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Is it just me who has never been treated rudely in Paris (or the rest of France for that matter)?

It's a generalisation, but one which even the (non-Parisian) French tend to maintain. Elsewhere in France you're likely to be treated very well provided you make some effort with the language (which I think is reasonable).

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Not even as part of the typical gaggle of american college girls?

Do gaggles of college girls get treated badly *anywhere*??

Rob