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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought that the lady at the bakery was being helpful with the pronunciation, not being difficult.

Emily’s clothes are too much and so contrived. [/quote]

It's never polite to correct someone's grammar or pronunciation without being asked first.  Bad manners.[/quote]

You're applying American manners to a different country.[/quote]

Then perhaps the stereotypes portrayed in the show really weren’t so far fetched? Perhaps certain French stereotypes exist for a reason? [/quote]

People have different cultural norms in different countries and regions, including what is considered rude. People are trained to act accordingly through environmental pressure and education. Whether it is rude or not depends on where the conduct is occurring.  If a person is trained that correcting the grammar of a non-native speaker is polite (helpful), than they are doing so according to their training and with good intent, and therefore are not rude. They are perceived as rude by those trained otherwise, and without knowledge of the culture. Presumably, the show writers researched French culture, and knew this, and intentionally mis-portrayed this as rude behavior, or they did not do research and made the show in ignorance. [/quote]

Nice try, pp. But, no.

By your own account, the French don’t think this is rude but Americans do.

The show is American, and we’re watching it through the eyes of an American. So, it’s fine to think it rude...or simply French. [/quote]

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