, I know that we are not particurlarly good at speaking foreign languages (well, compared to other european countries at least....). It is changing but older generations might be not at ease speaking english. And it might be because a century ago, french was more or less on a par with english in international relations : english was the unofficial trade language, and french the unofficial diplomatic language. Many foreigners coming to France learned French or natively spoke french, no need to learn english, then. Not the case anymore, and some (rare) fellow citizens may (IMHO) still resent that and perhaps behave more arrogantly, specifically to english speaking people ("who do they think they are ! coming here like in conquered territory !").
I'm not among them, for three main reasons.
First, I talked to UK lady who was absolutely horrified at how international english (a.k.a. Globish) butchered english as it was spoken in it's home country. Glad it didn't happen to french (and we have the French Academy to defend it ! ;-))...
Second, English has a simpler grammar, and richer vocabulary (see why in the third reason). It was a more logical candidate to becoming the international language.
Third, because : Is English just badly pronounced French ? Check the video with this title and you'll get it ;-)
@@Firyenjdr How people who weren't even born a century ago could resent something they haven't even lived? Do you know anyone who is like "well I am not going to speak English because once upon a time centuries ago French was the main diplomatic language". Really? When French was the lingua franca among the elites of the Western world ONLY, a minority of French people spoke French. There have never been more French speakers would it be in France or anywhere than now. So why would they be resentful? I can't believe a French guy fuels that childish story.
As a french person, I really don't understand why it's rude if people switch to english when they understand that the other is not french. It's seems the polite thing to do, to make the conversation easier for everyone ?
And yes, always say bonjour or hello, it's really basic politness (I did actually think it was the case in other countries too) , so if you don't say it, there's a chance people will be rude, because you were the first being rude.
I think that the polite way would be to ask the person if she want to speak in english or in french.
Doing it without asking would be arrangant as you assume what's best for them without even asking. Also you are sending the message "your french is too poor, let's talk english".
I suppose it can send off the vibe of "I do'nt really wanna waste time with your approximative french, so let's switch to english so we can get rid of that conversation as soon as possible".
Thanks for the responses !
Same, if a foreigner struggles way too much speaking French, I'd rather speak English to them to help
@@ParlonsAstronomie Choosing to be offended instead of recognizing the gesture of switching to English with the intention of making the person more comfortable could be seen as arrogant actually. The person could also tell they'd rather stick to French, right? To each their own^^
If you lived 4 years in Paris and you don't speak french... You are the problem.
When people speak about France, they speak actually about Paris only
a good analogy for me is : in france there no back alley , what you see is what you get .
is not rude , they just don't fake it .
More importantly especially in Paris you get what you give. Many foreigners are rude without being aware of it thus don't understand why they recieve a cold/rude reaction.
Sorry to say that but French people love hiding their hypocrisy by fake honesty
@@MadaraUchiha-xb7dp You aren't making any sense, either something is honest or it isn't. There is no such thing as fake honesty.
@@puccaland Oh really?🤣🤣
From a french perspective, the last person to give her opinion was quite on point.
There are two things at play here ;
1) This whole topic is created by merely talking about it. French people are not more or less rude than anyone else, but they're the ones that it somehow became trendy to insult online, so they're the ones that are always gonna be scrutinized for everything they do. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. A French person going to Japan will never tell to themselves "Alright what are all the ways I can accuse people around me of being rude today ?", but a lot of foreigners coming to France will do exactly that. And when you're looking for such opportunities, you'll find them, because you create unconscious bias. You've decided beforehand that you were gonna have a negative impact on your own encounters, so whenever anything happens, let's say you hear a sigh, some pebble comes rolling your way, someone does anything that you can't quite explain, you're gonna assume "oh yeah that's it that's the French rudeness I've been looking for right there" instead of actually trying to read the room.
2) Americans for some reason seem to be really self-conscious about their French proficiency (even though the French don't mind at all for the most part) and they conflate their own inferiority complex with rudeness from people around them. A lot of the time when you listen to these "French are rude" people, they won't describe you a situation where anyone did anything bad or impolite. They'll describe a situation when they felt bad about themselves. "I couldn't speak French because they switched to English". "They didn't understand me in French so I had to repeat". Yeah... but that's not rudeness though. That's you being self-deprecating. What are they supposed to do if they didn't understand the first time ? Just walk by and ignore you ? That's more polite than asking you to repeat ? People switch to english because they're polite to you and want to be accomodating, or maybe they switch to english because they enjoy opportunities to speak it as much as you'd enjoy an opportunity to have conversation in French. They're not your lackeys and they're not mind-readers, don't expect people to act exactly like you'd want. If you'd like to keep the conversation going in French, just ask them that politely instead of crying online and they'll be happy to oblige. Should they assume you're rude because you're speaking French when they wanted to speak English ? They shouldn't, and they won't. So don't do it either. It's impolite to insult people, and telling people they're rude when they didn't do anything wrong is the very definition of being rude. If you feel like your French isn't good enough to be understood in the streets or in shops, don't just insult people around you for unwillingly reminding it to you, just get better. It is extremely rude and egotistical to talk shit behind French people's backs merely because they couldn't understand you, there's nothing they could've done about it. They tried their best, they had no idea what you were trying to say. It's not their fault. It's not anyone's fault really, foreigners will always have miscommunication. But if you really need to blame someone for your shortcomings, blame yourself, not others. If anything is rude in France, it's the foreigners waltzing around thinking they're some type of hot-shot royalty looking for rude peasants to insult.
that's a god-tier comment. I almost want to save it and use it for the next time people are gatuitously bashing the french "rudeness" 😅👍
I was in Paris recently, first time for nearly 40 years. I found everybody so friendly, and so willing to speak English, bar staff, shop staff, waiters, all so nice. Very different from 40 tears ago…
@@Rawedreamer its now pretty common, at least in big cities, for the French younger generations to speak english pretty well, at least for small talks ans basic conversations (regardless the accent, still often challenging for us). I also guess that the French, especially in Paris, eventually decided to overcome their poor reputation after being repeatedly said they were rude.
Well for me it's easy. It's just that we don't have the same definition of being polite and rude as well.
the very last person nailed it to capture where the "rudeness" stereotype comes from.
Hi. Nice video. The one recuring theme of the video is about the service industry workers being rude to customers. I've been living in Paris for nearly thirty years, and worked in that industry. I can tell you that people do not have the same level of politeness. It varies greatly by nationality and educational background. I worked just outside of Paris in an amusement park. We'd be visited by families, students, young adults of every nationality. My point is that the only few that didn't make the effort of saying hello, even in their language or english, were almost always the most demanding and rude customers, whether they were foreign or french. It becomes second nature to developp an instinct about who you will have a bad interaction with. After 2 weeks on the job you stop caring about making the customer feel good if they are being rude. You have too many in a day to do your best for someone that is being an ass.
Paris is the 6th most densely populated big city in the world. So, for example, in the video almost no one knows a city that dense, except maybe Indians (Mumbay is just a little more dense than Paris).
So, Paris is basically a very stressful city. Promiscuity, noises, overloaded transport, etc.
And, on top of that, it is very « over » crowded (workers coming from the outskirts, and tourists).
So, there are a lot of stressed people in Paris, and that can turn into unfriendly people.
Also, since it is dense, there is a greater probability of coming across someone rude. It's statistical... :)
France is not Paris. Paris is not France.
I have lived in rural France and am fluent despite having what is often described as an English accent, my first reaction to any comment or someone who speaks English in reply 'suis pas anglais, on es en France' . The French tend to be more direct as opposed to rude, cultural perception of rudeness is very varied. That varies greatly depending on the region also and how they perceive foreign people.
as a french I can give you an advice. Always start with a bonjour,hello or what ever way to say hello politely. never Ask something to someone without first saying hello/bonjour. it's very rude . and when i say every one i mean EVERYONE and Uber driver, a cashier, asking a direction.....what ever. Always.
the only case i can think of where WE don't say hello => youtube commentary
Kim nailed it! French people are very afraid of being embarrassed and if you slow them down they will start geting frustrated with you. but many would love to speak english fluently, if they know they can't they won't really try and they are so afraid of making mistakes...that's due to the french education. But things are changing....a lot of french have travelled abroad, and are a bit more open.
Also, I think it's only fair to add that we parisian live with tourist every day of the year. There are tourists everywhere, especially when you live in the center. And sometimes, well you know, that can get on some people's nerves, and that's only fair. Because a french person will take about 10 seconds to make a choice that they already know about, whereas tourists can block streets, can block queue at the store and so on because they are indecisive. So i think that must be taken into consideration.
Les gens qui disent que les français travaille pas sont assez debiles et ne sont pas allé dans une entreprise.
Salut, malheureusement un pli a été pris d'avoir trop de "clients" étrangers dans les centres de R&D français et je te prie de croire qu'il savent cravacher pour obtenir des études bien customisées à leur goût et empocher les bénéfices..
As a french I would sums it up as :
-Paris is a very stressfull place, so people are more likely to be rude there. And as the most foreigner-french interactions happens in Paris, so here comes the bad reputation. However, as a french I was surprised that parisian weren't as rude as I espected when I visited Paris for the first time.
-French people will be rude to you if you don't follow french politeness, which is quite unfair for foreigners that don't know the rules. I didn't get the "always say the bonjour first" rule as a kid and it took me several rude interaction as an adult to get it.
-French work to live instead of living to work, they're not going to bow to customers, which can be seen as unpolite.
-French expect foreigners to do the effort to fit in (learning the langage and customs), if you don't immediatly show that you are doing it they will assume that you are doing no effort and be upset. Fortunatly there is a lots of french that understand the difficulty of living in a foreign country and will be nice to foreigners.
-In customer services, french feels insecure when they are in the situation where they ignore the solution. usually they will say that it is impossible just to not say I don't know.
-French are very proud of their culture, langage and food so they can be pedentic.
THE french stereotype being busted is not what I was expecting
I don't think it is.
Great video, as a French I fully agree with the testimonies
French or Parisian two different approaches for foreigners who come to live here. Real Parisians practically do not exist today. I am a Parisian born in 1956 in the suburbs but grew up in the city district of Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est. At that time, working-class Paris still existed. Starting in the 90s, things have changed. Gentrification has been happening quietly, boboatisation (bourgeois-bohemians) and sales prices have increased. Since Brexit, the business district of La Défense has developed. The difference between the regions and Paris has always been two different worlds. Otherwise, if you come here you have to be patient to be accepted but, after this city is pleasant, transport is not too bad. Paris and suburbs 7 103 801 résidents. Welcome among us.
Every argument in this video has the flavour of truth but the fundamentals are : Paris isn't France and services aren't people so if you go in a country only to spend money to get goods and services, it doesn't mean you meet people you only consume and you must understand that culturaly speaking, what you call "professionalisme" french almost see it as "slavery" we don't like fake smiles and king customers.
So first if you want to give an advice about frenchies come and meet frenchies.
Paris is not that different from the rest of France. It is more stressful. And in Paris mots inhabitants are from the rest of France.
@@languerouge5385 Oh yes it is
Remember that Paris is NOT France. And Parisians are NOT "the French". Oh no ! The fact is that French people simply don't like the parisians !
well i'm french but i don't think " rude" is the best word paris is like ANY very big city they are too much "busy" to be kind not because they want to be rude but because they just have to do what they have to do so they will " close" the conversation! there is too that not much " olders" french peoples speak anyting other than french so when someone is trying to speak with them in another language deep inside they are " ashamed" to not speak it ( mostly english) and don't want peoples to see they are poor ( or very poor) english speaker! there is too when they " feel" the other " stranger" is " rude" so they want this " rude person" to " just leave them so they can be rude FOR making that person leave!
So if you visite french it's better to either make french friend online before comming or "dodge" paris and mostly speak with younger peoples ( not kid but "youngs" adults their english have more chance to be better!
After not all " olders" peoples are bad in english i'm in my 40s and speak english pretty well ( with the french accent) but most of the time we will simply answer and leave one exemple in my town there is one of the oldest synaguoge of france ( jew church) i met some day ago 2 americans ( from new york) and when i asked them if they was searching something they said " the synaguogue" but that sounded so much like " senegual" so i didn't knew then they said " the jews church" so i understood and bring them to that place! but when they said " synaguogue" that sounded like " senegual" i asked them if it was a shop ( because i didn't knew)! so to be more clear " youngs adults" have more chances to speak english, paris is too speed so they rarely have the time! that's the 2 points!
Lol a synagogue being misinterpreted for a "shop", you could hardly find something worse to say in this specific case
I hope they didn't leave France with the impression that you were rude (the classic "he's faking not understanding our perfect French !") AND antisemitic 🤣
But yes, many foreigners apparently don't get how "bad" their accents in French can be. Maybe it's a French specific thing but it's very hard to understand sometimes even when it's only "slightly" off. And it becomes worse when they try, in French, to use other words to explain. Like if they said in French "Eglise Juive" but also with a difficult accent. Makes me even more confused. And then you can really read online that French people actually do understand them, but *decide* to fake not understanding just to be rude because they hate everyone ! Like, who does that ???
Most people who call the French rude are, in my opinion, just plain ignorant.
I have seen people, hundreds of times, speak English without any attempt to speak French or behave with typical French politeness.
If I were French I would just turn my back on them and walk away.
I have a meme which I cannot show here unfortunately. It says 'I'm not rude, you're just an a**hole'
As Parisian i dare say that the stress in a crowded little town (Paris is a small town of 10 km) could make some People unfair, espacially in rush hours or public transports. It occurs that the old parisian politness teached my grand-grand-father have desappeard à lot though we still are able to if we feel the reprocity. It is a feeling. And we are not rude, we are direct with à very formal politness coming from the 18th century; and we like this sense of respect to each others. So do as 18th british and you will be OK with us.
Kisses from Paris, district of high-Belleville-Jourdain
(Yesss we make "la bise")
People in Paris switch to English, if a tourist wants to speak French with them? Wow, now I realize that I haven’t been to Paris for a very long time…
We invented the word rude.
yes but the english changed the meaning and now there is no french translation for rude. Rude seems to be a mix of impolite, unhelpful and unfriendly. the french don't have a word for that
@@cmolodiets the expression "parler avec rudesse" or "parler rudement" somehow conveys this meaning though.
Most french people find parisians rude 😂
I would change the title of this...Are Parisiens rude? It's a completely different world when you get about 50 miles away from Paris. Yes, French not living in Paris find Parisiens sometimes to be rude and arrogant .
France, especially Paris, is no longer french; you have to go to the remote cities like nevers, clermont ferrand... to find authentic french people.
just basic exemples as i am in touristic town: tourists/foreigners "in english": hey! where's the lake? (or where s the old town, castle or else) hmm okkayyy, no hello orsorry or can i ask u a question or sorry to bother u ....... and also assumed i could understand english as well (why not german or italian instead...) .......well, i had to say i had to tone down my french attitude a LOT to answer......i pointed the direction without a word and kept looking at them...... no thx u or whatever.... no basic etiquette rule.....make the french attitude rise to the sky...
I'm tired of the "Paris is not France".
In this case the rest of France can seem rude because a lot of the supposed rudeness of France comes from cultural differences.
And foe foreigners visiting France, just try not assuming that everyone will speak to you in english, especially in shops and restaurant.
Try a "bonjour" and even a "do you speak english" (and don't listen to the answer because a lot of people will say no but can speak a little bit) and it will transform your experience
Frenchs arent rude, they are open and frank, less hypocrite
Some countries just use to sugarcoat everything
The actual title of this video should be "Do the Parisians deserve...". France is much more than just Paris out of 67 million inhabitants, 55 milions don't live in Paris or the Parisian Region. Paris is like all large cities worldwide, the overly urban life brings stress, long and tiresome commuting, crowded places and transportation, higher crime rates. In addition Paris is packed with millions of, sometimes annoying, tourists. That naturally reflects on the people's attitude.
This being said, everywhere in France being polite takes you a long way. Don't forget that any social interaction, whether it's ordering a coffee, asking for directions, entering a shop or the doctor's waiting room... should start with "bonjour". "Au revoir, s'il-vous-plait, merci" also are basics of proper behavior.
And in France, like anywhere else in the world, there are nice people and rude people. That's simply human nature.
I noticed that it is more the Americans (USA) that complain about our supposed rudeness (not in this video particularly, on a lot of RUclips videos and comment sections). It's seems that Americans are probably those that really doesn't give a shit to learn the minimum of culture of the country they are visiting before coming in (I read few times that they are surprised that Spaniard in Spain speaks Spanish!!!).
The first time I went to India I've learned the bases of culture and politeness like any other Frenchs and Europeans I met there because we are aware that our culture is not the culture of the entier world, when Americans forget that not everybody speaks English and knows THEIR rules of politeness.
For instance, saying "thank you" in India to somebody that helping you it's not a rule because for them it is a natural thing to helping each other, and if you are helping now you could be the person in need the next time. So, as a French, it could create a trouble if I don't know this rule before because for me it's very very rude.
Please Americans when you are coming in France, use those simple rules : "Bonjour" before any interaction, "S'il vous plait" before any demand, "merci" after any service, "au revoir" when you leave. Four words and your social interactions in France will be nice. And don't wait bow from the waiters (more in Paris touristic areas where they are the worst), they don't wait for your tips because they've got a salary, so if they think you are rude (because you don't say them the mandatory "Bonjour" and "S'il vous plait"), the service will be like a revenge, terrible! They are more sensitive on those points than anybody else!
(BTW, I like a lot the Americans, but most of you need to learn that the world doesn't spin around you.) Love from a rude French.
Interestingly, all Americans I interviewed are fluent in French
@@TheMovementHub My message was not clear, sorry, it wasn't for the Americans who are living in France but for the tourists. I'm agree that those who live there are France lovers and so they learn the language and the costumes.
English but I have lived in France 30+ years in the Paris region. Of course I speak French, not perfectly particularily in the beginning. The French are polite. More so than in Britain or America and certainly more so than Germany where I have also lived. In my village everyone I pass in the road will say Bonjour Monsieur whether they know me or not and I reply with Bonjour Monsieur/Madame. Even at a supermarket checkout you start with a Bonjour and pause for reply. You do not just blurt out "Do you speak English" a till girl at a checkout has had a minimal education. Does a checkout girl in Ohio even speak English? Actually probably no, she speaks American and not Harvard American. Paris can be a special case. Some times of the year 50% of the people there are Foreign tourists, not French. Paris is stressful, as said by one of the ladies on transport people are trying to get to work or get home crushed like sardines without tourists blocking the escalators because they don't stand on the right or shouting at each other in American or Russian on the train.
I was just walking around in Paris and got the middle finger for doing absolutely nothing haha.
Happened to me in London as a French person 😭
You got the middle finger ? You are lying ! I have never seen that in Paris in 20 years except between young children to play
@@lepokebloc4198 me too . Worst I was spitted at because I spoke french with my girlfriend in the street.
@@lepokebloc4198fair haha, people in London aren’t great either 😅
I’ve been insulted once while walking out of work for absolutely nothing. It was just rude idiots either venting anger or having fun doing it on the first person they met. There’s assholes everywhere.
03:48 : UNTRUE !! Vendors and customer service in general are disgusting in France, regardless of your skin colour! As soon as you speak French, the sales assistant plays the false sympathy card to negotiate or gain ground if he has something to gain, but basically he despises you. Or maybe he is just fed up with foreigners, hates his job ans doesn't want to put any effort in it or doesn't feel comfortable speaking the language or adapting to others ! Stop playing the victim by telling everyone is racist, I'm so done with this false argument. GROW UP !! Be a psychologist and put yourself in the other person's shoes, people are just people : this has to do with culture, period. The same person in another country with a different culture would act the opposite. Oups, sorry I'm being rude and racist because I speak my french mind !
8:15 dont ever let this man go to Japan
he might just take his life
They certainly dont owe you anything
That guy is not 24. 😂
maybe he is but if i had to guess i'd say more mid 30's early 40
France IS NOT Paris
American perspective is the more relevant
انا اختك اليمنيه واعتبرني اختك والله ماتكلمت الا من جوع ومن ضيق الحال انا وكامل اسرتي تشردنا من بيوتنا بَسَبَبَ الَحَرَبَ نَحَنَ فَيَ حَالَهَ لَايَعَلَمَ بَهَا الَا الَلَهَ حَسَبَنَا الَلَهَ وًّنَعَمَ الَوكيَلَ فَيَ مَنَ اوًّصَلَنَا الَى هَاذا الَحَالَ وًّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ مَا كتَبَتَ هَذا الَمَنَاشَدَهَ غَيَرَ مَنَ الَضَيَقَ وّالَفَقَر يَاعَالَمَ حَسَوّا فَيَنَا ارَجَوّكمَ وّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ رَبَ الَعَرَشَ الَعَظَيَمَ انَه الَاكلَ مَا فَيَ عَنَدَيَ بَالَبَيَتَ وًّالَلَهَ يَا اخَوّانَيَ انَهَ اخَوًّنَيَ بَقَعَدَوًّ بَالَيَوًّمَيَنَ مَافَى اكلَ وًّالَلَهَ وًّضَعَنَا كثَيَرَ صَعَبَ نَحَنَ 4 نَفَرَ دَاخَلَ الَبَيَتَ وًّابَيَ مَتَوًّفَيَ وًّلَا يَوًّجَدَ مَنَ يَعَوًّلَ عَلَيَنَا وًّسَاكنَيَنَ فَيَ بَيَتَ اجَارَ لَانَسَتَطَيَعَ دَفَعَ الَاجَارَ الَلَيَ ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لااكذب عليك ولا انصب ولا احتال اني بنت يمنيه نازحين انا واسرتي بيننا ایت الشهرب 20 الف يمني والان علينا 60 الف حق 3 شهور وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرنا ندفعله الأجار شافونا الجيران نبكي ورجعو تكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع معادفعنا له حلف يمين بالله هذا بيخرجنا إلى الشارع رحمه واحنا. بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه اخوتي الصغار خرجو للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلفو الباب وطردوهم ورجعو یبکو ایموتو من الجوع ما احد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني ولو ب 500 ريال يمني مع تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم 00967713342392 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير اخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لاتتاخر علينا وجزاك الله خير…^π~π~÷~~π~~π√~√
the people that think the french are not rude are those who got used to it
And those who think the french are rude are those arrogant tourists who never tried to understand the country they visit.
or the people who know the rule "always say Bonjour first before anything else". That's one major rule of politeness in France. If you forgot to say hello then you are rude first and most people will be rude in return.
@@astree214 Beautiful backhand. If I were playing Battleship I would say: "Touched and sunk".🤣
@@astree214 I think there really is a prejudice against France. Like, if an American visited Japan, they would know it's a foreign culture with very different standards for politeness, social rules, etc., and they would assume they did something wrong if they received bad treatment, or it's just different ways of doing things if they don't get the smile they expected or something.
But in France, maybe we are too "similar looking", white western europeans or something, but many people seem to assume we must be made from the same mold, so when we act different, it can only be because we are rude, right ?