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Security
In France, it is quite safe and secure. The only exception is petty theft. Pickpockets "work" at stations and airports, in museums and transport, in general, wherever there is a chance to meet a wealthy tourist, with a cash reserve in the purse. In Paris, especially watchful, you have to be in the subway and commuter trains.
With itself it is quite good to have documents or their certified copies. A representative of the gendarmerie has the right to check documents from any person from the street, and can use this right if the person who attracted his attention is clearly not like a Frenchman.
Local drivers are a bit like the drivers of Moscow minibuses. They will not slow down if you run across the street in the wrong place, and often, even if in the proper place. Stop them can only traffic lights, and even then not always. Just in case, when crossing the street, look around and assess the situation.
Travel time
The French prefer to rest in France, and do it in July and August. In summer, Paris and both coasts of France are overflowing with tourists, it is difficult to buy tickets for domestic trains (they should be booked in two months), it is difficult to rent a car, in good hotels there are often no places. But in the province at this time of grace: tourists are relatively few, and the locals have gone on vacation, so it's time to inspect the provincial sights.
Prices
It seems that the pricing in France depends not only on objective factors, but also simply on the desire of the owners of establishments, the price for some goods may differ quite significantly in the shops located on the neighboring streets. Naturally, in areas frequented by tourists prices are higher. Bargaining is practically useless, except in the markets.
In France there is a cunning system of discounts and mark-ups. In the holiday season, prices in restaurants and hotels of the French coast increase by thirty percent. Seasonal sales start in the first days of January and the last week of June, discounts can go up to 70%.
Budget variant of lunch in a French cafe will cost 10-15 EUR, in a restaurant 20-35 EUR, the price for lunch in prestigious places start from 50 EUR. In bars and cafes, the difference in prices is noticeable when servicing at a desk or at a table, even two different prices are often indicated on the menu. Service in the open air, on tables, exposed on the street, is more expensive than in the room for ten percent.
Tipping
In restaurants, bars and hotels tipping is usually already included in the bill, so no one else will wait for you. However, it is considered comme il faut to leave a small tip (for example, surrender or just a pair of 20 cent coins).
Smoking
As in the rest of Europe, smokers in France experience harassment and inconvenience. Smoking is prohibited in public places: restaurants, cafes, discos and nightclubs, as well as airports and municipal institutions. Penalty for indulging a bad habit is 70 EUR.
Toilets
With toilets in France, a little tense, so when you see an institution with the inscription WC or les toilettes, stop and think "you really do not need it? ", Because the next institution can get caught in the eye soon. Cleanliness in a public toilet, alas, most likely will not be ideal, and toilet paper may not be at all. The problem is solved by paid institutions in department stores and railway stations, as well as in cafes and restaurants.