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Originally Posted by Kybosh
I was expecting the same but I quickly found that Parisians were no more or less rude than anyone else in western Europe. If I was polite, they were normally polite back regardless if I was speaking french or english. As long as I don't have an arrogant tone, I've yet to have a problem anywhere in the world.
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I agree. I found if you at least attempted to speak french right off the get go they are very willing to speak english to their best ability. Trying and sounding like an idiot goes a lot further then just expecting them to know your language in their country.
OP - Do it, you won't regret it. My one bit of advice from my stint of living over seas would be to try to gain some friends that are actually Parisians rather than a bunch of other Americans living in France. It will make your experience so much better.