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quotePosted at 23:43 on 9th July 2009

I've always found that report Debbie posted wouldn'r be too far off the mark. All the US tourists I've come across have all ben very polite; one of them even offering me a job back home in Magnolia, Mississippi if I wanted it after I showed him and his wife around London. Perhaps there are those like the chap below, but I've never come across them here-----

An American tourist gets in a cab and asks the driver to show him around London. As they go along, the tourists suddenly asks, “ Hey ! Whats’s that place there? “ The Tower of London, sir. Took 5 years to build that. “ 5 years???? Back home we’d have a place like that up and running in 3 months.” They’re going down The Mall when the American pipes up again, “ What’s that big house over there? “ That’s Buckingham Palace, sir. Took 6 years to build that. “ 6 years??? Why , we could knock a house up like that in 6 months, no problem. “ Soon going around Parliament Square, the American then asks, “ What’s that big building there with that big clock on the end of it?” I don’t know sir, the driver replied. It wasn’t there yesterday. Smile

 

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MariaGrazia
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quotePosted at 00:38 on 10th July 2009

LOL@Paul:)

You know how much I love you, guys but..seriously...the French after the British for dress sense ??Tongue out Wink

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Debbie Adams
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quotePosted at 01:01 on 10th July 2009
  LMAO @ PAUL!!! that is to funny!!!   I have always heard bad things of the french but i try not to judge because i have never been there or around to many but when we were in Ireland we were around a few and they were not nice at all!! Just kinda look down upon everyone even at one place we stopped at we had to stand in line for ice cream and the lady told me and my husband to come on and i said o these ppl were next and they were french and she just ignored them because they had been so rude the whole time she still wanted us to come ahead of them.  i really have not had the desire to go to france becuase of this but i do think I would love to see paris just once but my friend said the French do not like americans and will not speak to you in english even if they know how they expect you to speak french which is stupid i think,, now if i were going to be there for a long time or move there i would for sure learn there language becuase thats only right,, unlike here in america we have to press 1 for english or 2 for spanish!!
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Gives Up! '
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quotePosted at 19:30 on 10th July 2009
My son and daughter are going to france next month. My kids hate rude people and are not scared to let them know.......oops! 
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David Donnelly
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quotePosted at 15:37 on 11th July 2009

Used to see a lot of French tourists (including school groups) along Southsea seafront, when I lived in Portsmouth. They'd think nothing of walking straight past a queue in a shop and expect to be served first (although I've also seen Germans do this as well but not as often) but the thing that annoys me just as much as the queue jumping is when the shop assistant actually serves them knowing that they've done it !! I know some of our school children can be a bit "boisterous" when they are on trips but these French kids behaved just like animals.

I always remember what a manager at a company I used to work for told me, 1 French person.....No problem, 2 French people or more........Anarchy !! He was a Scotsman who spoke fluent french and had spent 2 years on assignment in France but did'nt have that opinion before he went.

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Diana Sinclair
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quotePosted at 16:28 on 13th July 2009
On 9th July 2009 22:06, Peter Evans wrote:

 So I grabbed him buy the shirt front and roughly pushed him out. That was when I discovered that the youth was in fact a young woman. She screamed when I crushed her, you know whats,in my hands. I shut the train doors and left the platform in a hurry.

Peter, you old rouge! Laughing
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Lynda Benjamin
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quotePosted at 18:53 on 13th July 2009
Been to France (Paris) twice, people very rude on both occassions. Dont let that stop you visiting, Some very beautiful places to see with loads of history. You'll get by without having to talk too much or stick with a tour.Laughing
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Debbie Adams
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quotePosted at 18:54 on 13th July 2009
 Hi Lynda ,,thats what i was thinking myself,, I would like to see Paris and just spend the day and hopefully not have to  talk to that many ppl,;-)
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