<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by crimguy1976:
I do fly AF frequently, and I don't find they're service awful, in the air or on the ground. What i've found is communicating in French, even so little as parlez-vous anglais (U.S. keyboards, dangit), gets a much better reception than "da**it, i'm an American, service me or we'll destroy you". It's all relative, I expect foreigners visiting the U.S. to know a few English phrases. Not only does it make it easier for them but it can also make their visit a safer one. I think it's adds to the fun of communication to know a little of the country's launguage in which your visiting/connecting. ... So after all this chatter to answer your question, I find that AF treats me at least equal (I never expect better), than any other pax!! ...
Cheers!! 
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Your AF experience, and comments on language and culture in general echoes my own experiences. What few phrases in French I know, I mangle horribly, yet I find that if I use them, with a bit of patience, and humour at my own expense, people (yes, EVEN Parisans) are willing to try to understand and help me (even to the point of admitting that they speak English). I've never received substandard treatment on AF. In fact, I've occasionally been treated a bit better on AF than I have on Delta (and that is with the supposedly dreaded AF ground people). Of course, I've also had to have a DL ticket agent go and yell at AF in French for me on one occasion, but then, I've had to complain in Crown Rooms, or in writing, about some bad DL experiences as well. It all comes with the rest of the joys of travel.