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i lived 5 years in france, mostly in paris, matthew.
my experience there has no relation to yours.
do you speak any french?
i did find that the main thing that divided kinds of treatment meted out, particularly to americans, was the ability to speak (or at least try to speak) french.
tourist areas of paris apart, of course. but i did not find it any different than the kind of shit you get in almost any tourist area, if you struggle with the language. try getting anyone to not be an ass to you in philadelphia around the liberty bell, or in any tourist-heavy area of nyc, if you dont speak english. same deal.
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