Ever found the people in a city so rude your government needed to fly you home?

pickarooney · 07-06-2011 12:06PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Didn't have to be flown home, but a Austrian shop keeper did take an instant distrust in me as soon as I walked in.

Any item that I picked up that I wanted to buy, she wanted me to leave it on the counter whilst I continued browsing, when I was finished then got grunted at when I tried to do the transaction in German.

I got that exact same reaction in an antique shop in Switzerland. I'm not proud of what I said to the guy.

EverEvolving · 07-06-2011 12:40PM

Have to say I didn't get any of the reported rudeness when I visited Paris (and I kind of expected it). Everywhere we went the staff were friendly and helpful and when they heard how awful my French was they spoke English to us. We mainly stuck to the tourist spots so maybe they are more used to it there.

prinz · 07-06-2011 12:47PM

Have never had issues in Paris, get on fine.

On the other hand I have had a Japanese housemate before. Nice lad but by jaysus was it hard work. The problem with Paris Syndrome, isn't with the Parisians.

JONJO THE MISER · 07-06-2011 01:09PM

The French i just hate them, and its not just France dont go to Quebec in Canada the french are worse there, so ignorant and rude, a bunch of **** to be honest.

Luxie · 07-06-2011 01:30PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

The French i just hate them, and its not just France dont go to Quebec in Canada the french are worse there, so ignorant and rude, a bunch of **** to be honest.

What do you REALLY think though?

Luxie · 07-06-2011 01:32PM

Perhaps it's cause I speak the lingo reasonably convincingly (seemingly I don't have an Anglo Saxon accent when speaking it), but I've rarely enountered any rudeness from Parisiens?

Or perhaps it's because I'm an ignorant bastard myself?

sbsquarepants · 07-06-2011 01:35PM

A ticket seller on the metro in paris once screamed the place down at me cos i asked her to replace a ticket she'd just sold me 2 minutes previously, that wouldn't open the bariers! I ended up having to bunk in for the week cos she just point blank refused to give me a working ticket. I have to say i was shocked by her attitude. Fúcking bitch!

Ruire · 07-06-2011 01:36PM

Luxie wrote: »

Perhaps it's cause I speak the lingo reasonably convincingly (seemingly I don't have an Anglo Saxon accent when speaking it), but I've rarely enountered any rudeness from Parisiens?

Or perhaps it's because I'm an ignorant bastard myself?

Much the same here. I lived in Paris for a few months, it was great fun. The franciliens are generally rather lovely - if, yes, very arrogant.

srsly78 · 07-06-2011 01:36PM

WolfForager wrote: »

Yep Parisians are dicks. Working in an irish bar in Brussels atm, have a good bit of french, enough to wait and answer the majority of questions, however as you'd expect there are some questions that i just can't understand. Belgian french people will happily switch to english to help you out if they see you struggling. Compare this to Paris where they look at you like a gob****e then get offended when you speak english to them after trying your best with french and getting no where. Vast majority of french people are grand though, it's just the parisians that have a baguette up their ass.

I loved working in Brussels (no I'm not an EU fatcat!!!). All the good stuff about French culture, without French people.

muff03 · 07-06-2011 01:37PM

anybody else read the 'most popular in Africa' link?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8600398.stm

old hippy · 07-06-2011 01:41PM

Lanaier wrote: »

Considering Japanese culture still retains some extremely xenophobic customs, those complaints wont hold too much weight.

I'm sure some foreigners in Japan were shocked to be refused entry to Japanese-only clubs, such as gyms or bath houses.

Waaaa, mommy repatriate me!!!

The only place that refused me in Japan, was an American club in Kokusai St, Okinawa. GIs on the door took offense when I queried the $25 entry fee. I said "what's that in real money?"

discus · 07-06-2011 01:42PM

Lanaier wrote: »

You think the ______ and ______ are bad?
What about ______ tourists? They're always loud and rude on holiday, they stand around in groups and either stare at people or get into arguments.

Get back to ______, ya bastards.

Genius!

old hippy · 07-06-2011 01:43PM

mikedragon32 wrote: »

Whatever Parisiens may think of tourists in general they absolutely hate Japanese tourists. In fact, most tourists hate Japanese tourists.

They seem to stick together in their bus tour groupings and go everywhere en masse. Not a problem, you might think til you're in the likes of Galleries Lafayette and there are 50 or so of them hovering around customer service because one of them wants to register for a tourist discount or clogging up the entrance to a Metro station while one has their picture taken.

I've even seen them taking pics of the locals as they remonstrate with the tourists for blocking the entrances!

I'm amazed more aren't evacuated in wooden boxes, to be honest!

All tourist groups are like this, not just the Japanese. Tired old generalising.

Nodin · 07-06-2011 01:45PM

pickarooney wrote: »

I got that exact same reaction in an antique shop in Switzerland. I'm not proud of what I said to the guy.

....though you might console yourself with the thought that he may never discover just quite what a 'geebag' is.

Luxie · 07-06-2011 01:50PM

Ruire wrote: »

Much the same here. I lived in Paris for a few months, it was great fun. The franciliens are generally rather lovely - if, yes, very arrogant.

Yeah, they can be infuriating and yet and yet, I've quite a soft spot for them really.

Lived in Paris as an 18/19 yr old many years ago, had probably the best time of my life, no responsibilties whatsoever, just as long as I had enough for a night out I was happy.

Met some right characters over there.

Ever found the people in a city so rude your government needed to fly you home?

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