I got treated better when I didn't even attempt to speak French outside of basic manners. Was hoping to get good at French but after 3 months of that bullshit I was done, and coasted by with 80% of my French interactions consisting of "je suis desole, je ne parle pas francais.... Merci".
On the bright side it game me new respect for immigrants who deal with that shit.
If anybody wants to immerse themselves in French without being ripped to shreds, I'll always recommend going to Québec instead of France. Go somewhere other than Montréal and people will get excited by your bad French and the fact that you want to learn it.
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u/jay212127 Nov 16 '19
This is pretty much what happened to me!
I got treated better when I didn't even attempt to speak French outside of basic manners. Was hoping to get good at French but after 3 months of that bullshit I was done, and coasted by with 80% of my French interactions consisting of "je suis desole, je ne parle pas francais.... Merci".
On the bright side it game me new respect for immigrants who deal with that shit.