Piste 67 - U11 L42 - p124

UnitéonzeDucoqàl'âme.

Unit eleven Ducoq to the soul.

Leson.

The lesson.

42.

42.

UneétudedusiteExpediafrn'estpastrèsflatteusepourlestouristesfrançais.

A study of the Expedia site is not very flattering for French tourists.

Quandilsvontàl'étranger,ilsnesontnigénéreuxnitrèsbienélevés.

When they go abroad, they are neither generous nor very well-mannered.

C'estlatroisièmeannéeconsécutivequenoussommesenqueuedepeloton.

This is the third consecutive year that we are at the back of the pack.

IlyaquandmêmeSophieJousselindesérieuxeffortsàfaire,surtoutquecetteannée,c'estencorepire.

There is still Sophie Joussel who has serious efforts to make, especially since this year, it is even worse.

L'annéedernière,onétait26ᵉ,cetteannée,onest27ᵉ,bondernierderrièrelesGrecs,lesTurcsetlesEspagnols.

Last year, we were 26th, this year we are 27th, just behind the Greeks, the Turks, and the Spaniards.

L'étudemenéeauprèsde4500hôtelsdumondeentiernenousfaitpasdecadeau.

The study conducted among 4500 hotels worldwide does not give us a gift.

Premierreprochenousparlonspeuetmalleslanguesétrangères.

First, we hardly speak any foreign languages.

Pire,onattenddenosinterlocuteursqueeuxparlentlefrançais.

Worse, we expect our interlocutors to speak French.

Onnousreprocheaussid'êtrepingre,denejamaisdonnerdepourboireetderâlertoutletemps.

We are also criticized for being stingy, never giving tips, and being rude all the time.

Maisnousnesommespaslesplusrâleursquandmême.

But we are not the most grumpy after all.

Cetitrerevientcetteannéeànosvoisinsbritanniques,quipourtantseclassentdansletiercétêtedesmeilleurstouristesaumonde.

This year, the criticism comes back to our British neighbors, who still rank in the top tier of the best tourists in the world.

Pourcloreceflorilègedecompliments,ajoutantquenoussommesconsidéréscommemalélevés,impolis.

To conclude this flowery list of compliments, adding that we are considered to be rude and impolite.

Làencore,nousoccuponsledernierrangjustederrièrelesItaliens,oubliantrégulièrementlestraditionnelsbonjour,merci,aurevoir.

Again, we occupy the last place just behind the Italians, regularly forgetting the traditional hello, thank you, goodbye.

Etdanscetableauplutôtsombre,unepetitelueurd'espoirquandmême.

And in this rather gloomy picture, there is a small glimmer of hope after all.

Noussommesàlaquatrièmeplacedestouristeslespluscalmes,lesjaponaisétantlespremiersetnoussommesautroisièmerangdesplusélégants.

We are in fourth place among the calmest tourists, with the Japanese being first, and we are in third place for the most elegant.

ReportagediffusésurRTL.

Report broadcast on RTL.