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Pardon my French, but I married a Frenchman, so I'm well-versed in the idiosyncrasies of the French people.
They do indeed have the best bread, cheese, and wine in the world, but that doesn't excuse ungrateful behavior when traveling abroad. Oftentimes, people will complain about the rudeness of the French people, and that usually stems from confusion and cultural differences, in my experience. Having spent time with many French folk and parlaying across the pond, the French woman in this story was just downright impolite. Taking advantage of her friend and his wife's hospitality, she felt entitled and empowered to criticize every single effort they made to make her comfortable.
It's not the French culture that's troublesome abroad; it's the travelers from any country to go somewhere new and expect it to be just like home. Alas, not everyone has the opportunity to travel to other countries, but when you do, be sure to expect a few differences here and there. That's what makes traveling enjoyable in the first place, isn't it?
PS: Meanwhile, I'm traveling myself in the land of the snow, enjoying the Eastern Sierras in California. It's nothing like home, and I love it that way.
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Woman exhausts her hospitality then tells off her husband's entitled French friend after a week of being criticized for every little non-French thing: 'I wasn't going to keep bending over backwards'
It takes a special type of entitlement to fly around the world, land in a new country, and complain that it's nothing like your home country here. Weirdly enough, I think a lot of people travel with the expectation that they'll have the comforts of home lined up for them. Newsflash, inexperienced travelers, half of the point of going somewhere new is to go somewhere new. Crazy, I know.
However, this French woman had no interest in anything that wasn't French.
After years of talking about visiting her dear ol' childhood friend, she finally decided to branch out and set foot on a plane bound for the other side of the world. Yet, upon crossing the Atlantic, she clearly immediately regretted ever leaving her comfort zone, because she spent every waking moment complaining about bread quality, the lack of cheese, and the heavy local foods of her gracious host: Her friend's wife.
When her hospitality meter finally ran out, the wife snapped, calling out her husband's friend's entitlement and clear lack of gratefulness. Next time she visits, I think she'll be staying in the French Quarter, eating familiar cuisine, and missing out on all the joys and mysteries of travel. Apparently, not everyone is built for it.
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