Michelin’s new travel guide to Philadelphia called it the “Frenchest American city.” (New Orleans, we were just as surprised as you.) So what makes us French-y? FarFarrAway set out to find out.
Conroy said it’s weird not to see people in sports jerseys, though the French do wear football scarves.
“They’re much more focused on the quality of their life than their work,” she said. “When people go to parties they don’t talk about their jobs here. They may ask ‘What are you reading?’ ”One thing we do share is a strong sense of civic pride.Rush-Goebel agreed. While the French, like Philadelphians, may be a little tougher at the outset, Rush-Goebel said you just need to be genuine and “most of the time, they’ll embrace you.”Though the French don’t typically view Philly as a tourist destination, Havel thinks the Michelin guide, which the French see as “kind of their Bible,” will change that.
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