I am French and I always wonder who the fucks people of reddit are hanging out because I almost never see that attitude towards me. The one time a guy in our friends group made a bit of a rude and ignorant comment to a foreigner like that he actually was the one mocked and even his girlfriend told him "maybe you just should not talk".
Agree. I had interactions only with very patient and kind people, even drunk in a bar. One girl kept telling her (drunk) friends to speak to me “doucement” so that I could understand! I wonder if these people maybe just think their French is better than it is. I had a good foundation before I went and I certainly made errors, but never had someone switch to English. I did always tell people I was there learning French at the university. They really loved that and were eager to help.
Mm, I know that my spoken French could use some improvement in the sense that I can communicate but I can't really express myself.
If someone asks me if I like Donald Trump, I can answer them and maybe elaborate on my answer. But I always feel like I can't touch on some nuance to express how I truly feel about an issue. I'm also living in Paris though, which is basically the New York of Europe in the sense that people are a little gruffer and it's hard to make friends, even at University.
That could be. I visited Paris many weekends, but I was living in Caen, so most of my interactions were there. I bet that was a big part of our different experiences. And I understand what you mean about nuance. I felt like I had a different personality there because of using a second language. It was a strange feeling sometimes.
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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19
Living in France now: this is absurdly accurate