I'm German and had the same experience when I went to France, everyone was smiling everywhere but once I asked them anything in English they just didn't want me there anymore.
At some point I started asking if they speak German first, if I switched to English afterwards they stayed happy.
But yeah fuck them for that, makes you feel super unwelcome...
I'm sure that Parisians don't even like to hear other accents of France. I've never went there, but I wonder what they would have to say about my Swiss French accent.
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u/travturav Jul 20 '25
Visually, I can pass for French. I saw so many big smiles change to angry frowns when I started speaking. Assholes.