Are French People Actually Rude? (A Native Parisian’s Take)

French people can appear rude using cultural norms from the US & UK. But are we actually rude? I honestly answer in slow French, with subtitles.
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There are a lot of stereotypes out there about French people. If you listened to them, it would be easy to assume that we’re all very romantic, that we all smoke, and that we’re all incredibly fashionable. But the most common stereotype of all? That French people are very rude!
I’m sure you’ve met a French person or two in your life, so you probably have your own idea about this stereotype. But have you ever wondered what French people think? Well, I’ll tell you in today’s lesson! I’ll explain exactly why we got this reputation in the first place, and explain which cultural differences between French people and foreigners are responsible for this misunderstanding.
Today’s lesson will be entirely in French, so you can practice your oral comprehension while you learn key cultural insights that will help you make friends the next time that you’re in France. Don’t worry - I’ll speak slowly so that you can practice your comprehension skills. And don’t forget to turn on the subtitles if you need to.
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine

[@bronwynecg]

Went to Paris as a teenager. Tried asking a newspaper seller (in my best baby American French no less) where a bathroom we located please. Got ignored. Tried asking again, maybe she didn’t hear me. She kept right on knitting. Didn’t even look up. So I was basically set on yes French are rude as hell… This was almost 30 years ago and I’m still mad about that

[@julzgulz1992]

When I lived in France I found the French on the whole to be very kind but not as nice... While Americans can be very nice but not as kind. The French vs American ideas of what is nice and kind are different. For French I felt that being nice in public meant having a polite respect and distance with strangers, but kindness is treating your friends and family with complete love and care. For Americans we think kindness is being smiling and bubbly but we more independent and perhaps even selfish even with our closest loved ones. It's just a difference of culture... But yes, the French are wonderful people. Especially kind to those trying hard to learn their beautiful and challenging language. One Lyonaise man started to nearly cry in line at the bank when he found out that I was an American learning French. He was so proud and happy to meet someone like me!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

dopey comment

[@julzgulz1992]

@@Marcel_Audubon Explain?

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@julzgulz1992 big sweeping generalizations, people weeping in bank lines, you gushing about everything, introducing your lame "deep thoughts" about nice vs. kind. dopey. all of it. are you a 14 year old??

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@julzgulz1992 you actually call people "dude"? sad. Troll talk: the last refuge of someone who can't defend herself rhetorically. All that's left now if for you to whine about "karma'

[@julzgulz1992]

@@Marcel_Audubon haha A great comedian you are! Thanks again for the laughs. Dude! 😜💕🕊️😘

[@Swimmer47]

I live in Paris. It’s not that they are rude. It’s more like they are incredibly guarded - unless they know you. Then they are generally friendly. In America, you can be somewhere and you see something humorous. If a stranger sees it too, they will chuckle with you, perhaps, in the States. That kind of light intimacy does not happen with the French. Formal people. Again, only really friendly if you are acquainted.

[@mwisemiu]

I live in the south, not far from Montpellier. I find that there is a difference between those in Paris and those in the south. The south is less formal, but you hit the nail on the head with French generally being formal. Here is the south, we go from vous to toi, after only an introduction. And in the fishing town I live in, bisous is 3 kisses, not 2 like elsewhere in France. One thing I've found is that the French don't get sarcasm. It's happened so many times that it can't be just one person. A joke isn't funny anymore if you have to explain it. LOL! I love living in France. I just wish I could magically have the language down pat.

[@ajs41]

@@mwisemiu There's a stereotype about Americans not getting sarcasm as well, unless they live in a big city. Not sure if it's true. I'm English where almost everyone is sarcastic all the time. If you try not to be sarcastic in the UK you won't be popular. I know because I've tried it.

[@Dish.Washer]

I'm american. Sarcasm flourishes here​@@ajs41

[@f.-j.j.5738]

I am a Haitian citizen who was sent to France to do an internship in a French hospital (I was a medical student). When I got there, the way they treated me made me decline to go to another internship the next year. I am a native French speaker by the way. Example of things they did. People can tell me if it's cultural differences or rudeness or even racism: 1. I say Bonjour every morning when entering any room. Absolutely no one answers. Everyone answers Bonjour to the next person who comes through the door. 2. The whole department eats together at the cafeteria. When lunch time comes, they call each other and go down together. I spent three months working by their side. Not invited once, even when they saw me eating alone. 3. They went together at a bar to celebrate the end of the program. Not only they didn't invite me, they invited each other in front of me at work while acting like I wasn't in the room. 4. Eye rolls, sighs, avoiding being paired with me, not teaching me specific tasks (it was in the internship curriculum), complaining loudly when asked to supervise me, laughing and mocking my mistakes and the very worse, mocking my accent and mentioning all the negative facts they knew about my country (Haiti is a fairly poor nation). I haven't been back to France since. I was stationed at the University Hospital in Amiens in the North department.

[@lisalu910]

OMG! As soon as you said Amiens, I completely understand! I did a semester of Study Abroad at UPJV and I found Amiens to be exactly as you describe. After five months in that town, no one - NO ONE - had spoken a kind or friendly word to me. It is a beautiful city, and I truly enjoyed being there for that reason, but the people were cold as ice. (In comparison, Paris was warm, welcoming, and friendly!) I don't know that it was racism that you experienced, since I am a white American and got pretty much the same treatment. Wish we could compare stories...

[@Commeunefrancaise]

Dear F.-J., I'm so sorry you had such a horrible experience. Hospital internships in France are known to sometimes be tough and cruel and this is a sad example of it. I hope you find a great job in a great hospital to have a wonderful career.

[@ajs41]

Very sorry to hear about this. If you visit England I hope you like it.

[@Fuyu_ImpactTV]

I am very sorry for what happened! This is clearly not normal. Maybe try other cities? People in Lyon, Montpellier or even Strasbourg or Mulhouse are known to be kind. Even Paris could be a good choice, just be careful: most french people there are workers, middle schoolers, high schoolers or university student and often are in a rush. If they refuse to help you when you ask for help (during week and sometimes saturday), this is normal, they’re just in a hurry. I’m saying that because I’ve seen a lot of tourists complaining about this, but Paris is a capital city after all, this is normal.

[@lllordllloyd]

I, an Australian, spent a couple of years in France. A big difference to my eye was the French do not do the master/servant relationship when doing their jobs. We are so used to shop staff, hospitality workers being over-the-top polite, that when we are treated as equals, we see it as rude. And yelling in English IS rude, so you'll get that right back. Saying 'bonjour' or 'exusez moi' first would make people much more willing to help you. And, when people are not doing their jobs, like you just need directions or something, people are very helpful. Also, don't judge France by Paris.

[@lisalu910]

I found the Parisians downright friendly compared to the French in small towns. Parisians are used to visitors and tend to adapt to our expectations to a certain extent. The small town folks are very "tight" and not likely to warm up to strangers as much.

[@debbiejohnson2789]

That sounds fair enough. God bless us all as we try our best!

[@rebecca_jean]

Pouvez-vous faire plus de vidéos en français, s'il vous plaît? J'aime ce format.

[@AndreaFettweis]

Je ne pense pas que les français sont impolis. Au contraire, quand j'étais en France j'ai toujours rencontré des personnes aimable et très ouverts. Peut-être parce que j'essaie de parler en français même quand j'ai des difficultés de trouver les mots corrects. On a m'aidé presque toujours et je me sens très bien quand je voyage en France. 😊

[@georgeadams1853]

C'est exactement mon expérience en France. Les seules personnes impolies ou désagréables que j'ai rencontrées en France étaient un saoul dans le Métro de Paris et un groupe d'ados bruyants à Mont Saint-Michel que notre guide, évidemment ancienne maîtresse d'école. a dû corriger.

[@victoire4592]

Merci beaucoup!!!! Mais c’est vrai que les différences culturelles nous desservent parfois… Par exemple, je serais très mal à l’aise si une personne que je ne connais pas me prenait dans ses bras 😱, et je sais pourtant que c’est courant dans la culture anglo-saxonne… c’est juste qu’il n’y a pas autant de proximité physique en France, en dehors de la famille. Après, les gens désagréables à Paris, même les français y ont droit 😂! Mais Paris n’est pas la France. Çà reviendrait à dire que tous les américains sont comme les new-yorkais non? En tout cas, nous sommes ravis que les gens viennent visiter notre pays et nous espérons sincèrement qu’ils passent un agréable séjour!

[@valeriehardee3665]

I’ve been to Paris 2X and never felt any rudeness. I’m polite. I greet in French and I attempted every conversation in French. I LOVE France 🇫🇷! I can’t wait to go back 🥰💃🏽

[@ajs41]

I've seen rudeness from a few French waiters no matter how hard you try to speak French. But apparently they're rude to everyone including French people.

[@Fuyu_ImpactTV]

Yes, when waiters are rude in France, they’re rude to everyone, even if you’re French (I’m french and it has happened to me a few times).

[@benm7268]

Merci for this new upload. I like the idea of watching a KZbinr using the French language, speaking it slowly in his or her videos. I am on my B.1 level soon. Listening has been the most difficult part for me so your video today helps me alot .

[@susanreed4996]

I enjoyed this format of lesson 😀

[@maurar5548]

I love this format, please do more :) xxx

[@ogunsadebenjaminadeiyin2729]

It's excellent being back to your channel after a long time. Admittedly, I super-enjoyed this new lesson format. Please let's have more of it. Lesson in spoken French...

[@alvishnev1982]

C'est Amazing! Many thanks for this lesson/episode. Grace a votre slow tempo to me you sound so clear, easy to understand. Pure pleasure. Merci bien pour votre aimable attitude et explanation.

[@heathergrigsby1094]

Merci! J’apprécie beaucoup cette vidéo et je préfère les vidéos en français parce que ça fait apprendre le sujet de la vidéo et améliorer la compréhension orale 👍✨

[@rocioreina2657]

I love this new turn in your videos. Full french éditions are you the best. Thanks a lot for this cultural immersion.

[@jcortese3300]

I never found the French to be rude across the board -- the only thing I ever found across cultures is that city people tend to be abrupt and impatient since the pace of life is so much faster there. And I think most Americans who visit France go to Paris and conclude that the French are rude when what's actually happening is that city people all over the globe come across as brash.

[@lisalu910]

I've spent a good bit of time in France, and honestly I found that people in smaller towns were far less friendly than in Paris. I lived for several months in Amiens and the folks there were cold as ice. They apparently get few American visitors and don't exactly roll out the welcome mat. In Paris, they are used to visitors and appreciate the contribution to their economy. Some of the friendliest French people I met (friendly by French standards, that is) were in Paris while some of the coldest were in the smaller towns.

[@christineyee2117]

J'aime ce format de vidéo: en français avec les concepts clés expliqués en anglais. Merci!

[@islezeus]

J'aime bien ce format de lecon. Merci Geraldine!

[@bytheway1031]

Thanks for posting!

[@lisalu910]

I've spent nearly a year in France, and this is my take on it: the French are NOT rude, quite the opposite, they are extremely polite. (In fact, by their standards Americans are rude because many of us just blurt out what we want to say without observing la politesse.) However, the French are not exactly friendly, and there's a difference. It is expected to say bonjour to everyone you encounter, however you don't SMILE at strangers, and you avoid direct eye contact. The French don't chat up strangers like Americans do - we can make lifelong friends in the checkout line at the supermarket! It is really just a cultural difference that you have to be aware of: the French tend to be polite but reserved, while Americans tend to be friendly but overly familiar. If you understand this when interacting with French people, you'll find they're not rude at all. PS...I'll add that another cultural difference is the frankness of the French. They do not give idle compliments such as many Americans do - if a French person compliments you, it is a rare thing but it you can be sure it is GENUINE. At the same time, when you compliment them, they don't demur as we do, they figure what you say is true so why deny it? Sometimes that frankness can seem "rude" to us, but once you understand it, you can totally appreciate it!

[@hayesdabney]

I heard the peach-coconut comparison when talking about American English and German. Love your teaching style, by the way.

[@spevenpave5669]

That was a good lesson! I was able to understand almost all of it at that pace, and the slow imitation helped as well.

[@TaxerM]

Same, I was pretty surprised I was picking up almost everything. Good motivation to keep going!

[@jazmindevitt4361]

Bonjour Profesour Géraldine, merci pour cette vidéo où vous avez parlé en français. Vraiment je le préfère parce que mon première but est amélioréer mes capacités de comprenhend le français. Beaucoup de temps quand je voir un film je le trouve très difficile de comprendre, c'est presque comme si c'était une autre langue! Ce pour ça je vous demande si vous pouviez faire des vidéos que nous aideront dans cette situation. Merci beaucoup. À la prochaine.

[@poolerboy]

I mean, it isn’t just outsiders stereotyping Parisians. The same government issued leaflets to correct rude behavior. I believe this occurred about 9 years ago or so. 🤷‍♂️

[@Joekary5]

It's hard for me to understand absolutely everything. Pretty much all the stereotypes I hear about are from people who have never traveled in their life haha.

[@richardfreeman511]

Merci beaucoup mais je voudrais vous demander quelques choses: quelle méthode dois-je utiliser pour que mes élèves arrivent à bien parler couramment. Merci

[@richard_ager]

Merci Geraldine! J'apprends beaucoup plus quand vous parlez en français.

[@LisaMolomot]

J’adore les épisodes en français !

[@kiranshiv773]

Lovely... thank u very much

[@christophernixon367]

A few years back I cycled through France and Spain... nothing but kindness and friendliness all the way! Don't believe in any national stereotypes! Be honest and friendly - smile!... and it will be reciprocated... we are all the same...

[@DougGray-xf3hz]

After living in France (30 years ago), working for a French multinational and visiting many many times, as an Australian my take is that the French abhor insincerity and expect truthful and genuine interchange. The glib niceties that many English speaking cultures engage in the French will simply ignore - in my opinion given the value they deserve. How one communicates in France is the key, a sincere Bonjour Madam / Monsieur and pause with an expectation of a genuine response is a very important first step at least so far as I have experienced. Surprisingly this is similar in Australia but use English - no one speaks French here. Btw a recent Australian prime minister discovered insincerity and dishonesty goes down very badly in France…

[@SpaceMateMHL]

I much prefer this style of video - thanks great 👍

[@kimberlyoldschool]

Based on my travels, the French were just fine, the Dutch are charming, the Aussies are super-friendly, the Finns are a bit distant, the Spaniards are great when they stand still long enough to talk to you, and the Scots are fun as long as you have an English-to-English translation handy. The only place where I felt people were more likely rude than not was Italy.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

Dutch are sweet when they want something from you, otherwise super rude.

[@lisalu910]

Italy? Really? I suppose you're talking about people in Rome or Milan rather than Italians in the countryside and smaller towns. That is like saying Americans are all impatient and abrupt based on having only visited NYC. Italians are some of the warmest, most welcoming people I've encountered traveling in Europe!

[@kimberlyoldschool]

@@lisalu910 true, I can only speak to a small area of Italy! I would go back in a heartbeat because it was the best food I’ve ever had in my life, across the board.

[@McGhinch]

Except when someone was peeved, I've never met unfriendly people. But I observed that "friendliness" is definitively a cultural matter. What in my home are might be considered "friendly", someone from somewhere else might consider this not friendly according to his/her standards. While in Germany "Can I take an apple?" is friendly, in England this would be rude. But the English "May I have an apple, please?" is considered also polite in Germany, albeit it might be regarded as classy or upscale. If you believe that someone is not friendly enough, maybe your standard doesn't fit occasion or area.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

@@McGhinch Rubbish. There might be finer cultural nuances in norms of politeness (e.g. questions on job or marital status: rude in one country, perfectly fine in another). But with respect to NL, it is unequivocal rudeness as exhibited by constant expressions of disgust, impatience, sense of entitlement, racist overtures, coldness and kurtness in interactions. Hardly, someone's subjective opinion.

[@malardjm]

Well done!

[@husseinb9688]

very nice teacher

[@jimmyyves7924]

J'aime comme vous parlez si clairement. Je peux comprendre tous les mots que vous dites.

[@lesliegoh42]

Such an amiable way of looking at cultural differences. Merci

[@gogosecondtime]

J'aime bien cette façon de leçon: en français, mais lent. C'est mieux pour penser en la langue. Et aussi, les répétitions au bout. C'est excellent.

[@danielecanci4893]

et en parlant des leçons en français je les aimes beaucoup mieux :) ça permet d'apprendre plus vite et c'est plus efficace! et puis il y a toujours des sous-titres pour ceux qui veulent la traduction :)

[@Steve157Oh]

I went there a couple of months ago and everyone I met was friendly and very easy to talk to. Apart from the armed police who we met when we tried some incorrect tickets on the Metro!

[@lacrima152]

I've been to France quite a lot of times and the more I understand French, the nicer French people are 😉

[@landmannmike]

The French are rude, but only if you break the social rules. For example, in a shop you must say Bonjour followed by je voudrais and finishing with s'il vous plait. And look the person in the eyes. If you just say, je veux une baguette, that is properly impolite, some shopkeepers might even ignore you and start serving someone else. In English I suppose similar to walking into a bakery and saying, give me a baguette. Another tip, don't smile at people you don't know. Quite common in English speaking cultures (although not New York or London). The French don't do it, if you smile at the shopkeeper he will probably think you are an idiot.

[@katehobbs2008]

I think they are very polite and courteous. As drivers they are the most courteous of any country I have ever driven in (including Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, England, Italy, Mexico, Spain.). 🇦🇺

[@J0HN_D03]

Except Paris... 😂 (I'm Parisian)

[@juliehardy7510]

I find that bakers shop are packed and by the time you get to the front of the queue you have been practising and are very wound up! So when the say something unexpected I have a memory wipe and even forget Bonjour! I am so sorry 🥰

[@dannyestrada8572]

As an Asian visiting France I encountered a french guy screaming at me for ordering a cigarette. I guess he didn’t understand me. The whole tour group turned around decided not buy from his store.

[@danielecanci4893]

le mot le plus souvent utilisé pour les français à l'etranger c'est "arrogant" :P meme si ça depend toujours des personnes :)

[@rik8809]

I’ve been to France once, spending most of my time in Paris. I found the people there to be very helpful and friendly. Good manners and making an effort to speak the language will take you a long way. Thank you for another great video! 😀

[@solojaz9]

super!

[@charles-vq6sd]

merci

[@nancyfletcher3482]

Bonjour. Je préfére les leçons en Français...on peut practiquer plus. Merci

[@LearnPolishwithEvaKam]

Moi j'aime bien tes lecons ! je les trouve tres utils :)

[@borgestheborg]

I like this channel because you speak French very slowly and deliberately, which is great for a beginner like me.

[@88ashjen]

The first thing that comes to mind is food. I feel like you guys love eating and enjoy food. I think when most people try to connect with different cultures and language barriers people have assumptions. I’m sure there are rude, nice and angry in French culture just as it is in all cultures!

[@Lea-rb9nc]

It isn't just the food. The French love life and celebrate it every day.

[@alyssabaquir]

j'aime bien ce type de vdeo

[@msumohamed8490]

Bon courage Bonne continuation Bon effort

[@MisterM4n]

Its people individually.. not whether they are of a specific group that determines who they are or how they are

[@Anteater23]

Yes

[@RosemaryN]

Je préfère la leçon comme ça, tout en français et le review après . Merci

[@SnabbKassa]

The biggest thing that creates the impression is the driving manners. French drivers aren't courteous to each other and they certainly aren't to people with any foreign plates. I don't think any other country in the world does the thing where you leave your left indicator on for 20 km of distance, and trying to do 75 km/h through every village.

[@dholtemann]

I've noticed in Paris many people will rush into the metro when the doors open, barely letting others out, in order to be the first to reach one of the few empty seats. And this doesn't happen every once in a while, rather it is very common. People don't seem to find that behavior rude. They seem to accept it as normal. How can this be?

[@enriquesanchez2001]

Happens in NYC all the time

[@ajs41]

Sorry to go off topic by talking about English when we're supposed to be just talking about French, but it's interesting that the French words for rude, when translated into English, ironically don't sound as strong as the word "rude" itself in English. Impolite, disagreeable, etc, would be used to describe someone who is slightly rude but not very rude. Also rude doesn't usually mean the same as vulgar, obscene, etc, which is interesting.

[@fudomyoo9762]

The only friendly people I found in France were from Normandy.

[@indricotherium4802]

Je pense qu'un manque de politesse c'est pas comme un manque de patience ou la préférence de garder les distances.

[@kikifr6026]

Géraldine, le vidéo en français me fais pensé en français, alors pour moi cette un "win- win". Est-ce dit un gagnant- gagnant?

[@ajcics]

Yes kind of

[@stevenw.miguel]

What’s difficult is in the US, we twist ourselves into pretzels to be polite. In France, it’s just expected to know the culture. In Paris I noticed this

[@stevenw.miguel]

@@enriquesanchez2001 no, there’s even an odd rule you gotta follow before that. Mostly it’s just, “oh, you aren’t French? Piss off”

[@jaimeraz4293]

J'aime ce format. Moins de parler anglais c'est meilleur

[@davebirkett6219]

J'ai toujours trouvé les Français gentils et généreux.

[@bridgetrose1011]

Tout en français! C'est genial!

[@Lea-rb9nc]

I moved from California to the Aude in 2007. I've never been happier.

[@asmrlovers6829]

“The idea that French people smoke” . It’s not an idea . All French smoke! I went to Disneyland this past January and the amount of second hand smoke I inhaled! 😩 same in the city. Someone always had a cigarette. I would say 50% of the people there smoke 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@brightmwole7065]

Qu'est-ce que ca veut dire 'nul' en francais?

[@J0HN_D03]

Nul = bad OU rubbish

[@PRmoustache88]

Je pense ce que nul est zéro ou rien. Ou une personne n'a aucune valeur dans le monde.

[@J0HN_D03]

@@PRmoustache88 ça dépend du sens de la phrase. Ça peut être "nul" dans le sens de "personne" (nobody).

[@manonamanona9594]

J'aime beaucoup que tu as parlé en français.

[@kathierezek3515]

I have not found the French to be impolite. I have seen Americans approach French aggressively demanding something in English and think that may be where the perception begins! I have found that if I approach with a smile and say, "Bonjour! Excuex-moi, je ne parle pas bien" or something like that they are most helpful and kind! I have made some very good friends on my visits!

[@jnadms]

I find that big-city dwellers are the same all over the world--perceived as "rude," but what it really is is an instinct of preserving privacy in a densely crowded environment. Respect is shown by minding one's own business and showing certain considerations for your fellow city-dwellers. That, and we get tired of tourists. We're just trying to go about our lives, we don't want to spend our time entertaining tourists.

[@michaelcrummy8397]

À mon avis, il existe des différences culturelles dans les pays différents, mais je crois que la nature humaine est universelle.

[@hyunjinki1995]

Euh Pour moi de j’amour grande de les cultures Québeçois en comparer dans la culture métropolitain Les Quebeçois es très polies et très très très intéressantes Je suis pour la Québec et d’île Jersey

[@janetmackinnon3411]

I like the skeleton in the hat, behind you! C'est une sorte de commentaire?

[@abdullahabed5173]

Très culturelle

[@kikifr6026]

Oops, la vidéo me fait penser en français

[@thelucksboutique1768]

Are New Yorkers rude?

[@Nakita_Jade]

I find that no, French people aren’t rude. That stereotype comes from Americans who go to PARIS, expect it to be a city of love and don’t even attempt to speak French. Parisians are more “stuck up” than the average majority of French people. When I lived in the south of France I couldn’t tell you how sweet and welcoming everyone was, how kind they were to me for speaking French. The corrections they made weren’t so overly kind and I think Americans feel the need to be coddled so I’m sure it hurts more. Overall if the pandemic didn’t require me to come home due to a visa I would have settled and got French citizenship. One day! (Also everything I said about Americans comes from being an American myself)

[@lisalu910]

The only people in France who ever spoke kindly to me or complimented me on my French (yes, really!) were in Paris. In smaller towns (especially in the north) I was shunned or they "pretended" not to understand me... "Comment? Je comprends pas."

[@Kitiwake]

Was in France last week. Not rude Just stupid. Mobile phones have made them so.

[@Kitiwake]

Cé bon que cé ci enterement en Francais.

[@wambraceramicspriscillacha5784]

Yea, they are. I don’t care haha

[@onehalfmedia]

The French are not rude, but they are obstinate.

[@sams3015]

True and it’s funny because the Americans calling them rude are just as bad but they just smile and lie about feeling uncomfortable or are unwilling to change. You’ll get an empty “I will keep that in mind” instead of an outright “I’m not doing that”. Just a different cultural expression of human stubbornness

[@J0HN_D03]

@@sams3015 yes I think French people are more honest, frank, direct.

[@joylynch5204]

Well because she switched from English to French halfway through the video I think that was pretty rude

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

I was taught that French people never used deodorant.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

Complete falsehood.