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Politics0 min ago
Anybody know if I need a passport to take the chunnel to France? I'm coming from America and am spending my time in England. I'm not really interested in seeing much of France, maybe a day at most. But I do want to ride the chunnel and I could than say I've been to France. Americans view of the french, right or wrong, is very rude and arrogant. England is the country I want to see. It is Americas Mother Country and our main allie. Sometimes it seems like our only allie. Can't depend on France or Canada anymore. Anyway, Americans Love the Brits.(is the term "Brits" okay or would it be considered rude?)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes, France is a foreign country and you will need a passport.
The Chunnel is a fantastic piece of engineering - you can take the EuroStar train from Central London [Waterloo station] into Paris or Lille for a day trip and if you search around you should be able to get a fare for around $170, otherwise you take the Le Shuttle drive-on train from Folkestone to Calais - but not much to do in Calais apart from buy cheap alcohol!
You do realise that you will be travelling on a train in a tunnel for most of the journey?
I mention this because just having returned from a 2 week visit to the states (Detroit / Cleveland / Pittsburgh) and having had conversations with a few people during our visit they didn't know that. They like you wanted to use the Chunnel.
Had a wonderful time in your country and I hope you have as good a time here.
(take your passport to France - we have had to show ours everytime we go - twice a year - but they have never been stamped)
Danny, Why would I care if my passport was stamped from France? If you read my question it says, "I want to say I've been to France." It was just a simple question needing a simple answer and you shouldn't take it personal or read into things that aren't there. And what "difficult questions" could I possibly get from having a France stamp on my passport? That statement is very confusing. People would be jealous that I got to go there. I would want my passport stamped by every country I go to prove I've been there. And France is not considered a "non-allie" to the USA or England. North Korea, Iraq, Cuba, etc. are condidered non-allies and yes, no American or Englishmen in their right mind would go to any of those countrys. Americans feel very close to our English friends. We've been through a lot together and continue to go through a lot. We feel more comfortabe there than anywhere in the World, and the reasons for that are obvious. The fact that you speak English sure helps. lol It is probably Americans favorite place to go and feel safe. In a world filled with terrorist there are less and less places to go, no matter what Nationality you are, and feel safe. I don't know where you got that Americans are suspicious of non-allie countrys so we don't travel there. The USA has more world travelers than 99% of the countries and we Love all of them or we wouldn't go. There are probably 100,000 Americans a year going to France regardless of what we think of the people. It's a beautiful country with a lot of history. I would suspect that many English people share my views of the French. Personally, I would rather spend my time in Americas Mother Country, England. I also would rather spend my time in Italy. That is where my family Emigrated from 97 years ago to start new a life in the USA and it is beautiful and rich in history. Thats my opinion, I'm not speaking for all America. Thanks
vitobn - some (and I agree only some, but they are influential) Americans regard the French as 'cheese eating surrender monkeys', I think the phrase was. It might have rubbed off on the occasional US immigration official.
You are in the tunnel for perhaps 25 miles - 10% of the journey if that. Not 'most of the journey'.
I agree with you entirely about not wanting to come into France, it mightn't be very healthy for you, but wanting to brag about being here is beyond me! The french have this thing about being rude and arrogant to those who are rude and arrogant to them... and as I suppose that those americans who have this attitude towards the french speak the language so would know when they were being badly spoken to!!
I'm english and lived in France for over 20 years and I've NEVER found the french arrogant or rude but have seen many transatlantic tourists boast this attitude.
It might be a good idea to get your own experience of countries and people without relying on others...