In France have you noticed local attitudes are aggressive. When you park up if not on an aire (1 Viewer)

[PeterCarole29]

As title says really
Even parked up during the day or late afternoon

 

[DBK]

No.

But I'm invariably smiling.

 

[Riverbankannie]

No

 

[Stoosal]

No

 

[carolyn]

No, I find the French unbelievably friendly towards le Camping car. What on earth did you do?

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[Chris Laing]

In the last couple of years, I've noticed a shift in attitudes from other local motorhomes to British tourists in Germany and France.

Some of them are downright rude and obnoxious.

 

[Figaro]

Your only going to get a hostile reaction if you park like a moron

 

[Tombola]

I've never noticed this.
Usually have the good mornings,

I struggled to park once down at le touquet when the motor cross racing was on and one fella waved me onto his front part of his road on a semi detached housing estate..squoze in

 

[dunnah01]

Never had any bad experiences in a few hundred aires, stellplatz etc.. in any European country.

 

[chaser]

Never.

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[Barchetta47]

No!

 

[DDJC]

No. Parked in Brittany today. Been 'Bonjour'ed a dozen times.
These guys like mohos unlike our own country.

 

[Bucket]

No, that's not something I have noticed.
What we are observing is that some areas are restricting where and when we can enter or park in order to reduce the impact that too many motorhomes can have on the place. One recent example is a ban on parking for vehicles over 2 meters in the centre of Dieppe.
While it's an inconvenience I see it as a response to the massive growth of motorhomeing and the understandable wish of locals to limit their impact.

 

[Emmit]

Filling up at an auto filler this week I was having bother putting my pin into a 'flat screen' display, ie. 'no buttons'
A non spring chicken local lady approached with a smile and helped.
(The acceptance of the numbers touched was way above my eye line with tiny stars, You have been advised)
All we've been met with on this trip is smiles.

 

[Lenny HB]

Nope, always felt welcome.

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[vanfan]

No
Always feel welcome in France and can’t wait to get over there later this year

 

[Howard B]

No problems yet

 

[nicholsong]

No. What happened to bring the title comment

 

[PeterCarole29]

We parked up in the public car park in Saint Eulalia de vermin
Tiny sign at entrance said no campers after 19.00 hrs local came up a said at 18.50 you can’t park here soon you must go to the pay aire
So we respected his advice moved
But instead of paying to go into the aire we parked in the large parking area before and next to the aire no signage at all saying no parking
To then find a local shouting something in French pointing to the aire and doing it several times
The wife said come on it’s only 9 euros so to appease her and thinking we may end up in a situation paid and went into the aire
To then find same local driving round aire and getting another French camper to check our ticket we had paid
I was furious if this camper and his wife hadn’t been elderly and very polite I think I would have ended up in blows
So maybe after this I just feel sore

 

[PeterCarole29]

Predictive text changed name it was
Sainte eulalie de Cernon
The nights templars village

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[chaser]

Predictive text changed name it was
Sainte eulalie de Cernon
The nights templars village

Down south then, explains it, most motorhome unfriendly place in France, you can even get done in the streets down there.
But as to your guy he is only one , compared that with UK where near enough everyone complains about motorhomes.

 

[PaulC70]

Im assuming you are talking about the area highlighted in red?

Believe me I'm all for a free park up and while there may be no signage there, it's down a dead end with an aire at the end of it.
Personally I'd not think of parking there especially as you say at 9 euro you have the facilities of the aire and take advantage of such?
As for the guys attitude, you probably just got unlucky, maybe there's been times were several have parked up there then used the water / waste on the aire for "free", maybe they blocked access to the land behind said area? Could be any number of reasons.
Likely if this is your only experience then it's bad luck, if you're getting it everywhere and no one else seems to be then some introspection may be required.

 

[Lenny HB]

Sounds like you came across a local who hates Campers, not normal in France I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Soycd]

The only place I've ever felt not welcome in our van is sadly, here in UK. We have to be the most motorhome unfriendly country I have ever travelled in.

 

[Bobby dazzler]

We parked up in the public car park in Saint Eulalia de vermin
Tiny sign at entrance said no campers after 19.00 hrs local came up a said at 18.50 you can’t park here soon you must go to the pay aire
So we respected his advice moved
But instead of paying to go into the aire we parked in the large parking area before and next to the aire no signage at all saying no parking
To then find a local shouting something in French pointing to the aire and doing it several times
The wife said come on it’s only 9 euros so to appease her and thinking we may end up in a situation paid and went into the aire
To then find same local driving round aire and getting another French camper to check our ticket we had paid
I was furious if this camper and his wife hadn’t been elderly and very polite I think I would have ended up in blows
So maybe after this I just feel sore

I suspect if you had gone to the aire and paid when the chap told you there was no parking. After 7pm it might have been different it probably appeared that you didn't want to pay unless really pushed to do so and that upset the locals.
Although having said that there are plenty of french who use every trick in the book to not pay.
Ive found France at alot more welcoming of motorhomes than the UK

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[Lenny HB]

The only place I've ever felt not welcome in our van is sadly, here in UK. We have to be the most motorhome unfriendly country I have ever travelled in.

So true that's why we avoid the UK most of the time.

 

[Garfields]

Local tax has probably been used to provide the aire.
The 9 euro will be offsetting this.
Can't understand why native was getting grumpy with freeloader
I'm sure you planned to spend vast amounts of money in the nearest hostellery to offset the charge but have now decided to move on?

 

[jerryz]

lots of anto Moho in Uk but only time in EU i had a problem was Nijmegen where the police and council chase MOHO's out of town and all local aires and camping sites have been closed by order of said council , very hostile

 

[Tombola]

We parked up in the public car park in Saint Eulalia de vermin
Tiny sign at entrance said no campers after 19.00 hrs local came up a said at 18.50 you can’t park here soon you must go to the pay aire
So we respected his advice moved
But instead of paying to go into the aire we parked in the large parking area before and next to the aire no signage at all saying no parking
To then find a local shouting something in French pointing to the aire and doing it several times
The wife said come on it’s only 9 euros so to appease her and thinking we may end up in a situation paid and went into the aire
To then find same local driving round aire and getting another French camper to check our ticket we had paid
I was furious if this camper and his wife hadn’t been elderly and very polite I think I would have ended up in blows
So maybe after this I just feel sore

If the rule was 19:00 and you were 18:50...I think my reply would have been a merci missiuer, and carried on regardless

 

[Jim]

As title says really
Even parked up during the day or late afternoon

Let's generalise... in my experience, some French can be a little miserable, especially in pairs on Aires or campsites, it's nice to force a good morning out of them. But aggressive! never experienced it.