Why are Parisians so impatient with tourists? - Quora

Answer: There is a joke that in Paris: if you ask a question in English, peopl.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Why are Parisians so impatient with tourists? Paul King, former Visiting Scholar, Computational Neuroscience at University of California,... Updated Feb 14, 2016 There is a joke that in Paris: if you ask a question in English, people will answer in French; but if you ask in French, people will answer in English. The reason for answer...  Read More » Why does the "waiter rule" work? Kalani Tom, studied at Certified Sommelier, The Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas. Updated Dec 22 Why does this rule work? Because, customers in a restaurant are anonymous. You know the name of the waiter, but the waiter knows nothing about the guest, so the guest is pr...  Read More » If hackers can hack bank accounts, why hasn’t Bill Gates been hacked? Brandon Holt, Lived a varied, rich(and sometimes dark) life. Been around the block a few times Written Jun 5, 2016 The short answer to this is that there are a TON of reasons why Bill Gates hasn’t been hacked(by the way, I’d be willing to bet my entire years salary that Bill Gates HAS b...  Read More » Did the Japanese know Navajo code talkers were used in WWII but were unable to crack the language or did they have no clue what language it was? Erik Painter, studied at University of Washington Updated 3h ago Yes, the Japanese had a pretty good idea that it was Navajo. This is why they tortured a Navajo named Joe Kieyoomia (1919–1997). He was captured in the Philippines and on t...  Read More » Why is Linux kernel written in C and not C++ given that C++ is more flexible and one can write C code in C++ as well? Dima Korolev, works at RealtyShares Updated May 24, 2016 Because Linus Torvalds aggressively dislikes C++. For historical reasons too, but the dislike part plays a larger role in this particular case. Linus’ justification for C++ ...  Read More » Why hasn't Spain been a major European power since the defeat of its Armada? Rogelio Lorenzo, works at Ericsson Updated Aug 21, 2015 As per the question comments, it's not accurate to say that Spain stopped being a major European power after the Spanish Armada was defeated by the English in 1588. For one... Read More » Why is the Airbus A380 not being ordered anymore, since 2015? Doug Hanchard, works at Disaster Preparedness Updated Aug 2 A difficult question to answer without interviewing CEO’s of airlines. I think there are some reasons, but have no direct proof to illustrate clearly why. But there are som...  Read More » Is Mexico a dangerous country to visit? Sophia Bayat, studied at Diablo Valley College Written Apr 26, 2016 When my dad retired from work, he decided it was a great idea to move to Mazatlan, Sinaloa (the state where major drug dealers live). I was very young and didn't know spani...  Read More » Why do people think Germany is good at Engineering? Walter Hartmann, works at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Written Nov 22 Why ? Because! Because it’s obvious! Though the underlying causes and conditions are not that obvious, so let’s have a look at them. ... Read More » Why are aircraft carriers virtually unsinkable? Thomas Monterey, works at KAUST Updated Sep 27 Years ago, an unnamed aircraft carrier was conducting flight operations. Naturally everyone was focused on getting the airplanes on and off the deck, since this is what car...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.