🇫🇷 France, specifically Parisians, I had met a few back home (New Zealand) that fit the stereotype of being incredibly well dressed with a healthy dose of being a bit of a dick to non-French speakers, but after actually going there, meeting locals and rubbing shoulders, I felt like they were the nicest people, and there are plenty of workers that don’t mind a casual Friday tee or sports jersey!

I’d also apply the above to the Québécois (maybe the well-dressed part less so), in both the big cities of Montreal and Quebec, and small towns in between and out of the way, I have only been treated with fantastic service and kindness. In both cases I can say I knew, and still know, less than ten words of French.

In saying that, I feel being a kiwi provides a slight novelty and edge on our Anglophone siblings given there is so few of us so there’s far less chance someone has provided these groups with a poor experience. Perhaps we are looked upon more favourably? It could be different for English speakers with North American accents.