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. . . but I know better than to judge a whole country by the silly response of one person ;-)

Or, indeed, a forum by one person. But whether anyone else will still be here to listen once you've run out of people to be rude to, I wonder.

Yes, trip is four 4 people. I thought meals in France were expensive, I was budgeting 70 euros per day per person.

Well that is much more reasonable, but still only €3,136 for four for eight days ... and it can be substantially less than €280 per day for a four-person family (add on for four individual adults)

But I agree with the above (and subject to relative currency rates) eating sensibly in France is similar to other Western countries, and if you're creative / strategic about it (self-catering breakfast with baguettes and croissants, picnic lunches, buying alcohol in supermarkets, using public transport, etc), then you can travel very economically indeed, without undue compromise of your enjoyment of the place.

An apartment with a kitchen is a great asset, if self-catering suits your travel style ... but if travel for you is all about no cooking and dining out fairly well, then you are budgeting for it.

bamboo, you know nothing about me, you started it by insulting my country, I responded. Case closed unless you wish to take this further.

Thanks for replies everyone.

bamboo, you know nothing about me, you started it by insulting my country, I responded. Case closed unless you wish to take this further.

Where did I insult your country? I know where you started insulting me, that part is clear ;-)

minor currencies like the Canadian Rupee ... perhaps seen as derogatory?

Exactly, Canadian rupee, not nice, what if I were to say at one time the Canadian dollar was worth 4.5 francs and we used them as toilet paper, would you be offended? In any case I didn't come on here to argue, I prefer to utilize my time more constructively. Us Canadians have a reputation to uphold, that we are very polite, live in one of the best countries in the world and hey, we even helped liberate France, even though some of them are very rude. So I'll not take your bait and reply to you anymore.

Anyway dignor - you have Montréal and Québec City to visit if you need a French hit, no need to go to France itself!

Why is rupee derogatory? The rupee is a wonderful currency that belongs to a wonderful country, or actually countries as there are several that use it. just like 'dollar' is used by several countries. It's not like it's such an original name.

Perhaps your reaction to the word'rupee' betrays your own feeling of superiority and perhaps even racism towards other cultures?

Us Canadians have a reputation to uphold, that we are very polite, live in one of the best countries in the world and hey, we even helped liberate France, even though some of them are very rude.

You're not doing a greAt job upholding that reputation BTW.

But it's an interesting analogy with what happens when people travel. The French are no more rude than anybody else. However, due to cultural differences they sometimes respond in ways that North Americans interpret as rudeness.

In most cases it was the North American that started off rude because he/she wasn't aware of the cultural differences that exist in how you interact with people.

This post is a great example as an innocent remark, which you take out of context, leads to a barrage of invectives including much chest-thumping about the war.

I suggest before you leave Canada, read up on some cultural tips for visiting Europe and France in particular. If you follow this advice, it will greatly enhance your travel experience.