Quote Originally Posted by Kraxis
Louis, my point was not that French people don't speak English. I know that a lot do, sadly they don't tend to work the jobs where you meet a lot of new people apparently.
Aye, most people with a good command of English are of higher education - they don't have 10 euro an hour jobs serving tourists.

Oh well, for friendly, courteous behaviour, you need to be outside the Paris city centre. Hey, I went to New York once - I didn't exactly recieve any warm welcome. The only people I had any meaningful interaction with, were those I met in a relaxed, private surrounding.
The rest of the US was an entirely different matter. Great people everywhere.