I am a 22 year old French girl . I live near Nantes . I want information about the upcoming trip to France and discover my country I can answer your questions .

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I think you mean "If you want information about an upcoming trip..."

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Is it true as many Americans say that 'the French can speak English but refuse to speak English' - this is what many many Americans claim to be true - c'est vrai?

Merci

Bienvenue sur le forum Cel-iia, I'm sure your help will be appreciated here.

Pal to answer your nice question, this is what I wrote on another forum to the same old question:
"We French are not good at all with foreign languages including English. English teachers are not native English or Americans and most of them have a bad accent and speak slowly so unless we spend some time abroad to absorb the foreign language, our comprehension to fast speaking English travelers is very limited and as we get an awful accent, we don't really want to practise it with tourists."
Do you agree with me Celia?

I agree with you - Americans always expect folks like waiters to be fluent in English but why when even educated French I know struggle with spoken English - I think this is one big myth and unfortunately repeated so much that folks begin to believe.

Of course all French should be required to speak English to Americans -- the day after all Americans are prepared to speak French to French tourists who come to the States.

;-)

Welcome to Fodors Celia, there are lots of question on the Loire and Britanny and they come by every day or so. Jump in and have fun.