Originally Posted by roachboy

as for the cliche about the french hating the americans--which i suppose matthew could have been implicitly referring to--i have found that it is in the main bullshit EXCEPT for those who conform to a particular kind of stereotype--those who flood the tourist areas, not bothering to even start to speak any french not bothering to figure out anything about where they are, treating the place like it is a zoo---hang around for any amount of time near the tourist areas, and you will probably find yourself understanding this attitidue far better than you imagine you would.