Nice video. I would highlight south-eastern Nice; meaning the Port and up towards Mont Boron. Really nice area with great views. Also closer to Villefranche-Sur-Mer; probably one of the most pictureesque villages in France.
Great video! I'm thinking of retiring to France and adore Lyon but I promised myself I'd pick a coastal city. Nice ticks off all my boxes and I plan to spend a few months there checking out the neighborhoods and apartments later this year. I thought about Porto too but I think it may be too expensive now and my French is a lot better than my Portuguese!
We don't speak French. We know a few phrases and know Spanish and Portuguese much better so those 3 helped us get around. As far as surviving without knowing French in Nice, yeah, you could do it. You'll want to learn French as you go and live there.
I think Paris is similar to New York City, as far as the inhabitants are concerned. A melting pot of different cultures and a fast-paced lifestyle. Most Americans think New Yorkers are rude, because as a visitor, you don’t really have the opportunity to get to know the people who live there. They do seem rude because of the cultural differences to say the South, where people seem more friendly. A lot of Americans think that French people are rude because the only place in France they visit is Paris, and they don’t even try to use basic French words. They shout English words thinking if they’re louder the French people will understand what they’re saying. To a French person, it is unpleasant to deal with people who can’t manage to say Bon Jour at the very least before asking for something in their own language. If you want to know a country, you don’t just visit their largest city. As is the case with the U.S.A., if you only visit NYC, you’ll have a small understanding of the country. NYC is nothing like L.A. or Montana. Americans are superficially friendly but it takes a long time for a deeper friendship. The French seem cold, because they’re not as quick to smile at everyone, but in truth, once you become friends, it will last a lifetime.
I enjoy France and Paris. It’s just a culture that got rid of the people who subjugated them, so Americans often think they’re arrogant, but they’re just proud, and you’re allowed to be as well. They do have a way that’s rather different from the US, and you have to adapt more than other European countries I’ve been to. France is 3rd on my list of countries I would move to, but it was the 1st I seriously thought about.
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I got back September 12. Nice was amazing. Beautiful people. Beautiful sites .
Great review! Nice is nice and only a few km from Italy as noted. 👍🏻 🇮🇹
Awesome, thank you! It's a very quick jaunt to Italy.
Second largest? I thought you said that about Marseille.
Nice video. I would highlight south-eastern Nice; meaning the Port and up towards Mont Boron. Really nice area with great views.
Also closer to Villefranche-Sur-Mer; probably one of the most pictureesque villages in France.
Thanks for the video. I hope you do a similar video for the city of Montpellier.
Great suggestion! - Josh & Kalie
Great video! I'm thinking of retiring to France and adore Lyon but I promised myself I'd pick a coastal city. Nice ticks off all my boxes and I plan to spend a few months there checking out the neighborhoods and apartments later this year. I thought about Porto too but I think it may be too expensive now and my French is a lot better than my Portuguese!
Go for it! Thanks for watching and subscribing, Linda!
Great information!
Thank you.
Hey guys one question. How is it with the language? Is english fine or u need to speak french ?
We don't speak French. We know a few phrases and know Spanish and Portuguese much better so those 3 helped us get around. As far as surviving without knowing French in Nice, yeah, you could do it. You'll want to learn French as you go and live there.
I think Paris is similar to New York City, as far as the inhabitants are concerned. A melting pot of different cultures and a fast-paced lifestyle. Most Americans think New Yorkers are rude, because as a visitor, you don’t really have the opportunity to get to know the people who live there. They do seem rude because of the cultural differences to say the South, where people seem more friendly. A lot of Americans think that French people are rude because the only place in France they visit is Paris, and they don’t even try to use basic French words. They shout English words thinking if they’re louder the French people will understand what they’re saying. To a French person, it is unpleasant to deal with people who can’t manage to say Bon Jour at the very least before asking for something in their own language. If you want to know a country, you don’t just visit their largest city. As is the case with the U.S.A., if you only visit NYC, you’ll have a small understanding of the country. NYC is nothing like L.A. or Montana. Americans are superficially friendly but it takes a long time for a deeper friendship. The French seem cold, because they’re not as quick to smile at everyone, but in truth, once you become friends, it will last a lifetime.
I enjoy France and Paris. It’s just a culture that got rid of the people who subjugated them, so Americans often think they’re arrogant, but they’re just proud, and you’re allowed to be as well. They do have a way that’s rather different from the US, and you have to adapt more than other European countries I’ve been to. France is 3rd on my list of countries I would move to, but it was the 1st I seriously thought about.
Thanks for sharing.
So… Nice is nice. Who knew.
Indeed. When English and French agree. :-)
Nice had their boardwalk attacked a few years ago. Their main industry is tourism. That’s why the guns.