Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #309272 in Books
• Published on: 2000-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

A "MUST READ" IF YOU ARE GOING TO FRANCE
I just got back from Paris, and I am so glad I read "Savoir Flair!" and "French or Foe." These two books prepared me for my trip and helped to make it even more pleasurable. I loved Paris! In fact, I loved it so much, I'm going back in August, so two trips in a matter of three months!
The people of France were nothing but welcoming. Everyone was so nice. The French people went out of their way to be kind to me. I know for a fact that because of reading these books, I knew what to expect and how to handle myself in their environment. Everyone should read Polly Platt's books and take a few French lessons before they go to France, if they want to get the most out of their time there.

I am now going to reread these books before I go again. I have purchased many books about France, but these were by far the most helpful.

TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TRIP, READ POLLY PLATT'S BOOKS!
I just got back from Paris, and I am so glad I read "Savoir Flair!" and "French or Foe." These two books prepared me for my trip and helped to make it even more pleasurable. I loved Paris! In fact, I loved it so much, I'm going back in August, so two trips in a matter of three months!

The people of France were nothing but welcoming. Everyone was so nice. The French people went out of their way to be kind to me. I know for a fact that because of reading these books, I knew what to expect and how to handle myself in their environment. Everyone should read Polly Platt's books and take a few French lessons before they go to France, if they want to get the most out of their time there.

I am now going to reread these books before I go again. I have purchased many books about France, but these were by far the most helpful.

Tips for Enjoying Paris
I bought this book with high hopes and found it enjoyable. The writing is fun and whets your appetite for your trip to France.

However, just about every chapter in the book is specifically geared toward Paris. There are all kinds of wonderful tips about place to go and things to see - in Paris. I'm not going to Paris.

Perhaps Ms. Platt's tips on behavior are probably applicable all over France, but perhaps not. I mean, do you go about things in the same way in Seattle as you do in New York? In a book subtitled "211 Tips for Enjoying France and the French", I expected more information about the rest of the country.

Change the subtitle to "211 Tips for Enjoying Paris and the Parisians" and I'd give it 5 stars.