Re: Ask a frenchman
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Are American sports popular in France?
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Basketball is very popular. Baseball, US Football & Hockey are very small here.
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How do people in France feel about having the best footballers in the world?
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Extremely proud, because we did not have a very successful history in football before the 98 win (not to say we sucked but we were never world champions and only once european champions). Zidane is the #1 celebrity in terms of popularity, and he doesn't even play anymore!
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If I visited France, how would people treat me if I knew zero French?
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They'd manage to communicate with you but it would be a little uncomfortable/awkward/tense sometimes, depending on context and the people you meet/hang out with. I suggest learning a little bit, at least the basics one-word sentences like "bonjour" for "hello", "merci" for "thanks", etc... It's small stuff like that shows your interest in the language.
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