Natalie Portman, who relocated to Paris in 2014, shares her preference for raising her family in the culturally rich and private atmosphere of the city over Hollywood. In a recent interview, she emphasized the positively stimulating experiences available in Paris, contrasting it with perceptions of French rudeness. Portman noted that friendliness is part of knowing how to interact with the locals. Following her divorce from Benjamin Millepied, she continues her life in France and appreciates the parenting norms there.
Even when it's cold and gray, there's always some incredible exhibit or concert or dinner party... something fascinating and stimulating happening.
I find the people here are actually incredibly friendly - you just have to know how to interact, so that we're not the ones being rude.
I think we have an assumption that Western cultures are all the same, and kind of evened out by all this pop culture... it's extremely specific here.
The cultural differences do not equal rudeness; it's about how you interact in different contexts.
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