| 00 | S | Paris is beautiful ... as a city, |
| 02 | the buildings are k-- amazing, | |
| 03 | but the people there tend to be a bit erm ... | |
| 06 | reserved ... | |
| 07 | I | Mmm. |
| 07 | S | with foreigners. |
| 08 | I | Yeah? |
| 08 | S | Yeah. |
| 09 | I | Can you ... um make yourself understood in in Paris ... [ in French? |
| 11 | S | [ I ... yeah I I learned French in school, so I ... can get by ... |
| 15 | although it's, I am not expert at it ... but um it it works ... | |
| 18 | it help it helped me while I was there. | |
| 20 | I | Right. |
| 20 | S | Yup. |
| 21 | I | Are people quite ... er um tolerant of your French, if it's not ... |
| 24 | S | (ha ha ha) Oh, they sort of look at you with a smirk, and then er |
| 28 | you know but they they appreciate it for the fact you try ... | |
| 31 | and then they er will just speak to you in English. | |
| 33 | I | Is that right? |
| 33 | S | Yes. |
| 34 | I | But most P..Paris ... Parisians can't speak English, can they? |
| 37 | S | No actually erm ... the younger ones they can, |
| 39 | they have quite a good grasp of it, | |
| 40 | perhaps the older ... shopkeepers ... | |
| 43 | you know, they might not unders..understand. | |
| 45 | Erm ... um they may not speak English, | |
| 47 | but they can understand what you are trying to say, | |
| 49 | and then ... when you you you just add a bit of French words here and there, | |
| 51 | you can get..you get a conversation going. | |
| 53 | I | Right, right. |