Pardon. Je pense que c’est plutôt “m’empêche d’y retourner”?

If you persist with your French, most will accommodate you. I usually ask for them to speak slowly, and most do and are quite patient. Some want to practice their English ... some are impatient with slowly and improperly spoken French, but overwhelmingly most appreciate the effort to speak French in France. (I'm a historian of French history who has live in Paris during research trips numerous times--my French is not great, but I survive ... and this is my actual first-hand experience). And I agree, this is a great UKposts channel!!😉

Nothing personal but French students take mandatory two or four years os English. So, if they think you are American, they get to practice. My French accent sounded eventually like a German - French accent that they had to endure my french, and I got to practice!

Unfortunately, even if you speak relatively good French they tend to switch to /their lousy/ English.

I tried to get into a 'Mission Impossible' screening at 'Le Grand Rex' in the deuxieme, dubbed French but the ticket seller tried (repeatedly) to divert me to an English version showing later. You just have to insist.

Yes of course. They prize their English ability and want to show it rather than baby sit your French, which is typically arrogant of them.

The 15th is very residential, it's where middle-calss/upper middle-class families live. So it has a lot of commodities, such as shops, restaurants, good transportation etc. but there isn't a huge lot to see for a tourist. There are things to see nevertheless : - in the south near the border of the city there is a portion of "la Petite Ceinture", an old railway reconverted as a "promenade" - Parc Georges Brassens in the southeast is interesting because it used to be a slaughterhouse - in the east near Montparnasse you can see the Institut Pasteur (Montparnasse is also partly in the 15th) - in the north near the 7th the metro is overground - in the northwest there is the Beaugrenelle neighbourhood which has a big shopping centre and high towers - in the northwest too there is the Commerce neighbourhood which is quite charming, with commercial streets and cafés - in the west there is the Bir-Hakeim bridge which offers some of the best views of the Eiffel Tower That's it for the tourist guide :)

Je pense que c'est à cause du niveau des élèves. Si vous voudriez voir une vidéo en français, regardez celle-ci: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/fIp2qmZomoCmrX0.html