I never went to Paris but my Navy ship pulled into Brest, France once. I enjoyed that, the people were really nice. I was expecting bad from what I’d heard about France but they were great.
I was taken a little aback by the people feeding their little dogs at the table in local restaurants, but no big deal, just different. When in Rome....
I did a tech-assist visit to the Egyptian Air Force once and I don’t ever want to see that skiffy country again unless I’m bombing it.
I worked with one engineer from France who told me it actually gets better when you get away from Paris. People, and not just the old timers, still appreciate the United States for liberating France in World War II. Unlike Parisians, they appreciate if you try to communicate in their own language, but prepare to be corrected. Not to be mean, just meant as correction.