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punky · 29-02-2008, 15:06

The thing is French people in Calais are sick to death of Brits and act accordingly. Its only natural as it happens in most places that get a heavy influx of foreigners - the natives grow to resent them. If he perseveres beyond Calais, I think he'll find the situation very different.

I went on a coach trip to Calais when I was young, and the hosility displayed to me and my friends was really offensive. I swore I never wanted to go back. but after the missus got some cheap Eurostar tickets, I relented to go to Paris and it was quite different, despite Parisians also sick to death of Brits. It was almost pleasurable.

29-02-2008, 15:06	#19
punky Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 44 Posts: 14,750	Re: French hospitality?? The thing is French people in Calais are sick to death of Brits and act accordingly. Its only natural as it happens in most places that get a heavy influx of foreigners - the natives grow to resent them. If he perseveres beyond Calais, I think he'll find the situation very different. I went on a coach trip to Calais when I was young, and the hosility displayed to me and my friends was really offensive. I swore I never wanted to go back. but after the missus got some cheap Eurostar tickets, I relented to go to Paris and it was quite different, despite Parisians also sick to death of Brits. It was almost pleasurable.