[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by jyl
Curious what do you have against France?

That said, next year we will stay in the US for the summer vaca (unless my business has had an impressively fast ramp-up). With the weak dollar, the cost of taking 4 people to Europe for 3+ weeks is - well, if I'd realized how much prices have gone up in 1 year, I wouldn't have set this year's trip in motion.

Have you spent a lot of time in France? I have and refuse to return on pleasure except for Le Mans or the Nice/Monaco areas.

I go to Paris 6-10 times a year on business and the people are the same, just plain rude if you are not from Paris. They are even rude to other French people if they are not from Paris, so its not just to us Ami's.

Problem is that there are so many nice places in Europe that given the choice of going somewhere that has people who are friendly to you, or going to a place where they are rude, which one would most people pick? Personally I will spend my money in a place where the people are friendly.

Try spending sometime in Budapest, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam or Kopenhagen then remember the way you were treated in Paris. I would much prefer spending my hard earned money in a city/country where they are friendly to everyone.