Are the French hospitable to American tourists?

by Carole Hill

With regard to French hospitality toward American travelers, I can only speak from my own experiences of traveling in France. Having enjoyed three separate visits to Paris and ...read more

by Ted Sherman

I believe the answer is yes if .... and there are many big ifs. First, as it happens in American big cities, in Paris, visitors often experience impatience and rudeness by hotel...read more

by Emily Elizabeth Ellis

Everyone in America has this stereotype of the Frenchman as a haughty, disdainful fellow with his nose stuck in the air and bad body odor. Now, I'm not going to argue against th...read more

by Brian Tobin

My experience is recent by way of having had spent a month in France,mostly in Ile de France but also in Normandy and the Champagne country,over two separate visits in 2007 and ...read more

by Alexandra Dorian

Les Francais, ils sont bizarres, n'est ce pas? The French are rude; they dislike Americans and are the reigning snobs of Europe. Not so, mon ami! Have you visited France, o...read more

by Karen Bledsoe

Paris is the city of lights, with hundreds of monuments and museums documenting its rich and ancient history, thousands of cafes and bars with a lively nightlife, and a cuisine ...read more

by Patrick Luczak

I find it amazing that we ask this question. It is puzzling why we, the "Ugly Americans" believe we can enter another's home and act in vulgar, rude, and otherwise unacceptable...read more

by Melodee

Are the French hospitable to American tourists? Having only been to Paris once I may not be considered an authority, but allow me to share my experience. Loving language and...read more

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by Cheryl Antier

France is a country where hospitality, and a genuine concern for one's guests and making sure they're comfortable, has become almost an art form - and this includes their hospit...read more

by Tina Loflin

I think France is very hospitable to Americans. I can say that from experience. The Gallic mentality has a wait and see feel to it, and it really depends on how you approach e...read more

by Sammy Stein

A shrug of the shoulders, a down turned mouth, a sigh.. you could only be in one place- France! France is the place to relax and forget where you come from, who you are. All the...read more

by Celia Jest

On a recent business trip to France, I was pleasantly surprised by the warm hospitality of the people. This trip followed a Paris vacation I took some 20 years ago in which my ...read more

by Ruth Smith

There is a popular notion that the French people are snobs. Many people who have traveled to France would even say they are rude. When I went to France in 1997 on my honeymoon, ...read more

by Rasterra

My wife and I traveled to Paris Summer 2002 for a much needed vacation. The city renown for romance and lights was our destination but neither of us could speak any French but t...read more

by Baja Raquel

I stayed in Paris for two months attending an intensive language school. I had been warned the French would be rude yet I never experienced it. Actually I experienced the oppo...read more

by R.P. Bailey

France is a country brimming with beauty both regionally, and within its people. I have had the good fortune to visit France on numerous occasions, and can gladly say that I hav...read more

by Maggie Larkin

Despite the overused stereotype, the French are quite hospitable to American tourists; but only if they are courteous and have made some effort to use French. As long as you tre...read more