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Show ...pHas' fiiiEaEa ;fin jpEsasamit ttCa voarlSEa by John Justin Smith Chiacago Daily News Writer HERE ARE some tips on enjoying a visit to France and on how to avoid being upstaged by the French. They come from a man who knows the tourists plight very well, Jacques DHoir, manager of the Hotel Meu-ric- e in Paris. We about the chatted Frenchmans attitudes, how he especially about foreign visitors. feels DHoir agreed that the Frenchman is a little touchy about conversational protocol. He expects certain things of you, such as a greeting m his own Ian-guag- e. Many French persons speak at least a little English and they will, he said. But they prefer to be greeted in French. And it is so easy to Bonjour or Bon SoirV Another tip: Try to say, beat the Frenchman to being the first to greet the other. 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The economy is looking up and life is less austere than it has been at any time since World 5364 Utah ALL RIGHT, Monsieur, which is your favorite I fourd out about it from a guest. If ou plan on dining at He might have said the in the new copper bar-gnMeurice, but he restrained himselt and said: Le Due youd better get there early. They serve only fish caught that day and when the supply is gone they stop serving. ll I know a seafood place that I like very much, it's called Le Due and its on the Boulevard Raspail in the Latin Quarter. And dont forget. If you Bon go the restaurant, Soir the headwaiter. The waiter, the bar tender, the- bus boy and anybody else who shows up. Bon Soir the heck out of them and life will be more pleasant. Two more tips from D'Hoir: Learn to use the Metro. The Paris subway is cheap and easy to use if you look at the illuminated map in every station. (Push a button and it tells you which route to take and where to Also, by using the Metro, youll avoid cab drivers and cabbies in Pans, who are like cabbies anywhere and may or may not be rogues. If you want to visit the a consider countryside, tram nde. French trains are fast, clean and on time and allow you to see France in a relaxed way. transfer. (Copyright) Warll. The Meurice, by the way, is one place where you wont find the French abrupt. Doormen, bellmen, clerks, waiters, bartenders and DHoir himself all speak English very w'ell ) had anManager other suggestion for getting along with the Frenchman: Ask him about food. The French will spend hours telling you about good places to eat, DHoir said. Ask one his favorite place and chances are hell take you there. ir EE BOOK. 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