I love the French, mostly for this contraption:
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It's just the Americans and, as usual with these things, it's for no reason apart from falling for propaganda, with a dash of white suoremecy too, of course. The rest of us know the only reason the US exists is because you carried them to independence. You're all friendly, cool, and riot like demons.
You've clearly never talked to a French person.
Hell, expats can be as condescending.
I lived in Chamonix for a while and am back visiting friends after Italy, literally this Wednesday (woo!)
It's not "condescending", they just don't lie. They straight up tell you if you're being an arse, if they're not interested, if you said something stupid, or if you're not respecting others. The French will immediately let you know if you have food stuck between your teeth so you don't go around looking like an idiot for the next hour. They will give $5 for your five dollar words that you think are worth twenty.
It's refreshing being around people that don't lie for the sake of self-centred people with large, fragile egos, so you can see why some Americans really struggle suddenly being put in front of the French mirror.
Many cultures are like this around the world, though. It's more normal than not and the French don't exactly lean into it heavy either.
As a French person I can explain, it's because France is a shit country
I can provide some nuance: it's because France is a shit country, the French know it's shit, but still insist that both the country and it's language is superior.
Hey bud, it's OUR shit country!
But you're good at baking, though. You've got that going for you.
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"seemingly" no reason ...
Dude I worked in Quebec for 4 years, I can give you reasons until you beg for mercy
There was a brief period between when I encountered the people of Paris and when I made it outside of Paris that I had some opinions about the French.
Some guy in Nice made me a baguette hot dog that I dream about and he was so nice.