Comments on: Common courtesies and dining tips while in France http://cyclingeurope.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/common-courtesies-and-dining-tips-while-in-france/ Where and when to ride in Europe, tips and suggestions for self-guided cycling, and of course, reasons you should hire us to put your tour together! Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:52:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: reachyourpeak http://cyclingeurope.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/common-courtesies-and-dining-tips-while-in-france/#comment-9 reachyourpeak Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:42:15 +0000 http://cyclingeurope.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-9 Je vous en prie, Secret! I've been on a longtime crusade to teach Americans some manners while traveling in France...perhaps too much so at times! It's not so much that I think Americans are rude, they are not, but the courtesy is taken to another level in France, and it's really a nice thing in my opinion. Also, as I said, saying something in another language (even something as simple as Merci) can make some people freeze, for whatever reason, and I'm hoping I can melt that resistance just a little. Let me know if you have any more suggestions that I might have missed! Merci beaucoup! Je vous en prie, Secret! I’ve been on a longtime crusade to teach Americans some manners while traveling in France…perhaps too much so at times! It’s not so much that I think Americans are rude, they are not, but the courtesy is taken to another level in France, and it’s really a nice thing in my opinion. Also, as I said, saying something in another language (even something as simple as Merci) can make some people freeze, for whatever reason, and I’m hoping I can melt that resistance just a little. Let me know if you have any more suggestions that I might have missed! Merci beaucoup!

]]> By: secretinsidegirl http://cyclingeurope.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/common-courtesies-and-dining-tips-while-in-france/#comment-8 secretinsidegirl Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:37:40 +0000 http://cyclingeurope.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-8 Thank you for writing this. I'm French-American and have spent most of my life inarticulately trying to defend my Father-Country from ignorant statements like "all French people are rude." It's nice to see someone clearly outline the reasons behind French ettiquette. It's strange, because I've always found French people to be so polite when I visited family there growing up. Everyone said please, thank you, acknowledged your presence, spoke directly to your face. Anyway. Thank you. Thank you for writing this. I’m French-American and have spent most of my life inarticulately trying to defend my Father-Country from ignorant statements like “all French people are rude.” It’s nice to see someone clearly outline the reasons behind French ettiquette.

It’s strange, because I’ve always found French people to be so polite when I visited family there growing up. Everyone said please, thank you, acknowledged your presence, spoke directly to your face. Anyway. Thank you.

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