The cafe has been a quintessential part of French life for centuries. It's where writers like existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre held court. But times are changing and this tradition is losing ground as discontent brews among its once loyal customers. Duration: 01:55.
I would get pretty frustrated if someone didn't speak English and they tried to order coffee the best they could but I still couldn't understand them. I think it would be pretty cool to learn another language. Sadly many Americans can only speak English, because the way we teach new languages in schools are all wrong. We don't retain anything we're taught. Maybe they seem rude because they try to avoid people they can't understand. That and there's also the "loud American" stereotype. :-/
ihazkittens 2 weeks ago
I am so fed up with these stupid stereotypes of the rude French & even ruder French waiters!
I lived in Paris for 2 years, and have actually met ruder waiters back in the UK, where I'm from, and the US.
If people who go to France would just take the time to learn some French, enough to get by, at least, and respect the culture instead of expecting the French to adapt to them in their own country, they would realize the French are actually quite courteous, warm and friendly.
Anrwi 7 months ago 2
@Microglia1 Damn French men
TheIronicBanana 7 months ago
@TheIronicBanana Nique ta mere. Douche.
Microglia1 7 months ago
@Microglia1 Fuck you!
TheIronicBanana 7 months ago
Américains ne font pas partie en France. Ils doivent partir!
Microglia1 10 months ago
@gr333nyboy Ah, the old "Blame the Americans" shtick...never gets old. Anyways, if you notice, this story was produced by AFP, which is one of the oldest French (yes, French) media organizations in the world, and not one American shows up in the video. How again would this be an American angle?
As much as it might flatter some of us Americans that the world seems to think we somehow invented the free market and a person's right to choose between alternatives, but alas, we did not.
TreyMeans3 1 year ago
F'N COMMERCIALS!
funariata 1 year ago
what could be more french then a frenchman making coffee
charlieiscool1000 1 year ago
Biased story. The French way and culture will never go away. With globalization crap, people are more aware of their culture and defensive now.
pieldeoliva81 1 year ago