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France

9 claims · 9 settled · 0 contested

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Settled

Enough locals agree that the Atlas will state it plainly.

9
Visiting a homeDepends

Arriving exactly on time for a dinner invitation

7 answered · 4 local
DiningRude

Asking for ketchup with steak

9 answered · 3 local
DiningRude

Discussing money at a dinner party

8 answered · 5 local
BusinessDepends

Greeting colleagues with la bise at the office

8 answered · 7 local
GreetingsFine

Saying “bonjour” before anything else in a shop

6 answered · 5 local
GreetingsDepends

Speaking English without attempting French first

6 answered · 4 local
Money & tippingRude

Splitting the bill item by item

7 answered · 3 localDisputed
DiningRude

Starting to eat before the host says “bon appétit”

6 answered · 3 local
Money & tippingDepends

Tipping 15% at a restaurant

9 answered · 4 local

Faux Pas Atlas

Nobody here is an authority. The verdict is whatever the people who live there keep saying, and you can see the split behind every one of them.

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