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What is one relatively unknown thing that your country does much better than elsewhere, but that most people don't know about? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

France - treating people the same no matter what they do for a living.

It's really nice to be respected even if you're a cleaner or a bin man, and very much deserved

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've only spent a couple months in France, but I agree from my experience. I think that foreigners that complain about the French being rude were just expecting special treatment, didn't put in any effort themselves to be friendly, then shocked that the storekeeper/waiter wasn't kissing their ass, even though they didn't even manage to say 'bonjour'.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Who complains the most about the so-called french "attitude"?

Brits and Yanks, the ones that think cleaners and waiters are beneath them and need to dance to earn tips

Makes sense

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

French people are nice. Parisians are a special kind of hell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I lived in Paris for a year, speak french and respect people who work extremely difficult jobs in the most tourist-heavy city on the planet

I think I met three or four grumpy cunts in that year. Considering everything, that's a miniscule percentage

Bear in mind these people aren't being false-nice. They don't rely on tips to feed their kids

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