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Originally Posted by Gareth
Nor to the right places in France. There are things I dislike about France and the Frenchies, but like OB says about Spain, if you know the right places to go then you'll have a fab time  |
Most of Europe is like that. People tend to go the the holiday/tourist hotspots (naturally), then form an opinion of it. Consider a Japanese tourist who visits London then declares they don't like England because it's dirty, full of traffic etc etc. Yet show them Oxford or The New Forest and it's a completely different picture. In addition, a lot of Brits abroad don't have the benefit of language abilities, and that does throw up a barrier straightaway, not least when they adopt the "If you don't understand me speaking English, I'll shout English" approach.
For the record, out of the two countries France gets my vote every time. Although of late I've spent a lot of time in Poland, and I can't speak highly enough of the place, people etc.