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[QUOTE="Townie72, post: 2852649, member: 780"]
I think you are getting pretty bad advice.

Not everyone is as sensitive. Waiters and hotel clerks might be more prone to overlook it. But the garden-variety Frenchman really doesn't like it. It's seems to them like it is impolite and even disrespectful of the language. We aren't anywhere near as persnickety about people speaking proper English. But they are about their language. The average Frenchman in Paris can speak better English than visiting American can speak French. If you are there, watch how quickly they switch the conversation to English when you start to try and communicate in French.

There are dozens of little difference in the culture. For example, walking down the street eating an apple is to them crude. Food should be consumed at a table with a table cloth. Not greeting a store owner or a clerk when entering a store is very bad manners. If you walk through Paris you might notice how well dressed everyone is, especially when compared to the US.

You won't hear any of this from Rick Steve's.
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