Originally Posted by
thumbun
It's not just the lounges in CDG that suck; all of Terminal 1 sucks. I suppose it was "cool" when it first opened, but it is now dated and worn down. Horrible duty free shopping and depressing gate areas. Makes me appreciate FRA.
^^ I flew out of Terminal 2E a few days ago, and it is one of the nicest facilities of any airport I've been to in the last 10 years. Open space, natural light, more than enough seating, and the lounges there are far better than the UC in Terminal 1.
Originally Posted by
Moineau
I've found Parisians to be as friendly as, if not more so, people from any other big city. Why do people keep trying to perpetuate the stupid myth that they aren't? Maybe it depends on one's own attitude.
Gotta love those stereotypes, I guess, if they can make us feel superior.
^^ Because it makes them feel better. I've spent a good bit of time in Paris, rural France, and now on Air France over the past 2 years, and the idea that the French are all snooty and rude is simply wrong.
For all the French haters out there, I have a challenge for you - go through TSA at Dulles, and then go through security at CDG. You want rude and surly, it's at virtually every TSA checkpoint in this country.