Perhaps someone who has
been to Paris recently would care to comment.

Had lunch there this past Sunday, nice cafe near the Eiffel Tower. Waitress
was quite polite, even spoke a fair bit of English. Food was great, house
bordeaux likewise. Even the cabbie back to CDG was indulgent of my rather
rusty French. So much for the myths repeated by those that don't actually
travel...

Now, the tragedy was having to go to Miami Wed-Friday, what a cesspool.