I don't think this thread has been made already.




"Natalie Portman" has been trending in France all day here, she gets dragged to the pits.

She's such a mess though, what's wrong with you having to say "hello" before asking a salesman something in a shop or something? Is she really dragging people for being "too polite"?

She deserves it. There's really nothing wrong with a little "bonjour."

Why are people dumb?

I hate the internet.

She didn't make a qualitative judgement on the etiquette, she just explained it what her experience was.
So no Haribo she doesn't deserve ****.

Would you critic French people if you weren't a French person?

Sorry but what she's saying is 100% true?

I adore France - particularly Paris, I've lived there before and come on, it's well known the French can be really rude. I have encountered a great deal of rude French people, particularly in stores/basically wherever customer service is concerned.

Of course there's a mixture of rude + polite people everywhere, and I have encountered a many great polite French people. But I'm just saying she certainly isn't exaggerating by any means.

I get her bit about the clothes in a shop may seem a little extra, but it's difficult to really convey unless you experience it. Like you really do (quite often) have to pause for a bit between your 'hello' and then your question. It just feels odd and can be a bit of an adjustment.

Also we have to consider the context here, she is discussing the difference between France (which we've established is famous for being rude) and America which couldn't be more of a polar opposite - to the extent where a lot of people can find Americans (in a customer service way) sometimes even a little overbearing with how helpful they try to be. She is just highlighting there is a vast difference between politeness/customer service in the two cultures.

Chill out France

French people are so cordial I love them. Except for most Parisians though, they're kind of rude no shade

Drag her down

She literally said saying "Hello" when you enter a shop and before asking the salesman some help was too "rigid". It just sounds pretty normal to me to act so. There's nothing rigid. I thought it was WW knowledge.

She's dragging France for this and not their racist laws?

Ok sis.

At what point did she use the word "rigid"? I want timestamps!

Eh whatever. France is ****. Unban the burkiniban and cut the islamophobia that triggers even more terrorism and then maybe y'all will become worthy of international respect again.

I didn't wanna be the one to say it, but...

Because she didn't clearly say the word, it means it was not what she meant? What a mess, otherwise she wouldn't bring it up


This has NOTHING to do with this thread, wtf?

It's not that serious. She was just explaining how it works

Have you even watched the video? Or are you just too sensitive? She is dragging them because according to her they are rude and not friendly (you can understand this in the first minute of the video) and uptight with a lot of rules and codes (the second half of the video.) Hope this was helpful and if she is saying it, it is probably true.

She's been very critical of France for things like that and anti-semitism in the past.
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And she's not wrong. She didn't say anything offensive or inaccurate here.

Every time I want to ask a person something I am polite and say hello first, or "excuse me"....

That's even more stupid since you mostly say "Hello" before asking something in order to catch the person's attention. That's a polite way to do so.
Of course you don't show up in a shop and be like "Do you have this?" without catching nicely their attention first.