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“La politesse" reigns supreme in France! Formality is particularly important in Paris.  In the ways you act, talk, dress, greet others, eat…… everything is just a little bit formal in Paris.   To American standards, being polite and formal can sometimes be considered uptight, prudish, reserved…..but please realise that, in Paris, this isn’t the case at all; being polite, formal and proper is the most socially acceptable way to be.   It’s considered common courtesy.  Learning how to present this aspect of French etiquette is part of a successful Paris ‘integration’.