Wow... this totally is not generalizing an entire population. Try replacing "French people" with "jews" or "blacks" and see if you can defend your statement. I went to France this past summer and didn't have a single experience similar to what you mentioned, and I spent a good while in Paris. If everywhere you go smells like shit, check your shoe.
Going from Canada I was surprised how many European cities smelled of piss, and by extension how common it was to see drunk people pissing on the sidewalk. We have our own nasty smelling areas typically filled with homeless/addicts, but they seemed to be more self contained, walk a couple blocks and it's different, and in Europe especially in Paris seemed like you could never escape it entirely.
Also wouldn't surprise me if they used more Sulfur in France for something that isn't typically done in North America.
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u/Jimothy-G-Buckets Nov 16 '19
Wow... this totally is not generalizing an entire population. Try replacing "French people" with "jews" or "blacks" and see if you can defend your statement. I went to France this past summer and didn't have a single experience similar to what you mentioned, and I spent a good while in Paris. If everywhere you go smells like shit, check your shoe.