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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by hef19898 on Monday October 05, 2020 @08:29AM (#24687095)
Having been to most corners of France so far, I cannot confirm this. I can confirm so, that French have a tendency to not like speaking English at the very beginning of a conversation. They do appreciate so, if foreigners try speaking French. Some even all of a sudden can speak English.
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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by HappySweeney on Monday October 05, 2020 @09:12AM (#24687443)
I live in a bilingual city (english / french), and the french-speakers here that vacationed in France (n=3) all say that the French laughed at them when they tried speaking.
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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by jsjohnst on Monday October 05, 2020 @12:12PM (#24689041)
Yep, as I said, it’s a very specific part of France and not a “French” thing in general. Anecdata is anecdata, but I’ve had a lot of friends (some French, some not) agree that this is common in this specific place, so I know I’m not alone.
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