I lived in Nancy, Lorraine.
The steryotypes do apply to Paris. It is not a friendly environment at all.
That's right and I think it's the same in the south-east, in big towns like Nice, Marseille, etc. Most of the people looked really irritated by the crowd of tourists when I came there for holidays.
About the courtesy level, I think it's ratherly specific to latins countries : Italy, Spain, France where people are uite ... outspoken ^_-.
Another French dude! Welcome.
What French party are you in/vote for?
