Why does everybody think Parisians are rude? They are always very nice and polite to me :-)

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thejoker0105

That is a good question. I went to France in 1999 and the French were SO polite, funny, and welcoming to me and my group of American students on a class trip. They arent rude...it would help if you knew the language before you went over there, or they would get annoyed with you...which I totally think some Americans deserve...n'est pas?

navyhm1983

Probably because they never got to really know any of them.
People judge other way to quickly and will often blindly take the opinions of their friends whether they are true or not.

judlee

If you are nice and polite then you can expect that most people will be nice and polite to you. Sounds like you are a nice and polite person :)

crookmatt

I don't think that Parisains are known to be rude, but sometimes the French are. I was there about a year ago, and everyone was quite nice to me.

Tan T

It's because people like stereotypes. It is easier than getting to know someone. At least you speak from experience. I have only been to Paris once and had no problems with the people there but i was only there for one day so I am in no position to say what they are really like.

chef spicey

there are rude people everywhere......... and usually some people act like fools when visiting other countries so they probably are deserving of the rude treatment.

Texas Cowboy

There are some rude ones. But any big city have them.

chapes

rude, don't know about that. i think they are selfish.we helped them in WWII.when we asked for their help in Iran they said no.

Bond "James Bond"

i think you have not been to france then.

VinTek

Parisians gained a reputation for being rude because they are a proud people. When the typical American tourist goes to France, he arrogantly expects everyone to speak English. He then compounds the problem by declaring everyone who doesn't speak English to be "stupid." Most people don't take well to this kind of treatment, Parisians included.

I speak very little French, but I found that when I made an effort to speak the language, the people of Paris very much appreciated my efforts, even if I mangled their language. They knew that I was trying to make an effort and were generally most helpful to me.

nezar_uk

who said that, i think every where in the world there is the nice and the bad people, so who think in that way isn't right.

Patrick C

That is because you do not understand what they say to each other ;)

Kookoo Bananas

I am American and lived in France as of a year ago for a while. I have never been mistreated in France at all, and people are always nice to me. People approach me, talk to me, they help me out when I'm lost. I have no idea where the stereotype began. It may help that I speak French, but then again, I find a lot of rude people in Spain, and I speak Spanish too.

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