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On this midweek bonus show, we wrap up our TravelCaching Europe 2006 Adventure! TravelCaching is an ongoing audio series that chronicles our geocaching travel experiences. Listen to our tips & tricks, and share our adventures with geocaching, traveling, people, places, food, music and exploration.
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Sounds to me like the “nice” Frenchman was really trying to be funny. Certainly funny in the condescending, Gallic fashion, but not truly rude. From my experience in Paris, they like to see you struggle with their language first, then they help you in English. Once you get used to it, you smile like you’re in on the joke, and then you usually catch the gleam in their eye. They are very proud people (rightfully so). Heaven help you, though, if you just start barking at them in English like the stereotypical American tourist. At that point, you’re hosed. Unless you’re buying something. Then they’ll still talk to you, but the price goes way up.
I’ve run into the same thing in my travels to France. On one trip I was with one of my colleagues from the UK. He never had a hard time getting help while I did. I quickly learned that if you can fake a British or Australian accent you can usually get help without playing the game. The French seem to enjoy teasing Americans a little. My recommendation is just to do your best Crocodile Hunter impersonation and lie about where your from. Just make sure your passport is out of sight.