Euros and Language Barriers

If the euro is not keeping you from visiting France then
maybe it is the language barrier?  So many of my friends avoid
France due to this idea that they need to speak the language.
This used to be true.

Today France is rolling with the punches linguistically.
Like Germany and Holland, France is requiring English
as a second language in schools.  The youth of Gaul is
making great efforts to learn English.  It used to be
that when tourists would go outside of Paris they would
be "on their own" with French.  Now its not just Parisians
who speak English.  In the provinces(anywhere outside of
La Capitale) more and more people accommodate Yanks.

So is it true that French hate Americans?  And is it true that
they like us more if we speak French?  Well, to the first question,
the answer is no.  The French really like us.  They love so much
about America, as we love so much about France.  The French
can seem standoffish to Americans because this is their normal
disposition.  They are that way to everyone Chinese to African.

Most French love to practice their English skills.  So if you
encounter English speaking French people they will most
likely love talking with you.  If, on the other hand, you meet
those that do not speak English you will probably feel
like they are being rude when this happens wherever one goes
in the world, no just in France.

Open up your horizons to include France if this "barrier" was
your consternation.  Times have changed.  The fastest train
in the world awaits you.  The Chunnel will take you there from
London.  The largest passenger jet(Airbus A380) will glide you
to Charles De Gaulle airport.  And if French technology is not
your bag then wait till you wake up each morning to still warm
"elastic inside" croissants that go so well fruit jams
with French Roast Coffee.  The sky's the limit even
if you don't speak French!  Vive l' Anglais!!!