Originally Posted by
exbayern
Can't beat 19 Euros in 'first' on idTGV. I love travelling TGV, to be honest, and find it better than Germany and light years ahead of what any company in the UK can offer.
Trenitalia business isn't bad either.
Obviously I have no language issue in France, but can't see where that would be a problem. And they pay out for delays; I've never actually had a pay out in the last three years.
Well if you can speak or understand some French, that would certainly help. When I used the TGV, my French was limited to "Bonjour" and "Au Revoir". And the French aren't all that keen to help English speakers. Of course, later I realized there were English staff on hand at certain SNCF stations, which did help a lot.