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[QUOTE="Former member 104756, post: 1082019"] I agree Richmond, and that was my experience walking the Le Puy Way in 2014 - when I was often the only person in a group who spoke English as a first language - and I had v little French. But the more effort I made the more I was able to 'communicate' in Frenglish which was tough for me but I'm guessing it was even worse for the French people trying to make sense of what I said! I take the view that the onus is on me in a foreign country. Regarding the comment from [USER=96593]@Pilgrim2023[/USER] that ‘the French will generally not be very sociable to outsiders’, that has not been my experience especially seen in the context of language barriers. I think that we - me included - sometimes make the mistake of assuming that if someone can speak a few words or phrases in English, they can do much more. That is often not the case - e.g. in France with people of a certain generation for whom English was not taught in school. Putting yourself in their shoes, it's understandable that even though they can speak a few words or phrases, anything longer or more complicated is difficult and frustrating. My husband was certainly in that category when we met. From what I know of others who have walked more recently than me - and from gite owners on the Le Puy and from our own experience looking after our friends' gite in Eauze in 2018 - the Le Puy Way is certainly more 'international' than it was in 2014 - though, less so immediately post Covid restrictions. Bon chemin! [/QUOTE]
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