Parisians are darlings when you give French a try by Stasigrace
Parisians (especially the men) would get so excited when I tried out my French. They would exclaim, "Madame speaks French!" And then proceed to be very accomodating to my Frenchlish.I was also very proud when people would mistake me for a Parisian and start rattling off to me in French. It's one thing to be taken for a German or Brit, but a Parisian--oh la la! Lots of tourists did this, but also locals--the ultimate compliment.
