CNBC reports that the City of Paris has provided workers in the tourist industry with a manual called “Do you speak touriste?” The goal of the manual is to teach workers in the industry how tourists from various countries would like to be treated.
If vous parlez Francais, you can check out the web site, ici!
3 Things We Would Add To A Tourist Manual For Parisians
1. If you are a cab driver, and someone asks you to take them to the Eiffel Tower, they mean the one they can see before they get in the cab, not the imitation one in Las Vegas! When the Eiffel Tower starts getting far away, tourists might get suspicious that you are taking an overly long route. Unlike in Las Vegas, where a trip from the airport next to the Strip next to the airport won’t at all seem suspicious when it takes longer than five minutes.
2. Add a section for Canadians to your tourist manual. People from Quebec are fluent in French, and people from other provinces have spent up to 12 years of grade school learning French. So at least humor them when they ask a simple-seeming question in French like “What time is it?” or “Where can I find authentic French Poutine, like the kind sold in Quebec?” or “Why Is The Fake Windmill At Moulin Rouge Funnier Than The Live Show?”
3. Hey, what’s up with all the people in Europe sitting on outdoor stairs like there’s a party going on the stairs? We’re not saying anything is wrong with this. We just want to know who thought hanging out on stairs was more fun than sitting in the grass in the park instead. More importantly, how do we get invited to a party on stairs. Is there an Evite telling people which step to meet on? If so, we knew there was a reason Evite was still in business in this Facebook era.
Don’t worry French readers, nous aimon la France. Have your own suggestions for tourists, put them in the comments below!
