Astonished by some of the testimonials

And I'm sad also of the way some of you were treated. I am French and can guarantee you that our country has a reputation of open-mind and quality of life. Well, for the person who had so bad memory of Cannes I can affirm that the French Riviera and Cannes especially are so superficial. They do not represent France, and Paris also is not France. Those big cities do not offer the best of the country as everything goes so fast, creating a sort of stress among the people. I invite you to visit Centre of France with its historical past, West of France ( Bretagne et Normandie ) with it spectacular coast, the Alps with its magnificent landscape, South West with its gastronomy, Corsica which is in my opinion, the best region of France. Near to the authentics french I'm sure your next trip will be France again.
A very important point is remembering to smile, whenever you have a problem here, lost or needing informations. People like everywhere will be very ready to help someone smiling, saying "Bonjour" rather than mouthing.
French people do not like to speak english, even if they understand it. Some of them told me they are afraid of their accent, and fear that someone will laugh at them. Pity...
I've visited in the past Canada, Ireland, Spain and I assure you that I keep only good memories of the inhabitants, even if some of them were not especially friendly.
Never go in a foreign country as a conqueror or a colonizer; always with the thirst of discovery :It is my moto.
A bientôt en France !

Amandine 19 May 2008, 03:12 - Report

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